{"id":2423,"date":"2021-10-18T11:56:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T11:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fgw.stage.uva.de\/overview-faqs\/conclusion\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T12:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T11:33:28","slug":"completion-and-degree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fgw-brandenburg.de\/en\/completion-and-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Completion and Degree of your PhD at the FGW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Finally, you hand over your dissertation to the library of your affiliated university and to the <a href=\"#faculty-doctorate-office\">PhD Office<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-publication-of-your-dissertation\">1) Publication of your dissertation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact the library of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fgw-brandenburg.de\/en\/supporting-universities\/\">supporting university<\/a> to organize the publication of your dissertation here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Online information of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.b-tu.de\/en\/bibliothek\/publishing\/doctoral-and-postdoctoral-theses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Library of Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online information of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhb-fontane.de\/de\/bibliothek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Library of the Brandenburg Medical School<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online information of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ub.uni-potsdam.de\/en\/publishing\/submit-deposit-copies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Library of the University of Potsdam<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You will receive a confirmation from the library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-submission-to-the-doctorate-office\">2) Submission to the PhD Office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequently, you will hand over the confirmation of publication from the library as well as the deposit copy of your dissertation, which must be identical to the published version, to the Doctoral Office. This can be submitted as a printed version or a digital version. Please note that the printed deposit copy must be on age-resistant, wood-free and acid-free paper and bound in a permanently durable manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>After you have submitted the dissertation and met your <strong>publication duty,&nbsp;<\/strong>the PhD certificate is presented to you. Upon receipt of the certificate, you can use the academic title.<br><br>The PhD process is now complete.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about the procedure, please contact the faculty&#8217;s PhD office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faculty-doctorate-office\">Faculty PhD Office<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"about_person\">\n  <div class=\"about_person__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fgw-brandenburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gerner.jpg\" alt=\"Kerstin Gerner\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fgw-brandenburg.de\/en\/person\/kerstin-gerner\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n  <div class=\"about_person-content\">\n    <div class=\"about_person__name\">Kerstin Gerner<\/div>\n    <div class=\"about_person__position\">FGW PhD Office<\/div>\n    <div 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