Cooperative promotion

What is a cooperative doctorate?

Doctoral students are jointly supervised by a professor from a university and a professor from the Musical Instrument Making degree program. After successful completion of the doctorate, the university awards the doctoral degree.During the application process, applicants must find one supervisor from the Musical Instrument Making degree program and one from a university.Cooperative doctoral candidates submit their dissertation and take an oral examination. Both supervisors are part of the examination committee. The university responsible for the doctorate awards the doctoral degree upon successful completion.

Your doctoral project

If you have already successfully completed your Diplom, Master's or Magister degree and are aiming to do a doctorate in the research field of musical instrument making, we recommend that you contact us directly.

Admission to doctoral studies is governed by the doctoral regulations of the respective university faculty. Comprehensive information on the possibility of a cooperative doctorate at the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau can be found athere.