At ZU, the conferral of a doctoral degree is associated with the enrolment in a partly-structured doctoral degree program which consists of three modules. It should be completed prior to the doctoral degree phase.
According to Section 10 (6) Doctoral Regulations, the supervisor and co-supervisor shall conduct an interim evaluation at an advanced point in time during the doctoral examination procedure, but before the doctoral thesis is submitted. The interim evaluation shall take place based on a 30-minute lecture to which the graduate members of the respective department are invited.