The Doctoral Academic Committee was set up to:

• evaluate and present for Senate’s approval doctoral programmes recommended by Faculties/Institutes/Schools boards, including applications, requests to transfer from M.Phil. to Ph.D., including the composition of boards assigned to assess submitted work, and thesis examination
• evaluate and present for Senate’s approval requests to formally restrict open access of specific doctoral theses
• participate in the process of evaluating the quality of doctoral programmes, and
• manage other academic matters related to the delivery of doctoral studies that are not assigned to other offices. 

Term of Appointment:
1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

Composition of the Committee

Chair
Professor Joseph M Cacciottolo, Pro-Rector for Academic Affairs

Vice-Chair
Professor Nicholas Vella, Director of the Doctoral School

Members
Professor Inġ. Maurice Apap, Deputy Director of the Doctoral School
Professor Inġ. Simon Fabri, Pro-Rector for Research & Knowledge Transfer
Professor Dominic Fenech
Dr Marie Louise Mangion
Professor Odette Vassallo
Academic Registrar (acting also as secretary)

Doctoral School
Information for the Doctoral Academic Committee members [Intranet]