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Article 45
A supervisor, whether alone or co-supervising with others, has a
maximum limit of 7 theses they can oversee at once. The Standing
Committee can grant exemptions to this 7-thesis limit, upon the
recommendation of the Department Council and College Council. The
regulations for granting such exemptions must be approved by the
University Council, based on a proposal from the Standing Committee.

The Rule of Implementation for Article 45
A faculty member can supervise a maximum of 4 theses at one
time, and the Executive Management unit has the authority to grant
exceptions to this 4-thesis limit, based on the recommendation of the
Department Council and College Council, and with the Consideration
of an even distribution of supervised theses among the department’s
faculty members.

Article 46
The quorum of supervision for each dissertation for the faculty
member, whether a supervisor or a supervisor assistant, shall be
calculated within the teaching load in accordance with regulations
approved by the University Council based on the proposal of the
Standing Committee.

The Rule of Implementation for Article 46
The teaching load for the primary dissertation supervisor is counted
as 1 hour. The teaching load for a dissertation assistant supervisor is
counted as 0.5 hours (half an hour).

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