You can submit your thesis by post or in the Campus Library for Computer Science and Mathematics (Building E2 3). If the Library is closed, you can deposit it in the book return box in front of the building.
If you submit your thesis by post, the relevant date is the date of posting.
Please remember to include all of the required forms and to sign the declaration of original authorship in the thesis.
When submitting your thesis, please include:
- the thesis submission form
- three printed and bound copies of the thesis (spiral or ring binding is not permitted).
- a signed declaration of original authorship appended to the candidate's thesis (see template) and, where relevant, a declaration of deposition of the thesis with the Campus Library for Computer Science and Mathematics
- an electronic version of the thesis including a declaration that the printed and electronic versions of the thesis are identical (see template). The declaration can be submitted separately by email or in printed form. The electronic version of your thesis has to be uploaded to the online cloud storage system (see below).
- Any source code must be uploaded in the online cloud storage as well (see above).
Please note that both of the thesis examiners have to be determined before the submission. Therefore also check the rules on approved thesis examiners for your thesis. If needed, you have to send a request to the relevant Examination Board in time.
If the submission of your thesis was the last formal requirement in the academic assessment/examination phase of your programme of study, you can apply to Saarland University's Admissions Office to deregister. (Important note: if you are uncertain about whether you can deregister at this point, please seek confirmation from the Examinations Office).
¶ Electronic version of the thesis
Only relevant for theses registered after 20.03.2025.
Additional to the printed thesis you have to submit an electronic version of the thesis.
Shortly after registering your thesis you will get an e-mail from noreply@cs.uni-saarland.de containing a link (marked by a red arrow in the image below) to upload your thesis.
The e-mail will resemble the one shown in the following picture
Upload your thesis as a PDF file. If you need to upload other files, please merge all additional files into a single compressed ZIP folder and upload the ZIP file.
The length of the file name (including the file extension) must not exceed 64 characters. If the file name is too long, an error message will be generated when you try to upload the file!
¶ Examination certificate
If, after submitting your thesis, you need to be issued with an examination certificate, please complete your part of the preliminary thesis review form and then send it to both thesis examiners individually, asking them to sign it and return it to your contact at the Examinations Office.
The examination certificate can be issued once the Examinations Office has received the signed forms from both examiners and you have successfully completed all other assessments and examinations.