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Graduate school of Brandenburg’s universities of applied sciences (UAS)

Since 2024, the Brandenburg Higher Education Act has provided a further basis for improving conditions for doctoral candidates at universities of applied sciences (UAS) (link). With the granting of the right to award doctoral degrees, the Graduate school of Brandenburg’s UAS can independently conduct doctoral procedures and award doctoral degrees.

The Graduate school is jointly supported by the four state-funded UAS — University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Brandenburg University of Applied Science and Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau — as set out in a joint cooperation agreement. This gives those interested in pursuing a doctorate the option of undertaking a doctorate directly through the Graduate school, as an alternative to a cooperative doctoral procedure, without the involvement of a cooperating university. The legal framework is set out in a regulation issued by the responsible ministry (link). Doctoral degree regulations specifying the requirements for admission, the conduct of doctoral procedures and the completion of doctoral research projects are currently being prepared.

The Graduate school is organised into three academic sections: Engineering Sciences, Natural and Environmental Sciences, and Economic, Social and Media Sciences. These sections bring together professors with strong research profiles from the four participating UAS to carry out doctoral research projects.

Those interested in pursuing a doctorate can approach professors with strong research profiles to initiate a doctoral research project within the Graduate school. Once the doctoral degree regulations come into force, the doctoral procedure will be registered through the Administrative office. The Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau offers positions that include the opportunity to pursue a doctorate. In addition, professors with strong research profiles can supervise doctoral research projects within the Graduate school through their own third-party-funded research projects.

Various training opportunities, networking meetings and information events organised by the Graduate school are already available, and you are welcome to participate. The latest information about these opportunities can be found here: Link.

The Graduate school is currently being established. This page is updated regularly.

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The Administrative office of the Graduate school has been based at Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development since February 2026 and coordinates the new tasks and processes. If you have any questions about the Graduate school, please feel free to contact the Administrative office or the relevant contact persons at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau.

Administrative office of the Graduate school of Brandenburg’s universities of applied sciences (UAS)

Melis Günay & Franka Knagge

promotionskolleg-bb(at)hnee.de

Tel.: +49 3334 657 286 oder +49 3334 657 388

Research-active Professors in the Graduate School

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The following professors are currently members of the Graduate School and can supervise doctoral projects and doctoral research topics within the Graduate School:

 

TH Wildau

 

TH Brandenburg

  • Prof. Robert Flassig, Professur für Technische Energieeffizienz

  • Prof. Sven-Frithjof Goecke, Professur für Allgemeinen Maschinenbau

  • Prof. Sören Hirsch, Professur für Elektrotechnik

  • Prof. Emanuel Kitzelmann, Professur für Angewandte Künstliche Intelligenz

  • Prof. Claus Vielhauer, Professur für Angewandte Informatik / Medieninformatik, insb. Datensicherheit

 

HNE Eberswalde

  • Prof. Ulrich Schwarz, Professur für Gestaltung, Konstruktion und Herstellung von Produkten aus Holz

 

FH Potsdam

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The following professors are currently members of the Graduate School and can supervise doctoral projects and doctoral research topics within the Graduate School:

 

TH Wildau

 

TH Brandenburg

  • Prof. Daniel Guterding, Professur für Wirtschaftsmathematik

  • Prof. Kirsten Harth, Professur für Angewandte Mathematik

  • Prof. Andreas Jechow, Professur für Grundlagen der Augenoptik und der optischen Gerätetechnik

 

HNE Eberswalde

Section of Economic, Social and Media SciencesOpen areaClose area

The following professors are currently members of the Graduate School and can supervise doctoral projects and doctoral research topics within the Graduate School:

 

TH Wildau

  • Prof. Dietmar Baetge, , Professur für Wirtschaftsprivatrecht und Internationales Handelsrecht
  • Prof. Ronny Freier, TH Wildau, Professur für öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft und Haushaltsrecht
  • Prof. Stephan Meyer, TH Wildau, Professur für öffentliches Recht insbesondere Kommunalrecht und Umweltrecht
  • Prof. Dana Mietzner, TH Wildau, Professur für Betriebswirtschaftslehre mit den Schwerpunkten Innovations- und Regionalmanagement
  • Prof. Christian Schultz, TH Wildau, Professur für Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre mit dem Schwerpunkt Entrepreneurship

 

TH Brandenburg

  • Prof. Andreas Johannsen, , Professur für Systementwicklung und -integration

 

HNE Eberswalde

 

FH Potsdam

Your Contacts

Please address any general enquiries, ideas or requests to: graduiertenkolleg(at)th-wildau.de

Dr. rer. nat. Carsten Hille

Dr. rer. nat. Carsten Hille Dr. rer. nat. Carsten Hille

Tel.: +49 3375 508 793
Mobile: +49 175 1959886
Email: carsten.hille@th-wildau.de
Web: https://www.th-wildau.de/forschung-transfer/
House 13, Room 0.41

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M. Eng. Janin Laumer M. Eng. Janin Laumer

Email: janin.laumer@th-wildau.de

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