The Executive Board decided on December 13, 2022 that the administrative practice for trans, intersex, and non-binary students at Freie Universität to use their chosen names would be put into concrete terms so that it would henceforth be possible to use a chosen name on graduation documents.

If you have successfully registered your chosen name (either via the Student Records and Registration Office’s self-service portal or perhaps even during enrollment) and would now like to request your university degree, then you can decide whether to use your chosen name or your legal name on your graduation documents.

If you would like to use your chosen name on your graduation documents, please submit this form together with your application request for the award of a degree to your examinations office. 

Please note the following: 

• Your chosen name can only be used on your graduation documents if you have already requested a change of name via the Student Records and Registration Office’s self-service portal or during enrollment.
• If a version of the graduation documents already exists (either with your legal name or chosen name), you are required to submit the documents that have already been issued together with your request. It is not possible to have two versions of your degree program certificate with different names at the same time.
• You can change your mind (for example, because you expect there may be complications in applying for a scholarship, place on a study program, visa, etc.) only if you hand in any documents that have been issued with your chosen name to your departmental examinations office before any new documents with your legal name are issued.
• Freie Universität Berlin cannot be held liable for any claims or legal disadvantages that could potentially arise from issuing graduation documents that feature a chosen name that is not your legal name. 

If you have any questions please contact the Info Service Studium. You can find further information for trans, intersex, and non-binary students and on gender identity on our diversity web portal.

If you are a graduate: Please get in touch with the relevant examinations office.