The Promotionsverband Baden-Württemberg, based in the state capital Stuttgart, is an umbrella organization that exercises the independent right to award doctorates at the state's universities of applied sciences. A total of 24 universities of applied sciences, including 21 state universities and three universities under church sponsorship, have joined forces after being granted the right to award doctorates by the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts in 2022. The Promotionsverband can award a total of seven doctoral degrees.

 

Doctor philosophiae - Dr. phil

Doctor oeconomiae - Dr. oec.

Doctor rerum politicarum - Dr. rer. pol.

Doctor rerum socialium - Dr. rer. soc.

Doctor rerum naturalium - Dr. rer. nat.

Doctor iuris - Dr. iur.

 

Research Units

The Promotionsverband Baden-Württemberg is divided into five research units with different thematic focuses:

FE I: Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, FE II: Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Medical Technology , FE III: Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, FE IV: Engineering Sciences and FE V: Law.

At HFT Stuttgart, doctorates can currently be pursued in the following three research units:

At HFT Stuttgart, doctorates can currently be pursued in the following three research units:

FE I

Research Unit I: Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

Research Unit I includes all main researchs with a social, behavioral or economic focus. Doctoral candidates can write their dissertation as a cumulative work or as a monograph.
FE III

Research Unit III: Computer Science and Electrical Engineering - Engineering Sciences 2

Research Unit III includes all main researchs that focus on the disciplines of computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics or similar disciplines. Doctoral candidates can write their dissertation as a cumulative work or as a monograph. Research Unit III has drawn up a separate guideline on "cumulative dissertations" in addition to the doctoral regulations of the respective department.

Further information on the separate regulations can be found in the doctoral regulations  of the respective department of Research Unit III and the general doctoral regulations.

 
FE IV

Research Unit IV: Engineering Sciences

Research Unit IV includes all main researchs with an engineering focus. Doctoral candidates can write their dissertation as a cumulative work or as a monograph.

Further information on the separate regulations can be found in the doctoral regulations of the respective department of Research Unit IV and the general doctoral regulations.

Doctoral regulations of the respective department

Each research unit has its own doctoral regulations of the respective department. In addition, general doctoral regualtions apply to all research units.

General doctoral regulations for the Promotionsverband Baden-Württemberg

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Framework doctoral regulations for the Baden-Württemberg Doctoral Association
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Doctoral Regulations of the respective department Research Unit I

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Doctoral Regulations Research Unit I
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Doctoral Regulations of the respective department Research Unit III

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Promotionsordnung_Forschungseinheit_III.pdf
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Requirement for a cumulative dissertation Research Unit III

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Requirement for Cumulative Doctorate Research Unit III
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Doctoral Regulations of the respective department Research Unit IV

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Doctoral Regulations Research Unit IV
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Changes and updates can be found on the website of the Promotionsverband Baden-Württemberg

Changes and updates can be found on the website of the Promotionsverband Baden-Württemberg

https://www.promotionsverband-bw.de/amtliche-bekanntmachungen