Q&A for doctoral candidates

A doctorate constitutes the entire process, from admission to the doctoral studies to the award of the doctoral degree certificate after the publication of the doctoral thesis, which entitles the doctoral graduate to hold a doctoral degree.

The most important milestones throughout the doctoral studies are:
- finding a supervisor and deciding on the topic
- admission to the doctoral studies
- conducting research and writing the doctoral thesis
- submitting the doctoral thesis
- assessment of the doctoral thesis
- disputation (oral examination)
- publication of the doctoral thesis
- receipt of the doctoral degree certificate, which entitles the doctoral graduate to hold a doctoral degree