Take a doctoral degree and habilitate at the faculty of computer science

After a successful university degree, many doors are open to you. Behind one of these doors the continuation of your academic career is hidden within the scope of doctoral studies and a subsequent habilitation.
At the faculty of computer science, you have the opportunity to do research independently and expand your scientific knowledge.

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Doctorate

You are interested in working independently in a particular research domain and in gaining scientific knowledge after your graduation? Here you can find information on necessary conditions and opportunities about the doctorate at the faculty of computer science at the TU Dresden.

Research Training Groups

The research training group is designed to support young scientists during the research phase. PhD students will be qualified to work within a research program and early learn to work independently in a scientific domain.

Habilitation

You have a PhD and wish to continue your academic career? The habilitation allows you to gain the ability to independently represent a scientific subject in research and teaching. Here you can find all important information about a habilitation at the faculty of computer science at the TU Dresden.

Doctorate and habilitation at the faculty of computer science

Admission to doctoral studies requires a university degree in a university study program with a study period of eight semesters. An applicant may only be enrolled as a doctoral student at the faculty of computer science when he is admitted as a doctoral candidate in the doctoral list by the PhD board of the faculty. Admission to the doctoral list is linked to the obligation of the applicant to obtain a PhD within the next six years at the faculty of computer science.

The habilitation is a proof of special qualifications for research and for independent teaching in a professional discipline. Furthermore the habilitation allows to get a teaching license and to add the additional title „habil.“