All dissertations are to be submitted in English.
The Department of Economics nominates a committee of three members and sends the nomination to the Dean via the Head of the School of Economics and Management. The Faculty Council appoints the committee. Before the appointment the PhD student is given 8 days to submit objections against the composition of the committee. The committee consists of one member of the economics faculty and two from outside the university. The first, who is the chairman, cannot be one of the thesis advisors and all members must be professors or associate professors.