Adjudication Committee

It is the main supervisors responsibility to contact relevant academics and submit an application to the Research Committee where he/she as to appoint of the adjudication committee. The application must state the reason for the selection of committee members and the CV of all committee members must be attached. The adjudication committee is made up of first and second opponent and a coordinator. The coordinator must be familiar with the Norwegian doctoral system and preferably be a academic employed at AHO. All of the three members shall have a doctorate and both genders must be represented. The reader cannot be a member of the assessment committee.
 
The adjudication committee will usually be given three-month deadline from when they receive the dissertation until they submit their report. Deviations due to holidays, illness or similar can be occur. The committee decides the defense date. All contact with the adjudication committee must go through the research administration.
 
The committee must hand in their report to the Research Committee at AHO at least five weeks prior to the date of the defense. The report must end up with one of these three conclusions:  

• the dissertation is deemed worthy of defense in a public disputation,
• the dissertation is not considered worthy of defense (rejection)
• the committee ask for minor revision before the final decision is made