Universidad
Politécnica de Madrid

Drawing up and writing of the PhD thesis

Introduction

Articles 21 and 22 of the Royal Decree 1393/2007, of the 29th October, which establishes the planning of official university teaching, has modified aspects related to the PhD thesis, such as its drawing up, the authorisation of its defence, the panel of experts and its defence. In its Third Transitory Provision, it also establishes that those students, who on the date of this Royal Decree coming into force, have started their PhD studies will be subject to these regulatory provisions from the year that this Royal Decree comes into force, that is the 30th October 2008.

In this context, the current specific Regulation is drawn up.