Widerspruchsbescheid der Universität Potsdam (redacted)/ FOIA Appeal Decision

This document is a redacted official objection decision (Widerspruchsbescheid) issued by the University of Potsdamon 30 January 2026 in response to a formal objection submitted under Brandenburg administrative law. The decision confirms, inter alia, that the doctoral degree at issue is not revoked, while addressing procedural and substantive aspects of the underlying administrative request. Personal data and legally protected information have been redacted in accordance with German data protection and freedom-of-information standards. The document is published for purposes of scholarly transparency, legal documentation, and institutional analysis, particularly in the context of research on: governance of confessional theology within public universities, administrative accountability, and freedom-of-information regimes in Germany. This upload forms part of a larger, documented research corpus on the institutional regulation of Jewish Theology in Germany. This document is reproduced verbatim from an official administrative decision. Redactions were applied solely to protect personal data and legally sensitive information. No substantive content has been altered.