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):
- Letter of application to the dean 's office (indication of desired doctoral degree, provisional working title)
- Data sheet
Please pay attention to the supervision rights of the professors. - Curriculum vitae (complete, in tabular form)
- Certificates and transcripts of previous university degrees (officially notarized)
- Exposé
- Supervisor agreement
- Declaration under oath (principles of scientific practice and doctoral procedure)
- Cooperation agreement between supervising institutions*
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."
Content of the Exposé
| Outline Point | The Information | Number of Pages | |
| 1 | Title Page | Working title, university, department, institute, names of supervisors, name / contact details of author | exclusive |
| 2 | Short Description | 3-4 lines on the topic: short - simple - objective (appears on website when doctoral studies are listed) | 10 - 15 pages |
| 3 | Table of Contents | ||
| 4 | Selected Problem / Choice of Topic |
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| 5 | State of Research |
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| 6 | Research Question / Aim of the Work (derived from Problem Definition) |
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| 7 | Research Design |
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| 8 | Timetable and Work Plan |
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| 9 | List of Literature/Sources | exclusive |
Current State: October 2024