Thesis

Last modified: 27. March 2025

Statements and information

Guide for graduating students on submitting Thesis/master’s thesis, or portfolio (PDF)

Declaration on authenticity and public assess of final essay/thesis/mater’s thesis/portfolio (word)

Statement on consultation pratices (word)

Request for Confidentiality (word)

Technical Instructions to Reviewers (PDF)

Deadlines for Final Thesis / Master Degree submission Final Thesis / Master Degree submission

Deadline to request thesis admission: 15 April 2025 (Tuesday) midnight

Decision on the admission made by the Supervisor: 16 April 2025 (Wednesday) 10.00 o’clock, in case of late submission of the Thesis: 23 April 2025 (Wednesday) 10.00 o’clock

Deadline for uploading the Thesis: 17 April 2025 (Thursday) 12.00 o’clock,
Deadline for late uploading: 24 April 2025 (Thursday) 12.00 o’clock.

Deadline for identity check/plagiarism check made by the Supervisor: 5 days after submission, 3 days after late submission.

Deadline for assigning reviewers to the Thesis: 29 April 2025 (Tuesday), in case of late submission 5 May 2025 (Monday)

Deadline for the evaluation of the Thesis (deadline for notification of the evaluation): 2 June 2025 (Monday)

Thesis preparation guide

Effective: from 1 September 2023 for students enrolled in bachelor, master, higher vocational education and undivided one-tier programmes, who submit their thesis from the academic year 2023/24. For final examinations in the autumn semester of the academic year 2023/24 for papers started before the academic year 2023/24, the use of the guidelines is recommended but not compulsory. For the students concerned, the essay may be based on the previously valid (previous faculty) guidelines.

MATE Uniform thesis / dissertation / portfolio guidelines (PDF)

Annexes to the guide

Annex 1: Mandatory data elements for the sources used and their indication (PDF)
Annex 2: Recommended timetable for the preparation of the thesis (PDF)
Annex 3: Specific requirements for certain areas
     Annex 3.3: Specific requirements in the field of technical education (PDF)
     Annex 3.4: Specific requirements in the field of art and art mediation training (Rippl-Rónai Institute of Art) (PDF)
     Annex 3.6: Specific requirements in the field of landscape, landscape gardening and town and country planning
     (Institute of Landscape Architecture, Town and Urban Planning and Horticultural Gardening) (PDF)
Annex 4: Mandatory forms to be used
     Annex 4.1: Consultation declaration (PDF)
     Annex 4.2: Declaration of public access and authenticity of the thesis/dissertation/portfolio (PDF)
Annex 5: External and internal title page
     Annex 5.1: Title page (PDF)
     Annex 5.2: Table of contents (abstract) (PDF)
Annex 6: Evaluation sheets
     Annex 6.1: Evaluation form for the fields of agriculture, humanities, economics, technology, teacher training and social sciences (XLSX)
     Annex 6.2: Evaluation sheet for Institute of Technology courses (XLSX)
     Annex 6.3: Evaluation form for art and art mediation bachelor courses (Rippl-Rónai Art Institute) (XLSX)
     Annex 6.4: Master of Arts and Master of Arts Diploma Thesis Evaluation Form (Rippl-Rónai Institute of Art) (XLSX)
     Annex 6.5: Master's thesis evaluation form for Master's degree courses in the arts (Rippl-Rónai Institute of Art) (XLSX)
     Annex 6.10: Evaluation form for the Diploma in Landscape Architecture and Garden Design (XLSX)
Annex 7: Technical Institute worksheet (PDF)

Editable document samples

Title page (word)
Table of contents (abstract) (word)
Technical Institute worksheet (word)

Mandatory forms to be used

Consultation declaration (word)
Declaration of public access and authenticity of the thesis/dissertation/portfolio (word)