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Re-registration
To retain your status as an enrolled or a registered doctoral research student, you must re-register each semester. (Note: No matter whether you are enrolled or registered as a doctoral student, the process of re-applying to extend your existing student status is called – in both cases – 're-registration'.) Towards the end of each semester, you will receive an email explaining how to re-register for the following semester. All the relevant details can also be found on the re-registration web page.
If you do not re-register correctly, Saarland University will assume that you are not continuing your PhD. In this case, your enrolment or registration will terminate at the end of the semester in which you were last enrolled or registered, i.e. on 31 March or 30 September.
You can apply to change your doctoral student status from 'enrolled' to 'registered' and vice versa at any time. Please submit your request to amend your doctoral student status and send it by email to the Admissions Office: studium(at)uni-saarland.de.
As an enrolled or registered PhD student, you...
- will be issued with a HIZ (UdS) user ID that allows you to log in to the IT infrastructure, and a Saarland University email address in the format firstname.surname@uni-saarland.de – see the Applying for a personalized email address web page for more details
- can download a certificate of enrolment or registration as a doctoral student from the SIM student web portal
- can apply for financial support through the Saarland Graduate Research and Arts Funding Programme GraduSaar
- can access the resources offered by Saarland University's central institutions and service units, such as Saarland University and State Library (SULB), Language Centre,Teaching and Learning Centre, Career Center, UNISPORT Centre, etc.
Special services for our PhD research students
As a doctoral student at Saarland University, you have access to a wide range of opportunities for personal and professional development, nearly all of which are free of charge. Services available include training programmes in research methodologies, German language courses and information and guidance on financial issues.
- German courses for international PhD students
- Workshops and funding options
- Workshops at Saarland University's Writing Center
- Meet & Greet (recreational and leisure programme for PhD students)
Completing your PhD / Withdrawing from your PhD programme
If you do not want to continue your doctoral studies, you can deregister from the university via the SIM student web portal.
Once you have successfully completed your doctorate, the relevant doctoral studies office will record completion on your student record. You do not need to submit separate notification, nor do you need to deregister actively. All you need to do is not re‑register for the semester after the one in which you completed your doctorate.
If you wish to withdraw from your doctoral research project, you can actively apply to deregister via the SIM Portal, or simply not re‑register for the following semester. If you require written confirmation of deregistration, you should deregister actively. Important: If you are withdrawing, please inform the relevant doctoral studies office or the Dean’s Office in your faculty that you are discontinuing your doctoral research.