Doctorate
Are you interested in a doctorate at the Faculty of Management and Economics at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum? Then you have come to the right place. On this website we have compiled all the essential information about the doctoral process. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Thomas Ebben!
Contact
Dr. Thomas Ebben
Room: GD 03/324
Phone: 0234/32-25308
E-Mail: promotion-wiwi@rub.de
Postal address
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Business and Economics
GD 03/324
PO Box 53
44780 Bochum
Parcel address
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Business and Economics
GD 03/324
PO Box 53
Universitätsstr. 150
44801 Bochum
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Regulations for submission until revoked
The necessary documents as well as the dissertation must be submitted electronically only. The deadlines remain unchanged. Follow-up communication will also be only electronically, until further notice. Please refrain from postal mail in general. In addition, we are currently unable to guarantee prompt processing of requests via postal mail. Thank you for your understanding.
Dates
Sequence | 1st appointment | 2nd appointment |
---|---|---|
1) Submission of dissertation and documents | until July 7, 2024 | until October 10, 2024 |
2) Opening of the doctoral procedure in the faculty council meeting | on July 10, 2024 | on October 16, 2024 |
3) Display of the theses in the Dean’s Office | from October 3 – October 16, 2024 | from January 16 – January 29, 2025 |
4) Disputation | from October 17, 2024 | from January 30, 2025 |
5) Handing over of the provisional certificates | on October 30, 2024 | on February 12, 2025 |
Sequence | 1st Appointment | 2nd Appointment |
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1) Submission of dissertation and documents
| until January 23, 2025
| until April 3, 2025 |
2) Opening of the doctoral procedure in the council meeting of the faculty | by January 29, 2025 | on April 9, 2025 |
3) Display of the theses in the Dean’s Office (03/223) | from March 27 – April 9, 2025
| from June 26 – July 9, 2025
|
4) Disputation | from April 10, 2025
| from July 10, 2025
|
5) Handing over of the provisional certificates | on April 23, 2025
| on July 23, 2025
|
Sequence | 1st Appointment | 2nd Appointment |
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1) Submission of dissertation and documents | until July 3, 2025
| until Ocotber 2, 2025 |
2) Opening of the doctoral procedure in the council meeting of the faculty | by July 9, 2025 | by October 8, 2025 |
3) Display of the theses in the Dean’s Office (03/223) | from Sepetember 25 – October 8, 2025
| from January 15 – 24, 2026
|
4) Disputation | from October 9, 2025
| from January 29, 2026
|
5) Handing over of the provisional certificates | on October 22, 2025
| on February 11, 2026
|
DOWNLOADS
General documents for the doctoral procedure
Merkblatt Promotionsordnung 2017 Stand März 2023
Application for acceptance as doctoral candidate
Antrag Annahme Doktorand:in PO 2017
Betreuungsvereinbarung PO 2017
Kenntnisnahme Leitlinien wissenschaftlicher Arbeit PO 2017
Application for the opening of the doctoral procedure
Antrag Eröffnung Promotionsverfahren PO 2017 GD
Eidesstattliche Versicherung PO 2017
Erhebungsbogen Promotionsverfahren PO 2017
Titelblatt Kumulative Dissertation PO 2017
Titelblatt Monografische Dissertation PO 2017
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