The thesis oral defence is public.
The dates relating to the defences (where applicable) and the proclamations are subsequently published on the General Notice Board. For each calendar year, at least four graduation periods are scheduled.
After the closing date for registration for each Final Examination, the
Secretariat of the Collegio of each degree programme draws up the official convocation notice with the names of the members of the Graduation Examining Committee, the date of the Oral defence, and other information about the Graduation ceremony.
Graduands will be officially summoned through a notification published on their personal page, section Communications (accessible via the bell icon), and through communication sent to their institutional email account.
Specific details on the systems installed in Aula Magna (AM), in Sala Emma Strada (SES), and at Auditorium dell’ Energy Center (AEC) are available on the General Notice Board.
During the Graduation ceremony, the Chair of the Committee confers the degrees on the graduands (even in absentia of the candidates) who receive their degree parchments and are awarded the title of "Dottore o Dottoressa Magistrale in".If a degree parchment has not been collected during the Graduation ceremony, it can be collected later (in person or by proxy) at the University Registrar and Tuition Fees Unit. Alternatively, graduates can ask the University to send their degree parchment by post following the instructions provided in the section Certificates.