S.L. 327.516 Art. 9Supervisor. Examiners.

(1) The Board of Studies shall appoint a supervisor for each student. Students shall be required to have regular contact with their supervisor.

(2) Supervisors shall submit to the Board of Studies progress reports for each student under their supervision at the end of each semester of study. Such reports 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:

(a) the extension of the study period referred to in (a) shall be in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of regulation 4; and

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

(3) The role of the supervisor shall cease when the dissertation is submitted for examination but may be re-assumed, on the advice Examiners, composed of at least three members, one of whom shall normally be a local examiner from one of the Partner Institutions. The Board of Examiners may additionally also include an external examiner appointed from an institution external to the Partner Institutions.

(2) Students may be required to take a viva voce examination to defend their dissertation and this may also be conducted using electronic means of communication if so approved by the Board of Studies.