Opening of the doctoral procedure

Doctoral procedures are initiated at the request of the doctoral candidate. The relevant requirements are set out in Section 9 of the Doctoral Degree Regulations.

For doctoral projects already in progress at the time the doctoral regulations of 14.09.2023 come into force, in which a decision has already been made on acceptance as a doctoral candidate, the Doctoral Committee may decide up to six months after entry into force (until 20.03.2024), at the request of the doctoral candidate, to complete the doctoral procedure on the basis of the provisions of § 9 of the doctoral degree regulations of the "Friedrich List" Faculty of Traffic and Transport Sciences of January 15, 2015. 

Opening

The Doctoral Committee decides on the opening of the doctoral procedure within two months of receipt of the complete application in accordance with Section 9 (1) of the Doctoral Degree Regulations. If the doctoral committee opens the doctoral procedure, it appoints the doctoral committee and the assessors in accordance with Section 10 (6) of the Doctoral Degree Regulations. The notification of the opening of the doctoral procedure to the doctoral candidates also provides information on the composition of the doctoral committee and the assessors.

Application via Promovendus

The application for the opening of the doctoral procedure is made via the online system Promovendus.

To be able to log in to Promovendus, you need a valid ZIH user account.

Employees or enrolled students automatically receive a ZIH user login. If you do not yet have a ZIH user login at TU Dresden, you can apply for a so-called ZIH guest login via your supervising university professor who will supervise your doctoral or research project. You can find the application form on the website of the Center for Information Services and High Performance Computing (ZIH) at TU Dresden. Your central contact person for all questions and problems with your ZIH user account can be contacted via the TU Dresden Service Desk.

An application document for the opening of the doctoral procedure is created via Promovendus, which you must submit to the Faculty of Transportation and Traffic Sciences:

Ms. Ines Woditschka
Gerhart-Potthoff-Bau, Room POT 155
Hettnerstr. 3
01069 Dresden
Telephone: 0351 463 36536
E-mail:

Please note that you must also submit the following documents together with the application to open the doctoral examination procedure:

• 4 bound copies of the dissertation and an electronic copy (pdf file on CD) - Notes and information on dissertations under Dissertation
• 15 copies of an abstract (with surname, first name and title of the dissertation) and an electronic copy (pdf file on CD)
• Current, tabular curriculum vitae (CV) with academic career and signature
• List of scientific publications
• Proof of fulfillment of any conditions imposed upon acceptance as a doctoral candidate
• Proof of reporting on your own work at at least two scientific graduate events at the Technische Universität Dresden or equivalent scientific events; at least one of the events should be open to scientists outside the TU Dresden
• Proof of participation in a training course in digital form or as a face-to-face event on the topic of good scientific practice, at least four teaching units (see information under the following link: Good scientific practice )
• Written proof (receipt) that a certificate of good conduct to be sent to the faculty in accordance with Section 30 (5) of the Federal Central Criminal Register Act (BZRG) has been applied for from the responsible registration authority 

Proposals for the reviewers can also be attached to the application without any claim to consideration. Documents that were already part of the application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate and do not require any changes can be recognized as valid.

The withdrawal of the application for the opening of a doctoral procedure by the doctoral candidate is permitted as long as it has not yet been opened. In this case, the application is deemed not to have been submitted. If, after the doctoral procedure has been opened, it is indicated that the doctoral candidate does not wish to continue with the procedure, this will result in the termination of the doctoral procedure and will be considered an unsuccessful doctoral attempt.

Dates of doctoral committee meetings

Please note:
Doctoral Committee Meeting (Dates)