TESEO file and defence fees
The Doctoral School will inform the doctoral candidate of the authorisation to defend the thesis and the appointment of the tribunal. The notification will include instructions on the process to be followed until the thesis defence, including the completion of the information in the doctoral thesis database (TESEO) and the payment of the defence fees, issues without which the defence cannot proceed.
TESEO form
The doctoral student must provide the information required by the Doctoral School in order to complete the TESEO form (amendment of 26/11/25).
After the thesis defence and the review of the documentation, the Doctoral School will send the completed form to the Ministry for inclusion in the TESEO Database.
Defence fees
Once the reading and defence of the doctoral thesis has been authorised, the Doctoral School will send the doctoral student the necessary documentation so that they can pay the fee corresponding to the defence of the doctoral thesis, according to the amount set annually in the Decree on public prices.
Prior to this event, payment must be made for the public fees for the reading and defence of the thesis (even if the concept appears as enrolment) available at the Virtual Secretariat on the University of Zaragoza website
of the University of Zaragoza (http://academico.unizar.es/secretaria-virtual), in the section Matriculation in Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral programmes, payment by internet with debit or credit card via POS. If you are entitled to any discount or exemption from payment, you must notify the Section (tesis@unizar.es). Proof of payment must be provided by email to the Postgraduate Section within 3 working days. (tesis@unizar.es). Jointly supervised theses defended outside Spain are exempt from this payment.
Queries: tesis@unizar.es