As a doctoral student you are entitled to supervision that gives you the help and support you need during your time as a doctoral student. You should have at least two supervisors of which one acts as the Main supervisor.

An Examiner is also appointed. The examiner can be one of your supervisors and together with the other supervisors form your supervisor group. The Examiner is responsible for approving your credits and courses and the licentiate thesis.

The Main Supervisor and the Examiner must be professors, adjunct professors or docents employed at BTH.

Connected to the supervisor group is a Senior reviewer who is responsible for checking both the doctoral student’s and the university’s commitments in the individual study plan. The Senior reviewer should be a senior researcher outside of the doctoral student’s research group and department in order to be able to objectively help if any conflicts occur in the supervisor group.

There should always be a supervisor who has the time and opportunity to answer the questions you want to discuss.

Read more about what is expected of supervisors and the doctoral student in the

Roles and division of responsibilities in the doctoral education

Should you feel that there is a problem with your supervision it is recommended that you discuss this first with your supervisors, secondly your Head of Department or the Dean at your Faculty.

If your supervision for whatever reason doesn’t work you have the right to change supervisors in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance. A request to change supervisors is sent to the Registrator. You may suggest a new supervisor but don’t have the right to demand a certain new supervisor.