Information on doctoral studies at the Faculty of Engineering
The current doctoral regulations of 09. August 2018 are valid:
https://www.studservice.uni-kiel.de/sta/promotionsordnung-mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche-und-technische-fakultaet-englisch.pdf
Doctoral degrees
The Faculty awards a Doctorate in Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.) or in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) on the basis of a scientific paper (dissertation) and an oral examination (defence of the doctoral dissertation – disputation).
Completion of the dissertation and the disputation shall be accepted as evidence of particular competence for advanced independent work in a mathematical, natural scientific or engineering discipline.
Acceptance as a doctoral researcher, Section 4 (1 – 9)
On application, a person who intends to complete a doctoral thesis (applicant) can be accepted by the Faculty as a doctoral researcher (entry into the doctoral degree list). The application for acceptance as a doctoral researcher must be submitted in writing to the Dean. Appropriate evidence that the conditions for acceptance referred to in Paragraph 3 are fulfilled must be submitted together with the application.
The application for acceptance is binding and shall be submitted before the commencement of work on the doctoral project.
Application for acceptance as a doctoral researcher
With your Application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate according to Section 4 of the doctoral regulations Link
The following documents must be submitted:
- Supervision agreement for the preparation of a dissertation according to Section 7 Link
- Master Certificate and Master Transcript (if the degree was obtained abroad, additionally Bachelor Certificate and Bachelor Transcript, all documents translated at least into English) as certified copies.
Foreign degrees are checked for equivalence before admission.
Please submit the complete application in person or in writing:
Dekanat der Technischen Fakultät
Tanja Wengler
Kaiserstraße 2
D-24143 Kiel
or in advance by E-Mail to: dekanat@tf.uni-kiel.de
Application for admission to the doctoral examination procedure Section 9 (1 – 8)
Requirements for admission to the doctoral examination procedure according to Section 7 (1 – 4)
Requirements for the dissertation according to section 8 (1 – 5)
The application to the oral examination procedure Link must be submitted in writing to the Dean.
The following documents must be attached to the application:
1. four copies of the dissertation (bound, e. g. glued) with a signed declaration containing the following information:
a) confirmation that - apart from the supervisor's guidance - the content and design of the thesis is all the doctoral researcher’s own work and only using the sources listed,
b) information on whether the thesis has already been submitted either partially or wholly as part of a doctoral examination procedure to another examining body and whether it has been published or submitted for publication,
c) confirmation that the thesis has been prepared subject to the Rules of Good Scientific Practice of the German Research Foundation,
d) information as to whether an academic degree has ever been withdrawn;
A summary in German and English must also be included.
2. a brief description of the academic career with details of nationality, course of study and number of semesters spent at the individual universities,
3. proof of the studies required in accordance unter Section 7 with the degree certificate and any other university certificates (e. g. Master's certificate and Master's transcript (if the degree was completed abroad, Bachelor's certificate and Bachelor's transcript translated at least into English) as certified copies),
4. a declaration of any previous doctoral attempts, stating the date, the faculty or department and the subject of the thesis;
5. a current certificate of good conduct (not older than 6 months) for submission to an authority (zur Vorlage bei einer Behörde) with the reference: „Promotion“. You can apply for the certificate of good conduct at the town hall or online.
6. a letter from the supervisor with a proposal for two possible reviewers,
7. a letter concerning the doctoral candidate's own contribution to publications that are part of the dissertation (see § 8 paragraph 2). This letter must be signed by the doctoral candidate and the supervisor and
8. the electronic version of the dissertation by e-mail.
Doctoral examination procedure
After reviewing the complete application documents, admission is made by the Dean. First and second reviewers will be asked to prepare their reviews within 6 weeks. A third expert opinion may be required.
Once all reviews have been submitted to the Dean's Office, the reviews and dissertation are displayed for one week during the lecture period and for three weeks during the lecture-free period in the Dean's Office for inspection by the supervisors.
The Dean's Office requests a date for the disputation, which must be agreed with the members of the Examination Board, and invites the Examination Board and the candidate to the disputation and publicizes it throughout the University.
Disputations are open to the university public. Upon justified request, the Doctoral Committee may allow a disputation in a closed session.
Conduct of the disputation section 16 (1 – 9)
The disputation is made up of two sections that are held back-to-back:
1. a presentation by the candidate about the dissertation, lasting around 30 minutes, as well as
2. a discussion following immediately on from this between the candidate and the Examination Committee on the dissertation topic and related subject areas, lasting between 45 and 60 minutes.
Immediately after the disputation, a closed final session of the examination committee shall take place.
At the end of the defense, the examination committee will determine whether the dissertation is ready for publication. If it has not been designated as ready for printing, it will only be determined by the dean after the first assessor has confirmed in writing that the thesis is ready for printing after the required changes have been made.
Once the disputation has been completed, you can view the reviews in the Dean's Office.
Publication of the dissertation section 20 (1 – 3)
As a rule, the dissertation recognized as ready for publication should be delivered to the faculty within one year of the disputation at the latest and made accessible to the academic public in an appropriate manner. This requirement is fulfilled if the candidate delivers the copy required for the examination files to the Dean's Office free of charge and provides confirmation from the University Library that the requirements for publication have been met:
- publication in generally accessible electronic media via the University Library;
- four copies if the essential parts of the thesis are published in a journal, e.g. in the case of cumulative dissertations or;
- two copies if a commercial publisher is responsible for distribution via the book trade and a minimum print run of 150 copies can be proven or
- forty copies in printed or photocopied form for the purpose of distribution;
- two copies in printed form for publication as a "book on demand".
Prior to publication in electronic form, the written consent of the supervisor must be obtained. If electronic publication is not possible for copyright or patent reasons, a summary should be published electronically first. After two years, the entire thesis should be published.
On the pages of the University Library
https://www.ub.uni-kiel.de/en/publishing/publishing/dissertation
you will find information on electronic publication:
https://macau.uni-kiel.de/content/publish/dissertation.xml
and the checklist "Publishing dissertations":
https://www.ub.uni-kiel.de/de/publizieren/publizieren/bilder/checkliste-dissertationen_en
After the dissertation has been published correctly via the University Library - Dissertation Office - Leibnizstraße 9, D-24118 Kiel, you and the Dean's Office will receive the corresponding confirmation from the Dissertation Office. Please send the printed copy of the published dissertation for the examination file to the Dean's Office. Only then can the doctoral certificate be issued to you.
Doctoral certificate section 21 (1 – 3)
The doctoral certificate is issued in German with the addition of the Latin predicates. In addition to the original certificate, two certified copies are issued.
After completion, the certificates can be picked up at the Dean's Office or sent to your private address.
You are not allowed to use the doctoral degree until you have received the doctoral certificate. Before this you may not use the degree in any form, not even as Dr. des.
General information
Please inform the Dean's Office if your address changes.
Termination of a doctorate section 5 (7)
In justified cases, both supervisors and doctoral researchers shall be entitled to terminate the supervision relationship, be it by mutual consent or independently. In non-consensual cases, the respective Doctoral Degree Committee decides on how to proceed on application, after both parties have been heard. The Doctoral Degree Committee must be informed of the mutual termination, citing corresponding grounds. If you terminate the doctoral procedure prematurely, please inform the Dean's Office in writing, stating the reason.
Address Dean's Office
Dekanat der Technischen Fakultät
Tanja Wengler
Kaiserstraße 2
D-24143 Kiel
Telefon: 0431/880-6001
e-mail: tw@tf.uni-kiel.de oder dekanat@tf.uni-kiel.de
Dean of the Faculty of Engineering: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard Koch
Vice Dean: Prof. Dr. Martina Gerken
Vice Dean: Prof. Dr. Lorenz Kienle
Doctoral Committee
WS 2022/2023 bis WS 2023/2024
| Members |
Substitutes |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard Koch (Vorsitz) |
|
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Pachnicke |
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Trieschmann |
| Prof. Dr. Matthias Renz |
Prof. Dr. Dirk Nowotka |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Wulfinghoff |
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Franz Faupel |
| Dr. rer. nat. Oliver Riemenschneider |
Dr.-Ing. Frank Daschner |
| PD Dr. Henning Schnoor |
PD Dr. Frank Huch |
| Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Holger Kersten (MNF) |
Prof. Dr. Steffen Börm |
