At the end of your Dissertation
Here you find an overview of the process from submitting your dissertation to receiving your doctoral degree certificate.
Please also consult the following "Checkliste Doctoral Procedure – At the end of your doctoral project."
1. First of all complete your dissertation.
2. Check if all mandatory elements of the Qualification Program are fulfilled. Please note that only if all mandatory elements are fulfilled and have been approved are you able to submit your dissertation via DocGS.
3. Examination board: send the completed and signed by your supervisor form "Announcement of Examination Committee" to the Graduate Center-SOT graduateschool(at)sot.tum.de
4. Start the submission process for your dissertation via DocGS and upload all documents, including your dissertation.
For the publication-based dissertation, please make sure that your publications are in the Appendix!
Detailed information can be found on the TUM Graduate School homepage.
The SOT-Guidelines for publication-based dissertation are on the Webpage Links and Downloads
5. Make an appointment with the TUM Center for Study and Teaching - Doctoral Studies and hand in your documents.
6. The School Council of the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology will appoint the examination board
--> Please follow the deadlines for submission in order your doctoral project can be opened at the desired School Council meeting.
to 3) Send the form "Announcement of examining committee and the "Title and Abstract." via email | to 4) Submit your documents, including your dissertation online via Doc-GS consult also the webpage of TUM Graduate School
| to 5 ) Submit the haptic documents: 1. Doctoral application from Doc-GS 2. Notification of the dissertation topic 3. Declaration in lieu of an oath 4. list of prior publications 5. CV 6. for publication-based dissertations: either "Written declaration of consent or declaration of own contribution and co-authorship (PromO 2021) or written agreement from your supervisor (see Appendix 6 of the Doctoral Regulations) (PromO 2012) CST - Promotionsamt Alexander Seboka Arcisstr. 21 80333 München | to 6 ) Dates of Information: The School Council opens the doctoral procedure |
from 26.10 until 08.11.2023 | unitl 8th November 2023 | until 22nd November 2023 | 6.12.2023 |
from 9.11. until 08.1.2024 | until 8th January 2024 | until 17th January 2024 | 31.1.2024 |
from 09.01 until 14.02.2024 | until 14th February 2024 | until 28th February 2024 | 13.3.2024 |
from 15.2. until 10.04.2024 | until 10th April 2024 | until 24th April 2024 | 08.5.2024 |
from 11.4. until 19.06.2024 | until 19.June 2024 | until 3rd July 2024 | 17.7.2024 |
Please note that the dates for the School Council meetings after the summer break are expected to be published in early summer 2024. The scheduled meetings will take place between mid-September/early October and mid-December, with an approximate interval of six weeks between each meeting.
7. The reviews are prepared
After the School Council has appointed the examination committee, the examiners are invited by the Graduate Center to write their reviews on the dissertation. The examiners' reviews are forwarded to the Chair and the Graduate Center. The Chair of the Examination Board reviews everything. The Graduate Center organises the procedure on behalf of the chair. The Graduate Center sends the invitation for the oral examination on behalf of the chair. For information: The reviewers have three months to prepare their reviews.
8. The oral examination
The examination committee independently sets a date and a room. When scheduling, care is taken to ensure at least four weeks between receipt of the reviews and the oral examination; August and Christmas vacations are not considered. The Examination Committee sends all relevant information on the oral examination to the SOT-Graduate Center. The SOT-Graduate Center sends out the invitations at least one week in advance on behalf of the Chair of the Examination Board.
Tip: Always allow for a time buffer!
9. Publish your dissertation electronically (e.g., in MediaTUM) or in a book with ISBN.
For further information, please check the website of the TUM library
10. You receive your doctoral certificate (Promotionsurkunde) from the SOT-Graduate Center. Now, you may use your doctoral title.
11. Please send your change requests regarding your TUM Graduate School certificate and transcript of records no later than four weeks after your application for submission (point 4) via email to graduateschool(at)sot.tum.de. Otherwise, the certificate will be released for printing with the information provided after the oral examination.
When your TUM Graduate School Certificate and Transcript of Records are ready, you will receive a message from the SOT Graduate Centre.
13. March 2024
Please ensure that your contact details in Doc-GS are always up-to-date, especially towards the end of your doctorate.