PhD students can request an extension at the end of the time period given to submit the respective dissertation, making a request to the Academic Division, addressed to the President of the Scientific Council, c/c to the coordinator of the 3rd cycle, justifying the request with an indication of the situation of the respective research and individual schedule up to the point of conclusion. The request must be accompanied by a declaration by the student’s supervisor.
In terms of the respective regulations, whenever the supervisor believes the student’s activity indicates a strong probability that they will be unable to conclude the PhD within the allotted time or will be very late in their submission, the supervisor should propose to the Scientific Council: (i) that the student studies on a part-time basis; or (ii) that they be excluded from the programme.