PhD
in Economics & Finance – University of Verona
Policies and procedures
This document describes policies and procedures
for the doctoral students. Further inquiries should be addressed to the Coordinator
of the Programme. Additional information is available at the Program website: http://dse.univr.it/dottorato
1 First-year
students
1.1 The first year is arranged in four terms: the
first term, up to Christmas, is taken up by introductory courses in Maths and
Probability & Statistics, the second and the third, from January to June,
by eight courses in the core modules of Macro and Microeconomics, Econometrics
and Finance. The last term, in September, is devoted to advanced topics in each
module. Students are expected to attend all lectures.
1.2 To gain admission to the second year, a student
is expected to achieve a passing grade in all the exams. A student getting up
to three fails can be allowed to take the exams again. A student getting more
than three fails is automatically disqualified from the program.
1.3 As part of their activities, students (of all
years) are expected to attend all departmental seminars (usually on Monday). First
year students are also expected to attend the Winter and Summer Schools
organized by the Department.
1.4 Student are asked to contact a possible
supervisor and communicate their choice to the Coordinator by June 30th. The
supervisor can also be chosen among academics from other universities or
external experts. The Doctoral Board is then responsible to officially appoint
the supervisor for each student.
2 Second-year
students
2.1 Second year students are expected to work on
their research under the guidance of their supervisor. We encourage students to
devote part, or all, of their second year in a foreign institution. The sojourn
abroad may extend in the third year. When abroad, the amount of the scholarship is
increased by 50 percent for a maximum of eighteen months.
2.2 The choice of the institution where students spend
their time abroad is made by the student and his supervisor based on the
student’s performance, research interests, and existing cooperation agreements.
The process of selecting institutions may involve the setting up of ad hoc
agreements, or acquiring the status of visiting students. Since both are
lengthy processes, students should begin to worry about their destinations by
June in their first year.
2.3 Students are expected to present a departmental
seminar by the end of their second year. They are also encouraged to write one
paper jointly with their supervisor.
3 Third-year
students and later
3.1 Third-year and later years students devote most
of their time to working on their dissertation.
Typically, a dissertation collects at least
three independent papers of publishable quality; that is, papers that are interesting,
complete, original and provide a good review of the literature. At least one
must be single-authored and no more than one can be coauthored with faculty
from any academic institution.
3.2 If they are not abroad, students in their third
year or later are expected to be in residence and be actively part of the
research environment in Verona. They are expected to give at least one seminar
each year and they may be required to serve as teaching assistant in
undergraduate courses.
3.3 The application for admission to the final
defense of the doctoral dissertation and the dissertation itself must be handed
in by the deadlines set by the University. The Final Exam consists in thesis defense
in front a committee of at least three professors who have not been directly involved
in any way with the thesis.
4 Additional
information
4.1 Students are expected to undertake exams, do
their homework and write their papers in good
faith. Cheating or plagiarism are severely
sanctioned: even a single instance may be sufficient for dismissal from the
program.
4.2 All students are required to obtain an approval
from the Coordinator before taking up any job, paid or unpaid, even if it
involves any form of teaching or research activity at the University of Verona.
4.3 Students have access to common offices and
facilities at the Department of Economics. As members of the Department,
students elect their representatives in the Departmental Board every two years.
4.4 Upon enrolment, students will obtain a computer
account at the University of Verona. This account provides an email address at
univr.it, access to the laboratory and access to the electronic library of the
University from everywhere in the world. Students are required to keep their
webpage on the doctoral website updated.
4.5 Students may apply for reimbursement of
expenses when attending approved summer schools, workshops or conferences. The
reimbursement is set at a maximum of 70% of expenses (that have to be
adequately documented), up to a total amount of € 700 per year.
4.6 For all other matters, University rules (D.R.
4464/2008) apply.
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