Public Defence winter term 2025

Graduate School Day 2025

21 November 2025 (Fri)

At Lehrgebäude III / Institute for Pathology, TiHo, Bünteweg 17, 30559 Hannover

Programme for download follows

Application for PhD programme

Deadline: 1 September

Informationfor applicants and supervisors

Semester key dates

Winter term 2025/26

Lectures  
Re-enrolment 15 July – 1 Sept. 2025
PhD students' meeting at Graduate School Day 21 Nov. 2025
PhD defence:  
Submission of the PhD thesis until 25 Aug. 2025
PhD defence 9 + 10 Oct. 2025
Promotion ceremony 5 Dec. 2025

Graduate School Day

21 Nov. 2025 (Fri)
obligatory!

Lehrgebäude III/Institute for Pathology
© Selle, HGNI

Summer term 2026

Lectures 13 Apr. – 17 July 2026
Re-enrolment 26 Jan 2026
PhD defence:  
Submission of PhD thesis until 6 March 2026
PhD defence (16 + ) 17 Apr. 2026
Promotion 12 June 2026

Winter term 2026/27

Lectures  
Re-enrolment  
PhD students' meeting at Graduate School Day
PhD defence:  
Submission of the PhD thesis until 28 Aug. 2026
PhD defence (8) + 9 Oct. 2026
Promotion ceremony Dec. 2026