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Enrolment in a Doctoral Program

Continuation registration instructionsNew enrolments instructions

IBERUS CONNECT Programme
Once admitted to the PhD programme, students who wish to do so may apply for a mentor who will guide them through the relevant administrative and academic processes at the university and other formalities to help them settle into the city and, more generally, into the PhD programme. In addition, they may take part in the activities organised by the ambassadors of the Iberus Connect programme (contact: iberusconnect@campusiberus.es, embajadoct.uz@gmail.com).

Deadlines

Enrolment under academic supervision for the PhD programme must be formalised annually within the deadlines set out in the academic calendar, throughout the entire duration of the doctoral programme, including in cases of temporary leave (the financial conditions in such cases   are detailed here). Failure to do so will be considered grounds for withdrawal from the doctoral programme.

The application for approval of the doctoral thesis, once completed, must be submitted within the academic year in which the student is enrolled, so if it is submitted after the end of the academic year indicated in the doctoral academic calendar, enrolment must be formalised for the new academic year. In all cases, the student insurance or accident insurance must be up to date.

For new PhD students enrolling in the 2023–2024 academic year and subsequent years, the enrolment date constitutes the start date of their PhD studies, for the purposes of calculation of the deadline for the submission of the thesis.

Pursuant to the first transitional provision of Royal Decree 576/2023, amending Royal Decree 99/2011, for  PhD students enrolled prior to the 2023–2024 academic year, the date of admission remains the start date of the PhD programme.

The Doctoral Letter must be submitted via the Solicit@ platform as soon as possible after enrolment and, in any event, within the maximum period of two months. 

Submission procedure

During the standard period, applications must be submitted via  self-enrolment via the virtual registrar’s office of the University of Zaragoza.

During the extraordinary enrolment period the form Enrolment in doctoral academic supervision  must be submitted, completed and signed, to the Doctoral School via the online registration system.

Enrolment fee

The public prices relating to the enrolment fee for academic supervision, administrative fees, student insurance and the opening of a student file are set annually by the Government of Aragon. 

Doctoral students may benefit from the discounts on their tuition fees established by the University of Zaragoza for its students.

Those who have achieved Honours in the final year of their pre-doctoral studies (only for programmes at the University of Zaragoza) must enrol as indicated, selecting ‘TPV’ as the payment method, and send an email to docto@unizar.es stating this and indicating your chosen method of payment, should you not be paying via POS terminal. Once the necessary checks have been carried out, your enrolment will be finalised and a copy will be sent to you.

Study grants for doctoral academic supervision
The University of Zaragoza, with funding from the Government of Aragon, annually announces these grants, with the aim of promoting the public service of higher education, providing an effective framework for equality in access and academic progression for the University’s students in their university studies by reducing the cost of those studies.

Documents to be submitted

Documents issued by a country outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) must be legalised in accordance with the procedure applicable to the country of issue. Furthermore, where documents are in languages other than Spanish or English, they must be accompanied by an official translation into Spanish.
In the case of qualifications granting access to a PhD programme and documents not signed electronically that entitle the holder to free or reduced-fee enrolment, these may be submitted and verified in person at any registration support office. To do so, you must provide both the original and a copy, and state the DIR3 code for the University of Zaragoza’s Doctoral School: U02100031. If you are unable to do so via this procedure, you will need to submit both the original and a copy for verification, or a certified copy (which may be sent by standard post) to the Doctoral School (Pedro Cerbuna 12) – 50009 Zaragoza, Spain. All other documentation may be submitted from the PhD student’s email account (NIP@unizar) to the Doctoral School’s email address docto@unizar.es.

Newly enrolled PhD students

To complete their initial enrolment, PhD students must submit the following documentation to the School of Doctoral Studies :

  • If you choose  direct debit SEPA as their payment method, a direct debit authorisation form signed by the account holder (this document is generated upon enrolment if this payment method is chosen for the first time or if there has been a change to the account holder’s details. If it is not generated, it does not need to be submitted).
  • If you are entitled to free or reduced-rate enrolment:
    • The document or certificate issued by the relevant authority proving your eligibility for free tuition (large family card, proof of disability, etc.)
    • Staff of the University of Zaragoza entitled to free tuition fees, as well as their spouse and children under the age of 26 who are not financially independent, are exempt from providing supporting documentation; as are those who have achieved First Class Honours in their most recent master’s degree programme at the University of Zaragoza, although in this case they must notify the Doctoral School (docto@unizar.es). 
  • A copy of the receipt for accident insurance, if you are over 28 years of age.
  • Qualification required for entry to the PhD programme:
    • Qualifications obtained at the University of Zaragoza: it is not necessary to submit these.
    • Qualifications obtained at another Spanish university: you may send a document with electronic verification to docto@unizar.es, using the link available on the Ministry’s website https://universidades.sede.gob.es/pagina/index/directorio/consulta_titulos.
    • Qualifications obtained from universities outside Spain that belong to the  European Higher Education Area (EHEA): these may be verified at any registration support office by presenting the original and a copy (please quote the DIR3 code for the Unizar Doctoral School: U02100031). In addition, you must submit:
      • European Diploma Supplement (EDS).
      • If you do not have one because you obtained your degree before 2003:
        • Proof of level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework.
        • Certification issued by your home university stating that the qualification obtained entitles the holder, in the country of issue, to access PhD programmes.
    • Qualifications obtained in a country outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA): may be verified at any registration support office by presenting the original degree certificate legalised and a copy (please quote the DIR3 code for the Unizar Doctoral School: U02100031). In addition, you must submit:

PhD students enrolled on a  continuation programme

Doctoral students enrolling for their second or subsequent years of academic supervision must submit:

  • If you choose direct debit as your payment method, a SEPA direct debit authorisation signed by the account holder (this document is generated when you register if this payment method is chosen for the first time or if there has been a change to the account holder’s details. If it is not generated, it is not necessary to submit it).
  • If you are entitled to free or reduced-fee enrolment:
    • The document or certificate issued by the relevant authority proving your entitlement to free tuition (large family card, proof of disability, etc.)
    • Staff at the University of Zaragoza who are entitled to free tuition fees, as well as their spouse and children under the age of 26 who are financially dependent, are exempt from providing supporting documentation.
  • A copy of the receipt for accident insurance, if you are over 28 years of age. 

Ex officio cancellation of enrolment on a PhD programme

The university shall, ex officio, cancel enrolment on a PhD programme in a given academic year  if the full amount of the public fees has not been paid within the established deadline or if the doctoral student does not meet the established requirements. In all cases, the student concerned will be granted a period of ten working days to rectify the situation.

 

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