last change: 07.04.2025

General information

Theses can be submitted in printed or electronic form in accordance with the applicable regulations. They can always be submitted around the clock, on the last day of submission by 23:59 at the latest.

Submission of electronic version

• [Only possible until 14 April 2025] > Instead of submitting the bound copies, it is possible to submit an electronic version via a university e-mail account to the relevant ZPS administration department and the assessors (in one e-mail). Here you will find further information on the requirements and instructions on the risks, which you must also take note of as part of the application for admission to the thesis/thesis.
• Instead of submitting the bound copies, it is possible to submit an electronic version by uploading it to PAUL. The ZPS administrative office will check the submission and inform the assessors. Here you will find further information on the requirements, which you must also have taken note of as part of the application for admission to the thesis/study work. => see https://digital.ub.uni-paderborn.de/urn/urn:nbn:de:hbz:466:2-44548 and https://katalog.ub.uni-paderborn.de/local/r/99375481692306441

Submission of bound thesis (for regulations see relevant examination regulations)

• Submission by post. The postmark is decisive for the submission date.
• It is also possible to hand in your thesis at the Central Examination Office, but only during office hours. Please do not drop your thesis in the letterboxes outside the offices of the Central Examination Office, but use the Service Centre or the gate outside office hours (in an envelope addressed to the Central Examination Office).

Important note

The other information and regulations in the respective application for admission and letter of admission to the final thesis and the corresponding examination regulations naturally also apply. Only the ZPS confirms the timely receipt of theses by entering the submission date in PAUL under "My examinations" (= "Submitted on:" + date of submission).

A valid enrolment status in the relevant degree programme ("enrolled" or "on leave of absence with authorisation to take examinations") must be available when submitting the thesis and, if applicable, when completing further final examinations!