The Doctoral Board is the academic body that governs and coordinates a doctoral program.

What is it?

It is the group of professors and researchers who:

• plan the doctoral program,
• define the program offerings,
• supervise scientific and teaching activities,
• evaluate the progress of doctoral students,
• approve or change supervisors,
• authorize periods abroad, seminars, and exams,
• approve admission to the final exam and thesis defense.
• The doctoral college is established by Ministerial Decree 226/2021.

Who is part of it?

• full and associate professors,
• tenured and fixed-term researchers,
• possibly external experts (in some cases).
• The PhD Committee elects a PhD coordinator, who directs the program. 

Why it's important

The PhD Committee is important for a PhD student because:

• it assigns a tutor/supervisor,
• annually evaluates progress and decides on progression to subsequent years,
• approves the thesis project,
• decides whether to admit a student to the final defense.
• It is, in effect, the body "responsible" for the proper conduct of the PhD.