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Faculty 1 Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Doctorates

Regulation for Doctorates

Applications for the opening of doctoral procedures

  • Application documents: checklist

  • The submission of applications occurs in two steps:

    1.

    Please send your electronic application consisting of

    • Application letter to the dean, copies of certificates, curriculum vitae and all declarations in a pdf file and

    • a pdf version of your dissertation

    for the formal pre-examination to fakultaet1+qualifikation(at)b-tu.de

    2.

    After the pre-examination, applications for the opening of a doctoral procedure with all original documents should be submitted to the Dean's Office of Faculty 1.

    Please send your documents either by post to

    BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg
    Dean's Office of Faculty 1
    Educational Building 1A
    Room 115
    Konrad-Zuse-Straße 1
    03046 Cottbus

      or submit your documents personally to Ms. Mareike Weber (pre-registration by telephone 0355 69 2432 is required).

      If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Inna Spivak
      (Tel .: +49(0) 355 69 3970, HB 3.34 (by appointment)).
       
    1. Templates:
       

    Application as doctoral candidate

    Application documents:

    1. Registration form for the application as doctoral candidate of Faculty 1
    2. Copies of certificates of former academic degrees including
      • Copies of your original higher education entrance qualification (e.g. high school diploma or German Abitur certificate)
      • Copies of certificates and transcripts of records from prior university degrees
      • Additionally for applicants with foreign university degrees:.If the original certificate or transcript of record is not in English or German, then you will need to also submit a certified translation to German or English from a sworn translator.
    3. Declarations  concerning former applications (see  §6 (3)  4 and 5 of the General Regulations for Dotorates)
    4. Declaration about the knowledge of Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice
    5. Curriculum Vitae

    Please submit  applications for admission as a doctoral student only electronically.

    Electronic applications should be sent in only one pdf-file with all documents mentioned under 1.-5. to fakultaet1+qualifikation(at)b-tu.de.

    If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Inna Spivak
    (Tel.: +49(0) 355 69 3970, HB 3.34 (by appointment)).

    The International Relations Office verifies for foreign applicants the fulfilment of the formal assumptions for the admission to a doctorate.

    The faculty council will decide about the admission as a doctoral candidate and inform the candidate and the International Relations Office about the decision. Than the candidates become an official admission letter from the  International Relations Office with all information concerning the enrollment as phd-student.

    Cotutelle-Doctorates