In order to open a doctoral procedure, various documents must be submitted to the central doctoral and post-doctoral office in accordance with the currently valid doctoral regulations.

For all faculties, the application for the opening of a doctoral procedure (Antrag auf Eröffnung eines Promotionsverfahrens) must be submitted to the central doctoral and post-doctoral office when the doctorate is submitted.

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Please note that you must be registered as a doctoral candidate before applying for an opening. Otherwise, please send the form "Registration of doctoral candidates" to the Graduate Academy of the University of Rostock.

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 of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
• Faculty of Humanities
• Theological Faculty
• University Medicine Rostock
• Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

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

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

Your Central Doctoral and post-doctoral office