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2.2.1 External Examiner – Criteria and Conflict of Interest
The external examiner should be an impartial scholar with recognized expertise in the thesis research area, typically with a faculty appointment at a PhD degree-granting university. In addition, it is necessary that they be at arm’s length from the candidate, from the supervisor(s) and from ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University. To guarantee the impartiality of the external examiner, the following conditions should be met:

âš«The external examiner should have no family ties, financial ties or close professional ties to the candidate or the supervisor(s) in the six years prior to the oral defence;
âš«The external examiner should have neither held an appointment at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University nor be a member of the joint institutes with the University of Ottawa in the six years prior to the oral defence;
âš«The external examiner should have no prior supervisory relationship with the candidate or with the supervisor(s) in the six years prior to the oral defence;
âš«The external examiner should not have been a principal co-author or close research collaborator with the candidate or with the supervisor(s) in the six years prior to the oral defence.
âš«The external examiner and the candidate should have no direct communication from the date of the submission of the dissertation to the date of the oral defence.