Welcome! Congratulations on your decision to join our university as a doctoral candidate! We are looking forward to meeting you.

We can provide you with helpful advice on the following:

• Orientation in Germany, at the university and in Oldenburg
• Visa and residence permit issues
• Finding accommodation
• Financial issues
• Practical support by our PhD tutors

Make sure you don't miss the cultural and networking events we offer on a regular basis. Also, please register with our database for international researchers to benefit from our services and stay up to date with our calendar of events.

Register in our database

• Graduate Academy: general information for doctoral candidates as well as workshops and courses
• Graduate School 3GO for the Social Sciences and the Humanities: workshops for doctoral candidates of Schools I, II, III and IV
• Graduate School Science, Medicine and Technology - OLTECH: e.g. welcome workshop for international doctoral candidates from Schools V and VI
• Doctoral candidates counselling of the Study and Career Counselling Service: supports doctoral candidates at the transition between career phases (doctorate, postdoc phase, career entry), in their professional orientation (within and outside academia), and in the development of career prospects
• Admissions Office: for all questions concerning enrolment/ registration as a doctoral student
• PhD Council: they represent the doctoral students of the University of Oldenburg