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.
Fall semester 2025
| Meeting | Deadline | Earliest possible date of defence |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-12 | 2025-07-29 | 2025-10-24 |
| 2025-08-26 | 2025-08-12 | 2025-11-07 |
| 2025-09-08 | 2025-08-25 | 2025-11-21 |
| 2025-09-22 | 2025-09-09 | 2025-12-05 |
| 2025-10-06 | 2025-09-22 | 2025-12-18 |
| 2025-10-21 | 2025-10-07 | 2026-01-16 |
| 2025-11-04 | 2025-10-21 | 2026-01-30 |
| 2025-11-17 | 2025-11-03 | 2026-02-13 |
| 2025-12-02 | 2025-11-18 | 2026-02-26 |
Spring semester 2026
| Meeting | Deadline | Earliest possible date of defence |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | 2025-12-11 | 2026-03-20 |
| 2026-01-20 | 2026-01-07 | 2026-04-02 |
| 2026-02-03 | 2026-01-20 | 2026-04-17 |
| 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-03 | 2026-04-30 |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-02-23 | 2026-05-13 |
| 2026-03-16 | 2026-03-02 | 2026-05-26 |
| 2026-03-30 | 2026-03-16 | 2026-06-12 |
| 2026-04-14 | 2026-03-26 | 2026-08-07 |
| 2026-04-27 | 2026-04-13 | 2026-08-21 |
| 2026-05-11 | 2026-04-23 | 2026-09-04 |
| 2026-05-26 | 2026-05-07 | 2026-09-18 |
| 2026-06-08 | 2026-05-26 | 2026-10-02 |
Defense dates
Fall semester 2025: 4 August - 18 December
Spring semester 2026: 7 January - 16 June
Fall semester 2026: 3 August - 18 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 Flemingsberg.