The interested party or duly authorized representative who wishes, for whatever reason, not to continue with his/her doctoral thesis.

At the office of the secretary of the department of the thesis supervisor, who will inform the coordinator of the doctoral programme.

By presenting the following documentation:

• Application addressed to the coordinator of the relevant doctoral programme.
• Report by the thesis supervisor

1 October-31 December

All doctoral students who have not registered in the last two academic years will automatically be assumed to have withdrawn (2009-10 and 2010-11).

Both those students who expressly inform the university of their desire to withdraw and those who are automatically assumed to have withdrawn will have to follow the appropriate administrative procedure if they subsequently wish to continue with their studies: Resuming studies.

The body responsible for the doctorate.

At most one month after the application has been presented.

• Responding to the application of the interested party.
• The interested party will be notified of the resolution, and copies will be sent to the Postgraduate and Doctoral School, so that the computer records can be updated, and the thesis supervisor.

In those cases in which students are assumed to have withdrawn, the Postgraduate and Doctoral School will provide the coordinator of the doctoral programme with a list of all the doctoral students affected.
 

The coordinator's department will inform the secretary's office of the supervisor's department who, in turn, will inform the doctoral students and the thesis supervisors.