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For doctoral students in Culinary Arts and Meal Science

This page provides you with information about your doctoral education and links to different forms that you may need.

General rules and regulations

Lunch seminars for doctoral students

According to the Higher Education Ordinance, every student admitted to doctoral education shall annually establish an individual study plan (ISP). The plan should be established together with your supervisor within two months after you have been admitted. The individual study plan can be seen as a contract between you and the university about how your doctoral education is to be carried out. It is also an important planning tool for you and your supervisor and a way for the university to follow up on your studies. Your research plan and the general syllabus (ASP) is the basis for the planning of the ISP. The individual study plan must be signed by the doctoral student and the supervisor. Use the link below to find more information about the ISP, as well as links to the ISP template and a guide with examples to help you to fill it out.

Change/addition of supervisor

If you want to change, remove or add a supervisor, you, the doctoral student, must fill out the application below.

Change of general syllabus

You follow the general syllabus which was valid on the day you were admitted to doctoral education. Should the general syllabus change during your study period, you may apply for transfering your studies to the newer general syllabus. Please fill out the form below.

Change rate of study

Rate of study can mean either the planned or the actual level of activity, depending on the context. You cannot have a study activity lower than 50 per cent of full time. If you want to change your pace of study you need to fill out the application form below. 

Extension of study period

If you want to request an extension of your study period, for example due to sick leave or parental leave, you need to fill out the form below and send it to the study and research administration. Please remember that you must also include a certificate from your employer or insurance office (not required if you are employed as a doctoral student at Örebro University). 

Termination of studies

If you for some reason want to terminate your doctoral studies, you must report it in writing. Contact the study and research administration for more information.

The general syllabus on which you were admitted states how many credits you need to take during your doctoral education to meet the degree requirements. Örebro University offers doctoral courses but you can also choose to attend courses at other universities or institutions. On the subject page (Doctoral studies in Culinary Arts and Meal Science) you will find information about which courses are available at Örebro University.

When you attend and pass a course given by Örebro University, your credits will automatically be registered in the study documentation system Ladok. However, if you attend and pass a course given by the University Library, you must apply for credit transfer.

You may also attend courses at other universities or institutions, in Sweden or abroad. Once you have passed such a course, you must apply for transfer of credits.

If you attend courses outside of Örebro University you need to apply for a credit transfer after you finished the course in order for it to count towards your future doctoral degree. Along with a properly filled-out application you must also submit a certificate of your participation, as well as a course syllabus or similar. Note that it is always individually assessed whether or not an application is approved (completely or partly).

The research study administrator forwards the application to the head of subject who reviews and makes the relevant decisions. If the specialisation head of subject is of the opinion that the course for which credit transfer has been applied, does not fall within the scope of third-cycle courses and study programmes, the application shall be rejected. On rejection, the decision must include the grounds for the decision.

Participating in various seminars is an important part of your postgraduate education. The higher seminars are compulsory for doctoral students in meal science and consist of a welcome seminar, a planning seminar, a half-term seminar and a final seminar.

Documents below are only available in Swedish. Contact the study and research administrator for more information.

A licentiate degree of 120 credits (two years of full time studies) can be an independent degree, or a step on the road towards a doctorate. The licentiate thesis shall be defended at a public seminar.

On the University's central pages you can find more information about thesis production.

A doctoral education of 240 credits (four years of full time studies) is concluded by you defending your thesis at a public defence. Remember to be out in plenty of time when planning your defense.

It is your principal supervisor’s responsibility to plan your public defence together with you. Remember to start planning and preparing well in advance; there is much to be done. We recommend that you inform the study and research administration as soon as you have a preliminary date for your defence, so that the availability can be checked. It is also important that you contact the printing office Repro as soon as possible to establish a time plan for your thesis production.

The proposal for public defence, complete with all appendices, shall be submitted in original version to the study and research administration 15 weeks - at the latest! - before the proposed date of the public defence. All appendices that are to be included are listed on the proposal form. Note that all the documents shall be printed single-sided.

Announcement of public defence of thesis (spikning) shall be held no later than three weeks before the defence.

Cheating and disciplinary rules

It is not permitted to mislead during exams or when other study performance is to be assessed, i.e. cheating is not allowed. Here is more information about discipline rules.

Inactive doctoral student

These guidelines describe an administrative procedure for following up inactive doctoral students, investigating the reasons why they are not actively studying and taking the measures that are appropriate in the individual case. The head of school is responsible for this.

Guidelines for inactive doctoral student Only in Swedish