S.L. 327.499 Art. 11Panel of Supervision.

(1) The Board shall appoint a Panel of Supervision for each student, normally composed of three members as follows: the Director of the Institute, or his or her delegate as Chairman, and two other members, one of whom being the research supervisor, provided that when the Director of the Institute is the supervisor, he or she shall not chair the Panel.

(2) The Panel of Supervision shall follow, it deems fit, the progress of students throughout the course, provided that they meet at least twice a year to review such progress.

(3) Students shall be required to report to their supervisor at least once every two months, and in addition as often as the supervisor deems necessary. OF THE INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS [

(4) At the end of each semester of studies supervisors shall be required to submit to the Panels of Supervision reports regarding the students under their supervision. Students shall seek approval from said Panel for any substantial modification in the title or content of the dissertation.

(5) Panels of Supervision shall periodically inform the Board, in writing, on the general performance of each student. Such advice may include a recommendation to either (a) extend the period of study in order to enable the student to complete the dissertation; or

(b) terminate studies prematurely if the supervisor deems this to be proper in the circumstances, provided that:

(i) the extension of the study period referred to in (a) shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Principal Regulations; and

(ii) the Board may not terminate studies prematurely according to (b) until it has first given the student a chance to be heard.