Doctorate at the Institute

We are very happy that you are interested in doing your doctorate at the Institute of International Law, Intellectual Property and Technology Law. On this website you will find all important information.

Please also note the information which is provided on the pages of the doctoral office of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, in particular the doctoral guide.

Furthermore, we would like to draw your attention to the brochure "Doing a Doctorate at TU Dresden".

1. Application requirements

The requirements of the Faculty of Law for doctorate degree candidates are stated in the § 7 of the doctorate regulations dated 27.04.2016. The minimum requirement for admission is a good to very good university degree (usually a master’s degree including a research oriented master’s thesis) which is equivalent to a German academic degree that qualifies to start a doctorate. You also need a supervisor (professor or young investigator at the Faculty of Law) who agrees to take the responsibility for the academic supervision of your doctorate.

2. Application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate and admission

The application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate can be filed with the doctoral board of the Faculty according to § 7 of the doctorate regulations dated 27.04.2016. The doctoral board will verify whether all admission requirements are met. With acceptance as a doctoral candidate, you agree to complete your doctorate at the Faculty of Law within 6 years.

You can find all valid regulations and committees here:

• Doctorate regulations (27.04.2016)
• Regulations for processing of personal data during the doctorate at TU Dresden (11.09.2017)
• First statute amending the doctorate regulations - from September 22, 2020 of the Faculty of Arts, Humanitites and Social Science

For the application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate please use the online system Promovendus.

You can access Promovendus via the internet at any time. You will need a valid ZIH user account to login to Promovendus.

Enroled students as well as employees of TU Dresden automatically receive ZIH login details. If you have not yet received ZIH login details, you can file an application for a guest login which your supervisor has to sign. You can find the application for a ZIH user account on the website of the ZIH. Please contact the Service Desk of TU Dresden in case of any questions or problems with the ZIH user account.

Promovendus will generate an application document for you which you will have to hand in:

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
Doctoral Committee
01069 Dresden

E-Mail:

Please note that, together with the application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate, you will need to hand in the following documents:

• Certified copy and, if applicable, translation in German or English of the graduation certificate of the study degree relevant for admission

• Certified copy and, if applicable,  translation in German or English of the overviews of subjects and grades of the study degree relevant for admission

• Certified copy and, if applicable, translation in German or English of all other study graduation certificates and overviews of subjects
• Simple copy of the university entrance qualification certificate (e.g. A-levels)
• Curriculum vitae (C.V.) including scientific career, if applicable publications and signature
• Certified confirmation of fulfillment of additional studies or examinations
• Confirmation (receipt) of application for a clearance certificate (Führungszeugnis) to be sent to the Faculty in compliance with Section 30 Paragraph 5 “Bundeszentralregistergesetz” (Federal Central Register Law)[SE1] 

3. Certified copies and verification of equivalence of foreign university degrees

For the acceptance as a doctoral candidate, you need to hand in certified copies and, if applicable, certified translations of your graduation certificates and subject and grades overview. You can find further information on certified copies of certificates which have not been issued by TU Dresden on the website of the office of certified documentation of TU Dresden.

If you completed one of your studies outside Germany or if you have a foreign citizenship, your documents will be sent to the International Office of the TU Dresden to verify the equivalence of your degree. You can use the online database www.anabin.de for a preliminary check of the equivalence of your degree.

4. Enrollment

You can only enroll as PhD student if the doctoral board of the Faculty has accepted you as doctoral candidate and put you on the doctoral list of the Faculty. You can find further information on the website of the admission office.

Enrollment is voluntary. The regulations for enrollment can be found here.

To apply for enrollment, please use the website of the admission office.

5. Additional requirements

Acceptance as a doctoral candidate can be combined with additional requirements and the completion of additional tests. The doctoral board will define these requirements and inform the doctoral candidate together with the confirmation of acceptance.

6. Opening of the doctorate proceedings

For the application for opening of the doctorate proceedings please use the online system Promovendus.

You can access Promovendus via the internet at any time. You will need a valid ZIH user account to login to Promovendus.

Enroled students as well as employees of TU Dresden automatically receive ZIH login details. If you have not yet received ZIH login details, you can file an application for a guest login which your supervisor has to sign. You can find the application for a ZIH user account on the website of the ZIH. Please contact the Service Desk of TU Dresden in case of any questions or problems with the ZIH user account.

Promovendus will generate an application document for you which you will have to hand in to the Faculty:

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
Doctoral Committee
01069 Dresden

E-Mail:

Please note that, together with the application for the opening of the doctorate proceedings, you will need to hand in the following documents:

• 3 hard cover copies of the dissertation as well as one digital copy
• Curriculum vitae (C.V.) including scientific career and signature
• List of scientific publications
• Copy of the acceptance as a doctoral candidate according to article 8 of the doctorate regulations and, if applicable, certified confirmation about the fulfillment of additional requirements set upon acceptance as a doctoral candidate
• Confirmation (receipt) of application for a clearance certificate (Führungszeugnis) to be sent to the Faculty, which is not older than 3 months, in compliance with Section 30 Paragraph 5 “Bundeszentralregistergesetz” (Federal Central Register Law)

7. Clearance Certificate

For application of acceptance as a doctoral candidate as well as the opening of the doctorate procedures, you will need a confirmation (receipt) of application for a clearance certificate (“Führungszeugnis”) to be sent to the Faculty of Law in compliance with Section 30 Paragraph 5 “Bundeszentralregistergesetz” (Federal Central Register Law)

The clearance certificate is valid for about 3 months and can be requested on the day that the application for acceptance as a doctorate candidate or opening of the doctorate proceedings is submitted.

When requesting this certificate (for example at the records department, Theaterstraße 11, 01067 Dresden) the following address should be given:

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
Doctoral Committee
01069 Dresden

8. Completed doctorates and alumni network

You can register for the alumni network for former junior researchers in Promovendus. If you no longer have a valid ZIH user account, you can also use the alumni sheet. Registration is voluntary.

We would also like to draw your attention to the general alumni network of TU Dresden.

Contact

For further information, please reach out to: