Completion and Degree of your PhD at the FGW

Studierende im Sommer auf dem BTU Campus Senftenberg

Finally, you hand over your dissertation to the library of your affiliated university and to the PhD Office.

1) Publication of your dissertation

Please contact the library of your supporting university to organize the publication of your dissertation here:

You will receive a confirmation from the library.

2) Submission to the PhD Office

Subsequently, you will hand over the confirmation of publication from the library as well as the deposit copy of your dissertation to the doctoral office. Please note that the deposit copy must be printed on age-resistant, wood-free and acid-free paper and bound in a permanently durable manner.

After you have submitted the dissertation and met your publication duty, the PhD certificate is presented to you. Upon receipt of the certificate, you can use the academic title.

The PhD process is now complete.

If you have any questions about the procedure, please contact the faculty’s PhD office.

Faculty PhD Office

FGW-Office for Doctoral Qualifications
FGW-Office for Doctoral Qualifications
via the MHB-Department of Research
phone: +49 (0)3381 21 82212
Joint faculty
The University of Potsdam, the Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane and the Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus-Senftenberg