FAQ about regular assessments

Yes, it is acceptable to submit the regular assessments after the original deadline. Please inform the Graduate School if you expect to submit it more than a week late.

The assessment meeting must include you and your principal supervisor. We recommend that all other co-supervisors and the external assessor (if appointed) attend as well.

An external assessor is not mandatory. However, if an external assessor has been appointed to your PhD programme, we recommend that he or she attends the assessment meeting as well.

The regular assessment task must be activated in PhD Planner. This happens automatically at about 26, 14, and 6 months before your expected end date. Please wait for the task to be activated or contact the Graduate School for advice. Please note during the PhD programme, the PhD student must submit a minimum of one regular assessment per year, and at least three regular assessments in total

Yes, you receive a receipt when your principal supervisor has reviewed your regular assessment, and when the Graduate School has approved it. If the Graduate School cannot approve the regular assessment, you will receive an email from us regarding what to do.

You can conduct the meeting with your group of supervisors before PhD Planner makes it possible for you to submit the regular assessment. Then you can submit the e-form when the status changes to “02 Awaiting regular assessment by PhD student”.

No, you will receive new deadlines for your regular assessments, when we register your leave and calculate a new expected end date.

No, you do not have to submit regular assessments during your leave of absence.

No, you will receive new deadlines for your regular assessments when we register your period of illness and calculate a new expected end date.