Dr.-Ing. or Dr. rer. nat. (subject and doctoral committee dependent) · Computer Science
PhD Computer Science
University of Siegen · Siegen, Germany · Last updated 2026-10-15
Duration
48 months
Language
German or English (subject to supervisor agreement)
Tuition per year
No tuition fee
Intake
Winter (October)
Entry requirements
- Relevant qualifying university degree, normally a Master or equivalent, with grade good or better
- Faculty IV also permits eligible six-semester degrees with additional doctoral preparatory studies; exceptions and foreign-degree equivalence are decided by the doctoral committee
- Find a supervisor and submit the admission application with a supervision agreement to the Faculty IV doctoral committee
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge in the doctoral subject; additional assessed coursework may be imposed
Deadline pattern
15 July (winter intake)
Career outcomes
Software engineering, platform and backend roles across EU tech employers
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