Doctorate Forms

This version of September 29, 2021 applies immediately to all current and prospective doctoral candidates.

This version of March 26, 2024 was published in the Mitteilungsblatt Nr. 04/2024 and applies to all current and prospective doctoral candiates starting April 5, 2024.

Unofficial reading version of March 20, 2024 based on the “Dritte Satzung zur Änderungen der Promotionsordnung der Gesamtfakultät” (Third statute of regulations for the conferral of a doctoral degree).

2017 flyer on how to get involved in the representation of doctoral students.

Finding a doctoral advisor and jointly filling and signing this form is the first mandatory step in the process.

Please make sure you understand the details of the procedure before submitting this form.

Submit with your registration as doctoral student at the university

A partial list of degrees and conditions necessary or sufficient for acceptance as a doctoral candidate

Required from Computer Science applicants whose degree and background is in a different field

Submit if your project extends beyond 4 years of initial acceptance

Required from the doctoral candidate

Request from the doctoral advisor

Please be aware that you must not use the University Seal on any page of your (doctoral) theses. Currently, the German template is to be used for both the German and English version.

Includes statement of originality and consent to electronic verification of good scientific practice

Includes a list of possible examiners from the Faculty

to be filled and signed by the University Library or an external publisher

use to entrust a third party with collecting the doctoral certificate if you are unable to do so yourself.