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Habilitation

The habilitation is the recognition of exceptional competence in research and teaching in a specific field. The habilitation is only possible in fields represented at the University of Hohenheim and in which the university has the right to award doctoral degrees.

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Habilitation at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences

The habilitation grants the right to teach (the so-called “venia legendi”) in a specific field. This entails the right to use the title “Privatdozentin” or “Privatdozent” (abbreviated “PD”). This comes with the obligation to teach one two-hour course per week during the lecture period each semester at the Faculty of Busi­ness, Economics and Social Sciences.

Contact

Dr. Sascha Becker

Managing Director of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences

sascha.becker(at)uni-hohenheim.de

Admission Requirements

The admission requirements pursuant to Section 4, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Habilitation Regulations are as follows:

  • Habilitations are only possible in subjects or fields of study that are represented at the University of Hohen­heim and in which the university holds the right to award doctoral degrees
  • A doctoral degree from a German university or an equivalent institution of higher education, or an academic degree from a foreign research university that is equivalent to a doctoral degree and entitles the holder to use that degree within the scope of the Basic Law
  • Several years of academic activity in research and teaching in the subjects or fields for which the habilitation is being sought
  • Previous achievements demonstrating a particular aptitude for research at the international level, preferably an appropriate number of publications in peer-reviewed academic journals

Habilitation Process

Decisions in the habilitation process are made by the Habilitation Committee of the Faculty of Busi­ness, Economics and Social Sciences. In accordance with Section 2, Paragraph 2 of the Habilitation Regulations, the committee consists of university lecturers and private lecturers from the Faculty Council and the full-time professors of the faculty (“Grand Habilitation Committee”). The Dean chairs the Habilitation Committee.

After being accepted as a habilitation candidate through the formal announcement of their intention to pursue habilitation, the candidates present their habilitation project to the committee. The Habilitation Committee typically meets once per semester prior to the Faculty Council meetings.

Please note that, in accordance with §2, paragraph 2 of the Habilitation Regulations, the habilitation must be completed within five years of declaring the intention to pursue it. No later than three years after the declaration of intent, the Habilitation Committee must conduct an interim evaluation of the work completed to date with regard to the habilitation dissertation.

Habilitation Requirements

To successfully complete the habilitation in accordance with Section 2, Paragraph 1 of the Habilitation Regulations, the following requirements must be met:

  • A written habilitation thesis (in the form of a traditional habilitation thesis or a cumulative habilitation thesis)
  • The Baden-Württem­berg Certificate in Higher Education Pedagogy (HDZ Certificate) or a course-specific teaching assignment to demonstrate pedagogical and didactic competence
  • An academic presentation followed by a discussion with the Habilitation Committee

Regulations and Documents

Current Habilitation Regulations

Additional Faculty-Specific Documents

Co-Author Declaration for Cumulative Habilitation Theses

Generative AI in Dissertations and Habilitation Theses