Application for Admission to the Doctoral Examination (§12)

 

Having completed the doctoral thesis (§ 5),  the doctoral candidate should apply in writing to the Doctoral Admissions Board at the School of Business and Economics for admission to the doctoral examination (Sample of application for admission).

 

The Following Documents Must be Submitted with Your Application:

  1. A resumé in table format which contains the candidate's personal and academic profiles. If appropriate, publications should be listed, as should conference presentations.
  2. The required certificates and documentary evidence pursuant to §§ 8 to 10.
  3. A certificate of Good Conduct ("Führungszeugnis"), type O, issued by the Federal Central Criminal Registry. Submission of such a certificate may be waived if the candidate is employed in the civil or ecclesiastic service.
  4. Three copies of the doctoral thesis pursuant to § 5 Art. 1 in bound form (with the following title page: Titelblatt) together with an electronic version as a PDF file on a data carrier; Or 3 copies of at least 3 current papers pursuant to § 5 Art. 2. The papers need to have a common introduction  that addresses the pertinent research and the issues being dealt with.
  5. The name of the person who has mainly supervised the doctoral thesis.
  6. A declaration by the candidate that she or he has written the doctoral thesis or respective contribution to joint essays by herself or himself pursuant to § 5 Art. 2, and has acknowledged all materials used in the thesis.
  7. In the case of joint essays pursuant to § 5, Art.  2, the applicant must submit a declaration indicating the extent of her or his contribution to each respective essay, together with written confirmation by the respective co-authors that they are in agreement with the submission of the essays; see Erklärung des Betreuers, Erklärung des Bewerbers und der Koautoren.
  8. A declaration as to whether any previous attempt to gain a doctorate has been made, the outcome of such, details of the date, the university and the faculty or school  involved and the topic of the doctoral thesis.
  9. A 1-2 page resumé of the doctoral thesis
  10. The names of the assessors and proposals for further members of the Doctoral Committee pursuant to § 3 Art. 3: see Gutachterbenennung und Vorschlag für die weiteren Mitglieder der Promotionskommission.