examiners read the research student’s thesis, hold the
final oral exam-ination or
viva with her, and then either grant the doctorate or issue a
referral. There is always an external examiner (from another university) and an internal examiner (from the same university as the student.
In the European variant, the examiners are all the members of a five- or six-person committee, who read the student’s thesis,
determine whether it can be accepted or not, and hold an examination in public. The supervisors will form part of this committee, and at least one member will be from another university or country. In the
taught PhD model the members of the
dissertation committee are the examiners of the final thesis, although they are not called by this name. pp. 209–26]
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