Article 22

1. The dissertation shall comprise either a scholarly thesis on a particular subject or a number of separate scholarly papers, all or some of which have already been published in the form of articles and which demonstrate sufficient mutual coherence.
2. An article written by several authors may be accepted as part of the dissertation if, according to a written statement by the supervisor, the doctoral candidate made an essential contribution to the article.
3. If the dissertation consists of a number of separate scholarly papers, the doctoral candidate shall write an introduction or a conclusion, in which he/she explains the relationship between the papers.
4. A minimum of eight and a maximum of eleven propositions shall be appended to the dissertation. Four of these propositions must be related to the topic of the dissertation. Four other propositions must be related to the field of science of the doctoral candidate, but not the topic of the dissertation. Any other propositions need not have any relationship with either the topic of the dissertation or the candidate’s field of science. The supervisor needs to agree with the propositions.

Article 23

1. The dissertation and the propositions shall be written in Dutch or in English, or - with the approval of the Board of Deans - in another language.
2. If the dissertation is written in Dutch, a translation of the title and a summary of the contents in English shall be appended. If the dissertation is written in English, at least the title and a summary of the contents in Dutch shall be appended.
3. If the dissertation is written in a language other than Dutch or English, at least the title and a summary of the contents shall be translated into Dutch and English.

Article 24

1. The dissertation shall comprise:
   a. a title page, conforming to example 8 in Chapter 11 of the model appended to the present regulations, stating the surname and first name(s) of the author;
   b. a table of contents;
   c. the required indices. If the supervisor has agreed that no subject index be included, the dissertation should have a detailed table of contents;
   d. an introduction, placing the research in the context of other related research at both national and international level;
   e. the scholarly dissertation;
   f. a general discussion, which includes a reasoned representation of the doctoral candidate’s point of view in respect of the main topic, or the most important topics of his/her dissertation.
2. The reverse of the title page shall only include the following details:
   a. the name of the supervisor;
   b. the names of any co-supervisors;
   c. the names of the members of the Assessment Committee;
   d. the names of organizations that made a financial contribution to the completion of the dissertation.
3. With the explicit permission of the Board of Deans or the Rector of the university, additions can be made to the dissertation that lie outside the framework of scholarly dissertations in the strictest sense. Additions of a commercial nature are not permitted.

Article 25

The dissertation shall include a brief curriculum vitae of the doctoral candidate, including the following:

a. his or her date and place of birth;

b. the period in which he/she completed pre-university or similar education;

c. the period and the nature of the training received for the diploma, as referred to in Article 2;

d. any comments made on the diplomas awarded;

e. data in respect of any professional practice after completion of the training, referred to under c;

f. the name of any institution (or comparable organization) in which research was carried out;

g. other relevant information (such as academic awards for work carried out).

Article 26

1. The dissertation shall be printed, or if the nature of the dissertation does not prevent it, copied in some other way.
2. In the case of a joint dissertation, as meant in Article 7, the provisions of Articles 24 and 25 shall apply equally to each of the doctoral candidates.

Article 27 [this article is not yet verified]

1. No later than four weeks before the graduation date the candidate supplies a digital version of the thesis with the theses of the Council of Deans. The candidate includes the following files:
   a. The thesis (PDF)
   b. propositions (PDF)
   c. the summary (PDF)
   d. The cover (JPG).
2. No later than three weeks before the graduation date the candidate supplies 10 copies of the thesis with the propositions inserted by the Secretariat of the Council of Deans.
   If the thesis is not printed, the candidate supplies at the public hearing  -referred to in Article 30 paragraph 1- several copies of the dissertation with the proposiotions in print to the Secretariat of the Council of Deans.
   The candidate will then receive a form to apply for compensation (the amount is to be determented by the Council of Deans) for the copies that were supplied to the University.
3. The Secretariat of the Council of Deans shall ensure timely dispatch of the thesis to
   a. The Dean of the Faculty
   b. Executive Board
4. The candidate is responsible for the timely dispatch of the thesis and propositions to the members of the doctoral committee.