Doctoral Degrees

The Faculty of Engineering awards the academic title of Doktor-Ingenieurin or Doktor-Ingenieur (Dr.-Ing.), or upon application, Doktorin or Doktor der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. Nat.), based on a dissertation (scientific paper) and an oral defence of the doctoral dissertation (disputation). Completion of the doctoral dissertation and the defence of the doctoral dissertation (disputation) shall be accepted as evidence of particular competence for advanced independent scientific work.

More information:

• Doctoral degree Regulations from Aug. 09th 2018 LINK

Application for acceptance as a doctoral student

• Application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate according to §4 of the doctoral regulations PDF
• Supervision agreement for the preparation of a dissertation according to §7 PDF

Application for admission to the doctoral examination procedure (submission of a dissertation)

• Application for admission to the doctoral examination procedure according to §9 of the doctoral degree regulations PDF
• Attachments to the application for admission to the doctoral procedure PDF
• Proposal Secondary reviewers PDF
• Publication of the dissertation according to §20 of the doctoral degree regulations PDF

Old procedures from 2012 until 2018

• Doctoral Degree Regulations 2012 - English Version - for information purposes only. German Original is binding!) PDF
• Application for admission to the doctoral examination procedure according to §8 of the doctoral regulations of 31st August 2012 PDF

    Exceptions for the Faculty of Engineering in accordance with Section 28

• Deviation Section 20 (1): The Faculty Convention made a unanimous decision in the meeting on 16.01.2013, following prior consent by the Doctoral Degree Committee, to undertake the obligation after the disputation has been passed. PDF
• Deviation Section 14 (5): The Faculty Convention made a unanimous decision in the meeting on 23.01.2013, following prior consent by the Doctoral Degree Committee, to deviate from the ‘ceremonial awarding of the certificate’ as per the Doctoral Degree Regulations. PDF

Graduates from universities of applied sciences

It is also possible for graduates from universities of applied sciences with a Diploma qualification to be admitted to a doctoral degree under certain conditions. For more information please refer to the relevant Doctoral Degree Regulations higher up the page.

List of previous Doctoral Degree Procedures

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Habilitation

The Faculty of Engineering provides the opportunity of proving the ability to conduct independent research and teaching at a scientific university by means of a habilitation. With a habilitation, the Faculty of Engineering awards the right to include “habilitatus” (abbreviated to “habil.”) in addition to the doctor’s title if it corresponds to a doctor’s title awarded by the Faculty of Engineering. Habilitation graduates who are not doctoral degree graduates have the right to use the academic title “Dr. habil.”.

Habilitation Regulations for the Faculty of Engineering from 2006

List of previous Habilitation Procedures