The Assembly announces and acknowledges Y.D. at a public Meeting of the Department, in the presence of the Director The President of the Department brings to the attention of the Board the Minutes certifying the successful completion of the oral presentation and evaluation process of the D.D. and the announcement and confirmation of the candidate follows. The Rector or the Vice-Rector is present at the Meeting, while the Dean may also be present.

The announcement and recognition ceremony and the type of Doctoral Degree of the Doctor follow the Standards of relevant Decisions of the Senate of the University of Western Macedonia.

Y.D. before his/her announcement and recognition by the Department Assembly, he/she may request the granting of a Certificate of Successful Completion.

The Doctor is granted a Copy of Doctoral Diploma. The Doctoral Diploma (membrane), is signed by the Rector, the President and the Head of the Department's Secretariat and bears the seal of the University of Western Macedonia.

Reasons for Deletion

The Assembly of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, after a recommendation by the Three-member Advisory Committee, can decide to delete a Doctoral Candidate. The reasons for deletion are documented in the decision.

In particular, insufficient progress of the PhD candidate is documented with at least two (2) negative Progress Reports. Failure to submit a progress report is tantamount to a negative recommendation.