The requirements, file and procedure to submit and defend a doctoral thesis.
Complementary training30 credits validated
PublicationsRequirements specific to each speciality
SimilarityRate within the threshold set by the committee
General requirements
- Have validated the 30 credits of complementary training.
- Meet the publication requirements of the speciality.
- Submit a manuscript whose similarity rate is within the threshold set by the committee (research integrity).
Publication requirements by speciality
| Speciality | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Energy engineering | One article in a specialised journal with an impact factor or ranked Q1 or Q2; doctoral student as first author. |
| Electrical engineering | One article in a journal with an impact factor (Thomson ISI) or two articles in Scopus-indexed journals; specialised scientific journals; doctoral student as first author. |
| Textile engineering | One article in a journal with an impact factor (Thomson Reuters); doctoral student as first author. |
| Mechanical engineering | One of the following combinations: one impact-factor article and one conference paper or poster; two Scopus articles and one conference paper or poster; one Scopus article, one accepted patent and one conference paper or poster; one Scopus article and two Scopus conference papers. Specialised journals charging no publication fees; doctoral student as first author, or as second author after the thesis supervisor. |
Submission file
- Three copies of the thesis manuscript.
- The application for authorisation to defend, signed by the thesis supervisor.
- Three copies of the collection of scientific publications.
- The curriculum vitae.
- The digital version (PDF) of the thesis, publications and CV.
- The credit validation form, completed and signed by the thesis supervisor.
Procedure
- Requirements Check the publication requirements specific to the speciality.
- File Prepare the submission file.
- Submission Submit the file to the Doctoral School office.
- Admissibility The doctoral and habilitation committee reviews admissibility and, if the file is admissible, appoints two reviewers.
- Jury On receipt of the reports, if both are favourable, the committee proposes the members of the jury.
- Defence date The jury sets the date of the defence and the authorisation to defend is issued.
The defence
The defence is public. The doctoral student presents the work, then the jury opens the discussion. After deliberation, the jury may award one of the following distinctions: “honourable”, “very honourable” or “very honourable with the congratulations of the jury”.