1. Application to the MGSE
2. PhD Registration
3. Doctorate Application and Submission of the Dissertation
1. Application to the MGSE
- Account
In order to apply to the MGSE, you first have to register. This is only possible during the application period. Click on "Create new account" in the left navigation, enter a user name of your choice and your email address and fill in all required fields (marked with a red asterisk). Then click on "Create new account". You will receive an email with a password link. (Please check your spam folder if you do not receive the email.) With the password link you can confirm your registration. Please change your password and click on "Save".
- Application
After logging in, you can start your application by clicking on "Apply to MGSE" in the left navigation. Please complete the form filling in all required fields (marked with a red asterisk) on all tabs. Please save your content regularly. It will not be saved automatically. To edit your content after saving, please click "Edit". You can edit your content any number of times. You will find your saved application form in the left navigation by clicking on "My Application" and selecting "Application for Munich Graduate School of Economics" in the progress tree.
Upload files
Please upload all necessary files and be aware that only non-encrypted files smaller than 5 megabytes can be uploaded.
Submission of application
Please click on the button "Submit", which you will find below the form in the "Edit" mode. Your application can only be submitted if all required fields have been filled in. After submission of your application it is no longer possible to edit it. You will receive an automatic confirmation of submission by email.
- Further steps
As soon as your application has been checked, you will receive an email from the MGSE PhD Office with further information.
2. PhD Registration
- Log-in
Once you have been accepted by the MGSE, log in to your My ECONPAS account. If you have already submitted your application to the MGSE via the My ECONPAS portal, please use your existing username and password. Otherwise, please use the information you have received from the MGSE PhD Office. In this case, change your password after your first log-in and click on "Save".
- Account
Please complete your account information as soon as possible. You will find your account in the left navigation by selecting "My Account".
- PhD registration
Please complete and submit your PhD registration as soon as possible. You will find the PhD registration form in the left navigation by clicking on "My Progress" and selecting "PhD Registration" in the progress tree. Please complete the form filling in all required fields (marked with a red asterisk) on all tabs. Please save your content regularly. It will not be saved automatically. To edit your content after saving, please click "Edit". You can edit your content any number of times.
Upload files
Please upload all necessary files and be aware that only non-encrypted files smaller than 5 megabytes can be uploaded.
Submission of PhD registration
Please click on the button "Submit", which you will find below the form in the "Edit" mode. Your registration can only be submitted if all required fields have been filled in. After submission of your application it is no longer possible to edit it. You will receive an automatic confirmation of submission by email.
- Acceptance as a doctoral researcher
As soon as your registration has been checked and accepted by the MGSE PhD Office, you will receive a notification by email.
- University registration (matriculation)
Please be aware that registration (matriculation) as a doctoral student by the Office of the Registrar (Studentenkanzlei) or the International Office requires further steps. Please note the information provided by the homepages of the Studentenkanzlei (for "Bildungsinländer") or the International Office (for "Bildungsausländer"/foreign students). Once you have received the email mentioned above, you can download the "Bescheinigung zur Vorlage bei der Studentenkanzlei" and (as a foreign student) the pre-filled form "Application for admission for international applicants with foreign academic qualification". You will find the document(s) in the progress tree by clicking on "My Progress". You will need the document(s) for university registration (matriculation).
3. Doctorate Application and Submission of the Dissertation
- Step 1: Submission meeting (Einreichungsgespräch)
If you plan to submit your dissertation, you must first arrange a submission information meeting (Einreichungsgespräch). To do so, please contact the doctoral examination board office (Büro des Promotionsausschusses), Caroline Benkert, via email to: promotionsausschuss@econ.lmu.de. The meeting should take place in the semester before the actual submission period. Please find the current submission dates here: Promotionsausschuss - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät.
- Step 2: Doctorate application (Promotionsantrag) in My ECONPAS
Once you have logged in to My ECONPAS after the submission meeting, please click on "My Progress" in the left navigation and then select "Promotionsantrag/Doctorate Application" in the progress tree. Please complete the form filling in all required fields (marked with a red asterisk) on all tabs. Please save your content regularly. It will not be saved automatically. To edit your content after saving, please click "Edit". You can edit your content any number of times.
Upload files
Please upload all necessary files and be aware that only non-encrypted files smaller than 5 megabytes can be uploaded.
Submission of doctorate application
Please click on the button "Submit", which you will find below the form in the "Edit" mode. Your doctorate application can only be submitted if all required fields have been filled in. After submission of your application it is no longer possible to edit it. You will receive an automatic confirmation of submission by email.
- Step 3: Submission of dissertation at the doctoral examination board office
As soon as your doctorate application has been checked by the doctoral examination board (Promotionsausschuss), you will receive a notification by email. To finalize the submission process, please print out the summary PDF of the submitted documents. You can find the PDF in your progress tree after logging in to My ECONPAS by clicking on "My Progress" in the left navigation. Sign the "Promotionsantrag/Doctorate Application" and hand all documents in at the doctoral examination board office (Ludwigstraße 28, room 303) together with four printed copies of your dissertation. This has to be done within the official submission week. Please find the current sumbission dates here: Promotionsausschuss - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät.