The following rules for doctoral theses in the subjects of bioinformatics and medical informatics have been adopted by the IBMI. They partially extend the minimum requirements of the PromO, and aim to ensure the quality of doctoral theses. Higher-level regulations remain unaffected:
- Doctoral candidates are supervised by a Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC). 1
- Members of the TAC will be selected by the doctoral candidate and their supervisor.
- A TAC has at least three members and must meet the following requirements
- The supervisor is a member of the TAC.
- At least one TAC member is a member of the IBMI.
- At least one TAC member must be a full professor of the MNF or equivalent and a member of the Computer Science Department or of the IBMI.
- The doctoral candidate will meet at least once a year with their TAC and reports on the progress of the doctorate.
- The first TAC meeting should take place within six months of starting the doctorate.
- The TAC makes a recommendation for the most appropriate form of the dissertation. 2
- The recommendations for cumulative dissertations of the MNF are to be applied.
1 A TAC can be located either directly at the IBMI or at a graduate school (e.g. IGIM or IMPRS). In the latter case, the above-mentioned requirements for the appointment of a TAC must still be met. Furthermore, in these cases the rules of the graduate school are to be applied and all organization is then carried out by the graduate school.
2 For the possible forms of dissertations, please see also the subpage "Doctoral Qualification Process"
