Early Career Researchers
Indipendent Doctoral Rights
Hochschule RheinMain currently has the independent right to award doctorates in four research-intensive fields: Applied Computer Science, Integrated Engineering Sciences, Social Work and Mobility and Logistics. Doctoral candidates undertake their research through the respective inter-university doctoral centre, and the doctoral degree is awarded by Hochschule RheinMain.
If you would like to find out more about pursuing a doctorate at one of HSRM’s centres, read what former doctoral candidates have to say about their experience.
Doctoral Centres
Since 1 November 2017, Hochschule RheinMain, together with Hochschule Darmstadt, Hochschule Fulda and Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, has held the right to award doctorates in the field of Applied Computer Science.
Together with Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and Hochschule Fulda, Hochschule RheinMain was granted the right to award doctorates in Integrated Engineering Sciences on 1 October 2025.
Since 1 January 2017, Hochschule RheinMain has held the independent right to award doctorates in Soziale Arbeit jointly with Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Hochschule Fulda and Hochschule Darmstadt.
On 14 September 2020, Hochschule RheinMain, Hochschule Fulda and Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences were granted the right to award doctorates in the field of Mobility and Logistics.