Academic Calendar Doctorate Course 2023-2024
Applications for access to doctoral studies with a non-approved foreign degree outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)
Deadline: until June 15, 2023. The Doctoral Committee will decide at its meeting on June 28, 2023 and at its meeting on September 6, 2023. The Academic Committees must make a decision one week in advance of the aforementioned meetings.
Location: Administrative headquarters of the doctoral program to which admission is to be made.
Applications for admission to doctoral studies
Ordinary term
From May 15 to June 30, 2023* .
Location: Administrative headquarters of the doctoral program by virtual secretariat or by electronic registry .
Provisional list
Publication of the provisional list : September 11, 2023 .
Location: Administrative headquarters of the doctoral program and electronic bulletin board of the University.
Claims to the provisional list : before the academic committee of the doctoral program: September 12 and 13, 2023 .
Final list
Publication of the final list of those admitted: September 19, 2023 .
Location: Administrative headquarters of the doctoral program and electronic bulletin board of the University.
Claims in case of non-admission before the Doctoral Commission : September 20 and 21, 2023 . The Doctoral Committee will decide at its meeting on September 27 .
Extraordinary term
At any time during the academic year starting from the day following the publication of the final list of admitted students, September 20, 2023 , only in the event of vacant places in the program, preferably by electronic registration addressed to the administrative headquarters of the program. .
Enrollment in doctoral studies
Registration deadlines
Continuation : from September 4 to 15, 2023 (second registration and subsequent ones) .
New entry : from September 20 to October 3, 2023.
Self-enrollment through the virtual secretariat: Students whose access to the Doctorate degree has been obtained at universities other than the University of Zaragoza, once self-enrolled through the virtual secretariat , will send their doctoral access degrees (legalized and legitimized via diplomatic or certified documents, if applicable), preferably by postal mail to the Doctoral School Section, C/ Pedro Cerbuna, 12, 50009-Zaragoza.
Students admitted during an extraordinary period : any school day, preferably within five school days from the date of admission. Registration will be done in person or a registration form will be sent by postal mail to the Doctoral School (c/Pedro Cerbuna, 12, Edificio Interfacultades, 50009, Zaragoza).
Annual evaluation of the Research Plan and the Doctoral Student Activities Document (DAD)
Deadline for submission of the research plan and the activities document , for annual evaluation by doctoral students: until May 10, 2024.
Deadline for submission of tutor and director reports : until May 17, 2024 .
Deadline for delivery of the evaluation minutes by the coordinators: until July 11, 2024 .
Deadlines for the second review in case of negative evaluation : a new research plan must be submitted within six months of the negative evaluation.
Reading of doctoral theses
During non-teaching days, readings or presentations of doctoral theses may not be held, nor may ordinary meetings of collegiate , government or university participation bodies be called.
Saturdays and holidays and the periods established in the general calendar of the University of Zaragoza are considered non-teaching hours .
Christmas 2023: from December 23, 2023 to January 7, 2024 .
Holy Week 2024: from March 28 to April 7, 2024 .
Summer 2023: from July 15 to August 31, 2024 .
For the exclusive purposes of reading doctoral theses, July 15 to 31, 2024 will be considered teaching days , and doctoral theses can be defended in the morning or in a non-face-to-face mode.