Supervision of doctoral theses

Right to supervise D.D. they have:

a) The members of D.E.P. first grade, deputy and assistant of the relevant or other A.E.I.

b) Level A, B or C researchers from research centers of Article 13A of Law 4310/2014 and the provisions of Article 39.1 of Law 4485/2017, including the research centers of the Academy of Athens and the Medical Biological Research Foundation of Academy of Athens. c) Emeritus Professors and retired members of the D.E.P. In any case, a PhD is required. Each member of D.E.P. may supervise a total of ten (10) DDs, either with supervision or with co-supervision . In the case of co-supervision , a Special Cooperation Protocol is drawn up between the cooperating Departments.

Three-member Advisory Committee

a) The Department Assembly assigns the supervision of the Doctoral Dissertation (D.D.) to the proposed supervisor and appoints a Three-Member Advisory Committee, which is responsible for guiding and supporting the preparation and writing of the dissertation.

b) The members of the Three-member Advisory Committee have either the same or a related subject, or the same or a related scientific project with the D.D. to be prepared. The supervisor and the members of the Three-Member Advisory Committee are not entitled to remuneration or other compensation for supporting the preparation of the D.D.

c) The members of the Three-member Advisory Committee may, in accordance with article 94, par. 1 of Law 4957/2022, be members of D.E.P. of each level of the Department or other Departments of the same or another A.E.I., Emeritus Professors and retired members of the Faculty of Education, members of Teaching Research Staff at Higher Military Educational Institutions and Higher Ecclesiastical Academies, or Professors of institutions recognized as cognate abroad who hold a doctoral degree, researchers of grades A, B or C from research centers of article 94.1 of Law 4957 /2022, including the research centers of the Academy of Athens and the Medical Biological Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, as well as the scientific staff of the Hellenic Geological and Mineral Research Authority (E.A.G.M.E.) of article 25 of Law 4602 /2019 (A' 45), as long as he has a doctoral degree and research activity relevant to the subject of the D.D., or from recognized research centers or institutes abroad and have the same or related subject matter as the D.D. in question.

d) At least one (1) D.E.P. member participates in the Three-Member Advisory Committee. from the first three levels of the relevant Department. The number of non-serving D.E.P. Members who participate as members in the three-member advisory committee may not exceed one (1).

Replacement of supervisor or members of the Three-Member Advisory Committee

1. If any of the members of the Three-Member Advisory Committee, including the supervisor , disappears or is unable to fulfill his/her duties, upon his/her request or the Y.D. or of the supervising professor , by decision of the Department Assembly, his/her replacement may be appointed until the completion of the preparation of the D.D.

2. If the supervisor or member of the Three-Member Advisory Committee moves to another Department of the same or another A.E.I. or retires, he may continue to hold the status of supervisor of the D.D., if he consents, and the title is awarded by the A.E.I., to which belongs the Department that started the preparation of the D.D.

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