Information Doctoral Committee Dr. rer. nat. (Biology)

Doctoral application

In addition to the submission or presentation of the originals to Prof. Küppers’ office, as described in the doctoral guidelines, the documents for the doctoral application are also required as pdf file(s). These files can be sent to Ms. Andrea Faude-Sydow (Andrea.Faude-Sydow@uk-essen.de) by e-mail.

Admission to the doctoral examination

In addition to submitting the originals of the documents, a pdf file of the dissertation and the cover letter are also required electronically, preferably on a USB stick.

Dates of the next doctoral committee meetings:

Please submit the applications or theses at least 1 week before the respective date.

Doctoral guidelines as file

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Form for blocking a dissertation

Sperrung einer Dissertation

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Guidelines for obtaining the PhD degree (in English)

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Information on MD/PhD-Program

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