Habilitation

Habilitation is a term used within the university system in Germany, Austria, and some other European countries such as the German-speaking part of Switzerland, in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Russia, and other countries of former Soviet Union, such as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Kirgizstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, etc. It can be used to describe either a qualification, the process of earning that qualification, or - incorrectly - the thesis written as part of that process (which is called Habilitationsschrift). A Habilitation qualifies for being admitted as a professor at a university.

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University - Germany - Austria - Switzerland - Poland - Czech Republic - Slovakia - Hungary - Slovenia - Russia - Armenia - Azerbaijan - Moldova - Kirgizstan - Kazakhstan - Uzbekistan - Thesis - Professor

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A Habilitation (thesis) can be either cumulative (based on previous research, be it articles or monographs) or monographical, i.e. a specific, unpublished thesis, which then has the tendency to be very long. While cumulative habilitations are predominant in some fields (e.g. in medicine), they are almost unheard of in others (e.g. in law).

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Medicine - Law

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