English-German glossary for doctoral studies
This glossary helps English-speaking and German-speaking users find the relevant information on doctoral studies at the TUM School of Natural Sciences.
- Doctorate
Promotion
Refers to the whole process of preparing for and obtaining the academic title Dr. (PhD), or in particular the period between submission of the dissertation and defense (oral exam). Wikipedia offers more information on doctorates in Germany.
- PhD
Promotion; Doktorat
- Dr. rer. nat.
Dr. rer. nat.
Title for a doctor in natural sciences for latin “doctor rerum naturalium”;
Doktor der Naturwissenschaften für lateinisch “doctor rerum naturalium”
Depending on subject there are three relevant acceptance committees
- Dr.-Ing.
Dr.-Ing.
Title for a doctor of engineering; at NAT for chemical engineering
Doktoringenieur, Doktor der Ingenieurwissenschaften; an der NAT für Chemieingenieurwesen
NAT has one relevant acceptance committee
- Doctoral studies
Promotionsstudium; Promotion
Part of studies, particularly the Qualification program during your doctorate (Qualifizierungsprogramm).
Formal Optional enrollment as a doctoral student at TUM (Einschreibung ins Promotionsstudium)
- Doctoral candidate
Doktorandin; Doktorand; Promovierende; Promovierender
- Doctoral candidates
Promovierende
- PhD student
Doktorand; Doktorandin; Promotionsstudent; Promotionsstudentin
- Doctoral project
Promotionsprojekt, Promotion
- Supervisor
Betreuerin; Betreuer; Doktormutter; Doktorvater
See: Starting a doctorate at the TUM School of Natural Sciences, Supervision agreement (Betreuungsvereinbarung)
- Physics
Physik
The Physics Department is one of three research departments constituting the TUM School of Natural Sciences.
Physics as a subject matter corresponds to one of the acceptance committees for dissertations at NAT, awarding the degree Dr. rer. nat.
- Chemistry
Chemie
The Department of Chemistry is one of three research departments constituting the TUM School of Natural Sciences.
Chemistry as a subject matter corresponds to one of the acceptance committees for dissertations at NAT, awarding the degree Dr. rer. nat.
- Bioscience
Biowissenschaften; Lebenswissenschaften
The Department of Bioscience is one of three research departments constituting the TUM School of Natural Sciences.
- Chemical engineering
Chemieingenieurwesen
Chemical enginieering as a subject matter corresponds to one of the acceptance committees for dissertations at NAT, awarding the degee Dr.-Ing.
- Natural Sciences
Naturwissenschaften
The TUM School of Natural Sciences has three research departments in the fields of bioscience, chemistry and physics.
- TUM School
TUM Fakultät
- TUM School of Natural Sciences
TUM School of Natural Sciences
This term is correct in English and German. It is abbreviated as NAT School or simply NAT. The NAT School is your degree awarding institution (promotionsführende Einrichtung) and guides you though administrative matteres. From your application (Antrag auf Eintragung in die Promotionsliste) up to the oral examination (Doktorprüfung) and publication of your doctoral thesis (Doktorarbeit, Dissertation). See: role of TUM School of Natural Sciences, webpages of the TUM School of Natural Sciences,
- Degree awarding institution
promotionsführende Einrichtung
For your doctorate in chemistry, chemical engineering or physics, the degree awarding institution is the TUM School of Natural Sciences (NAT). The Dean’s Office and Graduate Center of Natural Sciences (GC-NAT) guide you through all administrative matters regarding your doctoral project. Please have a look on how to contact us
- List of doctoral candidates
Promotionsliste
The official doctoral candidate register. It is the list of all persons who have been formally accepted as doctoral researchers (PhD candidates) at the TUM School of Natural Sciences (which is the degree awarding institution).
- Mentor
Mentor; Mentorin
See: Mentor for your doctoral project, supervision agreement
- Supervision agreement
Betreuungsvereinbarung
See: supervision agreement, Starting a doctorate at the TUM School of Natural Sciences
- Application
Bewerbung; Antrag auf Eintragung in die Promotionsliste
- Requirements
Voraussetzungen; Zulassungsvoraussetzungen
See Admission requirements at the TUM School of Natural Sciences (Voraussetzungen), Required documents
- Admission
Zulassung; Aufnahme
- Entry onto the list of doctoral candidates
Eintragung in die Promotionsliste
See: Entry on the list of doctoral candidates (Eintrag Promotionsliste)
- Doctoral candidacy list
Promotionsliste
See: Entry on the list of doctoral candidates (Eintrag Promotionsliste)
- Required documents
erforderliche Unterlagen; benötigte Dokumente
See: Required documents
- Certified copy
beglaubigte Kopie
See: Diplomas, certificates, and certified copies (beglaubigte Kopien)
- Officially certified copy
amtlich beglaubigte Kopie
See: Diplomas, certificates, and certified copies (beglaubigte Kopien)
- Direct Track
Direct Track; direkter Weg zur Promotion
- Diploma
Urkunde; Abschlussurkunde; Diplom
See: Required documents
- Certificate
Zeugnis; Bescheinigung
See: Required documents
- Transcript
Notenspiegel; Leistungsübersicht; Transcript
See: Required documents
- Foreign degree
ausländischer Abschluss
- Recognition of foreign degrees
Anerkennung ausländischer Abschlüsse
- Master’s degree
Masterabschluss
See: Admission requirements at the TUM School of Natural Sciences (Voraussetzungen), Foreign degrees and degree recognition (Anerkennung)
- Master’s thesis
Masterarbeit
- Abstract of the Master’s thesis
Zusammenfassung der Masterarbeit
- Enrollment
Einschreibung, Immatrikulation Enrollment as a doctoral student
- Immatriculation
Einschreibung, Immatrikulation Enrollment as a doctoral student
- Enrollment as a doctoral student
Immatrikulation als Promotionsstudent; Einschreibung als Doktorand; Einschreibung ins Promotionsstudium
See: Optional enrollment as a doctoral student at TUM (Einschreibung ins Promotionsstudium)
- TUM-ID
TUM-ID; TUM-Kennung
- TUM email address
TUM-E-Mail-Adresse
- TUM account
TUM-Account; TUM-Konto
- Membership
Mitgliedschaft
See our detailed description: Membership and roles during your doctorate (Mitgliedschaft, Promotionsliste)
- Graduate Center of Natural Sciences
Graduate Center of Natural Sciences
See: Graduate Center of Natural Sciences or another TUM Graduate Center, Contact: Graduate Center of Natural Sciences (GC-NAT)
- TUM Graduate School
TUM Graduate School; TUM-GS
- Doctoral degree
Doktorgrad
At NAT this is either Dr. rer. nat. (Doctor of natural sciences) or Dr.-Ing. (Doctor of engineering).
- Doctoral regulations
Promotionsordnung
See: Regulations and general information for doctoral studies at NAT (Promotionsordnung, Regelungen), Regulations for the Awarding of Doctoral Degrees at the Technical University of Munich (Promotionsordnung english)
- Regulations for the Awarding of Doctoral Degrees
Promotionsordnung
See: Regulations and general information for doctoral studies at NAT (Promotionsordnung, Regelungen)
- Doctoral examination committee
Promotionskommission; Prüfungskommission
See: Completing your doctorate: process overview, Examination committee and assessment process (Prüfungskommission), Guidelines for doctoral examination committees (Prüfungskommission)
- Dean’s Office
Dekanat
- Office of Doctoral Affairs
Promotionsamt; Promotionsangelegenheiten
- Qualification program
Qualifizierungsprogramm
See: Qualification program during your doctorate (Qualifizierungsprogramm)
- Mandatory elements
Pflichtbestandteile; verpflichtende Elemente
See: Mandatory elements of the qualification program (Pflichtelemente)
- Optional elements
optionale Elemente; freiwillige Bestandteile
fachliche Qualifizierung; fachbezogene Weiterbildung
See: Subject-related training (Fachspezifische Qualifizierung)
- Transferable skills training
überfachliche Qualifizierung; Schlüsselkompetenzen
- Good scientific practice
gute wissenschaftliche Praxis
See: Good scientific practice (gute wissenschaftliche Praxis)
- Academic misconduct
wissenschaftliches Fehlverhalten
See: Good scientific practice (gute wissenschaftliche Praxis)
- Kick-Off Seminar
Kick-Off-Seminar
- Feedback discussion
Feedbackgespräch; Statusgespräch
See: Feedback discussion for your doctoral project (Feedbackgespräch)
- Internationalization support
Internationalisierungsförderung; Internationalisierung
See: Funding for international research stays and conferences
- Annual data confirmation
jährliche Rückmeldung
- DocGS
DocGS; DocGS-Portal
See: DocGS portal
- DSSNAT
DSSNAT; DSSNAT-Datenbank; DSSNAT-Portal
See: DSSNAT protal
- Qualification element
Qualifizierungselement
One element of your Qualification program during your doctorate (Qualifizierungsprogramm)
- Doctoral thesis
Dissertation; Doktorarbeit
See: Submit your doctoral thesis (Einreichung Doktorarbeit), Submission steps
- Dissertation
Dissertation
See: Submit your doctoral thesis (Einreichung Doktorarbeit), Submission steps, Templates: Submission forms and templates
- Submission of the doctoral thesis
Einreichung der Dissertation; Abgabe der Dissertation
See: Submit your doctoral thesis (Einreichung Doktorarbeit), Submission steps
- Title page
Titelblatt
See: Title page for submission and publication (Titelblatt), Templates: Submission forms and templates
- Oral examination
mündliche Prüfung
- Examination process
Prüfungsverfahren; Promotionsverfahren
- Assessment process
Begutachtungsverfahren
See: Dissertation assessment and acceptance (Annahmeverfahren), Examination committee and assessment process (Prüfungskommission)
- Written evaluations
Gutachten
See: Dissertation assessment and acceptance (Annahmeverfahren), Examination committee and assessment process (Prüfungskommission)
- Written reports
Gutachten
See: Dissertation assessment and acceptance (Annahmeverfahren), Examination committee and assessment process (Prüfungskommission)
- Examiner
Prüfer; Prüferin; Gutachter; Gutachterin
See: Dissertation assessment and acceptance (Annahmeverfahren), Examination committee and assessment process (Prüfungskommission)
- Acceptance prozedure
Umlaufverfahren; Rundlauf
See: Dissertation acceptance by circulation procedure (Umlaufverfahren)
- Umlauf-Verfahren
Umlaufverfahren; Rundlauf
See: Dissertation acceptance by circulation procedure (Umlaufverfahren)
- Acceptance of the dissertation
Annahme der Dissertation; Rundlauf; Rundlaufverfahren
See: Dissertation acceptance by circulation procedure (Umlaufverfahren)
- Acceptance committee
Rundlaufgremium; Umlaufgremium
See: Dissertation acceptance by circulation procedure (Umlaufverfahren)
- Publication of the thesis
Veröffentlichung der Dissertation
- Final certificate
Abschlussurkunde; Promotionsurkunde
- Confirmation of status as doctoral candidate
Mitgliedschaftsbescheinigung als Promovierende(r); Bestätigung über Eintrag auf Promotionsliste; Mitgliedschaftsbestätigung
See: Confirmation of doctoral candidate status (Promotionsbestätigung)
- Membership confirmation
Mitgliedsbescheinigung
See: Confirmation of doctoral candidate status (Promotionsbestätigung)
- Sworn statement / Affidavit
Eidesstattliche Erklärung
See: Templates Submission forms and templates
- Funding
Finanzierung; Förderung
- Doctoral matters
Promotionsangelegenheiten
- Curriculum vitae / résumé
Lebenslauf