Doctoral Studies
Early-career researchers
Pursuing a Doctorate at TH Wildau
For years, TH Wildau has been among Germany’s research-intensive universities of applied sciences (UAS), as reflected, among other things, in consistently high levels of external funding and a large number of published research papers. Its research profile encompasses both basic and applied research. A regional focus, socially relevant solutions, and the transfer of knowledge and technology are typically areas of particular emphasis.
In particular, the supervision of doctoral candidates is an essential component of its research activities. TH Wildau aims to further strengthen the outstanding training of researchers in the early stages of their careers.
A doctoral dissertation represents an independent research contribution that contributes to the advancement of knowledge in the respective field. The associated doctoral degree is earned through a written doctoral dissertation and an oral examination. Researchers in the early stages of their careers thus qualify for further career paths within or outside academia.
A prerequisite for beginning a doctoral project is the successful completion of a university degree (e.g., a master’s degree or comparable qualifications). At TH Wildau, there are currently two options for pursuing a doctorate: a collaborative doctoral program with a university or a doctoral program within the Graduate school of Brandenburg’s Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS).
TH Wildau provides systematic and structured support for doctoral candidates and has established the “TH Wildau Graduate College” for this purpose. All doctoral candidates at TH Wildau, as well as those interested in pursuing a doctorate, have a central contact point here and benefit from interdisciplinary support.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions regarding doctoral studies at TH Wildau! You are also welcome to join the mailing list for prospective doctoral candidates and current doctoral students at TH Wildau.
Steering Committee of the Graduate College at TH WildauOpen areaClose area
The Steering Committee of the “Graduate College” at TH Wildau is a permanent body established by resolution of the TH Wildau Executive Committee to ensure the academic quality of doctoral examination procedures at TH Wildau. It comprises professors and research staff from both faculties with extensive research experience. The Steering Committee has adopted its own rules of procedure to govern its work (Link).
The members of the Steering Committeeare are (as at September 2026):
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Bösener, Faculty of BCL
Prof. Dr. Ute Geißler, Faculty of ENS, Chair of the Steering Committee
Prof. Dr. Sandra Haas, Faculty of BCL
Liane Kober, M.Sc., Faculty of ENS
Peter Bernhardt, Faculty of BCL
Prof. Dr. Carolin Schmitz-Antoniak, Faculty of ENS
Susanne Voltmer, Career Centre for Professorial Development, Steering Committee Member for the BMFTR-funded “FH Personal” programme
Your Contacts
Please address any general enquiries, ideas or requests to: graduiertenkolleg(at)th-wildau.de
