Academic Calendar 2011/2012
Delivery of Final Thesis: 25th September 2012
First Semester
| Start | End |
| Classes | 26.09.2011 | 17.12.2011 |
| Christmas Break | 19.12.2011 | 02.01.2012 |
| Exams (Normal) | 03.01.2012 | 21.01.2012 |
| Exams (Extra, only when applicable) | 23.01.2012 | 04.02.2012 |
| Second Semester/End of Academic Year | Start | End |
| Classes | 13.02.2012 | 09.06.2012 |
| Easter Break | 02.04.2012 | 09.04.2012 |
| Exams (Normal) | 11.06.2012 | 30.06.2012 |
| Short Presentations * | 22.03.2012 | ------------ |
| Delivery of DRAFT of Thesis Proposal | ------------ | 01.06.2012 |
| Delivery of Final Thesis Proposal | ------------ | 15.06.2012 |
| Public Defense of Final Thesis Proposal | 11.06.2012 | 28.07.2012 |
| Exams (Extra, only when applicable) | 02.07.2012 | 14.07.2012 |
| Delivery of Final Thesis Proposal for EXTRA Defense Season | ------------ | 20.08.2012 |
| Public Defense of Final Thesis Proposal (EXTRA) | 01.09.2012 | 25.09.2012 |
*Short Presentations
This session is a collection of short talks where students present a small number of slides about what they are preparing for the Thesis Proposal. The presentation may be structured as follows:
1 - Title of the thesis, name of the candidate
2 - Motivation and research topic (why work on this topic?)
3 - Background (relevant information only)
4 - Research question(s) (what problem(s) will be considered?)
5 - Methodology (how to work towards a solution?)
6 - Expected results (what scientific contributions will be made?)
7 - Significance (why will the expected contributions be important?)
8 - Dissemination strategy (how is the work to be published?)
Up to 12 slides will be enough. Presentations must last no more than 13 minutes. There will be 7 minutes after each presentation for comments/questions.