Office for Doctoral Affairs
The Office for Doctoral Affairs coordinates and supervises the doctoral procedures of the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg. On our pages you will find all important information and documents concerning the doctorates "Dr. med.", "Dr. med. dent." and "Dr. sc. hum." at the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg.
We will support you with questions about:
- Doctoral Regulations
- Admission requirements
- Registration and organization of your doctorate
- General conditions and supervision situation
- Writing the dissertation
- Evaluation criteria and oral examination
- Publication
- Graduation ceremony and prizes
- Certificate / Doctoral Degree
...and other questions concerning your doctorate.
Submission of documents
Please submit your documents by mail (Promotionsbüro der Medizinischen Fakultät Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 672, 69120 Heidelberg) or via the post office in the administration building INF 672!
Important information
Compulsory matriculation according to the state university law
Since 30.03.2018, the new State Higher Education Law (LHG) has been effective. According to § 38 (5), persons who have been accepted as doctoral candidates shall be matriculated in accordance with § 60 (1) sentence 1 letter b; this does not apply to accepted doctoral candidates who are working more than 50% at the university if they have previously declared in writing to the Rectorate that they do not wish to be matriculated.
In this context, we refer you to the matriculation obligation. Please find further information for the legal requirements and documents for the enrolment at the University of Heidelberg here. For more information s. also Formal steps for beginning your doctorate - University of Heidelberg (uni-heidelberg.de).
New dissertation guidelines
There are new writing guidelines for the dissertation. The University Library offers adapted citation styles for EndNote and Citavi.
Maternity laws
Since 01.01.2018, the scope of the Maternity Protection Law (MuSchG) has expanded. Further information can be found at the office of doctoral affairs and on the university's websites.
Recognition of foreign degrees
Future doctoral candidates are asked to be aware that foreign educational qualifications must first be verified for equivalence to a German university degree before they can be accepted at the faculty. Since this may take several months at the Central Office for Foreign Education in Bonn, depending on the country, the relevant documents should be submitted by the supervisor as early as possible.
Supervisors can find more information on the recognition of foreign degrees at:
Overview: Procedure of the doctoral process
The procedure of the doctorate "Dr.med. / Dr.med.dent. from the acceptance as a doctoral candidate to the graduation certificate can be found here(English Version).
Doctoral Opportunities
Head of the Institute
Doctorates
Personal consultation
Walk-in office hours:
Tuestdays, 9 am to 12 pm
Personal consultations can also take place by prior appointment. For this purpose, please write us an e-mail to med.promotion(at)med.uni-heidelberg.de and inform us about your request.