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Compulsory enrollment or registration

Since March 30th 2018, doctoral candidates must enroll after being accepted as a doctoral candidate by the faculty (application for matriculation), according to § 38 Abs. 5 of the Landeshochschulgesetz (LHG). This is also the case for doctoral candidates who have an employment contract with the University of Freiburg (e.g. research assistant). The Service Center Studium is in charge of this.

With their enrollment, doctoral candidates establish their membership, i.e. their affiliation with the University, and receive the active and passive right to vote in the status group of doctoral candidates.

 

Exceptions from the obligation to enroll (Exemption by filling the registration form!):

  • Doctoral candidates who have been accepted by their faculty before March 30th 2018 are entitled to enroll, but are not obligated to do so.
  • Doctoral candidates whose main occupation is at the University of Freiburg or who have a current working contract with the state of Baden Württemberg at the University Medical Center Freiburg (employment contract for at least half of a full-time position) can be exempt from compulsory enrollment. For this, please fill out an application for registration and attach a copy of your current employment contract.

 

Registration process (respectively exemption from the compulsory enrollment):

Should you be exempt from compulsory enrollment (see above for exceptions) and should you have decided against enrollment, you must register. Registration is free. Just like enrollment, it occurs after the acceptance as a doctoral candidate. By presenting the acceptance confirmation of your faculty and the completed application for registration at the Studierendensekretariat (German doctoral candidates) or at International Admissions and Services (IAS) (international doctoral candidates), you will be registered as a doctoral candidate.

If you have been accepted at your faculty after March 30th 2018 and want to be exempt from compulsory enrollment (see above), please attach your current employment contract to your registration application.

 

FAQs

  • How can I be exempt from compulsory enrollment?
    To do this, please check the corresponding box in the enrollment/registration application for doctoral researchers to exempt them from the enrollment requirement. At the same time, you apply for registration as a doctoral candidate. Please enclose a copy of your current employment contract with your application.

  • I am already enrolled as a doctoral candidate, must I still register?
    No, you do not also have to register. You can use the services of the University IT Services and other services through the Uni-Account as a doctoral candidate.

  • Which services does the IT Service offer for enrolled doctoral candidates?
    The University IT Services are summed up in this flyer.

  • I have been enrolled at the University of Freiburg, do I still need to provide all the documents listed?
    If you are/were already enrolled at the University of Freiburg, you do not need to submit a certified copy of your university entrance qualification again for enrollment as a doctoral candidate. If you have completed your Master's degree at the University of Freiburg, we do not require a certified copy of your Master's degree certificate.

  • Who should I contact if I have questions about the enrollment or registration process?
    Information about the process, e.g. the required documents, can be obtained from the Studierendensekretariat (German doctoral candidates) or International Admission and Services (international doctoral candidates).

  • Do international doctoral reserachers need to pay tuition fee?
    International doctoral researchers have to pay the usual semester contribution (currently 180 Euro per semester) if they are matriculated. However, they do not have to pay tuition fee (1500 Euro per semester).

  • Can I be exempted from compulsory enrollment if I am an established staff member at an external research institute (f.e. Max-Planck-Institute, Fraunhofer Institute)?
    No, the exception is only for doctoral candidates who have a current employment contract at the University of Freiburg.

  • Can I be exempted from compulsory enrollment if I am an established staff member at University Medical Center Freiburg (incl. University Heart Center Freiburg - Bad Krozingen)?

    Yes, you can be exempted if you have a current working contract with the state of Baden Württemberg.