Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Faculty of Life Sciences

Admission to doctoral studies

The doctorate is subject to the Doctoral Degree regulations of the Faculty of Life Sciences, published in the Official Gazette of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Amtliches Mitteilungsblatt) no. 56/2022 of 10 October 2022.

 

Requirements

 

Finding academic advisers

 


Admission

Please submit the following documents in the order below as scans (as single PDF) and the originals via regular post. (for more detailed information click). Forms can be found under Forms, regulations.

 

 Application for admission
 
 Certificates, if applicable with translation
 
 Confirmation of equivalence, if applicable
 
 Curriculum vitae
 
 Exposé with work schedule
 
 Copy of identity card or passport
 
 Declaration of compliance to use e-mail address
 
 Supervision agreement
 

 

Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences:

Your documentation for admission or initiation of the doctoral degree procedure has to be submitted to the Office of Doctoral Affairs at the latest 14 days before the Institute Council meeting.

 

Notification of admission

Once your documentation has been examined and the relevant department and the faculty’s Doctoral Degree board have granted their approval, you will receive your letter of admission. Your period of doctoral studies officially begins with the date of your admission letter. The admission procedure can take up to six weeks.

 

Matriculation

Upon receipt of the letter of admission, you have to enrol as a doctoral student by presenting your degree certificates to the Student Service Center at Humboldt-Universität. You need to do this within a month of admission. In case you can not meet this deadline, your application of admission may has to be redone. After registering with the Student Service Center, please send us your matriculation number.
Please keep in mind that you have to re-register, as you have to be enrolled until you have submited your application to begin the Doctoral Examination process.


As soon as you have successfully registered, please send us you student number to promotion.lewi@hu-berlin.de.