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 July 2023, 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
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.
Please open the application with Adobe Acrobat.If you receive the error message 'Please wait ...' when opening the application, please use the button on the top right 'View with another application'. Choose 'Open with Adobe Acrobat (default)'.
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.
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 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
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
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
Wenke Friske-Saß
Academic Self-Governance (D1.2)
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