Deggendorf Institute of Technology
Pioneering & Vibrant
On 14 July 2025, Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences and Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences were granted the right to award doctorates for the establishment of the
Doctoral Centre ‘Promoting Research and Innovation for Sustainable Multidisciplinary Approaches in Health’ (PRISMA Health).
The joint doctoral centre is coordinated primarily by Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences and has a specific thematic focus.
The academic staff brings together research-intensive professors from various faculties at both universities of applied sciences.
The doctoral centre is currently being established. The plan is to be able to admit the first doctoral candidates during the summer semester of 2026
range of topics
PRISMA Health brings together four core research areas: biopsychosocial research, healthcare practice, professional and educational research, and digitalisation and medical technology transformation. These areas examine both individual and systemic health factors through an integrative approach.
Through inter-university collaboration within the PRISMA Health doctoral centre, the focus is placed on the field of health, with its complex challenges and the significant potential in terms of social, economic and professional imperatives.
The PRISMA Health doctoral centre is currently being established, so unfortunately we are unable to accept applications at this time!
Doing a Doctorate at the Doctoral Centre
Requirements
- The doctoral project matches the subject area "Digital Technologies and their Application"
- Fulfilment of the prerequisites for admission (PromO §§ 4 and 5)
- Confirmation of supervision by a professorial member of the Promotionszentrum
(Additional supervisors can also be involved)
In case the topic of your doctoral project does not match our range of topics, we are happy to provide information on doing a cooperativ doctorate at the DIT.
application process
- Prepare documents with your supervisor according to the guidelines (guidelines follow shortly)
Please inform your responsible Graduate School that an application is planned - Register in Primuss and upload application documents (guidelines follow shortly)
Important: If the application documents and necessary information have not been submitted in full, the application cannot be processed - Formal review by the Graduate´s School Office at DIT
- Subject-specific assessment by the Doctoral Committee
- Feedback (acceptance, rejection, missing documents)
- After admission at the Promotionszentrum: Enrolment at the principal supervisor´s university
Application documents (forms will be made available shortly)
- Application for admission to the PRISMA Health Doctoral Centre
- Supervision and doctoral agreement
- User application
- Application for a student ID card
Templates
- Research proposal (LaTeX)
Application periods
- Specific dates for the application periods will be announced in good time
After the application period, it takes approximately 4 to 5 weeks before you receive notification of the decision.
During the PhD programme
Whilst the dissertation is being written, the requirements of the structured PhD programme as set out in the PromO or relevant guidelines must be met.
Information on the structured PhD programme (currently being prepared)
The care agreement must be submitted at the time of application.
A list of publications must be submitted when the doctoral programme begins.
Under the structured PhD programme in accordance with PromO, it is necessary for meetings to take place regularly (at least once a year) between supervisors and PhD candidates. During these meetings, a brief summary of the steps taken is drawn up jointly, along with a revised work plan if necessary. Once the meeting or meetings have taken place, confirmation that they have been held must be submitted to the THD Graduate School via Primuss (see guidelines)
- Confirmation of submission
- Template for the annual meeting (for your own records)
The presentation of the interim report will be governed by a specific procedure and will take place at an early stage of your project as part of a colloquium organised by the PRISMA Health Doctoral Centre.
General information
- The interim report is intended to provide an opportunity to receive feedback on the process so that any necessary changes can be incorporated: the examiners will be asked to evaluate the doctoral project and assess whether the plans for the remaining period until the submission of the thesis are convincing.
- If you intend to present your research proposal, please inform graduate-school@th-deg.de in consultation with your supervisor and suggest two names for potential reviewers. We will invite them and inform them when they need to prepare their review.
The courses can be taken at any time during the duration of the PhD programme. The relevant evidence can be uploaded to Primuss on an ongoing basis – but no later than when the PhD procedure begins (see guidelines). In principle, the courses can be attended at either of the two universities.
- TH Degendorf
- The four courses can be taken as part of the university certificate programme in ‘Research and Dissertation Skills’.
- Summer Semester: Good academic practice and compliance, ethics and data protection in academia, university teaching and legal aspects / didactics and digital teaching
- WS: Research Data Management
- TH Rosenheim
- On request
Dates, times, format (face-to-face, online, hybrid) and course languages (German, English) are listed on the website.
Courses you have already taken may also be recognised, provided the number of ECTS credits is the same.
You are responsible for completing the relevant courses during your PhD programme and for submitting the relevant evidence. This evidence will not be checked until the PhD programme commences.
Confirmation(s) of the contact hours completed can be uploaded to Primuss on an ongoing basis – but no later than when the doctoral programme commences – (see guidelines). Please note that the total number of contact hours required must be completed, not per semester.
You are personally responsible for delivering the relevant teaching and submitting the relevant evidence. The evidence will only be checked once the doctoral programme has commenced.
The supervision agreement must be submitted with the application.
An overview of publications must be submitted at the opening of the doctoral procedure.
As part of the structured doctoral programme in accordance with Section 10 PromO, it is necessary that regular meetings (at least once a year) are held between supervisors and doctoral candidates. In these meetings, a short list of the steps already undertaken shall be drawn up and, if necessary, the work schedule is adapted together. The information that the meeting or meetings have taken place must be reported to the DIT Graduate School by September via Primuss (see guidelines).
The presentation of the interim report is regulated in a concept and takes place in a colloquium of the Promotionszentrum DigiTech. The colloquium takes place 3 times a year, the dates for 2026 can be found below.
General information
- Please consider, the interim report is not meant as a presentation of thesis projects at the beginning of the process. It is considered to be a kind of a test doctoral
thesis defense: Reviewers are asked to evaluate the progress of the doctoral research project and if the plans for the rest of the time before the submission of the
thesis are convincing. - If you consider to present your research outline please inform graduate-school@th-deg.de together with your supervisor and also suggest two names for potential
reviewers. We will invite and inform them, when they would have to prepare the review in advance.
2. Colloquium of the Promotionszentrum DigiTech
- 24.02.2026 | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | hybrid at DIT
- Deadline for registering the presentation of the interim report: 12.01.2026
- Deadline for submission of the research outline: 23.01.2026
3. Colloquium of the Promotionszentrum DigiTech
- 11.06.2026 | Time to be announced | presence at HaWL
- Deadline for registering the presentation of the interim report: 04.03.2026
- Deadline for submission of the research outline: 15.04.2026
4. Colloquium of the Promotionszentrum DigiTech
- 29.10.2026 | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | hybrid at THA
- Deadline for registering the presentation of the interim report: 15.07.2026
- Deadline for submission of the research outline: 02.09.2026
The dates for 2027 will be announced in autumn 2026.
The courses can be completed during the entire duration of the doctorate. The relevant certificates can be uploaded to Primuss on an ongoing basis - but at the latest at the opening of the doctoral procedure (see guidelines). In principle, the courses can be attended at any institution; the following courses are offered at the three partner universities:
- TH Degendorf
The four courses can be completed as part of the ‘Research and Dissertation Competence’ academic certificate programme.
Summer Semester: Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis und Compliance, Ethik und Datenschutz in der Wissenschaft, Hochschullehere und rechtliche Aspekte / Didaktik
und Digitale Lehre
Winter Semster: Forschungsdatenmanagement - TH Augsburg
Summer Semester: Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis und Vermeidung wissenschaftlichen Fehlverhaltens, Ehtik und Datenschutz
Winter Semester: Forschungsdatenmanagement, Hochschuldidaktik - HaW Landshut
Offer varies
Dates, times, format (face-to-face, online, hybrid) and course language (German, English) can be found on the homepage.
Courses already attended can also be recognised as long as the number of ECTS credits is identical.
You are responsible for completing the relevant courses during your doctorate and submitting the relevant certificates. The evidence will only be checked at the start of the opening of the doctoral procedure.
The confirmation(s) of the completed SWS can be uploaded to Primuss on an ongoing basis - but at the latest at the opening of the doctoral procedure (see guidelines). Please note that 4 SWS are required in total and not per semester.
You are responsible for providing evidence of the relevant teaching. The evidence will only be checked at the start of the opening of the doctoral procedure.
Graduation
The doctoral process can only be initiated once the structured doctoral programme has been completed in full and all the necessary documents have been submitted.
committees and meeting dates
Promotionsausschuss
Der Promotionsausschuss entscheidet über die Zulassung zur Promotion und Aufnahme in das Promotionszentrum PRISMA Health. Er eröffnet das Promotionsverfahren und bestellt die betreuenden Professorinnen und Professoren und setzt die Prüfungskommission ein.
Zusammensetzung
- TH Deggendorf: n.n. | Stv. n.n.
- TH Rosenheim: n.n. | Stv. n.n.
- Promovierendenvertretung: n.nn | Stv. n.n.
Sitzungstermine
- Der Promotionsausschuss trifft sich viermal im Jahr
Steuerungskreis
Der Steuerungskreis ist für die strategische Ausrichtung und wissenschaftliche Qualitätssicherung der Promotionsverfahren zuständig. Darüber hinaus entscheidet er über die Aufnahme neuer Professorinnen und Professoren ins Promotionszentrum.
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Zusammensetzung
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Sprecher des Steuerungskreises: |
Sitzungstermine
- Der Steuerungskreis trifft sich zwei mal im Jahr
FAQ
We are happy to provide information for those interested in doing a doctorate and for interested professors below.
- Dr. phil.
- Monograph
- Publication-based
An application for admission to the Promotionszentrum PRISMA Health is only possible with a confirmation of supervision from a professorial member. Please note the respective departments of the professors. Alternatively, the desired supervisor can apply for admission to the Promotionszentrum.
The admission requirements for doctoral studies are regulated in PromO § 3.
Fast-track promotion is not offered within the framework of the Promotionszentrum PRISMA Health.
As part of a doctorate at the Promotionszentrum PRISMA Health, all doctoral candidates undergo a mandatory qualification programme. This consists of a various elements, which must be completed during the doctorate.
More detailed information can be found in PromO, in the guidelines for the structured doctoral programme and on our homepage.
Once you have been accepted to the Promotionszentrum, you will be enrolled at the TH Deggendorf and the university where your first supervisor is based (DIT or TH Rosenheim). The only fees payable are the applicable student union fee. This must be paid at the university of first enrolment (ideally the same university as the first supervisor)
Under "Members" you will find a list of all professors of the Promotionszentrum PRISMA Health with the name of the respective department. They are available for enquiries regarding doctoral projects.
The initial supervision of the doctoral project must be carried out by a professorial member of the doctoral centre. The second supervision can be carried out by professors who are not part of the doctoral centre.
You will find a list of all the necessary documents and records in the manual.
The first supervisor must be a professorial member of the Promotionszentrum. Other supervisors do not have to be members of the Promotionszentrum.
Interested professors of the involved universities (TH Deggendorf, TH Rosenheim) who fulfil the requirements according to § 19 AVBayHIG can apply for membership.
The necessary documents for an application for membership can be requested from the Graduate School of your own university:
- TH Deggendorf - graduate-school@th-deg.de
- TH Rosenheim - promotionskolleg@th-rosenheim.de
The completed documents are sent back to the Graduate School of your own university, where they are checked for completeness and accuracy. The documents are then sent to the THD Graduate School for forwarding to the steering committee. At the steering committee meeting (which takes place twice a year), a decision is made on admission. Following this, feedback is sent by e-mail and, if accepted, a letter of acceptance is sent by post.
contact & Consultation
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the team at the DIT Graduate School
graduate-school@th-deg.de
