Recognition of Foreign Academic Certificates for Doctoral Students

Please note: Unfortunately, recognition is not possible in the time between 22-30.08.2024.We ask for your understanding!

Educational certificates from outside of Germany have to be officially recognized for admission to doctoral studies as well as for employment.

The department / institute, where the doctorate or employment is to take place is in charge. From there, the certificates will be forwarded to the International Office by e-mail, indicating a "Kostenstelle" or billing address (fees 128,- €). Processing time is approx. 1-3 weeks.

Following documents are required for evaluation:

• PDF files of all university diplomas in the original language (e.g. bachelor´s , master´s degree certificate)
• PDF files of all subjects and marks in the original language (University Transcipt)
• PDF files of a German or English translation of all documents produced by a certified translator: always for documents in non-Latin script - otherwise on request

After examination of the submitted documents, the faculty will be informed about the result. The examination result is only to be used within the respective university.