Doctoral Agreements

Supervisory Agreements

Section 67 (Paragraph 2, Sentence 3) of the Higher Education Act provides for the conclusion of a doctoral agreement, which must be guaranteed by institutions of higher education. Doctoral agreements set out jointly agreed rights and obligations of both the doctoral candidate and the supervisor(s) in order to clarify mutual expectations and to ensure an optimal supervisory relationship for both sides that is tailored to individual needs.

Since 9 August 2024, supervisory agreements are mandatory for new doctoral projects at the University of Wuppertal. You can find more details on this and the UW's template that is to be used in Official Notice 50/24 (the English version of the template starts on p. 7).

The supervisory agreement as fillable PDF:

Supervisory agreement for doctoral projects BUW 2024
Betreuungsvereinbarung Doktorarbeiten BUW 2024