Finishing your doctorate
Once your thesis is finished, it is handed in at the doctoral office according to the following process and accompanied by the documents listed below.
The Promotionsausschuss decides on the opening of the procedure. Please note that the Promotionsausschuss does not meet in the months of March, August and September.
Please also pay attention to the Doctoral degree regulations (Promotionsordnung).
Documents
The following documents should be handed in digitally/as a scan at promotion.slf@hu-berlin.de:
- If applicable, proof of the additionally required academic achievements (fulfilment of the conditions imposed with the admission) in the original or officially certified copies
- Antrag auf Eröffnung des Promotionsverfahrens
- CV in tabular form, with a focus on your academic career
- If applicable, a list of your publications
- Declaration I and II (Promotionsordnung 2021) or
Declaration I and II (Promotionsordnung 2024) - Proposal of a list of members of the doctoral committee (see doctoral degree regulations § 9)
- Declaration of compliance with academic standards, see also the statutes on good academic practice
Doctoral thesis
The printed copies of your thesis need to be handed in at least one week before the opening of the procedure (meeting of the Promotionsausschuss) – the copies can be sent by post or dropped off in person by appointment at the doctoral office.
Please include the following documents bound into each copy of your thesis:
- Selbstständigkeitserklärung (Promotionsordnung 2021) or
Selbstständigkeitserklärung (Promotionsordnung 2024) - CV in tabular form, with a focus on your academic career
After your succesful disputation the thesis needs to be made accessible to the public. You will find various options for publication in the doctoral regulations. Information on publication can also be found on the pages of the University Publication Centre.
If required, you can apply for publication and/or printing grants at the following institutions, among others:
You will receive the degree from the doctoral office after you have provided proof of publication of your dissertation. The university library will issue a certificate when you hand in your copies. Please send the original of this certificate to the doctoral office. You are only authorized to use the doctoral title once you have received the degree from the doctoral office.