SUPERVISION AND STUDY PLAN
The supervision and study plan will be enclosed to the application form for the right to study for a doctoral degree. The supervisor/-s are named in the application form and they give their consent to the supervision and to the submission of the application by signing the supervision plan. The applicant must agree with the head of the doctoral subject on the possibility to carry out the thesis work in a given subject (department) before applying. The head of subject gives her/his consent by signing the supervision plan.
1) Purpose
The applicant/doctoral researcher and supervisor make the supervision plan together. It complements the doctoral researcher’s personal study plan and the recommendations of the Faculty of Medicine on supervision practices in doctoral studies. With this plan, the supervisor and the doctoral researcher agree to work in collaboration in the agreed timeframe (yet respecting statutory leaves and absences) with the goal of a completed doctoral degree.
2) Parties to the plan
Applicant/Doctoral Researcher
Name, (student register number) and contact information (phone/email/address):

UGIS Supervisor (= the supervisor who deals with administrative issues in the electronic UGIS portal, and has UTU credentials)
Name, highest academic title (PhD/adjunct professor/professor) and contact information (phone/email/address):

Supervisor
Name, highest academic title (PhD/adjunct professor/professor) and contact information (phone/email/address):

Supervisor
Name, highest academic title (PhD/adjunct professor/professor) and contact information (phone/email/address):

Roles and areas of responsibilities between the supervisors:

Follow-up committee member
Name, highest academic title (PhD/adjunct professor/professor) and contact information (phone/email/address):

Follow-up committee member
Name, highest academic title (PhD/adjunct professor/professor) and contact information (phone/email/address):

Follow-up committee member
Name, highest academic title (PhD/adjunct professor/professor) and contact information (phone/email/address):

Name of the Doctoral Programme:

3) Content of the supervision plan
Target degree (Doctor of Odontology / Doctor of Health Sciences / Doctor of Medical Science / Doctor of Philosophy):

Topic of doctoral research:

Place of research/research group/research programme:

Started (mm/yy):

Estimated time of completion (mm/yy):

Mode of attendance:	a) full-time
		b) part-time (an estimate of the time disposable for research)

The supervisor and doctoral researcher revise and update the supervision plan annually at follow-up committee meetings.
Responsibilities of the doctoral researcher
•	to carefully prepare for the meetings and follow the agreed timetables
•	to perform research work and postgraduate studies with the supervisor's support, but independently and by showing initiative
•	to complete the agreed number of postgraduate courses annually
•	the doctoral researcher is responsible for the progress of the research work and for informing the supervisor on the progress made according to the agreed reporting schedule and in the agreed way
•	to revise the postgraduate study plan and research plan at least annually
•	to give a presentation on the progress of the thesis project once a year (or between other agreed periods) in the research seminar of the department, doctoral programme, or comparable university unit
•	to inform the supervisor, thesis follow-up committee and the faculty/doctoral programme of all changes that considerably affect working conditions, progress of the thesis project, or keeping the agreed schedule
Responsibilities of the supervisor
•	to commit to supervise the doctoral researcher’s work and doctoral education throughout all stages and respect the agreed timetables and deadlines
•	to give feedback regularly and within a reasonable amount of time
•	to familiarise the doctoral researcher with academic work and practical matters related to scientific qualifications (e.g. publications, conferences, researcher mobility, ethical principles) in a mutually agreed way
•	to compile a financial plan for the research together with the doctoral researcher and to assist the doctoral researcher in getting funding: give information on funding opportunities and write references when needed
•	to initiate the doctoral researcher into general research practices and policies concerning the rights, usage, and publication of the materials and results of the research project in different financing models, and the rights and patents of inventions and materials developed in research projects
•	to assess whether the doctoral thesis manuscript is ready for evaluation (together with the thesis follow-up committee)
•	to inform the doctoral researcher of any significant changes that affect supervision arrangements

4) Other details / aspects
The supervision plan expires if the doctoral researcher is transferred to passive register.
The doctoral researcher and supervisor should familiarize themselves with the Faculty of Medicine’s regulations concerning doctoral education (https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-medicine/doctoral-training-at-the-faculty-of-medicine).
The doctoral researcher / supervisor are advised primarily to contact other follow-up committee members or the personnel of the doctoral programme (coordinator or director) if any problems should occur. If the situation fails to be solved, the doctoral committee of the Faculty will take the issue on its agenda (contact: Chief Academic Officer/Doctoral training).
5) Postgraduate study plan
The study plan is made together with the supervisor. See more information on the Study Guide.
General Studies and Research Method Training	10-30 ECTS	
Obligatory: UGSY0001 Ethics of Academic Research

	2 ECTS	
Research Field Specific Studies	10-30 ECTS	

		
Total	40-50 ECTS	

We have discussed of the topic of the thesis work, the contents of the postgraduate studies, the realisation possibilities of the thesis project, and other contents of the application for doctoral training and drawn up a supervision plan.

Signed on	 ___ /___ 20___

Signatures:

_____________________________		_______________________________
Applicant/Doctoral researcher 		UGIS Supervisor

______________________________	_______________________________
Supervisor			Supervisor

Subject in doctoral training:

_______________________________________________________________________

______________________________	_______________________________
Signature of the Head of subject		Clarification of the signature
in doctoral training