1. Please complete the Agreement for supervision of a doctoral thesis together with your principal supervisor. There you will also find the list of approved scientific disciplines, specified according to institutes and the associated teaching units.
2. Candidates with foreign qualifications must check the equivalence of their qualifications with the principal supervisor. As a support, the database anabin of the KMK and the tables for conversion of grades of the International Office are  available. The Grade Convertion System (in German, Notenumrechnungssystem - NUS) of HU Berlin is also a helpful tool for converting international acquired grades into German grades.
3. Discuss the entrance requirements with the subject representative (far down on the page) in the Doctoral Committee and have your supervision agreement co-signed. If necessary, there may be further questions that need to be clarified during the co-signing process.
4. Then return the Agreement of Supervision together with the copies of the certificates and a CV to the Office of the Doctorial Commitee (in person with an appointment or by letterbox/mail).

The regulations of the Agreement for supervision can be found on page 3 of the Agreement and in the Regulations for awarding the title „doctor rerum naturalium“ (Dr. rer. nat.) and Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing) at the Faculty of Science at the University of Potsdam in § 5.

Please note the deadline for the next meeting of the Doctoral Commitee.

You must submit the following documents at the doctoral office : 

• Agreement for supervision of a doctoral thesis with original signature of subject representative
• "Promotionsanzeige (signed)
• Copies of degree certificates and proof of the equivalence of your degree
• Signed CV

When the Doctoral Commitee has approved the declaration of intent you will receive a letter of acknowledgement and the co-signed "Promotionsanzeige" by postal mail.

No new contracts for bi-national doctoral procedures are currently being negotiated.  Should you wish to pursue a bi-national doctoral procedure within a current cooperation agreement, please note - besides the issues listed above - the indications of the faculty of science.

Please enrol through the University Admission Portal.

Please contact the Central Student's Office (Studierendensekretariat) for questions concerning the enrollment. 
The enrollment deadline for the summer semester is February 15 to June 15, and for the winter semester is August 15 to January 15.