In which cases will the university terminate my studies?

In the event that you fail to meet the obligations set out in the MU Study and Examination Regulations, the faculty will terminate your studies for failure to meet the requirements. This may occur in the following cases:

• you fail to re-enrol in your studies within the time limit set after the interruption of your studies (Article 10, paragraph 3 and 4 of the SER),
• you do not meet the conditions for enrolment in the next semester (Article 12 of the SER) or the conditions for study in the doctoral programme (Article 30, paragraph 1 of the SER),
• the maximum period of study expires (Article 12, paragraph 1c of the SER or Article 29 of the SER for doctoral programmes),
• you unsuccessfully take the state final examination while exhausting all the deadlines (Article 22 of the SER) or the regular and remedial deadlines of the state doctoral examination or dissertation defence (Article 32 or Article 33 of the SER),
• you do not fulfil the conditions for access to the state final examination according to Article 23, paragraph 6 of the SER or Article 24, paragraph 7 of the SER
• you fail to fulfil the obligations arising from your individual study plan in your doctoral programme (Article 30, paragraph 8 of the SER)

How will I know if my studies will be terminated for not meeting the requirements?

First, the faculty will send you an electronic invitation to comment on the documentation for graduation. You must do so no later than 5 days after receipt of this invitation. The invitation to comment you receive should indicate how you can comment. If you receive the invitation electronically via the MU IS office, you should be able to make your comments by the same means. Alternatively, you can send your statement by e-mail to the relevant Faculty International Office or Faculty Office for Studies (depends on the faculty) and put 'Statement on documentation for graduation' in the subject line, or you can deliver your statement to this office in person.

In your statement, give reasons why you should not have your studies terminated. However, you must properly substantiate all arguments. Keep in mind that you cannot argue ex post something that was already known to you at the beginning of the semester, or during the semester, or during the examination period, i.e. before the office's review of your studies revealed that you had not fulfilled the obligations of the past semester.

Based on your statement, the dean will then decide whether the procedure for terminating your studies will be halted and you will be able to continue your studies. However, if you do not respond to the notice or do not indicate any circumstances that might change the termination procedure, the dean will issue a written decision to terminate your studies.

You have the right to appeal against this decision – within 30 days of receiving it. If you do not appeal, your studies will be terminated on the 31st day after the date of delivery of the termination decision.

If you do appeal, your studies will be terminated only on the date of receipt of the rector's decision, who will first review your case (see Section 68 of the Higher education act).

How do I write an appeal against a termination decision?

As each person raises their own individual grounds in their appeal, there is no single form of appeal.

However, we recommend that the text is brief and clear and that the reasons you give are properly documented (e.g. if you mention health problems, these should be supported by a medical report, etc.).

The extent of the appeal has no bearing on the rector's decision. Only the dean can grant an exception to the study regulations; the rector (by law) does not have this option; the rector only examines whether the faculty's decision-making has been in accordance with the regulations (Section 68, paragraph 6 of the Higher education act).