Mathematics at the university of Göttingen
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From 1925 on, Gustav Herglotz (1881-1953) was a professor in Göttingen.



PhD program


PhD examination to receive the doctoral degree "Dr.rer.nat."

The PhD examination in mathematics consists of a written exam (dissertation) and an oral exam (disputation). It is carried out referring to the GAUSS PhD regulations of 2018.


Since the 2021 summer semester, your thesis and accompanying documents have to be submitted electronically via Göttingen University's Lucom system.


We kindly request that you inform the deanīs office at least 6-7 weeks in advance that you intend to submit your dissertation and apply for admission to the oral doctoral examination (disputation). You will receive detailed information regarding the process, what kind of documents will be required and how to ultimately be admitted to your disputation.


For further information, please carefully study the checklist "Countdown to doctoral degree" provided by GAUSS: