Doctoral Degrees Sample Clauses

Doctoral Degrees. Doctoral degrees awarded by Japanese and German institutions shall be regarded as being equivalent. In the context of bi-nationally supervised doctoral thesis (“cotutelle de thèse”), the partner universities recognize the respective selection criteria of the participating institutions. In order to enhance cooperation at doctoral level, the participating institutions are encouraged to investigate the possibility of employing English as Lingua franca in cotutelle procedures.

Doctoral Degrees. Doctoral Supervisors must normally have a doctoral degree and expertise in a relevant field or discipline and/or methodology in order to supervise a PhD, DHSc, EdD, and MPhil and be active researchers. They must normally have supervised to completion otherwise require a mentor supervisor nominated and approved. Research for a doctoral thesis requires a minimum of two supervisors; • One supervisor acts as the first or primary supervisor with responsibility for student supervision on a regular and frequent basis, and is responsible for monitoring progress of candidature; • One supervisor must normally be experienced in research and supervision of students to the successful completion of a doctoral level research thesis; • One supervisor should have extensive knowledge of, and expertise in, the general field of research nominated by the student; • The primary supervisor normally holds a doctorate in the relevant field or discipline. Where supervisors do not have the experience of supervising a doctoral thesis to completion, an approved mentor selected from a panel of supervisors is appointed to guide them through the supervision process. A supervisory mentor is allocated to a supervisor/supervisory team for the mentoring of the supervisor(s) rather than the student. The supervisory mentor is approved by the faculty at the time of development of the admission proposal (e.g. PGR2 - Page 55). Master’s Degrees (including Bachelor’s with Honours) Supervisors must have a minimum of a research master’s degree and be active researchers. They must have supervised to completion otherwise require a mentor supervisor nominated and approved. Research for a master’s and bachelor’s with honours thesis/dissertation/research projects normally requires one supervisor; • Normally hold a doctoral or master’s degree and/or have an appropriate record of scholarly publications or scholarly activities; • Should be experienced in the supervision of students to the successful completion of a master’s thesis/dissertation/research project/exegesis; • Have sufficient time and access to appropriate resources; • May be assisted by other members of the University staff including a supervisory 54 mentor, either formally or informally; • May refer the student for advice to any specialist within or outside the University.