Independent right to award doctorates

The website is currently being updated

Please use the German website for the latest information on HAW Hamburg's independent right to award doctorates. With regard to cooperative doctorates, all English pages are up to date, even though the site structure has changed.

Statutes and regulations

Guidelines and advice

Hinweise zum Antrag auf Zulassung zur Promotion (Stand 02/2026)

Guide to applying for admission to doctoral studies via myHAW

Specific guidelines and regulations for doctoral programmes

CEADS

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CEADS Richtlinie kumulative Promotionen v1.0 pdf 251 KB
CEADS Qualifizierungsprogramm v1.0 pdf 338 KB

ISGF

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ISGF Richtlinie für kumulative Promotion V1_0 als pdf 		ISGF Richtlinie kumulative Promotion v1.0 pdf 78 KB

STS

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Richtlinie 		STS Richtlinie kumulative Promotion v1.0 pdf 124 KB
STS Qualifizierungsprogramm v1.0 pdf 246 KB
STS_Tabelle_Qualifizierungsprogramm_V1_0 		STS Tabelle Qualifizierungsprogramm v1.0 pdf 184 KB