Enrollment as a Doctoral Student
Graduates can pursue a doctoral degree at Europa-Universität Flensburg. On this page you can find information on how to enroll as a doctoral student.
Generel Information
Generel Information
The Europa-Universität Flensburg awards the following doctoral degrees:
- Doctor of Philosophy (Dr. phil.),
- Doctor of Economic and Social Sciences (Dr. rer. pol.), and
- Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.).
You can pursue a doctorate at Europa-Universität Flensburg if the subject and methodology of your proposed dissertation fall within one of the academic disciplines represented at the university. To apply for enrollment as a doctoral student, you must therefore have already found a supervisor at Europa-Universität Flensburg and agreed on a research topic with them.
It is important to distinguish between enrollment as a doctoral student and the doctoral procedure.
- Enrollment as a doctoral student refers to the formal registration as a doctoral student at the university. Applicants who submit their applications correctly and within the specified deadlines are granted student status at Europa-Universität Flensburg. Applications must be submitted through the university's online application portal.
- The doctoral examination process encompasses the preparation of the dissertation and its subsequent oral defense. The Doctoral Committee of Europa-Universität Flensburg is solely responsible for admission to the doctoral examination process. Further information on the doctoral examination process can be found in the Doctoral Degree Regulation und on this webpage.
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Application deadlines
Application deadlines
Fall Semester enrollment:
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Application Process
Application Process
To apply for admission to a degree program at Europa-Universität Flensburg, you must complete two steps:
1. the online application process and
2. uploading of all required application documents.
In the online application, enter all the personal information required of prospective doctoral students. At the end of the online application, you must upload all required documents. Please note: The documents must be received by EUF no later than the application deadline.
After it receives your application, the university will review all your documents. You can then check for yourself on the application portal whether your application is complete, or any documents are missing—in which case you will receive an email from the admissions office informing you that your application status has changed. Please note: you must submit any missing documents listed in the application portal by the application deadline. Late submissions after the application deadline has passed will not be accepted.
How the online application works
You may only apply for one restricted-admission degree program (or a combined restricted-admission degree program). If you apply for several applications for admission-restricted programs, during the selection process the university will only consider your most recent application processed by the admissions office. Berit: this text is in the "Bewerbung Promotion" page. Is it relevant to PhD students???
Please note: Online applications submitted before the official application start date cannot be considered. This also applies for applications received after the application deadline. You are entirely responsible for ensuring that the university receives your application by the deadline
Application Documents
Applicants for doctoral study are required to submit all required documents listed on the information sheet for doctoral studies to the Admissions Office of Europa-Unviersität Flensburg.
Please note: Your application documents must include the notification letter you received from the doctoral committee, indicating that you have been admitted as a doctoral student at EUF. Without this letter of admission, you will not be granted admission to the university as a doctoral student.
Your application for doctoral study must include all of the following documents:
- your university entrance qualification (e.g. high school diploma)
- your university degree certificate (e.g. your master's degree)
- the notification letter you received from the doctoral committee
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
First of all, prospective doctoral students are required to apply for admission to the doctoral procedure directly through the doctoral committee of Europa-Universität Flensburg. Information on this can be obtained from the doctoral committee office [40345].
As soon as the committee has positively evaluated your application, you will be admitted as a doctoral candidate at EUF.
After that, you must enroll as a doctoral student as soon as possible.
You may enroll after you have completed the online application and received a letter of admission.
For this application, only the periods mentioned in the menu item "Application Deadlines" apply.
There are no application deadlines for admission to the doctoral procedure itself. You may apply to the doctoral committee for admission the doctoral procedure at any time.
Second Degree
Second Degree
Doctoral study is not a "second degree" (Zweitstudium).
Please answer "no" to the question in the online application procedure asking whether you are a second-degree applicant.