Organisational Structure: the Doctoral Committee and the Management Office

In order to conduct cooperative doctorates, the Research Campus of Central Hessen has established a Doctoral Committee comprising professors of the three participating universities. This committee supports the participating universities in cooperative doctoral procedures. It examines the criteria which must be fulfilled for acceptance in a cooperative doctoral procedure and the academic quality of the applications of those seeking acceptance as doctoral candidates.  In each case, the Doctoral Committee submits a recommendation to the Examination Board of the university faculty in which the doctoral project is to be conducted.  The decision to accept or reject the applicant is made by the Examination Board of the university faculty. The Doctoral Committee ensures that graduates of universities of applied sciences have unbiased access to a doctoral degree.

The Management Office supports early career researchers before and during the cooperative doctoral process. It is a contact point for advice and conflict situations and the place where applications for acceptance as doctoral candidate are passed on to the Doctoral Committee or the university faculty.  The Management Office acts as an interface between the university faculties and the Doctoral Committee.