To further strengthen the quality assurance and supervision system of graduate education, enhance the quality of doctoral dissertations, and standardize the management of degree conferral processes, all doctoral students must undergo a pre-defense before their final dissertation defense. According to the "Provisional Measures for Pre-Defense of Doctoral Dissertations at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)," the following requirements are set forth for each academic unit to carry out the pre-defense process:

1. Timeline: The doctoral pre-defense must be completed at least two months before the similarity check of the dissertation and should not be scheduled in the same semester as the formal defense.

2. Eligibility Criteria for Applying for Pre-Defense

(1) Completion of Coursework: The student must have completed all courses and other training requirements stipulated in the curriculum and obtained the required credits.

(2) Dissertation Draft Completion: The student must have passed the doctoral dissertation proposal review, completed the writing of the dissertation, and ensured that the word count exceeds 90,000 Chinese characters( Around 70,000 English Words).

(3) Approval by Advisor: The doctoral dissertation must have been reviewed and approved by the advisor, who agrees to recommend the student for pre-defense.

3. Organization and Management: According to the "Provisional Measures for Pre-Defense of Doctoral Dissertations at UIBE," the specific arrangements will be made by the college, with announcements made at least three days in advance. Before organizing the pre-defense, the college must review the "Application Form for Pre-Defense of Doctoral Dissertation" for each student. Students whose applications have not been approved by their advisors cannot participate in the pre-defense.To ensure the quality of doctoral dissertations, the pre-defense panel should consist of no fewer than five members, including at least two external experts. Each doctoral candidate's pre-defense session should last no less than one hour. The advisor is not allowed to participate in the voting.

4. System Operations: Doctoral students must submit their pre-defense applications and upload their dissertations and the "Application Form for Pre-Defense of Doctoral Dissertation" through the "Pre-Defense Management" module in the "Graduate Comprehensive Management Information System."College administrator will promptly review the pre-defense applications and update the pre-defense results in the system.

http://gmis.uibe.edu.cn/graduate/index.do

5. Important Notes

(1) Submission Deadline: Doctoral students should submit their pre-defense applications in the system according to the specified time frame set by the college.

(2) Pre-Defense as a Prerequisite: Passing the pre-defense is a prerequisite for submitting an application for the formal defense.

(3) Completion Deadline: Colleges must complete the doctoral pre-defense work by Dec.25th, 2025.

6. Establishment of Internal Review Mechanism for Doctoral Dissertations: To strengthen the quality management of doctoral dissertations, the college establishes a college-level thesis quality supervision group and implement an internal review mechanism. After the pre-defense, the group will provide at least three modification suggestions for dissertations listed on the "Self-Check List for Doctoral Thesis Risks" and evaluate the modifications. If the evaluation does not pass, the degree application will be deferred.

7. Notice on Strengthening the Management of Doctoral Dissertation Writing Process

https://yjsy.uibe.edu.cn/cms/infoSingleArticle.do?articleId=7298&columnId=2064

Attachment 1 ：Pre-Defense Management System User Manual

Attachment 2：Supervisor's Evaluation Report