Doctorate
Are you interested in a doctorate at the Faculty of Management and Economics at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum? Then you have come to the right place. On this website we have compiled all the essential information about the doctoral process. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Andreas Bonse!
Contact
Dr. Andreas Bonse
Room: GD 03/526
Phone: 0234/32-25318
E-Mail: promotion-wiwi@rub.de
Postal address
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Business and Economics
GD 03/324
PO Box 53
44780 Bochum
Parcel address
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Business and Economics
GD 03/324
PO Box 53
Universitätsstr. 150
44801 Bochum
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Regulations for submission until revoked
The necessary documents as well as the dissertation must be submitted electronically only. The deadlines remain unchanged. Follow-up communication will also be only electronically, until further notice. Please refrain from postal mail in general. In addition, we are currently unable to guarantee prompt processing of requests via postal mail. Thank you for your understanding.
Dates
Sequence | 1st Appointment | 2nd Appointment |
|---|---|---|
1) Submission of dissertation and documents | until July 3, 2025
| until Ocotber 2, 2025 |
2) Opening of the doctoral procedure in the council meeting of the faculty | by July 9, 2025 | by October 8, 2025 |
3) Display of the theses in the Dean’s Office (03/223) | from Sepetember 25 – October 8, 2025
| from January 15 – 24, 2026
|
4) Disputation | from October 9, 2025
| from January 29, 2026
|
5) Handing over of the provisional certificates | on October 22, 2025
| on February 11, 2026
|
DOWNLOADS
General documents for the doctoral procedure
Application for acceptance as doctoral candidate
Application for the opening of the doctoral procedure
Request for permission to print