Doctoral Studies

On 1 October 2014, the Faculty of Business Administration's new doctoral degree regulations (as of 9 July 2014) went into effect.

Students admitted in accordance with older doctoral degree regulations need to observe the following:

• For doctoral students completing studies in accordance with the doctoral degree regulations of 1998, the following applies:
  Since 1 October 2015, it is no longer possible to pursue doctoral studies in accordance with the doctoral degree regulations of 17 June 1998. If you applied for protection under a grandfather clause in accordance with the doctoral degree regulations of 1998 but have not yet submitted your dissertation, you must now complete your doctoral studies in accordance with the doctoral degree regulations of 24 August 2010. Please note the respective requirements and conditions under "Doctoral degree regulations" and submit your application for admission to doctoral studies in accordance with the doctoral degree regulations of 2010 by 31 December 2015 (see "Forms to download").
• For doctoral students completing studies in accordance with the doctoral degree regulations of 2010, the following applies:
  If you are admitted to doctoral studies in accordance with the doctoral degree regulations of 24 August 2010, you may complete your dissertation in accordance with these providing you submit your dissertation by 30 September 2019. If you submit your dissertation after this date, the doctoral degree regulations of 2014 will automatically go into effect. Please note the respective requirements and conditions under "Doctoral degree regulations."
• For all new doctoral students completing studies in accordance with the doctoral degree regulations of 2014, the following applies:
  You can find the current and valid doctoral degree regulations of 9 July 2014 at https://www.bwl.uni-hamburg.de/forschung/promotion/promotionsordnung-bwl-20140930.pdf. Please apply for admission to studies at the latest three months after you commence official duties. You can find the application form under "Forms to download."

The currently valid Satzung zur Sicherung Guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis und zur Vermeidung wissenschaftlichen Fehlverhaltens an der Universität Hamburg (statutes on ensuring good scientific practice and preventing scientific misconduct at Universität Hamburg—in German only) is of 15 May 2014.

• Doctoral degree regulations of 9 July 2014 (English only COPY)
• Doctoral degree regulations of 24 August 2010 (in German only)
• Doctoral degree regulations of 24 August 2010 - annex A (in German only)
• Modification of doctoral degree regulations of 25 April 2012 (in German only)
• Doctoral degree regulations of the department of business and economic sciences of 1998 (in German only)

• Office of the Dean
• Doctoral committee
• Ombudsman for the faculty's graduation matters is Prof. Dr. Henrik Sattler. His deputy is Prof. Dr. Nicola Berg.