Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences - Geography Department

Doctoral examination process

The procedure for receiving a PhD at the Geography Department is based on the currently valid regulations of the doctoral examination process at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin:

 

  • Currently valid regulations:

Promotionsordnung der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät, (English version) published in Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Official Gazette No. 42/2018 on 11/07/2018 (Amtliches Mitteilungsblatt der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Nr. 42/2018 vom 11.07.2018).

  • Expired regulations:

Promotionsordnung der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät (English version here), published in Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Official Gazette No. 126/2014 on 17/11/2014  (Amtliches Mitteilungsblatt der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Nr. 126/2014 vom 18.11.2014; These Regulations are only valid for already accepted doctoral students).

 

Promotionsordnung der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät II (English version here), published in Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Official Gazette No. 34/2006 on 03/08/2006 (Amtliches Mitteilungsblatt der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Nr. 34 vom 03.08.2006; These Regulations are only valid for already accepted doctoral students).

 

Please, find detailed information about assessment, beginning and completing, forms etc. concerning the doctoral examination process at the website of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences under Doctoral Examination Process.

 

Specifics on the doctoral examination process at the Geography Department:

  • Admission

At the Geography Department, the PhD candidate and the supervisor sign a doctoral supervision agreement including an exposé, a time schedule, the application for admission and the generally requested documents (see here). All these documents have to be presented to the PhD committee of the Geography Department.

Supervision agreement- German

Betreuungsvereinbarung - English

 

  • Subject-specific regulations concerning the doctoral process at the Geography Department:

Please, look here for the specific regulations concerning dissertations at Geography Department (incl. the cumulative theses), based on the Doctoral Degree Regulations of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of 2018.

The following sections of these specific regulations are also valid for the expired regulations of 2006 and 2014: § 1, § 2, clause (1) and
§ 3.

 

Contact at the Geography Department:

Barbara Kaun

Site: Rudower Chaussee 16,
12489 Berlin, room no. 5'110

Postal address: Unter den Linden 6,
10099 Berlin

Phone: +49 30 2093-6815

Fax: +49 30 2093-6856

E-Mail: b.kaun(at)geo.hu-berlin.de

 

Ombudspersons:

For the supervisors:
Prof. Dr. Suntje Schmidt (Substitute Ombudsperson: Prof. Dr. Jonas Østergaard Nielsen)
 

For the PhD students:
Tillman Schmitz (D/EN)