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Regulation Amending the Kafkas University Graduate Education, Instruction and Examination Regulation

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🇬🇧 English

This regulation makes a single targeted change to the existing Kafkas University graduate studies regulation. It amends Article 29 by requiring that, in the Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, a student must fulfill at least one of the publication requirements related to their field before a thesis defense jury can be formed. The amendment applies only to the Science Institute (Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü) and does not affect social sciences or other institutes. The change aims to ensure that master's or doctoral candidates demonstrate scholarly output prior to thesis defense. The regulation enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

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Key Changes

  • Amends Article 29 of the 2017 Kafkas University Graduate Regulation (published 19/01/2017, No. 29953)
  • Requires fulfillment of at least one field-specific publication condition before thesis defense jury can be established
  • Applies exclusively to the Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences (Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü)

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Obligations

What this law requires

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Students in the Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences (Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü) must fulfill at least one publication requirement related to their field before a thesis defense jury can be formed

Master's and doctoral candidates at Kafkas University Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences
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Thesis defense jury formation at the Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences must be withheld until the student has satisfied at least one publication requirement in their field

Kafkas University administrators and thesis supervisors responsible for forming defense juries
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Implement the amended Article 29 of the Graduate Education, Instruction and Examination Regulation effective immediately upon publication in the Official Gazette (April 6, 2026)

Kafkas University Rector and administrative staff
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Affected Parties

Graduate students in the Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences at Kafkas UniversityMaster's and doctoral candidates preparing for thesis defense+2 more…

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