Doctoral Committee
The Doctoral Committee decides on all matters concerning compliance with the doctoral regulations; it may delegate the handling of day-to-day business to its chairperson. It serves as the appeals body within the meaning of the Administrative Court Rules of Procedure.
Duties
The Doctoral Committee has the following specific duties:
- Deciding on admission as a doctoral candidate,
- Deciding on admission to the doctoral program,
- appointment of the dissertation examiners,
- in the event of failure, setting a deadline for the retake examination,
- Decision on termination and conclusion of the doctoral proceedings
Meetings
The meetings of the doctoral committee are not open to the public.
Doctoral Committee Schedule
| WINTER SEMESTER 2026/2027 | |
|---|---|
| Meetings | Meetings Deadlines for Submitting Applications along with all attachments |
| Wednesday, 11/04/2026 / 2:30 PM Wednesday, 12/02/2026 / 2:30 PM Wednesday, 01/13/2027 / 2:30 PM | Wednesday, 10/21/2026 Wednesday, 11/18/2026 Monday, 12/21/2026 |
Composition of the Doctoral Committee
| Groups | Term (in years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Members | Deputy members | Term | |
| Chair | |||
| Dean Thomas Musch | 10/01/2026 – 09/30/2029 | ||
| Professors 1 | |||
| all Professors | 10/01/2026 – 09/30/2029 | ||
| Research Staff | 3 | ||
| Claudia Bock Paul Hagemeyer | Irwin Barengolts Pierre Mayr | 10/01/2026 – 09/30/2029 | |
1 Faculty members pursuant to §3, paras. (2) and (4) of the faculty’s Doctoral Regulations
Postal address
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
Deanery
Building ID, Postbox 11
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44801 Bochum