Promotional intention

According to PromRahmO §6, paragraph 2, indent 6, electronic registration is required. However, until a technical solution has been implemented, please submit the following documents by e-mail (Dean's office):

  1. Letter of application to the dean 's office (indication of desired doctoral degree, provisional working title)
  2. Data sheet
    Please pay attention to the supervision rights of the professors.
  3. Curriculum vitae (complete, in tabular form)
  4. Certificates and transcripts of previous university degrees (officially notarized)
  5. Exposé
  6. Supervisor agreement
  7. Declaration under oath (principles of scientific practice and doctoral procedure)
  8. Cooperation agreement between supervising institutions*

* Necessary for universities and equivalent higher education institutions in Germany and for higher education institutions with the right to award doctorates abroad / highly desirable for universities of applied sciences in Germany

Application and processing deadline

Your application with all documents is first submitted to the Doctoral Committee and then submitted to the Faculty Council on the following meeting date.

After submission, your registration will be reviewed by the faculty council within up to three months. You will be informed of the result.

If the faculty accepts the application, the day of acceptance is considered the start of the doctoral phase and you will receive your doctoral degree.

Enrolment of doctoral students

According to the Brandenburg Higher Education Act, all doctoral students are required to enrol. If you do not wish to enrol, please note the following on the supplementary form (page 2): "If an enrolment as doctoral candidate should not be wanted, this must be declared in written form. / If an enrolment as doctoral candidate should not be wanted, this must be declared in written form."