Offer: Membership in the Ernst-Reuter-Gesellschaft

The Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy would like to stay in contact with you as alumni. After successfully completing your doctoral degree program, you will receive a 3-year membership in the Ernst-Reuter-Gesellschaft der Freunde, Förderer und Ehemaligen der Freien Universität Berlin e.V.

After your defense, we will send you an e-mail with further information and the required form.

With this membership, you will be informed what will happen at Freie Universität Berlin and at the Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy in the future, and you will have the opportunity to continue using your FU e-mail address and some of our online services.

The advantages of membership at a glance:

ZEDAT FU Alumni Account with a postbox

Preferred invitations to events of ERG e.V. and Freie Universität
Invitations to events of the Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy
Access to the following media:
- Magazine "wir" for alumni of Freie Universität
- FU-Tagesspiegel Supplement
- Science magazine fundiert
Reduced entrance fee in the Botanic Garden
Discounts for events (Collegium Musicum and Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften)
Discounts for guest auditor card
Discounts for further education offers
Reduced participation fee in university sports

Overview Doctorate Procedure

1. Supervision, Topic and Funding

What are the requirements for admission? What has to be done before starting the doctorate? What funding opportunities are there?

2. Start of Work

What insurance cover is required at the start of work?

3. Admission

When and where should I submit my application for doctorate admission? What documents are required for admission?

Mitgliedschaftsverhältnis FU / Enrollment

4. FU Membership and Enrollment

Is there a need to become a member of the FU Berlin? Is enrollment including the student ID card and the semester ticket necessary?

Regelbearbeitungszeit / Standard Time to Completion

5. Standard Processing Time

What is the standard processing time for the doctorate? What should I do if the standard processing time can not be met? How can a change of supervisor take place?

Schreiben der Dissertation / Writing the Thesis

6. Writing the Thesis

Is a monograph necessary or may a cumulative work also be submitted? What must be considered? What should be on the title page?

7. Submission of the Thesis

How many copies have to be submitted? What should be taken into account when submitting a cumulative thesis? Which forms are necessary for submitting the thesis?

8. Review and Display Period

Who appoints the doctoral committee? How is the review procedure organized? How long is the display period?

9. Defense of the Thesis

Who organizes the disputation? When should the disputation be announced? How many members of the doctoral committee must be present? How long does the disputation take?

10. Publication of the Thesis

When does the publication take place? Which kinds of publication are possible? Is the publication required for the award of the certificate?

11. Awarding of the Doctoral Degree

When can the title be used? When and where do I get the certificate?

12. Offer: Joining the Alumni Network of ERG

How can I register for the alumni network of the Ernst-Reuter-Gesellschaft? What are the advantages?

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Graduate Center / Doctorate