- The training/taught component must be approved before the thesis is submitted for evaluation. Read more about the approval of the training/taught component.
- The head of the PhD programme and the supervisor must be notified two months before submission so that work on the composition of the evaluation committee can begin.
- Familiarize yourself with formal requirements for the PhD thesis and INN University's PhD thesis templates. See the layout of the PhD thesis.
- The thesis shall be technically and linguistically sound upon submission. It can be a good investment to set aside funds for professional proofreading and/or editing.
- It takes time to create a printable file and we recommend that you set aside time for this crucial task.
- The front page follows Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences standard. There is no room for pictures on the front page.
The submission
The thesis is sent in five copies (fastened and bound) to INN University / through the PhD programme coordinator / contact person, along with the following:
- Application for the Assessment of the PhD Thesis
- Application for Approval of Coursework in PhD Programme
- Co-author Statement
A co-author statement is only relevant to you if parts of your thesis have been created in collaboration with others. Read more about co-author ship here.
The thesis together with attachments must also be sent as PDF documents to the PhD coordinator via Filesender: https://filesender.sikt.no/ (Log in with your Feide password).
Read more about the assessment of the thesis.
After submission
You will receive a receipt from the PhD coordinator at the faculty that the thesis and application for the assessment are received. The PhD Committee may, at its discretion, reject an application for the assessment of a thesis if it is clear that the thesis is not of a sufficiently high scientific quality and will be rejected by a committee. If the application is approved, the thesis is sent to the appointed evaluation committee.
What should you do while you wait for the assessment?
Errata list
A submitted work cannot be withdrawn until a final decision is made on whether it is worthy of defence for the PhD degree. However, you have the possibility to apply for permission to correct formal errors in the thesis after it has been submitted. Correction of formal errors means, in practice, making the text syntactically meaningful or linguistically correct, not clarifying or changing the meaning of the text.
The application must be enclosed with a complete overview of the errors (errata) that you want to correct, and it should not be long. If you have listed changes that the PhD Committee or the evaluation committee believe are substantive, you will not be granted permission to implement the changes. The application for permission to correct formal errors in the thesis must be sent by e-mail to the PhD Committee with the errata list as an attachment, no later than 4 weeks before the committee's deadline for submission of the decision, and can only be done once. After the errata list has been approved by the PhD Committee, it will be forwarded to the evaluation committee.
See Guide to the Errata List for more information
Dissemination of the doctoral thesis
You must submit a form with a popular scientific summary of your thesis three weeks before your public defence. It must be short, precise and understandable to people outside your field. What is your contribution to research, to society? The summary must be submitted in Norwegian and English since your research work must be disseminated on both INN University's Norwegian and English-language websites. It takes time to produce good research communication, so it is a good idea to start before your assessment is available.