The documents listed below must be attached to the habilitation proposal(checklist for the (re)habilitation proposal). Please note that all application documents must be submitted both in paper form and electronically. The electronic version of the documents consists of two individual PDF files. File 1 contains the application documents (no writings), file 2 contains the written habilitation thesis.

• Proposal to the dean stating the subject area for which the venia legendi is to be awarded
• Written habilitation thesis (1 printed copy, 1 digital version)
• Profile sheet (re)habilitation
• Curriculum vitae with a description of the academic and academic appointment
• Certified copy of the doctoral certificate
• Dissertation (digital only)
• If applicable, certified copy of the certificate of recognition as a medical specialist (applies to the field of human medicine)
• List of scientific work (structure in accordance with HabilO Annex 1, supplement to § 4) and additionally the Publication matrix for the declaration of own contributions for several authors according to ICMJE
• Form teaching achievements habilitation candidates (Explanations of the form can be found here: Accompanying document Teaching achievements habilitation candidates). Please also attach the relevant supporting documents: Habilitation candidates with a teaching load can submit an excerpt of their teaching record from Stud.IP for teaching provided at the UOL. Habilitation candidates without a teaching load can submit copies of their teaching assignments.
• Proof of completed university or medical didactic further qualification
• Proof of 2 completed course visits.
• Declaration that no aids other than those specified were used in the preparation of the written habilitation thesis and that the university's guidelines on good academic practice were observed.
• Declaration on previous proposals for admission to habilitation and, if applicable, the outcome of the procedure
• Extended certificate of good conduct according to §30 a para. 1 no. 2 a BZRG. The Academic Procedures Team will be happy to provide you with a corresponding cover letter for submission to the Office

Written habilitation thesis

The requirements for the written habilitation thesis are regulated in § 5 of the habilitation regulations. Supplementary recommendations from the Standing Habilitation Commission on writing the written habilitation thesis are available here.

Please note that the required number of publications must be peer-reviewed original works, but not editorials, case reports, opinion papers, narrative reviews, etc. If there are any uncertainties regarding the assessment of a thesis, this can be checked as part of a preliminary enquiry.

Oral habilitation performance

The oral habilitation performance consists of two parts, namely an academic presentation open to the university and a subsequent colloquium open to the university (Section 5 of the habilitation regulations). A handout from the Standing Habilitation Commission on preparing for the lecture and colloquium is available here.

• The public academic presentation lasts 30 minutes and relates to the subject area for which the habilitation is sought. The habilitation candidate proposes three possible topics to the habilitation committee in advance, which together demonstrate a sufficiently broad knowledge of the subject area. The committee selects the topic and informs the habilitation candidate accordingly. (cf. § 11 habilitation regulations). The lecture should have a scientific character and demonstrate the habilitation candidate's didactic skills.
  
• The lecture is directly followed by a colloquium of a maximum of 30 minutes, open to the university public, for academic discussion of the lecture.

Please note that in justified exceptional cases, the habilitation committee may decide, with the consent of the habilitation candidate, to hold the public university lecture and the subsequent public university colloquium electronically. As a rule, this is then carried out electronically via the BigBlueButton programme.

Conclusion of the habilitation procedure

The Chair of the habilitation committee reports to the Dean and the President on the completion of the habilitation procedure. The Dean reports to the Faculty Council on the completion of the procedure. When the habilitation certificate is handed over, the habilitation is completed and the authorisation to teach independently at the University of Oldenburg in the subject or field of the habilitation is granted (authorisation to teach). The Privatdozentin or Privatdozent is obliged to carry out free-of-charge title teaching within his or her subject area to the extent of two teaching hours per academic year. Proof of the title teaching must be submitted to the Office of the Dean of Studies without being asked:

studekems@uol.de

In accordance with § 15 of the habilitation regulations, the habilitation candidate must publish the written habilitation thesis in full or in significant excerpts after completion of the procedure if it has not already been published. In addition, the habilitation candidate must make a copy of the written habilitation thesis or the publication available to the library and information system of the University of Oldenburg within one year of completion of the procedure, with reference to the completed habilitation procedure:

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In the event of difficulties in connection with the habilitation and questions regarding correct academic behaviour, it is generally possible to contact the ombudsperson responsible for the School. Confidential treatment of the enquiry is of course guaranteed.

The following documents must be attached to the habilitation proposal (checklist for the (re)habilitation proposal):
Please note that all application documents must be submitted both in paper form and electronically. The electronic version of the documents consists of three individual PDF files. File 1 contains the application documents (no writings), file 2 contains the written habilitation thesis and file 3 contains the dissertation.

• Certified copy of the habilitation certificate and the venia legendi certificate,
• Declaration of consent regarding obtaining the written reports from the original habilitation procedure from the previous home faculty,
• Statement on existing and/or future involvement in teaching at the School of Medicine.