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Doctoral oral defence completes the evaluation of the research work which is explained in your thesis. When the jury authorizes a doctoral oral defence, it is usually held within a time limit of 30 days. The purpose of a oral defence is to:

  • Confirm the authenticity of the thesis and make a final judgment regarding it.
  • Determine the student’s aptitudes for oral communication.

Unless specified otherwise, the defence of a doctorate’s thesis is public, open to the university community and to persons invited by the doctoral student.

The Doctoral oral defence must be held at least 10 days after the student has received his or her evaluation reports so he or she may properly prepare.

Unless specified otherwise, the defence must be held in French.

In the event of a discrepancy between the French and English texts, the French version prevails.