You can and should register your intention to do a doctorate as soon as you have found a formulated research project (exposé) and a supervisor. For registrations after June, 25, 2021, the new doctorate regulations are in force.

Click here for the application form

In addition to the application form, the following documents are required:

• Brief description or synopsis of the planned dissertation project (exposé)
• Work and time schedule for the dissertation project
• Signed current curriculum vitae in tabular form with information on date and place of birth, citizenship and highest school degree
• Certified copy of certificates and diplomas of university degrees and transcripts (list of grades and courses) or simple copy upon presentation of the original. If the documents are not in German or English, please submit a certified translation.
• In addition, there is a requirement at Faculty VII to enter into a supervision agreement. The supervision agreement is part of the registration documents, but please submit only one copy, the original remains with you. Here you can find a template for the supervision agreement. The template is optional and can be modified or supplemented as needed.

Additionally for "Diplom" graduates of a German university of applied sciences (FH):

• Copy of the final thesis as well as any other theses

Please submit all documents to the responsible person at the Faculty Service Center. After the documents have been checked, the Dean's decision on the application will follow, after which you will receive an application confirmation from the Faculty Service Center.

The registration of the intention to do a doctorate at the faculty is a prerequisite for enrollment as a doctorate student at TU Berlin. The enrollment takes place via the Office of Student Affairs.

Once you have completed your doctoral thesis, you can apply for admission to the doctoral procedure. Contact the Faculty Service Center in advance (promotionen(at)wm.tu-berlin.de), and announce that you want to submit your dissertation and the application. You will then receive a link where you can upload your dissertation and other documents as a PDF.

In the application, you can propose, among other things, the desired evaluators. Please pay special attention to § 5 (2) and § 6 (3) and (4) of the doctorate regulations. You can also make a proposal for the chair of the doctoral committee. Please follow the requirements of the doctoral regulations and consult with your supervisor in advance.

In addition to this application, the completed dissertation in bound form must be submitted to the Faculty Service Center. As a rule, generally, three copies are sufficient.

Please refer to the form to see what other documents are required. You can use regular mail or interoffice mail ("Hauspost") to submit your documents or drop them off in person at the Faculty Service Center by appointment (subject to restrictions due to the pandemic situation).

Here you can find the application form

After the opening of the doctoral procedure by the dean and the receipt of the reports of the evaluators by the faculty administration, the scientific defense follows.

The current dates of the scientific defences at Faculty VII can be found here.

After the scientific defense, you must fulfill your publication obligation within twelve months (extension only in exceptional cases upon request). The Dissertation Office of the University Library of TU Berlin is responsible for this.

You will receive a acknowledgment of receipt from the University Library Dissertation Office upon completion of publication, a copy of which is regularly sent to the faculty administration.

Your doctoral certificate will then be ordered and handed over to you after a few weeks or sent to your current postal address. This completes the doctorate and you are entitled to use the corresponding doctoral degree.