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The HAW Hamburg doctoral students generally elect spokespeople to represent their interests each year. The following individuals were elected at the doctoral students' annual general meeting on october the 1st 2026 (listed in alphabetical order).

• Dennis Busch (Fakultät Management, Governance und Medien) - Wissenschaftlichen Beirat der Research School
• Justus Faust (Fakultät Life Sciences) - Direktorium der Research School 
• Martin Grasenack (Fakultät Nachhaltige Ingenieurwissenschaften) -   Wissenschaftlichen Beirat der Research School
• Mirjam Jost (Fakultät Gesundheit) -  Direktorium der Research School
• Susanne Schulz-Ille (Fakultät Gesundheit) -  Promotionsausschuss der Research School
• David Stachg (Fakultät Nachhaltige Ingenieurwissenschaften) -  Forschungs- und Transfer-Ausschuss
• Dennis Wohlers (Fakultät Management, Governance und Medien) -  Promotionsausschuss der Research School

The spokespeople represent the doctoral students' interests within HAW Hamburg and are in regular contact with the vice president for research und knowledge transfer and international.

Contact information: Promotion.Sprecher (at) haw-hamburg (dot) de 

HAW Hamburg expressly welcomes doctoral students to enrol. It is possible to enrol at both HAW Hamburg and the partner university. When you enrol you become a member of HAW Hamburg and are covered by the insurance for university members. You can find out more about current fees, re-registration deadlines and the Deutschland-Ticket on the Student Services website.

Specific information on the requirements and the enrolment process can be found on the page for prospective PhD students here.
 

The Centre for Postgraduate Studies recommends that all PhD candidates enter into a supervision agreement with their PhD supervisor at HAW Hamburg.

The templates for collaborative PhD candidates are currently being revised. The Word templates for the supervision agreement in German or English that are still valid can be downloaded from the ‘Forms for collaborative PhD candidates’  page.

PhD candidates studying under independent doctoral programmes can find an up-to-date template for the supervision agreement here.

In addition, there are information sheets on industrial PhDs and on the security and storage of data (in German only).  

Upon request, the CPS will be happy to provide the templates and information sheets by email, provided that an agreement has already been reached regarding supervision by a professor at HAW Hamburg.

You can find information about financing your doctoral studies under 'Financing your PhD' on the Prospective doctoral students page.

The Hamburg Research Academy (HRA) is the central body for all prospective doctoral students, enrolled doctoral students, postdocs, junior professors, and their supervisors at nine higher education institutions in Hamburg, including HAW Hamburg.

You can find more information about the HRA and its current programme of events and workshops here.