Procedures for Dissertation and Thesis Defenses

1) Procedures for REQUESTING THE COMPOSITION OF THE EXAMINING COMMITTEE for Dissertation/Thesis Defense

1.1) Via the ProPGWeb System (Defenses scheduled for dates after February 21, 2026)

The request for the composition of the dissertation/thesis examining committee must be initiated by the student through the ProPGWeb system at least 30 days before the planned defense date, following the video tutorials below:

a) Tutorial for the student – request for dissertation/thesis defense in ProPGWeb

b) Tutorial for the advisor – request for dissertation/thesis defense in ProPGWeb

c) Tutorial for examining committee members – dissertation/thesis defense in ProPGWeb

d)Available presentation modalities:

  • In-person

  • In-person with remote presentation (when at least one committee member participates online; the Google Meet link must be included).
    Fully remote defenses are no longer permitted.

e) REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR THE REQUEST (must be uploaded to ProPGWeb):

  • Dissertation or thesis (PDF).

  • Proof of submission of scientific article(s) (PDF) (see Administrative Act PPGFt No. 2 for detailed information on journal classification).

Note: In the ProPGWeb system, the visibility type for each uploaded document can be selected (visible to the examining committee or internal to the PPG only).

f) Attention:Before submitting the request for the advisor’s approval, check the information in the academic transcript and in the diploma verification form.
If any information is incorrect, save the request as a draft and send an email to the PPGFt indicating the data to be corrected. If you are a scholarship holder, check whether the final date of your scholarship funding period has been included in your academic record (request the inclusion of this information before submitting the defense request).

g) Post-defense:

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