This academic year the defence is decoupled from the graduation. Students who defend after 30 June, will have a separate defence and can participate in the Master Graduation Day which will take place in the second week of December. From 15 May till 30 June students will be able to choose whether you want to have the traditional defence + graduation or want the separate defence + attendance of the Master Graduation Day in December.
Important dates
The following periods and regulations are important:
- Defences in the period 15 May till 30 June 2024: you can choose whether you want to have the traditional defence + graduation or want the separate defence + attendance of the Master Graduation Day in December. Make sure that you also inform your supervisors about your choice.
- Defences after 30 June 2024: All students have the separate defence. When requesting your graduation, you can indicate whether you want to attend the Master Graduation Day in December.
The last possible data for a traditional defence + graduation in an examination room is 27 June. An online traditional defence + graduation can take place until 30 June.
The procedure for the new defence can be found in the Thesis Manual and in the document Tips for the Defence.
Master Graduation Day
During the Master Graduation Day, you will receive your diploma and festively conclude your studies with your lecturers, fellow students, family and friends. The event will take place in the second week of December in the evening. The exact date and time will be announced soon.
Students who want to participate in the Master Graduation Day in December need to have requested their diploma and defended their thesis latest 1 December 2024. This is a hard deadline, and late requests will not be taken into consideration. Please be aware that students who defend their thesis in the period 1 November to 1 December might not get their actual diploma during the Master Graduation Day but a mock-up due to the administrative time needed to make the diploma. Rest assured that the rest of the event will be the same for you.
Diploma
When you request your defence and diploma in Osiris, you can indicate whether you would like to attend the Master Graduation Day and receive your diploma there. In case you do not want to attend the Master Graduation Day, you can pick up your diploma yourself at the the Erasmus Student Service Centre (ESSC) after making an appointment via the online appointment system. Alternatively, we can use a secure international courier to send your diploma to your home address (abroad). As we are not allowed to issue a diploma more than once (WHW), if your diploma is lost during transport - even if the University is aware of the loss - we cannot issue a new copy. We therefore recommend that you use this service only as a last resort, and you should understand and accept the risk of this happening.
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