Dissertation.

The dissertation represents an original scientific work that must be of good presentation and style, showing evidence of being a significant contribution to knowledge as well as a proof of the student’s capacity to pursue further research without supervision. The work presented in the thesis should be material in principle worthy of publication or patent presentation.

Students have at least one accepted/published paper or paper sent in publication about the results of their research work in international journal with IF before the dissertation defence.

The student obtains skills in planning and conducting increasingly independent and original research.
Doctoral students obtain adequate english language skils, and scientific and technical terminology in English, so that they can competently and autonomously present the results of their research work to the international scientific comunity in English.

The dissertation topic and the
supervisor(s) approved by the Senate of UNG.

The student may proceed to his doctoral dissertation defence only if he or she has obtained grade 8 or more in each subject taken within the respective study programme, the subjects being graded according to  the existing Slovenian grading system from 1 to 10.

Preparation of dissertation under supervision of mentor(s), nominated by the UNG senate, dissertation submission and thesis defence, as defined in on the formal procedures described in the document of the study regulations titled »Formal procedures for the submission, examination and defence of the dissertation«, published on web pages of UNG:
Study Regulations

Knowledge and understanding:
• Significant contribution to knowledge
• Original and innovative work
• Student’s capacity to pursue independent research without supervision
• At least one submitted or accepted/published paper about the results of research
work in international journal with IF
• Successful defense of the dissertation

Readings are closely connected with the student's research topic.

Dissertation and thesis defence are assessed based on the formal procedures described in the document of the study regulations titled Formal procedures for the submission, examination and defence of the dissertation

Supervisor of a doctoral student must be a university teacher, holding a title Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor, or researcher with a doctoral degree, with research experiences in the field of the dissertation topic.