Doctoral Studies and Enrollment

You would like to do a Ph.D. at the University of Potsdam but you don't know yet what type of Ph.D. matches best with your ideas and how you can find a supervisor?

Then you'll find all relevant information about individual doctorates, structured doctoral programs, and on binational cotutelle programs as well as guidance on how to find an acedemic supervisor here.

If you have already found an academic supervisor in Potsdam, please let us know about when you plan to reside here so that we can offer you the best possible assistance in planning the specifics of your stay in Potsdam/Berlin. We'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.

If you are enrolled at a university abroad and want to spend one to two semesters in Potsdam in the context of your doctoral studies, you can enroll here as a so called "PhD freemover".

This gives you student status at the University of Potsdam, you can enjoy everything that the university has to offer, and allows you to take advantage of the Deutschlandsemesterticket (ticket for public transportation in all over Germany).

All details and the registration link can be found here.