My Way of Supervising Graduate Theses 

The thesis is the student’s, not the supervisor’s. The supervisor will not write it; the student will.

The student must be fully aware of the deadlines and regulations set by the Institute (of Social Sciences or for International Relations and Strategic Research). This knowledge will guide them through the thesis writing process.

Once the supervisor-student relationship is agreed upon, the student must participate in an initial orientation session. During this session, the supervisor covers the basics of research methodology, ethics, and specific expectations. Following the orientation, the student must submit a research proposal and research plan for the thesis.

The student will visit the supervisor monthly to present the developments. The student must submit a brief written update before each meeting. If two monthly visits are missed in a row without any valid excuse, the supervision process will be terminated.

The student must follow the supervisor’s and jury members’ comments. If comments are not addressed systematically, the supervision process will be terminated.

The student will hand in the thesis two months before its defense, at the latest. The supervisor will read the thesis line by line and provide timely and useful feedback.

The supervisor will not tolerate a hastily concluded or cobbled-together thesis, which will result in an outright rejection of the thesis.