Doctoral Candidates

Doctoral degree regulations of the Faculty of Informatics and Data Science for the award of a doctorate in natural sciences (Dr.rer.nat), a doctorate in engineering (Dr.-Ing.), a doctorate in fundamental philosophical issues in theology (Dr.phil.) and a doctorate in economics (Dr.rer.pol.) at the University of Regensburg

In the FIDS Form Center you will find all the important forms for your doctoral studies at the University of Regensburg and can get an overview of the required procedures.

While doing your doctorate, you can enroll as a doctoral student for up to 8 semesters, and in this way obtain student status. The prerequisite for this is that you have been accepted as a doctoral candidate at FIDS. International doctoral candidates can apply for an extension of their student status for a further 2 semesters if they have adaptation problems or language problems during the doctoral phase.

The Registrar's Office (Studierendenkanzlei) provides information about enrollment for doctoral studies. International doctoral candidates can also get advice from the Welcome Center (external link, opens in a new window).
 
Enrollment as a doctoral student is OPTIONAL, i.e. you can also do a doctorate without being enrolled as a doctoral student. However, applying for acceptance as a doctoral candidate at FIDS is mandatory if you want to do a doctorate at FIDS.

Doctoral seminars give doctoral candidates the opportunity to regularly present their progress to a larger group and to obtain feedback. In addition, doctoral candidates can learn from the presentations of fellow candidates and the subsequent feedback rounds. The opportunity to expand one's network through contacts with like-minded researchers is another advantage offered by doctoral seminars. Doctoral candidates, supervising professors and other professors from the same subject area usually attend such seminars.

The following doctoral seminars currently exist at FIDS:

• Doctoral seminar for PhD candidates in information science and media informatics

The Center for Graduate & Postgraduate Researchers at the University of Regensburg (WIN) provides a wide range of services and information collections for doctoral candidates, including

• Funding options especially for doctoral projects,
• events and training for doctoral candidates (e.g., training courses on key and leadership skills) and
• a list of specialized contacts for doctoral candidates.