FAQ Final Thesis

The allocation process is done on 15 February and 15 July each year. You can start working on your thesis until the next registration deadline (for example, if you register on 15 February you can start work on your thesis up until 15 July).

• Each student gives 5 preferences. Even the fifth preference is a preference, although it is a weak one. The following then applies: Better to have an examiner who was your fifth preference than an examiner without any preference!

• Students are assigned such that all students receive an examiner with the highest possible preference.

• An attempt is made to assign students who do not receive their first preference to the examiner who they listed as their second preference and not the examiner with the least demand. Then comes the examiner they listed as their third preference, etc.

• With the optimization of the allocation process, it is ensured that students cannot benefit by trading examiners.

After the registration deadline, it usually only takes a few days until the students are notified. Professors who are in high demand for the Bachelor's thesis can offer additional spots. This coordination process among the examiners has taken around a week for past allocation processes.

No. After you have been assigned a professor, you contact the department and then register the Bachelor's thesis after a discussion with the professor.

It does not matter when you register. Whether you enter your preferences in the KVS at the start or end of the registration period does not influence the allocation process.

No. For one examiner, you have to decide for the area of specialization or ABWL or AVWL.

If two students with the same preferences are assigned different professors, this is due to the limited number of Bachelor's theses that the professors can supervise. If the capacities of a professor are full, then the selection of students with the same preferences is done randomly.

The reason for this effect, which seems surprising at first glance, is the limited capacities of the examiners. A professor typically does not supervise more than 15 students. If many students choose an examiner as their first preference for their Bachelor's thesis, the examiner will not be able to supervise all of these students. The students who are not assigned to that examiner are then supervised by another examiner, who the students listed with a lower preference.

When looking at the entirety of all students, it is better for these students to be supervised by another examiner, but this means that this examiner may not be able to supervise all students who listed him as their first preference. If the process were changed and an examiner were first to be assigned only students who listed him as their first preference - insofar as capacities allow, then many more students would receive an examiner they listed with a lower preference or even an examiner they did not list as a preference at all.

In this case, you will once again have to register with the KVS for the allocation process in the following semester.

Currently, you are not at a disadvantage if you choose to do this. However, if a lot of students register for a Bachelor's thesis in the next semester, then it is possible that those registering for the first time are given preference for your choices.