Rules and Regulations

BIGS Clinical and Population Science by-laws
The current Bonn International Graduate School Clinical and Population Science by-laws (German version) describe the tasks and objectives of the graduate program. In addition, it provides information about a membership in BIGS Clinical and Population Science, informs about the rights and duties of the members, and describes the program structure. PhD theses within the Bonn International Graduate School Clinical and Population Science are closely supervised and incorporate a number of measures for quality control and measures for support of PhD students. Participation in the progress reporting system and other measures for quality control is mandatory.

Registration of the doctorate at the University of Bonn
The doctoral program Bonn International Graduate School Clinical and Population Science is part of the University of Bonn and offers PhD students the possibility to perform a doctorate in one of the following two involved faculties – Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Medicine.

The involved Faculties confer the degrees Dr. troph., PhD, and MD/PhD following their rules and regulations at the University of Bonn. BIGS Clinical and Population Science members need to be registered with one of these Faculties in order to obtain a doctoral degree at the end. The graduate program BIGS Clinical and Population Science itself has no rights to confer a doctoral degree without the Faculties. If you have specific questions about the admission requirements, the required documents, or the suitability of your current degree for a doctorate in Bonn, please contact the graduation offices directly.

Faculty of Agriculture (Dr. troph. degree)

 

Faculty of Agriculture
Wegelerstraße 10
D – 53115 Bonn, Germany

Contact details, opening hours and templates/forms for an application at the Faculty of Agriculture are available at the graduation office (Promotionsbüro).

Please check the Faculty website for Rules and Regulations for Doctoral degrees .

Faculty of Medicine (PhD or MD/PhD degree)

Faculty of Medicine
Venusberg-Campus 1Haus372
D – 53127 Bonn, Germany

Contact details, opening hours and templates/forms for an application at the Faculty of Medicine are available at the graduation office (Promotionsbüro).

Please check the Faculty website also for the Doctoral Degree Regulations of the Faculty of Medicine.