Satisfactory regular assessment

In case of a satisfactory assessment the supervisor can provide written feedback on issues discussed at the assessment meeting that require attention in the next period of the project.  

If the supervisor provides a comment, it will be saved in the system and will automatically be sent to the PhD student. The Graduate School does not do anything further, as this is still considered a satisfactory assessment.

The below mandatory questions are to be addressed at the regular assessment meeting.

The assessment must only be approved if positive responses are provided to all of the questions below.

  1. Has the student submitted a progress report of 1-2 pages containing the required elements?
  2. Has the student been able to explain the project background, objectives, and hypotheses in a satisfactory manner? Does the student have an acceptable understanding of the research field in general?
  3. Has the student been able to present, interpret and discuss the results generated in the project in a satisfactory manner?
  4. Has the student accounted for any changes made to the project plan and presented a realistic timetable for the next project period?
  5. Has the student completed or planned courses according to the PhD plan?
  6. Has the student completed a stay at another research environment or have plans been made according to the requirements of spending time in another research environment?
  7. Has the student carried out the planned dissemination activities or have appropriate adjustments to the plan been agreed?

Supplementary questions

  1. Has the student and supervisor considered possible innovation potential of any research findings so far? Innovation potential may be findings that may:
  • Have a commercial exploitation perspective
  • Be useful to non-profit organisations or to society/welfare
  • Be used in other fields of research
  1. Has the student and supervisor revisited the completed expectation alignment sheet? (mandatory for students applying after 1 January 2016, and recommended for all students)