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expertise and an established reputation in the area of the thesis topic. The examiners must have a PhD or equivalent
graduate professional qualification, unless with endorsement of the Senate.
iv The internal examiner must be an academic staff member of the University but he must not be a member of the supervisory
committee. v The external examiner is an independent examiner who must
not be a member of the University. He also must not be a member of the supervisory committee.
vi Members of the Thesis Examination Committee shall not in any manner be personally related to each other, to the supervisory
committee or to the student who is being examined. A personal relationships is defined as:
a a family relationship; or b a businesscommercialfinancial relationship; or
c any other personal relationships which may give rise to conflict of interest in the workplace.
Senate 604.15
vii The appointment of the thesis examination committee for the jointly awardeddual degree student is subject to any other
requirement as specified in the MoA between the two institutions.
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B. Thesis Submission i Notice of Submission of Thesis
A student must give notice of intention to submit his thesis at least three months in advance.
ii Thesis Submission for Examination
The student shall submit four soft-bound copies of the thesis and a Text Similarity Search Report only after the appointment
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of the Thesis Examination Committee has been endorsed by the University Graduate Studies Committee or its equivalent.
iii For the jointly awardeddual degree student, the requirements for thesis submission are as stipulated in the MoA between the
two institutions. Senate 566.03
C .
Viva Voce
i The viva voce shall be conducted when all the examiners’ reports have been received.
ii The examination can only be conducted when the Chairman of the Thesis Examination Committee and at least two examiners
for PhD and one examiner for Master are present. The Chairman of the supervisory committee andor any member of
the supervisory committee shall attend as observers.
Senate 595.13 iii A student is considered to have passed the viva voce if he has
successfully defended his thesis and has satisfied the examiners of his competency in the field of study.
iv A student may be called for an oral re-examination within sixty 60 days of the first viva voce to re-examine his competency
in the field of study even if his thesis has been accepted with or without modification.
v A student who fails to attend the viva voce without any reasonable cause shall be considered to have failed the
examination. vi The jointly awardeddual degree student shall attend the viva
voce at the host institution where the thesis was submitted, subject to any other requirements stipulated in the MoA
between the two institutions.
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D. Thesis Evaluation
