School and accident insurance
When the dissertation is submitted during one academic year and defended after the start of the following academic year:
- PhD students are not required to enrol for the following academic year but must be covered by student or accident insurance until the thesis defence.
- Those under the age of 28 must contact the Doctoral School (docto@unizar.es) to arrange payment of the student insurance for the following academic year.
- Those aged 28 or over must take out a accident insurance, and send a copy of the policy or receipt to docto@unizar.es
School insurance
All Spanish students under the age of 28 who are undertaking doctoral studies are covered by student insurance, as are nationals of Member States of the European Union and the European Economic Area and, in general, all foreign students residing under the same conditions as Spanish nationals, provided they are undertaking the aforementioned studies in Spain and are aged 28 or under.
Accident insurance
PhD students aged over 28 are not covered by school insurance, and must therefore take out accident insurance. It is the student’s responsibility and obligation to take out this insurance; they must do so directly and submit a copy of the policy or proof of cover to the Doctoral School, together with the rest of the enrolment documentation. If you already have accident insurance, you must provide a copy of it when you enrol.