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Advising for Professors
Are you a professor at one of our supporting universities of applied sciences or a university in North Rhine–Westphalia and interested in associating with or becoming a member of the Doctoral School NRW? Or are you already a member or affiliate of the Doctoral School NRW and have questions about membership renewal or the process of doctoral supervision? We are happy to assist you and provide guidance on your questions. Below you will find information about our offerings.
Information on Our Website
If you are a professor at one of our supporting universities of applied sciences or a university in NRW and are interested in participating in the Doctoral School NRW or in renewing your membership, you can find central information in our Membership Regulations. An overview of the opportunities for admission and participation in the Doctoral School NRW is also available on our website under Admission and Participation.
If you have questions about supervising doctoral candidates or the process of doctoral procedures at the Doctoral School NRW, important information can be found in our Framework Doctoral Degree Regulations (RPO) as well as in the Departmental Doctoral Degree Regulations of the relevant department. An overview of doctoral supervision at the Doctoral School NRW can also be found on our Supervision page.
We have also compiled the most frequently asked questions regarding participation and doctoral supervision at the Doctoral School NRW in our FAQs.
In addition, we regularly offer information sessions on professorial membership at the Doctoral School NRW.
Contact Persons at the Supporting Universities of the Doctoral School NRW
At each of our supporting universities, there is a designated contact person for the Doctoral School NRW who can advise you on the Doctoral School, participation opportunities, admission and admission criteria, as well as doctoral supervision.
Contact persons at the supporting universities
Individual Advising at the Doctoral School NRW
If you are a faculty member or an affiliated professor wishing to participate in the Doctoral School NRW and have specific questions about participation in one of our departments or would like more information on doctoral procedures in the departments, please contact the Directorate or the coordination of the relevant department directly.
If you are a university professor interested in participating in the Doctoral School NRW as a cooperation partner, please also contact the Directorate or the coordination of the relevant department.
For further advising, the following board members are also available by appointment:


