{"id":43591,"date":"2026-02-02T13:44:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/index.php\/how-to\/obtain-a-phd-degree\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T08:37:53","slug":"obtain-a-phd-degree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/index.php\/how-to\/obtain-a-phd-degree\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Obtain a PhD degree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To obtain the PhD degree, candidates must pass a final examination, which can be accessed by following the procedure outlined below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Access to the platform<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Connect to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/index.php\/useful-links\/esse3-cineca-online-services\/?lang=en\">ESSE3<\/a> platform.<\/li>\n<li>Select \u201cLogin\u201d (menu on the right-hand side) and log in using your institutional credentials (username and password of your University email account).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission of the application<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>On the main screen, locate the row \u201cPhD in Human Movement and Sport Sciences\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Select, in the following order:<br \/>\n&#8211; \u201cSelect\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; \u201cDegree\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; \u201cAward of Degree\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; \u201cProceed with the degree award process\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; \u201cAward of Degree\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Tick the item \u201cExam sessions\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Select \u201cI have already passed all examinations\u201d and click \u201cNext\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Entry of the thesis details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In \u201cThesis title submission\u201d, from the drop-down menu \u201cThesis type\u201d, select one of the following options:<br \/>\n&#8211; Compilation thesis<br \/>\n&#8211; Experimental\/research thesis<\/li>\n<li>Enter:<br \/>\n&#8211; Thesis title<br \/>\n&#8211; Language (from the drop-down menu)<\/li>\n<li>Under \u201cTeaching activities\u201d, select from the drop-down menu:<br \/>\n&#8211; \u201c[DOT9-06] Laboratory, Study, Individual Training Activities in Italy and Abroad and Thesis\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Select one of the available alternatives under \u201cAlmaLaurea options\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Click :<br \/>\n&#8211; \u201cNext\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; \u201cComplete degree award application\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; \u201cReturn to the notice board\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uploading of mandatory documentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Access the \u201cThesis attachments\u201d section and upload the documentation, one file at a time, in the following order:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Final PhD thesis in PDF format (The file will be sent to the National Libraries of Rome and Florence and published on IRIS).<\/li>\n<li>Abstract in Italian and English in a single PDF file, containing:<br \/>\n&#8211; PhD Programme<br \/>\n&#8211; Cycle<br \/>\n&#8211; Academic year of enrolment (Enter only first name and surname, without any additional personal data or signature).<\/li>\n<li>Declaratoria di pubblica accessibilit\u00e0 della tesi \/ Declaration of public accessibility of the thesis (Document downloadable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Declaratoria-Tesi-Dottorato.doc\"><strong>here<\/strong>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AlmaLaurea questionnaire receipt (Instructions downloadable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AlmaLaurea-per-i-dottorati-di-ricerca.pdf\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.-PhD-Istruzioni-domanda-esame-finale-Dottorato-PhD-final-examination-application-instructions.pdf\">)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Any report on the revisions made (Only if the thesis has been assessed by external reviewers as: \u201cThe thesis is acceptable for public defence with minor revisions\u201d.)<\/li>\n<li>Report on the activities carried out during the doctoral programme, including:<br \/>\n&#8211; Participation in conferences, congresses and seminars<br \/>\n&#8211; List of publications (specifying accepted and submitted works)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After uploading the documents, click \u201cReturn to the notice board\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Entry of supervisor and co-supervisor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on \u201cEdit Thesis\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Search for the supervisor by surname and select them.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the co-supervisor, if applicable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once the procedure has been completed, the following will appear on the \u201cDegree award notice board\u201d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the submitted application<\/li>\n<li>the name of the supervisor and any co-supervisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Payment of the virtual stamp duty of 16,00 \u20ac<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the main menu, select \u201cStudent Records\u201d &gt; \u201cPayments\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Access the invoice identified by the description: \u201c\u2026virtual stamp duty for degree award A.Y. 202\u2026\/202\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Make the payment within the deadlines established for the submission of the application.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Payment methods other than the one indicated are not permitted. The payment outcome will be automatically recorded and can be consulted (within approximately five days) in the reserved area under \u201cStudent Records &gt; Payments\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To obtain the PhD degree, candidates must pass a final examination, which can be accessed by following the procedure outlined below: Access to the platform Connect to the ESSE3 platform. Select \u201cLogin\u201d (menu on the right-hand side) and log in using your institutional credentials (username and password of your University email account). &nbsp; Submission of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":36168,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-43591","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43591"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44931,"href":"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43591\/revisions\/44931"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uniroma4.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}