Application for Doctoral Degree and submission of doctoral theses during Corona

Please send all the documents in one E-Mail to Ms. Linda Schachinger (linda.schachinger@tuwien.ac.at):

• Curriculum Vitae (signed)
• Current record of studies - Studienblatt
• Passport
• Certificate of the last graduate study and the certificate regarding the admission (if necessary).
• Merkblatt für Verfasser der Dissertation (Guidelines for the authors of a doctoral thesis)
• 1 Copy of the first page of the thesis
• An Abstract (ca. 250 words, including: Name of the candidate, Name of the supervision, title of the thesis) as a pdf-file
• Application for restricting the accessess (if applicable - your supervisor has to enter the restriction in the tiss-system and then hand you the printout, including the amount of years)
• Certificates of the courses of the doctoral program

Two Copies of the thesis have to be deposited at the office of the dean (after corona-lockdown!)!

The defensio will be held when the following requirements are met:

• The date of the defeniso is fixed
• The thesis has been uploaded to tiss.
• The written assessments have been submitted

Due to the Corona Situation the definsio will be held via teleconference.

For the defensio via teleconference the following criteria must be met:

• All parties must agree
• mutual audibility and visibility
• voice, facial expression and gestures must be perceptible in a realistic manner
• the data transfer must conducted on secure (encrypted) channels
• it must be possible for additional persons to attend the defensio
• the same level of knowledge of all parties must be ensured.

GoToMeeting or Zoom fullfills the requirements above. To attend the teleconference you will need an PC/Mac with Microphone and headphones (preferably a headset) and a webcam or a Tablet or Smartphone.

Two Copies of the thesis have to be deposited at the office of the dean (as soon as possible).