The new doctoral regulations are binding for all doctoral researchers. If you registered before June 15th 2022, you can continue your doctorate by the regulations of November 25th 2013 for a transition period of 24 months.
Doctoral Research at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
You can transition your doctorate to the new regulations at any time before the application of opening the doctoral procedure.
The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at HHU awards the academic degree of “Doctor of Political Science” (doctor rerum politicarum, Dr. rer. pol.) following due completion of the doctoral procedure. Alternatively, the title of “Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration” or “Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics” may be awarded at the doctoral researcher’s request. The doctoral achievements serve as proof of academic qualification for awarding the doctorate. These comprise a substantial piece of written academic work on an economics topic (dissertation) and an oral examination (doctoral defence).
Registration as a doctoral researcher
Before working on your dissertation you have to register as a doctoral researcher. Please schedule an appointment at the Dean‘s office.
Application for the opening of the doctoral procedure
With the completion of the dissertation, the application for the opening of the doctoral procedure can be requested.
Acceptance of the dissertation
If the acceptance of the dissertation was recommended in all of the expert opinions and no justified objection against the acceptance is made to the Dean’s Office by a full-time faculty member pursuant to Section 8 of the doctoral regulations within one week of the two-week viewing period ending, the dissertation shall be accepted.
Oral defence
Pursuant to Section 9 of the exam regulations dated 15.01.2025, the oral defence consists of two parts:
- presentation lasting approx. 30 minutes
- discussion lasting approx. 30 minutes about this presentation
The oral defence is public, unless you objected to this when you applied for admission to the doctoral procedure. Faculty teachers may participate regardless.
Publication
You are obligated to publish your dissertation within a period of one year after the oral defence.
You can chose from either publishing in electronic form via University Library or a commercial publisher via distrubution at bookstores.
Your University and State Library contact is Mrs. Kuhn (Tel.: +49 211/81-13394, kuhn(at)ulb.hhu.de),
For further information on publication see here.
Doctoral certificate
The Dean’s Office will only issue your doctoral certificate once you have submitted the receipts from the ULB and your supervisor confirming that you’ve submitted the deposit copies of your dissertation. The Dean usually hands over the certificate in person. Please contact the Dean’s Office to make an appointment.
Depending on the doctoral degree you chose when you applied for admission to the doctoral procedure, the doctoral certificate will be issued in either German or English. The doctoral procedure is deemed successfully completed and the doctorate is deemed ended with awarding of the certificate. Once your doctorate has officially ended, you have the right to use the doctoral degree.
Dr. Katharina Stäblein
Assistant to the Dean
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