Evaluation committee

At least one of the external members should be from outside Norway. The doctoral candidate's gender should be represented on the committee. All members must have a doctoral degree or similar qualification. The members must also be competent/impartial pursuant to the Norwegian Public Administration Act.

The responsibility of the evaluation committee

• The thesis must be evaluated in the form in which it is submitted, and it shall be approved or not approved.
  
• The committee must submit its recommendation to the faculty within the deadline set by the faculty, and with any individual supplementary statements. The recommendation can be unanimous or split.
  
• The doctoral candidate is given a deadline of 14 days to respond in writing to the committee's evaluation.
• The head of the committee is responsible for quickly establishing contact with the external members and informing them what their duties entail and about the Norwegian system for evaluating doctoral theses.
  
• The chair shall coordinate the evaluation committee in its preparation of a written recommendation on whether or not the thesis merits defence.

PhD regulation for the PhD degree at UiB

Guidelines for the Evaluation of Candidates for Norwegian Doctoral Degrees