Completing the doctorate

After submitting the dissertation, there is an oral defense and then the work is published.

It is recommended that students go to the Graduate Academy for information about the procedure in this last phase of the doctorate in a timely manner.

Doctoral candidates
Graduate Academy
  • Accepting the application to open the doctoral proceedings
  • Formal review of the application
  • Processing in DOCATA
  • Forwarding to Faculty
Faculty
  • Subject-area review of application
  • Decision on opening the doctoral proceedings, appointing the reviewers and the examination board (depending on the Faculty and doctoral regulations, this could include different committees)
Graduate Academy
  • Requirements for the reviewers’ reports
    Faculty A: 6 weeks or 3 months for the report (depending on doctoral degree regulations)
    Faculty N: 4 weeks for the report
    Faculty W: 6 weeks or 3 months for the report (depending on doctoral degree regulations)
Graduate Academy
  • After recommendation to accept the dissertation for the circulation procedure (internal faculty viewing of the work and reviews by the professors and private lecturers)
    Faculty A: 2 weeks
    Faculty N: 2 weeks
    Faculty W: 2 weeks, in the lecture-free period 2-6 weeks (depending on doctoral degree regulations)
Doctoral candidates
  • Agreement on examination date with the examiners
  • Condition: At least 14 days after the end of the circulation procedure
Examination Board
  • Acceptance of examination (colloquium / oral defense) and determining the final grade
  • Issuing in the temporary doctoral degree certificate (and the form “Permission to print”)
Doctoral candidates
  • If applicable, revise the dissertation
  • have supervisor sign permission to print
  • publish work and submit required copies to KIM (within one year of the oral exam)
Important information from KIM on publishing doctoral dissertations in:
Graduate Academy
  • After receiving signed permission to print and mandatory copies: Obtaining declaration of conformity from supervisor (that printed copies conform to the version reviewed)
  • Issuing the doctoral degree certificate and obtaining signatures of the Dean and President

The Graduate Academy staff accept the Application for Opening the Doctoral Proceedings that was completed in DOCATA and printed out.

Faculty A: Letters A - E Ms. Hawlitschek
Faculty A: Letters F - Z Ms. Kuhn-Giovannini
Faculty N: Ms. Hawlitschek
Faculty W: Ms. Hawlitschek

You must include all documents required by the doctoral degree regulations when submitting the application. The application can be created with DOCATA.

Both the application for opening the doctoral examination process and the necessary attachments should initially be submitted digitally. The application and attachments should be compiled in one PDF file and sent together with the PDF file of the dissertation by email to ga@uni-hohenheim.de.

In addition, a printout of the documents with original signatures must be submitted promptly by postal mail to the Graduate Academy.

Information on applications for the opening of a doctoral examination procedure

Due to the current lack of personnel, the Graduate Academy has offered group consultation appointments since September for the submission of the documents for opening the doctoral examination process, where you will receive all the essential information and can ask your questions. We would also like to refer you to the extensive information on the homepage of the Graduate Academy. Please read this information before the consultation or submission deadline!

The next advising dates

(for monographs and cumulative dissertations):

  • Tues, 23 January 2024 | 2 p.m., digitally on Zoom
  • Tues, 20 February 2024 | 2 p.m., digitally on Zoom
  • Tues, 5 March 2024 | 2 p.m., digitally on Zoom
  • Tues, 26 March 2024 | 2 p.m., digitally on Zoom
  • Tues, 14 May 2024 | 2 p.m., digitally on Zoom
  • Tues, 25 June 2024 | 2 p.m., digitally on Zoom

Further advising dates will follow soon.

The advising sessions generally take place online as group sessions.

Please register for the consultation by email.

Current submission deadlines (at the Graduate Academy) for the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

  • Tuesday, 6 February 2024, for the doctoral committee meeting on 5 March 2024
  • Wednesday, 20 March 2024, for the doctoral committee meeting on 17 April 2024
  • Wednesday, 17 April 2024, for the doctoral committee meeting on 15 May 2024
  • Wednesday, 5 June 2024, for the doctoral committee meeting on 3 July 2024
  • Tuesday, 9 July 2024, for the doctoral committee meeting on 6 August 2024

Important information

The complete application documents must be submitted to the Graduate Academy  at least 20 working days before the respective meeting date.  

Please read the information sheet for the opening of the doctoral examination procedure and please use the sample cover sheet from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. You will find both under "Doctoral Regulations and Forms".

Your Graduate Academy Team

If you have any further questions, please contact Ms. Kuhn-Giovannini or Ms. Hawlitschek.

Due to the current lack of personnel, the Graduate Academy has offered group consultation appointments since September for the submission of the documents for the opening of the doctoral procedure, where you will receive all the essential information and can ask your questions. We would also like to refer you to the extensive information on the homepage of the Graduate Academy. Please read this information before the consultation or submission deadline!

The next advising dates

  • At the moment there are no set dates for on-site consultation sessions.

We currently offer personal consultations by telephone on request.

Please register for the consultation by email.

Submission (at the Graduate Academy) for the Faculty of Natural Sciences

Doctoral theses can be submitted to the Faculty of Natural Sciences on a continuous basis. There are no set deadlines.

Important information

Only DISSERTATIONS WITHOUT THE LOGO of the University of Hohenheim may be accepted for the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Please note this for future submissions. All dissertations should always be printed on one side only and only dissertations with a glue binding will be accepted.

If the title has changed when the doctoral examination process is opened, this requires the prior approval of the Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Please submit a written, informal application for a change of title to the Graduate Academy (with the signatures of the doctoral candidate or supervisor).

Any changes of name must be proven in writing in advance. (Proof of change of name such as marriage certificate, etc.)

Your Contact Person

If you have any further questions, please contact Ms. Hawlitschek. She will be happy to provide you with more specific information on your questions.

Due to the current lack of personnel, the Graduate Academy has offered group consultation appointments since September for the submission of the documents for opening the doctoral examination process, where you will receive all the essential information and can ask your questions. We would also like to refer you to the extensive information on the homepage of the Graduate Academy. Please read this information before the consultation or submission deadline!

The next advising dates

  • At the moment there are no set dates for on-site consultation sessions.

We currently offer personal consultations by telephone on request.

Please register for the consultation by email.

Current submission deadlines (at the Graduate Academy) for the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences

For doctorates Dr. rer. soc. (according to PO 1974/1997) and Dr. oec. (according to PO 1998/2009) , the opening of the procedure is carried out by the Faculty Council.

The following deadlines (at the Graduate Academy) apply to these cases

 

At this time, the Faculty Council meeting dates for the 2023 summer semester are not yet known.

It is recommended to make an appointment for a personal or telephone consultation before handing in the documents.

Your Contact Person

If you have any further questions, please contact Ms. Hawlitschek. Our staff will be happy to provide you with further or specific information on your questions and concerns. (Please note that we often cannot answer the phone during ongoing consultations).

The date on the letter in which it is confirmed that your dissertation has been accepted by the faculty.

The exam candidate is responsible.

The candidate informs those involved of the date, time, and exam room and confirms that everyone involved in the process (examiners and representatives from the faculty) have agreed to the date.

At each institute there is a person who has access to the University of Hohenheim’s room booking system.

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