Deadlines and important dates - the Dissertation Committee
The Dissertation Committee has a meeting every other week, except for the summer period. The dates below are set to give you enough time for all stages of the dissertation process. You may only defend your thesis and have your constituent papers pre-reviewed within the defence dates.
Spring semester 2023
| Meeting | Deadline | Earliest possible date of defence |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-10 | 2022-12-14 | 2023-03-17 |
| 2023-01-24 | 2023-01-10 | 2023-03-31 |
| 2023-02-06 | 2023-01-24 | 2023-04-14 |
| 2023-02-20 | 2023-02-06 | 2023-04-28 |
| 2023-03-07 | 2023-02-21 | 2023-05-12 |
| 2023-03-21 | 2023-03-07 | 2023-05-26 |
| 2023-04-03 | 2023-03-20 | 2023-06-09 |
| 2023-04-17 | 2023-03-30 | 2023-06-20 |
| 2023-05-02 | 2023-04-18 | 2023-08-18 |
| 2023-05-15 | 2023-04-27 | 2023-09-01 |
| 2023-05-29 | 2023-05-11 | 2023-09-15 |
| 2023-06-12 | 2023-05-25 | 2023-09-29 |
Fall semester 2023
| Meeting | Deadline | Earliest possible date of defence |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-14 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-10-20 |
| 2023-08-29 | 2023-08-15 | 2023-11-02 |
| 2023-09-11 | 2023-08-28 | 2023-11-17 |
| 2023-09-25 | 2023-09-11 | 2023-12-01 |
| 2023-10-10 | 2023-09-26 | 2023-12-15 |
| 2023-10-24 | 2023-10-10 | 2024-01-12 |
| 2023-11-07 | 2023-10-24 | 2024-01-26 |
| 2023-11-20 | 2023-11-06 | 2024-02-09 |
| 2023-12-04 | 2023-11-20 | 2024-02-23 |
Note, it is not possible to submit any thesis to KIB or have a dissertation on any of the dates below.
2023-04-07—2023-04-10 Easter holiday
2023-05-01 Public holiday
2023-05-18—2023-05-19 Public holiday and bridge day
2023-06-05—2023-06-06 Bridge day and public holiday
During the period 2023-07-01—2023-08-14 you must make an appointment with KIB when you plan to hand in the statutory copies.
Defense dates
Spring semester 2023: 9 January - 20 June
Fall semester 2023: 7 August - 19 December
The Dissertation Committee is appointed by the Committee for Doctoral Education to oversee compliance with the examination rules and to ensure the highest possible quality of theses published by Karolinska Institutet. The Dissertation Committee has meetings both in Solna and in Huddinge.