A graduate student is awarded a doctoral degree by the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering upon completing the required course of study and successfully writing and defending her/his Ph.D. thesis, as described in detail below.  The student is awarded a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. The maximum duration allowed for completion of the Ph.D. degree is set by the University regulations.

Advising of students is carried out throughout the PhD program. The schedule of advising is as follows:

• Academic advisor - meets with student prior to first registration to plan first semester of study;
• Research advisor - selected by student prior to registering for the second semester;
• Dissertation committee - formed by the student and his advisor prior to submitting a dissertation proposal and consists of at least three members: the research advisor, one MME faculty member, and one other member (Ph.D. degree holder or equivalent) from inside or outside the University of Cyprus. Furthermore, the Graduate Studies Committee should be represented in the dissertation committee by one member.
• Examining Committee - consists of the members of the Dissertation Committee, one member coming from another Department of the University of Cyprus, or another University of Research Centre and one member coming from another University of Research Centre. All members must hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent.

This schedule ensures that students are well advised and actively engaged in research from the early   stages of their program.