Doctorate
Do your doctorate in Coburg
Paths to a doctorate
The promotion of young academics at Coburg University of Applied Sciences covers all phases and areas of the doctorate. The doctorate is an independent academic achievement and is usually supervised by two professors. There is also the opportunity to benefit from the qualification program. At Coburg University of Applied Sciences, you can do a doctorate in certain research-intensive areas as well as in cooperation with a university.
The doctorate is the first decisive step towards a career with a doctorate, such as an HAW professorship. You can do a doctorate, i.e. write your own doctoral thesis
- at the Doctoral Center “Analytics4Health (A4H)” of Coburg University of Applied Sciences
- in the Doctoral Center “Sustainable and Intelligent Systems (NISys)” together with the THWS, THAB and Coburg University of Applied Sciences
- in the form of a cooperative doctorate
- The “Technik Allianz Oberfranken” (TAO) offers the opportunity to study in cooperation with the University of Bayreuth or the University of Bamberg in the graduate college “Energy self-sufficient buildings” to do a doctorate.
Content and financing of doctorates
The doctorate starts with your idea and your interest in a topic. What particularly appealed to you during your studies, which professor inspired you? What would you like to investigate and be an expert in? What is relevant about your research topic, why will your research question still be important in three years’ time?
In addition to questions about time, it is also crucial that your livelihood is financially secure: through a job inside or outside academia, a scholarship or other funding opportunities such as a cooperation with a company. For women who live in Bavaria and are doing a doctorate , there are funding offers from the HAW – Landeskonferenz der Frauen- und Gleichstellungsbeauftragten an bayerischen Hochschulen (lakof-bayern.de).
How to get started!
- You contact a potential supervisor at Coburg University of Applied Sciences with your idea for a doctoral topic. Together you focus on the topic.
- The professor at the university will supervise your work and help you apply to the doctoral center or find a cooperating university.
- Check the requirements for the doctorate, e.g. using the doctoral degree regulations.
If you have any questions about doing a doctorate at Coburg University of Applied Sciences, you can make an appointment with Dr. Renate Lucke, the doctoral advisor.
Advantages of doing a doctorate at Coburg University of Applied Sciences
Excellent support
- We offer an academic environment characterized by high-quality research and close supervision with a modern research infrastructure. Experienced professors encourage your academic career and personal initiative.
Qualification program
- For all doctoral candidates, there are interdisciplinary courses on career and doctoral-relevant topics in the qualification program at Coburg University of Applied Sciences. The courses can be credited to the doctoral centers and, if applicable, to a university in the cooperative procedure:
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- Qualification training
- Doctoral seminars on the impulses of the time
- Networking with doctoral students and professors
- Mentoring, tandem with a more experienced professional
- Consulting
Doctoral status with the doctoral agreement
- According to Art.19 BayHIG, all doctoral candidates become members of the university (e.g. library, software) and are recorded as doctoral candidates. The Coburg University of Applied Sciences doctoral agreement will apply from 2024. This must be submitted informally to the Doctoral Studies Officer, Dr. Renate Lucke. The doctoral agreement ensures the doctoral status. If necessary, it can be used to work on the preparation of an exposé or research for the doctoral thesis with the infrastructure of Coburg University of Applied Sciences before admission to the doctorate. The doctoral agreement (German or English) is completed together with your supervisor. The document can be updated for the application at the Doctoral Center. The doctoral agreement also gives you access to offers for early career researchers.
