Doctorate (Promotion) – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University

Programme overview

Doctoral studies at RWTH Aachen are carried out within the faculties, which are authorised to award doctoral degrees and regulate the doctoral process in their own doctoral regulations. Candidates carry out independent, original research and present the results in a dissertation; this entry covers doctoral studies in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Faculty: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Independent research under an authorised supervisor, a written supervision agreement, and interdisciplinary qualification and career development through the RWTH Doctoral Academy.

Career pathways

Doctoral studies prepare graduates for academic careers and for leadership roles in industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A written confirmation of supervision by an authorised professor must accompany the application for admission to doctoral studies. Enrolment as a doctoral student requires the conditions of the NRW Higher Education Act (Section 67, Paragraph 4) and a certificate from the doctoral admission committee; enrolment is not obligatory to complete a doctorate. Faculty-specific requirements are set in each faculty's doctoral regulations.

Apply through the official page: https://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/studium/Nach-dem-Studium/Promotion/~efoxv/Informationen-fuer-Promovierende/lidx/1/

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