Master Program

Ph.D. Program

Thesis Committee  

The thesis committee shall consist of at least 3 members as follows:

· Principal advisor: The principal advisor must be an SIIT faculty member in the corresponding or a related academic program.

· A co-advisor (if any): The co-advisor must be an SIIT or TU faculty member, or an expert outside TU, with a doctoral degree or equivalent, or with an academic rank of at least associate professor in the corresponding or a related academic program.

· Expert outside TU: The expert outside TU must hold a doctoral degree or equivalent, with an academic rank of at least assistant professor, or must have an academic rank of associate professor or higher.

· Other thesis committee members: Other thesis committee members shall be either SIIT or TU faculty members with a doctoral degree or equivalent, or an academic rank of associate professor or higher.

The number of the thesis committee members who are not the principal advisor or the co-advisor shall not be fewer than the number of those who are the principal advisor or the co-advisor.

The number of the thesis committee members who are SIIT or TU faculty members must not be fewer than the number of those who are experts outside TU. 

The above thesis committee shall also serve as the committee for both the proposal and final thesis defenses. However, the chairpersons of both defenses must not be the principal advisor or co-advisor.

Thesis Committee

The thesis committee shall consist of at least 5 members as follows: 

·  Principal advisor: The principal advisor must be an SIIT faculty member in the corresponding or a related academic program.

·  A co-advisor (if any): The co-advisor must be an SIIT or TU faculty member, or an expert outside TU, with a doctoral degree or equivalent, or with an academic rank of at least associate professor in the corresponding or a related academic program.

·  Expert outside TU: The expert outside TU must hold a doctoral degree or equivalent, or must have an academic rank of associate professor or higher.

·  Other thesis committee members: Other thesis committee members shall be either SIIT or TU faculty members with a doctoral degree or equivalent, or an academic rank of associate professor or higher.

The number of the thesis committee members who are not the principal advisor or the co-advisor shall not be fewer than the number of those who are the principal advisor or the co-advisor.

The number of the thesis committee members who are SIIT or TU faculty members must not be fewer than the number of those who are experts outside TU.

The above thesis committee shall also serve as the committee for both the proposal and final thesis defenses. However, the chairpersons of both defenses must be the expert outside TU.

External Examiner

The SIIT Academic Review and Rank Assessment Committee (ARRAC) shall appoint an expert outside TU with a doctoral degree and an academic rank of professor, who is not the thesis committee member, to serve as an external examiner.