Doctoral matters
All applications and inquiries regarding doctoral matters should be addressed to the office of the Doctoral Committee:
Doctoral Committee of the Department of Social Sciences
attn. Katja Hohns
Emil-Figge-Str. 50
44227 Dortmund
promotionsausschuss.fk17tu-dortmundde
Please note that applications for admission to doctoral studies must be submitted digitally and by mail.
Chairperson of the Doctoral Committee
Vice chairperson of the Doctoral Committee
Secretariat of the Doctoral Committee
Doctoral Regulations (in German only)
- Checklist (in German only)
- Antrag auf Zulassung zur Promotion (in German only)
- Antrag zur Annahme der Dissertation (in German only)
- Formular zur Bescheinigung der Eigenanteile (in German only)
- Strukturiertes Promotionsprogramm (in German only)
The following members of the Doctoral Committee were elected by the Department Council:
- Jun.-Prof. Dorothee Gronostay
- Prof. Jürgen Howaldt
- Prof. Angelika Poferl
- Prof. Bernd Sommer
- Dr. Bastian Pelka
- Alina Lena Schmitz
- Nehle Penning
Habilitation
The habilitation is a university and professional qualification. It enables the person concerned to teach and conduct research independently at a university.
The habilitation regulations can be found at the following link:
Habilitationsordnung der Technischen Univerisität Dortmund vom 02.07.1993 (in German only)