Making the title page for your dissertation a practical guide

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1 Making the title page for your dissertation a practical guide Contents: 1. The front the basics 2. The reverse side the basics 2.1 The reverse side Adding the (co)promotor(s) and 2.2 The reverse side Adding the committee members 2.3 The reverse side Other additions 3. Rules and procedure Exceptions: 4. UNESCO-IHE title page front and reverse side 5. Dual Degree dissertation reverse side Pagina 1 van 9

2 1. Front of the title page the basics - The front of the title page is always written in Dutch; - The text is center-aligned; - Eventually all templates become outdated: Therefore, always check the...name of the current on the TU Delft website; - Your last name should always be written in capitals; - add your academic title + related university and country. example: Sustainable concrete infrastructure design Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Technische Universiteit Delft, op gezag van de prof.ir. K.C.A.M. Luyben; voorzitter van het College voor Promoties, in het openbaar te verdedigen op donderdag 1 januari 2015 om 12:30 uur door Mauro Pietro MACHIAVELLI Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spanje geboren te Florence, Italië Pagina 2 van 9

3 2. The reverse side the basics - the text is aligned to the left of the page; - the reverse side may be written in Dutch or English. This guide will contain examples in the English language; - there is at least one promotor; - the is never named; it is always the ; - independent members are part of every committee; - add the full name of the university/organisation of each member. Example 1. promotor: Prof.dr. W.P. Geluk Prof.dr. W.P. Geluk Prof. P.M. Charlier Dr. P. Dijkstra Eindhoven University of Technology Pagina 3 van 9

4 2.1 The reverse side: Adding the (co)promotor(s) and : - the promotor is always mentioned first; - several promotors are mentioned on the same line (if possible); - the copromotor is mentioned on the next line; - under Composition of the doctoral committee the affiliation of the (co)promotors is mentioned. Example 1. promotors: Prof.dr. W.P. Geluk and Prof.dr. J.T. Fokkema Prof.dr. W.P. Geluk Prof.dr. J.T. Fokkema Eindhoven University of Technology Example 2. promotors: Prof.dr. W.P. Geluk and Prof.dr. J.T. Riefenstahl copromotor: Dr.ir. P. Puk Prof.dr. W.P. Geluk Prof.dr. J.T. Riefenstahl Technische Universität Berlin, Germany Dr.ir. P. Puk Pagina 4 van 9

5 2.2 The reverse side - Adding the committee members: There is a Hierarchy: - professors are always placed above doctors; - except for the reserve member, who is the last of the independent members; - the other members are added below the independent members; - other members are the opposite of independent members: they have contributed to or been involved in the PhD process. Example 1 Prof.dr. P. Dijkstra Other members: Prof. B.T. Okonkwo Dr. J.T. Riefenstahl University of Abuja, Nigeria Technische Universität Berlin, Germany Example 2 Dr. P. Dijkstra Prof. P.M. Charlier Other member: Prof. B.T. Okonkwo, reserve member University of Abuja, Nigeria Pagina 5 van 9

6 2.3 Other elements of the reverse side: 1. The doctoral candidate may mention any significant contributions to the preparation of the dissertation by an other member of the committee: Example: Prof.dr. W.P. Veldhoven of Technische Universiteit Twente has contributed greatly to the preparation of this dissertation. 2. If the doctoral candidate has received substantial assistance or support in preparing his doctoral dissertation from another member of TU Delft academic staff than the (co)promotor, or by a member of academic staff from an external institute for scientific research (who is not a committee member), the name of that staff member can also be mentioned on the title page, provided the promotor consents to this. N.B. The promotor or copromotor may be thanked in the acknowledgements section of the dissertation. 3. Organisations or persons who have sponsored or made a financial contribution to the realization of the dissertation and/or the related research must be mentioned on the reverse side of the title page in accordance with D.1.6. of the Implementation Decree. This may be done either by written word or by adding the logos of the organisations involved. example: This research was funded by the European Commission through the Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Program, and also partially supported by the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. 4. It is customary to add information regarding the ISBN numer, copyright, Printed by and cover design at the bottom of the reverse side. 3. Rules and procedure You can find more information in section D of the Implementation Decree on Doctoral Regulations This Guide sometimes differs from what is mentioned in the Implementation Decree that came into effect on This guide was written in consultation with the Board for Doctorates in June When in doubt, please follow this guide. If still in doubt, send a message to graduateschool@tudelft.nl. Approval: When submitting the draft dissertation and Form B, the title page should be included. At this point some things (such as the defence date and the composition of your doctoral committee) will not be certain yet. Therefore, please leave the date empty and omit the independent and other members from the reverse side of your draft title page. Do not forget to submit the definitive title page -front and reverse- to the University Graduate School Office for review and approval on behalf of the Board for Doctorates before the dissertation is printed. Pagina 6 van 9

7 Exceptions: 4. UNESCO-IHE title page - For candidates who pursued their doctoral diploma through UNESCO-IHE; - This is the only title page written in English TITLE OF THE DISSERTATION DISSERTATION Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the Board for Doctorates of and of the Academic Board of the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education for the Degree of DOCTOR to be defended in public on Monday January 1, 2015 at 10:30 hours by James Michael JAGGER Master of Science in Water Management, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands born in Hollywood, United States of America Pagina 7 van 9

8 UNESCO-IHE title page reverse side - the vice-chair must be added. promotor: Prof.dr. P.S. Harrisson copromotor: Dr.ir. S. Chen Prof.dr. P.S. Harrisson / UNESCO-IHE Dr.ir. S. Chen Prof. S.H. Terwinde vice-chair UNESCO-IHE Prof.dr. P. Dijkstra Prof. P.M. Charlier, reserve member Pagina 8 van 9

9 5. Reverse side - dual degree defence - for candidates whose joint doctorate programme will result in a dual doctoral diploma from TU Delft and the partner institution(s); - the reverse side must contain this standard formula; - the formula should be added below the list of committee members. promotors: Prof.dr. W.P. Geluk and Prof.dr. J.T. Riefenstahl Prof.dr. W.P. Geluk Prof.dr. J.T. Riefenstahl Technische Universität Berlin, Germany Prof.dr. P. Kohler Prof. P.M. Charlier Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, reserve member The doctoral research has been carried out in the context of an agreement on joint doctoral supervision between Technische Universität Berlin, Germany and, the Netherlands. Pagina 9 van 9