Everyone. The submission of both declarations (1) and (2) is important!

Regarding (1): The “Declaration concerning the initiation of the doctoral examination procedure” has to be submitted in the original and signed by hand when you first submit your dissertation to your Departmental Office for the initiation of the doctoral procedure (cf. §§ 8 para. 1 and 9 para. 1 PO/AT):

The declaration can be found under Declaration on the initiation of the doctoral procedure. (opens in new tab)

Regarding (2): The “Declaration on the transfer of rights to the dissertation” has to be signed and submitted to the University and State Library (ULB) (cf. § 19 para. 1 and 2 PO/AT) in your Departmental Office and to the ULB after the successful disputation when submitting an electronic version, which is mandatory for all doctoral candidates.

This does not only apply to electronic publication via the ULB.

An identical electronic version has also to be submitted to the ULB in the case of an intended print or electronic publication (exception according to § 19 para. 5 and 6 PO/AT) or in the case of a requested and approved extension of the submission deadline (exceptions according to § 20 para. 2 and 3 PO/AT) (§ 19 para. 1 PO/AT), which must be accompanied by the “Declaration on the transfer of rights to the dissertation”. In these cases, the upload is made to a ULB server that is not accessible to third parties.

The declaration can be found under Declaration on the transfer of rights to the dissertation (opens in new tab) .