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The PhD regulations set the framework for the doctoral education and your enrollment in the PhD program. Under these regulations, you are required to enter into separate agreements covering your supervision and any employment or financial contributions from external parties. These agreements should be signed as soon as possible after your enrollment is confirmed.

Agreement on Academic Supervision and Intellectual Property Rights

All PhD candidates must sign an agreement on academic supervision. This agreement is made between you, your supervisors, and the faculty, and covers both the terms of your supervision and the ownership of intellectual property arising from your doctoral work.

Agreement on Academic Supervision and Intellectual Property Rights (PDF to download)

Agreement for external PhD candidates

If you are not employed by NTNU, an additional agreement must be signed between you, NTNU, and the relevant external party. This agreement with external parties supplements the Agreement on Academic Supervision and Intellectual Property Rights and covers the funding and other conditions of your doctoral work.

Agreement between external party, NTNU and PhD candidate on the implementation of doctoral education (PDF)

How to submit

Complete the agreements and submit them to your faculty as soon as possible after enrollment following the faculty's standard procedures. Note that the agreement period matches your funding period and is automatically extended to cover statutory leave and sick leave.