As part of the doctoral procedure, the doctoral candidate demonstrates their ability to carry out independent academic work.
In principle, the doctoral degree is awarded by a university or an equivalent institution of higher education. These universities therefore have the right to award doctorates. Universities of applied sciences offer the option of a cooperative doctorate, which means that professors from universities of applied sciences may participate in the doctoral process as supervisors, reviewers and examiners.
The conditions and requirements of the doctorate are regulated by the respective doctoral regulations of the universities or individual faculties. The doctoral candidate enrols as a doctoral student in accordance with the requirements of the respective university. This includes the respective semester fee and, in return, the semester ticket and student ID card. FH graduates may be subject to special admission requirements, such as a better average grade or the completion of a viva voce.
If all examinations have been passed, the university or the faculty authorised by the university to award doctorates will award the academic degree of "Doktor" - supplemented by the respective subject area, e.g. Dr. rer. nat.
For the arrangements with the second supervisor at our university, you will find the supervision agreement with milestone and work plan as an appendix. The completed supervision agreement submitted to the Vice-Rector for Research entitles you to access the university's internal funding programme for early career researchers and research funding.
The doctoral procedure usually consists of the following sections:
- Selection of a doctoral topic/search for a supervisor ("Doktorvater")
- When you first make contact, you should submit your CV and, if possible, a short synopsis of the prospective topic
- Application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate at the Dean's Office (not everywhere)
- Acceptance as a doctoral candidate (notification) or admission to the doctoral procedure
- Enrolment as a doctoral student (not obligatory)
- Preparation of the dissertation
- Application by the doctoral candidate to open the doctoral procedure (submission of the dissertation)
- Opening of the doctoral procedure
- Decision of the examination committee on the acceptance of the thesis
- Interpretation of the thesis within the faculty
- Oral examination/disputation
- Determination of readiness for printing
- Publication of the thesis
- Presentation of the doctoral certificate
Counselling and support
For further advice and support, write to promotionhs-nbde or get in touch with the contact person in the relevant department.
Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences has drawn up a strategy paper to support early career researchers, which lists the framework conditions available and the support services offered: Strategy paper on strengthening early career researchers. The supervision agreement with attached milestone planning enables access to the university's internal funding programmes (research funding and support for early career researchers).
