You are required to submit the form “Erklärung zu Primärdaten” (obligation to store primary data for a period of ten years) before you can receive your doctoral certificate. You must submit this form and have it signed by your supervisor even if you did not collect primary data for your dissertation. You can find a template of this form in the download section.

Once you provide the examination office with confirmation from the Dissertations Department that you have submitted your deposit copies, you will be presented with your doctoral certificate. Receipt of the certificate automatically confers you with the academic title of Doctor of Philosophy.