FAQ
On this page, you will find important information about exams, particularly regarding registration and submission procedures, formatting requirements, and required documents.
The requirements that apply to you depend on your degree program and the examination regulations that apply to you. When selecting the appropriate examination regulations, please note your year of enrollment and whether you have transitioned to a newer set of examination regulations.
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Thesis
Submission (analog)
To which degree programs do the following regulations apply?
- Bachelor Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
- Master Molecular Biosciences and Productive Biosystems
- Master Biology in Society
What documents are required for submission?
- the submission form
- 2 bound copies of your thesis (no ring bindings); the declaration of originality must be permanently bound into the thesis and signed.
- 1 digital version (labeled CD / labeled USB drive with PDF file, included separately)
What are the submission options?
- By mail (in an envelope)
The date of receipt stamped by TU Dresden is decisive.
Address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology
Academic Affairs Office of the School of Sciences
01062 Dresden - In-person submission during office hours
- Drop off in the TU Dresden deadlinemailbox (also in an envelope and addressed to the Academic Affairs Office at the address listed above)
- In exceptional cases, an individual submission deadline may be arranged.
To which degree programs do the following regulations apply?
- Bachelor Chemistry
- Master Chemistry
- Master Biochemistry
What documents are required for submission?
- the submission form
- 2 bound copies of your thesis (no ring bindings); the declaration of originality must be permanently bound into the thesis and signed.
- 1 digital version (labeled CD / labeled USB drive with PDF file, included separately)
What are the submission options?
- By mail (in an envelope)
The date of receipt stamped by TU Dresden is decisive.
Address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology
Academic Affairs Office of the School of Sciences
01062 Dresden - In-person submission during office hours
- Drop off in the TU Dresden deadlinemailbox (also in an envelope and addressed to the Academic Affairs Office at the address listed above)
- In exceptional cases, an individual submission deadline may be arranged.
To which degree programs do the following regulations apply?
- State Examination in Food Chemistry
What documents are required for submission?
- the submission form
- 3 bound copies of your thesis (no ring binders); the declaration of originality must be permanently bound into the thesis and signed.
- 1 abstract of your thesis (included separately)
- 1 printout of the title page (included separately)
What are the submission options?
- By mail (in an envelope)
The date of receipt stamped by TU Dresden is decisive.
Address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology
Academic Affairs Office of the School of Sciences
01062 Dresden - In-person submission during office hours
- Drop off in the TU Dresden deadlinemailbox (also in an envelope and addressed to the Academic Affairs Office at the address listed above)
- In exceptional cases, an individual submission deadline may be arranged.
To which degree programs do the following regulations apply?
- Bachelor Mathematics
- Bachelor Mathematics in Business and Economics
- Master Mathematics (students enrolled starting in the 2012/13 winter semester)*
- Master Technomathematics (students enrolled starting in the 2012/13 winter semester)*
- Master Mathematics in Business and Economics (students enrolled starting in the 2012/13 winter semester)*
* Please note: Different requirements apply to students enrolled starting in the 2023/24 winter semester (incl. transition) - please refere to the FAQ Submission (digital).
What documents are required for submission?
- the submission form
- 2 bound copies of your thesis (no ring binders); the declaration of originality must be permanently bound into the thesis and signed.
- 1 digital version (labeled CD / labeled USB drive with PDF file, included separately)
- Cover sheet (only if you are leaving the Faculty of Mathematics after completing this degree)
What are the submission options?
- By mail (in an envelope)
The date of receipt stamped by TU Dresden is decisive.
Address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology
Academic Affairs Office of the School of Sciences
01062 Dresden - In-person submission during office hours
- Drop off in the TU Dresden deadlinemailbox (also in an envelope and addressed to the Academic Affairs Office at the address listed above)
- In exceptional cases, an individual submission deadline may be arranged.
To which degree programs do the following regulations apply?
- Bachelor Physics
- Master Physics
- Master Organic and Molecular Electronics
What documents are required for submission?
- the submission form
- 2 bound copies of your thesis (no ring bindings); the declaration of originality must be permanently bound into the thesis and signed.
- 1 digital version (labeled CD / labeled USB drive with PDF file, included separately)
What are the submission options?
- By mail (in an envelope)
The date of receipt stamped by TU Dresden is decisive.
Address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology
Academic Affairs Office of the School of Sciences
01062 Dresden - In-person submission during office hours
- Drop off in the TU Dresden deadlinemailbox (also in an envelope and addressed to the Academic Affairs Office at the address listed above)
- In exceptional cases, an individual submission deadline may be arranged.
To which degree programs do the following regulations apply?
- Bachelor Psychology (students enrolled starting in the 2021/22 winter semester)
- Master Psychology with Focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
- Master Psychology: Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience
- Master Psychology: Human Performance in Socio-Technical Systems
What documents are required for submission?
- the submission form
- 2 bound copies of your thesis (no ring binders); the declaration of originality must be permanently bound into the thesis and signed.
- 1 digital version (labeled CD / labeled USB drive with PDF file, included separately)
- Completed declaration regarding borrowing from the test library
What are the submission options?
- By mail (in an envelope)
The date of receipt stamped by TU Dresden is decisive.
Address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology
Academic Affairs Office of the School of Sciences
01062 Dresden - In-person submission during office hours
- Drop off in the TU Dresden deadlinemailbox (also in an envelope and addressed to the Academic Affairs Office at the address listed above)
- In exceptional cases, an individual submission deadline may be arranged.
Submission (digital)
To which degree programs do the following regulations apply?
- Master Mathematics (students enrolled starting in the 2023/24 winter semester)
- Master Technomathematics (students enrolled starting in the 2023/24 winter semester)
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Master Mathematics in Business and Economics (students enrolled starting in the 2023/24 winter semester)
What basic guidelines do I need to follow?
- Upload your final thesis (including appendices) as a single PDF file to the TU Dresden Datashare portal (step-by-step instructions)
- Application deadline: No later than the due date at 11:59 pm
- You will find the exact deadline in selma
- After the deadline has passed, you will no longer have access to your Datashare folder
- After uploading the document, NO automatic confirmation email will be sent to you
What should I know about the upload?
- Avoid uploading at the very last minute
- Be sure to allow enough time for the upload
- A test upload is NOT possible
- Deleting or re-uploading the file is NOT possible
- Important: Once the upload is complete, the thesis is considered submitted, even if your processing time has not yet expired
What technical requirements do I need to be aware of?
- Please do not use spaces or special characters in the file name
- The maximum size of the uploaded file (PDF) is 500 MB
- Appendices must be embedded in the PDF file (if this is not possible because you wish to submit executable code as well, please contact in advance using your TUD email address)
- No data requiring a high level of protection (e.g., personal information from interviews or surveys, or data from third parties - such as companies or the department - that is not intended for public release) may be uploaded to the TU Dresden Datashare portal. Please discuss the sharing of such data directly with your academic advisor.
- The declaration of originality must be included at the end of the thesis and:
- be signed by hand and scanned OR
- be digitally signed
What should I do if technical problems occur during the upload?
- Check your firewall, antivirus software, and internet connection in advance
- Have a backup option in case of internet connectivity issues (e.g., smartphone hotspot)
- If upload problems occur: Take screenshots showing the following:
- the browser window with the error message
- the system time
- the network status of your device
- Send the screenshots immediately with your TUD email address to:
To which degree programs do the following regulations apply?
- Bachelor Psychology
What basic guidelines do I need to follow?
- Upload your final thesis (including appendices) as a single PDF file to the TU Dresden Datashare portal (step-by-step instructions)
- In addition, please upload the completed and signed forms Declaration of consent to the electronic cataloguing and lending of the final thesis and Statement on Data
Processing Related to the Electronic Submission of Theses to the TU Dresden Datashare portal. - Application deadline: No later than the due date at 11:59 pm
- You will find the exact deadline in selma
- After the deadline has passed, you will no longer have access to your Datashare folder
- After uploading the document, NO automatic confirmation email will be sent to you
What should I know about the upload?
- Avoid uploading at the very last minute
- Be sure to allow enough time for the upload
- A test upload is NOT possible
- Deleting or re-uploading the file is NOT possible
- Important: Once the upload is complete, the thesis is considered submitted, even if your processing time has not yet expired
What technical requirements do I need to be aware of?
- Please do not use spaces or special characters in the file name
- The maximum size of the uploaded file (PDF) is 500 MB
- Appendices must be embedded in the PDF file (if this is not possible, please discuss the provision of data with your advisor well in advance)
- No data requiring a high level of protection (e.g., personal information from interviews or surveys, or data from third parties - such as companies or the department - that is not intended for public release) may be uploaded to the TU Dresden Datashare portal. Please note that there is a legal obligation to report the collection of personal data (see the information sheet on data collection).
- The declaration of originality must be included at the end of the thesis and:
- be signed by hand and scanned OR
- be digitally signed
What should I do if technical problems occur during the upload?
- Check your firewall, antivirus software, and internet connection in advance
- Have a backup option in case of internet connectivity issues (e.g., smartphone hotspot)
- If upload problems occur: Take screenshots showing the following:
- the browser window with the error message
- the system time
- the network status of your device
- Send the screenshots immediately with your TUD email address to: