Common use of Assessment Process Clause in Contracts

Assessment Process. 9.1. The PhD candidate must satisfy: • Approved academic training component • Approved written thesis • An approved trial lecture on an assigned topic • Approved public defence 9.2. The thesis is to be submitted to name of institution. 9.3. Name of institution will be coordinating and making the final decisions in the assessment process. Name of institution will be consulted on all decisions regarding the assessment process. 9.4. Name of institution shall appoint an expert assessment committee of at least four members consisting of two internal examiners, one each from UiB and XXX, and two external examiners. 9.5. Rules on impartiality contained in the national legislation of Norway and relevant country apply to the members of the committee. The supervisors can not be members of the expert assessment committee. 9.6. The assessment committee will be responsible for the assessment of the thesis, the trial lecture, and the public defence. 9.7. The assessment committee may, on the basis of the submitted PhD thesis and any additional material, recommend the candidate to make minor revisions to the thesis before the committee submits its final report. A deadline up to but not exceeding three (3) months will be set for completing such revisions. 9.8. If the committee finds that major changes are needed in order to deem the thesis worthy of a public defence, the committee must recommend that the thesis is rejected.