Central Doctorate and Post-doctorate Office

Award of the doctorate and habilitation certificates

The next ceremonial event for the awarding of doctoral and habilitation certificates will take place on Friday, 7 January 2027, 2:00 p.m., in the University Church.

If you have any questions, please contact the Central doctoral and post-doctorate dffice promotion.habilitationuni-rostockde.

Application for the opening of a doctoral procedure & submission of doctorate

You can find the application form to open doctoral proceedings at the faculties of the University of Rostock here. (Please open and fill out the application using Adobe Acrobat.)

If you receive an error message (Please wait...) when opening the application, please use the button in the upper right corner! View with another program. Then select “Open with Adobe Acrobat (Default).”

Notes on the application and the implementation of the doctoral procedure (instruction sheets)

The instruction sheets (in German) contain important and helpful information on the preparation of scientific work, the opening of the doctoral procedure, the doctoral areas and other topics relevant to the doctoral studies.

  • Faculty for Agriculture, Civil and Environmental Engineering:          Notes
  • Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering:              Notes
  • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology:            Notes
  • Faculty of Law:                                                              Notes
  • Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences:                      Notes
  • Faculty of Humanities:                                           Notes
  • Theological Faculty:                                               Notes
  • University Medicine Rostock:                                       Notes
  • Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences:                           Notes

Documents may be submitted by post. For postal delivery, please use the following address:

Universität Rostock
Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung - Poststelle
z. Hd. Zentrale Promotions- und Habilitationsstelle
Schwaansche Str. 2
18055 Rostock

Reachability of doctoral and post-doctoral position

The doctoral and post-doctoral office can be reached by e-mail. Consultation or submission of documents at the office is possible by prior appointment.

E-Mail: promotion.habilitationuni-rostockde

Your Central Doctoral and post-doctoral office

Wenke Friske-Saß
Academic Self-Governance (S44)
Head of division

Universitätsplatz 1 | Raum 225
18055 Rostock
Tel.: +49 (0) 381 498-1203
Fax.: +49 (0) 381 498118-1203
wenke.friske-sass@uni-rostock.de

Ulrike Klein/Berit Dreßler
Academic Self-Governance (S44)
Responsible staff member

Universitätsplatz 1 | Room 227
18055 Rostock
Tel.: +49 (0) 381 498-1206
Fax.: +49 (0) 381 498118-1206
promotion.habilitationuni-rostockde

The Central doctorate and post-doctorate office can be reached by e-mail. Office hours by appointment only.