Publishing Theses in Dissertation Print

After the thesis defense (“Disputation”) please prepare the 'approved version' of your thesis.

General legal information for publishing

Please insert a title page before your text as is required by TU Berlin regulations.

Title page template (PDF, 53 KB)

Before you print the paper, please send us your title page by e-mail for checking.

Prepare 15 printed copies of your thesis. The allowed formats are DIN A4, DIN A5 and intermediate formats. Pages can be printed on one or both sides. Please use white, age-resistant paper. The copies must be permanently bonded. Ring, spiral or clamp binding are not permitted.

Please submit the following documents for cataloging via e-mail:

• the table of contents in a PDF file,
• the German and English abstract together in one PDF file. Please use "Zusammenfassung" as the heading for the German text and "Abstract" for the English text.Both abstracts together should not exceed one page.

The text must be fully copyable in both files.

Please submit the printed copies of your thesis and (if applicable) the signed abstract to the Dissertation Office (University Library). You may authorize another person to submit the documents or use postal services.

The Dissertation Office checks the submitted documents for compliance with the requirements and issues an acknowledgement of receipt, which serves as the basis for the issuance of the doctoral certificate by your faculty.