thesis defence

After his thesis defence in 1989 he became a Doctor of Theology.

Graduates awarded the Master degree can later sit for a thorough state exam including an advanced thesis defence.

In the Netherlands a pair of paranymphs (paranimfen) are present at the doctoral thesis defence.

The student must complete necessary course work, be taught examinable courses, perform independent research under supervision of a qualified doctoral advisor, and pass the thesis defence.

Accordingly, a docent may teach at all levels and be appointed by the faculty as opponent at a PhD Thesis defence.

A written report and a public thesis defence is mandatory, in the presence of a board of senior researchers, consisting of members from an outside organization or a university.

Simultaneously with the printing permission, the faculty names the opponent for the thesis defence, who must also be an outside expert of the field, with at least a doctoral degree.

The opponents at his thesis defence were Francis Bull, A. H. Winsnes and Gunnar Høst.

He is a member of Council on candidate and doctor theses defence in psychology (MSU, MPSU).

A specialized Board of Studies on theses defence is created and the Interagency Board of Studies on Scientific Instrument Making lead by academician V.Yu.

It was examined in 1929 by Russell and Moore; at the end of the thesis defence, Wittgenstein clapped the two examiners on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I know you'll never understand it."

Kurlyandskaya is a member of editorial board of "Sensor Letters" Journal (American Scientific Publishers, USA), member of IEEE and PhD councils for thesis defence in Russia, Spain and Argentina.