Forms and downloads

• Doctoral Application Form
• Application Form for the Doctoral Evaluation Procedure (the application and each copy of the dissertation must be accompanied by the declaration of independence - see below)
• Application Form for the Extension of Acceptance
• Application for change of supervisor
• Supervision Agenda
• Publication information for advanced receipt of the doctoral degree (only available in German language)
• Signed declaration (must be attached to each copy of the dissertation with the application for the opening of the main proceedings)
• Withdrawal from the acceptance as doctoral candidate
• Form to be filled out and signed by the supervisor for the composition of the doctoral committee as Word ord PDF.

• Doctoral Procedure at a glance
• Planning aid: Disputation Calculator
• Sample Sheet: Title page of the research paper

• Principles of good academic practice
• Principles for Safeguarding Good Academic Practice at the University of Kassel (in German language)
• Handling Research Data
• Export Control

All doctoral candidates at the University of Kassel conclude an agreement with their supervisor, the so-called supervision agenda.
This helps to harmonise mutual expectations of the doctoral doctoral phase and to plan various aspects - such as conference
conference participation, publication strategies - at an early stage. The completion of the supervision agenda is mandatory for acceptance as a doctoral candidate. Updating the supervision agenda on an annual basis is strongly recommended and is a prerequisite for contract extensions in the qualification phase. More on the supervision agenda for doctoral candidates can be found here: Guideline Supervision AgendaWord | PDF.