Registration of doctoral project and acceptance into the program
You have decided to do your doctorate at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Potsdam.
Please note the following procedure for notification and admission.
If you have any questions or would like to make an appointment to submit your documents, please send an e-mail to prommnfuuni-potsdampde or prommnf-aufeuuni-potsdampde
Please also note our FAQs!
Pre-requisite for the doctorate
Registration your intent to undertake doctoral studies
Please note when partially submitting the documents digitally
Binational doctorates - cotutelles
What happens after the submission of the documents?
You want to enrol as a doctoral student?
General guide lines
1. DFG: "Guidelines for Avoiding Conflicts of Interes"
2. DFG: "Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis/Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice"
3. UP: "Selbstkontrolle in der Wissenschaft - Regeln zur Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis an der Universität Potsdam" (AmBek 3/2022)
Your Contacts at the office of the doctoral committee
Doctoral procedures within the Faculty of Science
Jeanette Ziegler
University of Potsdam
Faculty of Science
house 28, room 1.101
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25
14476 Potsdam OT Golm
consulting hours
Tuesday from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Doctoral procedures with extramural institutions
Sylke Pfeiffer
University of Potsdam
Faculty of Science
Building 28, Room 1.101
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25
14476 Potsdam OT Golm
consulting hours
Tuesday: 09:00 - 11:00 und 13:00 - 15:00
Thursday: 09:00 - 11:00
Binational doctoral studies (Cotutelle)
Dr. Susanne Hollmann
University of Potsdam
Faculty of Science
Building 28, Room 1.102
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25
14476 Potsdam OT Golm
consulting hours
only by arrangement