Retirement

Even after retirement, professors must continue to be available to Leuphana University of Lüneburg with regard to any pending examination procedures.

At the beginning of each semester, all professors who reach the age limit in the respective semester are automatically contacted by the Professorships/Officials department. A retirement certificate is handed over at the start of the semester. The certificate is regularly handed out at an appointment with the President in the month before the start of retirement. Professors will be notified of the date by the President's Office.

1. Applying for early retirement: Professors can informally apply in writing for early retirement at the end of each semester after reaching the age of 60. With regard to teaching planning, the application should be submitted more than six months before the desired start of retirement if possible. The draft letter linked below can serve as a template for the application. The letter is sent to the President via the Dean's Office and reaches the Professorships/Officials Division via the President's Office with a statement from the President.
2. Confirmation of receipt by the Professorships/Officials Division: The receipt of the application by the Professorships/Officials Division will be confirmed in writing. You will receive a questionnaire from the NLBV and a declaration on the use of the data as attachments.
3. Complete and submit the NLBV questionnaire: Attached to the letter from the Professorships/Civil Servants Division is a questionnaire from the Lower Saxony State Office for Pay and Pensions (NLBV) on the granting of civil servant pensions, which must be completed, signed and returned to the Professorships/Civil Servants Division no later than three months before retirement or transfer to retirement. The Professorships/Civil Servants Department will forward the application together with the personnel files to the NLBV Hannover so that the amount of the future pension can be calculated.
4. Submit a declaration on the use of the data: In addition, all professors* will receive a declaration form regarding the use of their data. This declaration states whether Leuphana University may contact them after their retirement for necessary reasons, in particular to send them information and invitations to university events.
5. Clarify further organizational questions: Any organizational issues relating to the professorship should be clarified directly between the retiring professor and the Dean's Office

To enable you to easily fill out, sign and save writable pdf forms, they should be downloaded to the computer and saved. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader or the Adobe Pro version to fill them out and use the DFN certificate (instructions) for digital signatures. 

The amount of pension payments due from the start of retirement is calculated by the Lower Saxony State Office for Pay and Pensions (NLBV) in Hanover.

If you would like to find out more in advance, you will find many information sheets and forms on the NLBV homepage, especially under the headings "At the start of retirement", "Crediting of income" and "Other topics".

Details regarding the further involvement of retired professors at Leuphana University of Lüneburg can be found in the guidelines on university benefits for retired professors.