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Defense Sessions

The dissertation defense is an academic procedure, in which the students present their work before a jury with three elements:

  • the president,
  • an external examiner, and
  • the supervisor from the University

M.EIC defenses usually take place in mid-July, being the date decided by the end of June, by agreement with the elements of the jury. The defense session must take place at FEUP and students cannot participate remotely.

  • The defense sessions are open to the public. The organization’s tutor and other representatives are welcome to attend.
  • The defense is organized in terms of time as follows:
    • 20 minutes for the student to present their work;
    • 20 minutes of interaction with the external examiner;
    • 5 minutes of final interventions from the supervisor and the president.
  • The jury will convene after the end of the session to evaluate the work. Afterwards, it will communicate the classification to the student.

The student will be given some days to make any changes the jury may have suggested and to submit the final version of the Dissertation and Abstract in SIGARRA. These documents must be approved by the supervisor for the Dissertation process to be completed.