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Doctoral College in Schleswig-Holstein

The Schleswig-Holstein Doctoral College is an association of the state's four technical colleges and three universities with the aim of strengthening research collaborations across universities and carrying out doctorates.

Founding Members — Hanno Kirsch, Werner Reinhart, Karin Prien, Thomas Severin, Henrik Botterweck v.l., hinten Enno Hartmann, Udo Beer, Lutz Kipp

Fachhochschule Kiel
Fachhochschule Lübeck
Hochschule Flensburg
Fachhochschule Westküste
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Europa-Universität Flensburg
Universität zu Lübeck

The organization has been in development since its founding in November 2017.

Wissenschaftsministerin Karin Prien und Präsident der Fachhochschule Prof. Dr. Ubo Beer — Science Minister Karin Prien presents Prof. Dr. Beer with the Ministry's approval for the establishment of the doctoral college

Background

The amendment to the Higher Education Act in 2016 created the possibility of pursuing doctorates in joint research teams from technical colleges and universities. The approach of granting an inter-university college as a public corporation an institutional right to award doctorates is a first in Germany. This gives professors at universities of applied sciences the opportunity to be responsible for supervising and assessing doctorates.