Attention!!! From 15.05.2024 we will again offer open consultation hours on Wednesdays from 9:30h to 11:30h. It is no longer necessary to book an appointment. Please allow for waiting times.
General Information
The Doctoral Degree Regulations (Promotionsordnung) describe in detail the requirements and the application procedure to study for a doctorate at the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH).
The TUHH awards the following doctoral degrees:
• Dr.-Ing.
• Dr. rer. pol.
• Dr. rer. nat.
Section 3 of the Doctoral Degree Regulations lists the special academic requirements for completing a doctoral degree.
You must first find a supervisor to supervise your dissertation. Then contact the person of your choice directly. A listing of the deaneries can be found here.
The next step is to send the application for admission to the doctoral program to the doctoral committee of the TUHH (the form can be found on the "applications and instructions" page).
If you intend to submit a cumulative dissertation, please note that only publications in which all co-authors have confirmed their predominant collaboration in writing on the form provided can be considered. A predominant contribution is deemed to exist if more than 50% of the scientific contribution can be attributed to you. We recommend obtaining confirmation from the co-authors at an early stage, preferably when the publication is accepted.
After the presentation in the office of the Dean of Studies you submit the dissertation along with the Application to Inaugurate Doctoral Degree Proceedings (the form can be found on the "applications and instructions" page).
An overview of all instructions, applications and cover sheets, the affidavit, the model resumé for your dissertation and other documents can be found under the menu item "applications and instructions".
For information about the application procedure for admission to study for a doctorate see Section 4 of the Doctoral Degree Regulations and the Application Procedure to Inaugurate Doctoral Degree Proceedings in Section 5 of the Doctoral Degree Regulations.
The doctoral committee has passed a resolution on the recognition of digital documents in the doctoral process. In the resolution you will find a list of documents that can be submitted digitally to the office of the doctoral committee and will be sent digitally by the doctoral committee. (Download resolution PromA digital documents)
The Technical University of Hamburg has adopted an agreement for the supervision of doctoral students of the TUHH in February 2022. The supervision agreement can be found here: Supervision Agreement
Office of the doctoral committee
(open consultation hours from 15.05.2024 Wednesdays 9:30h to 11:30h)
Contact person:
Friederike Freund - Responsible for doctoral procedures last name A-K ( Availability from Tuesday to Thursday )
Britta Thies - Responsible for doctoral procedures last name L-Z ( Availability from Monday to Wednesday )
Contact details via the menu item Contact:
https://www.tuhh.de/tuhh/nach-dem-studium/promotion-und-habilitation/kontakt.html
For the submission of documents, dissertation, advice etc. we offer open consultation hours from 15.05.2024 on Wednesdays from 9:30h to 11:30h.
The final submission date for the next meetings of the Doctoral Degree Committee:
Wednesday May 22, 2024 12.00 Uhr
Procedure for Prospective Doctoral Degree Students with a Foreign Degree
Prior to admission to study for a doctorate, the foreign degree must first be deemed equivalent to a German university degree.
Please contact the Office of the Doctoral Degree Committee, bringing with you your application documents and copies of your master’s and bachelor’s degree certificates in the original language along with any other appropriate certificates.
Enrollment to study for a doctorate
It is possible to obtain a certificate of enrollment, if admission to the doctoral program has been granted, from the doctoral committee via the office. If needed, please write an email to promo(at)tuhh(dot)de.
In the interim prior to admission you may enroll to study for the purpose of academic further education. This enrollment category is limited to two semesters. For both categories there is an upper income limit based on the fellowship allowance of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) for doctoral fellowships. Please contact study(at)tuhh(dot)de in this matter.
