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 Dipl.-Ök. Thomas Ebben!
Contact
Dipl.-Ök. 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 order to minimize personal contacts. 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 4 dissertation copies and registration at the Dean’s Office (Room GD 03/324) | until July 8, 2021 | until October 14, 2021 |
2) Opening of the doctoral procedure in the faculty council meeting | on July 14, 2021 | on October 20, 2021 |
3) Display of the theses in the Dean’s Office | from October 7 – October 20, 2021 | from January 13 – January 26, 2022 |
4) Disputation | from October 21, 2021 | from January 27, 2022 |
5) Handing over of the provisional certificates | on November 3, 2021 | on February 9, 2022 |
Sequence | 1st Appointment | 2nd Appointment |
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1) Submission of 4 dissertation copies and registration at the Dean’s Office (room GD 03/324)
| until January 20, 2022
| until March 31, 2022 |
2) Opening of the doctoral procedure in the council meeting of the faculty | by January 26, 2022 | on April 06, 2022 |
3) Display of the theses in the Dean’s Office (03/223) | from March 24 – April 06, 2022
| from June 23 – July 06, 2022
|
4) Disputation | from April 07, 2022
| from July 07, 2022
|
5) Handing over of the provisional certificates | on April 20, 2022
| on July 20, 2022
|
Sequence | 1st Appointment | 2nd Appointment |
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1) Submission of 4 dissertation copies and registration at the Dean’s Office (room GD 03/324)
| until June 30, 2022
| until t.b.a. |
2) Opening of the doctoral procedure in the council meeting of the faculty | until July 6, 2022 | by t.b.a. |
3) Display of the theses in the Dean’s Office (03/223) | from October 06 – October 19, 2022
| from t.b.a.
|
4) Disputation | from October 20, 2022
| from t.b.a.
|
5) Handing over of the provisional certificates | on November 3, 2022
| on t.b.a.
|
DOWNLOADS
General documents for the doctoral procedure
Application for acceptance as doctoral candidate
Application for the opening of the doctoral procedure
Request for permission to print