Accepting documents (scans attached to the application and originals submitted at the School Office) takes place within strict inviolable deadlines -> more information in the admissions schedule.
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Candidates submit their application documents to the Doctoral School by attaching them as pdf scans (not as photos) directly in their application in the application (admissions / recruitment) system and then present them in the original for inspection at the time of admission to the Doctoral School.
1) confirmation of settling the application (admission) fee – only in the case if confirmation in the application (admissions / recruitment) system is impossible;
2) a copy of the diploma / diplomas that meet the requirements specified in § 3(1) of the Admission Rules, and if unavailable at the point of delivering the documents – document stipulated in § 3(1) of the Admission Rules -> NOTE: look also at points II. 1-3 and the tab > Who can apply?;
3) a diploma / diplomas supplement(s) or a certified list of grades / course card in the first-cycle (bachelor’s degree) and second-cycle (master’s degree) or long-cycle (uniform master’s degree) studies - with an indication of the grade point average -> NOTE: look also at points II. 1-3;
4) a certificate from the university on the grade point average obtained in the course of study – only in the absence of a grade point average on the supplement / certified list of grades / course card;
5) confirmation of obtaining one, highest scored scientific achievement - only if an applicant has such an achievement;
NOTE: If an applicant presents more than one achievement for assessment, points will be awarded for the first achievement on the list / attached document / file. Look also at point II. 4;
In accordance with § 6(3) of the Admissions Rules, documenting the achievement takes the form of:
- a copy of the first page of the publication - in the case of an article in a journal or a paper in post-conference materials,
- a copy of the first page of the publication, the page with information about the publisher and the table of contents - in the case of a monograph or chapter in a monograph,
- a copy of the first page of the publication along with a notification of the editorial board that the publication has been accepted for printing - in the case of unpublished achievements, accepted for printing by the publishing house,
- print out of the conference website with the conference program and/or a certificate from the conference organizer about the presentation - in the case of an abstract, poster or conference of scientific groups / Ph.D. students;
6) prospective supervisor’s declaration of consent (selected from the list of supervisors, announced at the beginning of the admission procedure), completed in accordance with the template provided on the website with the signatures of the persons indicated on it;
NOTE: Prospective supervisor's declaration of consent is different for special admission and has been included in section. II.5 of this tab.
7) a document certifying the knowledge of the English language at least at B2 level referred to in § 3(3) of the Admission Rules -> NOTE: look also at the tab > Who can apply?;
1. Cambridge Assessment English certificates:
- B2 First (FCE), minimum grade B,
- C1 Advanced (CAE),
- C2 Proficiency (CPE),
- B2 Business Vantage (BEC Vantage),
- C1 Business Higher (BEC Higher).
2. Educational Testing Service (ETS):
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) – minimum 72 points (Home edition excluded),
- Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) – Listening & Reading Module minimum 785
points, and Speaking & Writing Module minimum 310 points.
3. European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages (ECL) B2 – intermediate.
4. Oxford Test of English (OTE) - minimum 111 points.
5. Trinity College: Integrated skills in English (ISE):
- Both ISE modules: Reading & Writing and Speaking & Listening levels: II, III, IV.
6. City & Guilds, City & Guilds Pitman Qualifications, Pitman Qualifications Institute:
- International English for Speakers of Other Languages (IESOL & ISESOL) –„Communicator” level, „Expert”
level, „Mastery” level.
7. Pearson Qualifications:
- Pearson test of English - PTE General – level 3, Pearson test of English - PTE Academic, min. 59 points,
- PEIC – paper format, levels 3, 4, 5,
- LCCI qualifications - levels 3,4,5.
8. Cambridge Assessment English, British Council, IDP IELTS Australia:
- International English Language Testing System IELTS – above 6 points.
9. telc GmbH, WBT Weiterbildungs -Testsysteme GmbH:
- TELC English B2,
- TELC English B2 Business,
- TELC English B2 Technical,
- TELC English B2, C1 Business,
- TELC English B2, C1 University,
- TELC English C2.
10. Academic certificates issued by universities associated with the SERMO Association of Academic Centers for Teaching of Foreign Languages:
- ACERT B2,
- ACERT C1.
11. Academic certificates issued by universities associated with NULTE (Network of University Language Testers in Europe):
- CERTALES B2, C1, C2,
- CLES level 2 (B2), level 3 (C1),
- UNICERT (DE) level 2 (B2), levels 3&4 (C1),
- UNICERT (LUCE) level 2 (B2), levels 3&4 (C1).
8) the candidate’s curriculum vitae (CV);
9) one colour photo - one 3.5 x 4.5 cm ID photo in the original and a scan attached in the application system (digital photo with a resolution of at least 300 dpi);
10) admissions form (personal data form / personal questionnaire) - printed from the university's application (admissions / recruitment) system, signed by the applicant and then uploaded back in the system as a scan.
NOTE: Admissions form (personal data form / personal questionnaire) includes: declaration of participation in the admissions process, consent to personal data processing, a statement of liability for providing untruth or concealment of the truth, a statement on being familiar with Law on Higher Education and Science, admission rules, rules of the doctoral school, education program, regulations and letters of the rector issued based on these documents, and any other information published on the website of the Doctoral School, a statement of acknowledgement that admission to the doctoral school entails conducting classes and a subsequent obligation to carry out research on the premises indicated in the rules of the doctoral school for not less than 30 hours a week.
1) Candidates who have graduated in other fields of study:
A list of courses completed during the first-cycle and second-cycle studies concerning the area of the doctoral discipline.
NOTE: The following is a list of educational requirements for the academic year 2024/2025 (issues related to the area of mastered knowledge relevant to the doctoral program discipline) for Doctoral School applicants who have completed studies in other fields.
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
- International economics
- History of economic thought
- Statistics * Econometrics
- Public sector economics
- Economic policy
- Public finance
- Financial analysis
- Financial accounting
- Material investments
- Financial mathematics
- Cost accounting
- International finance
- Risk management
- Capital markets
- Financial investments
- Strategic management, international management
- Organization management, public management, public policy, public value
- Human resources management, governance, management and leadership, work management
- Organizational behavior, entrepreneurship
- Financial management, controlling, cost accounting
- Enterprise, production, services management
- Process management, operational management
- Quantitative methods in management, operational research, statistics in economics and management
- Decision making in management
- Marketing, market research
- Management of knowledge, quality, projects, innovations
- Company IT systems, electronic business and commerce
- Corporate social responsibility, business ethics
- Digital transformation of organizations, cities, countries, policies, sectors
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Computer and information science
- Chemistry (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, general chemistry, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry) Biochemistry
- Biotechnology
- Molecular biology
- Biophysics
- Bioinformatics
- Chemical technology (inorganic, organic)
- Polymer technology
- Chemical and process engineering
- Electrochemistry
- Control, electronic and electrical engineering (electrical circuits, electrical and electronic machines and devices, power systems, generation, wired and wireless transmission and signal detection, energy processing and transmission, simulations and design of electrical, electromechanical and power systems, programming logic controllers and microprocessor systems for controlling separate processes, modelling and design of electronic and analogue circuits and electronic circuits, including power systems and integrated circuits)
- Chemistry (theoretical chemistry, computational chemistry, spectroscopy, structural chemistry, analytical chemistry, molecular dynamics, the theory of chemical bonds formation, properties of elements and chemical compounds and states of matter, synthesis, purification, analysis of the composition and structure of chemical compounds using instrumental methods, basic types of chemical reactions and their mechanisms, physical chemistry)
- Physics (mechanics, vibrations, wave motion, optics, electricity and magnetism, hydrostatics and hydrodynamics, elements of modern physics, quantum mechanics, statistical physics and atomic physics, atomic nucleus and solid body physics, introduction to astrophysics and astronomy, theoretical physics, introduction to cosmology, high energy physics)
- Computer science (architecture of computers, information systems including operational ones, IT tools for simulation and design of electronic, electric, electromechanical and power systems, fundamentals of programming and numerical methods, quantum information, object, procedural and functional programming)
- Mathematics (linear algebra, mathematical analysis, vectors, matrix calculus, differential and integral calculus, ordinary and partial differential equations, complex numbers and functions, probabilistic methods, elements of discrete and applied mathematics, including numerical methods, mathematicallogic)
- Mathematics (abstract algebra, topology, differential and integral calculus of functions of one and several variables, complex functions, ordinary and partial differential equations, probability calculus, functional analysis)
- Mathematics
- General mechanics
- Strength of materials
- Structural mechanics
- Fundamentals of finite element method
- Architectural design (Auto CAD, 3D), interior design, general construction and construction issues in architecture, environmental issues in architecture and urban planning, construction law
- Urban design, urban sociology, urban regeneration, regional studies, regional planning, transport engineering, infrastructure engineering in the city, spatial management
- History of architecture, history of art, conservation of monuments, care of immovable monuments, legal aspects of monument protection, aspects of the socio-cultural identity of the built environment
- Sustainable architecture and urban planning, architectural digital research methodology; emerging technology (ET), built environment simulation (BES)
- Mathematics (linear algebra, differential and integral calculus, mathematical analysis, elements of vector analysis, differential equations, elements of statistics, probability calculus, numerical methods)
- Physics (mechanics, thermodynamics, optics, electricity and magnetism, solid state physics, material strength, fluid mechanics)
- Physics (mechanics, thermodynamics, optics, electricity and magnetism, solid state physics, material strength, fluid mechanics)
- Chemistry (basic concepts and chemical laws, electrochemistry, kinetics of chemical and biochemical reactions)
- Biotechnology
- Hydrology, hydrology of urban areas, water and wastewater technology
- Physics of materials, materials chemistry, materials engineering (materials science)
- Fundamentals of computer science (programming and/or use of IT programs)
- Mathematics (elements of linear algebra, matrix calculus, differential and integral calculus)
- Mathematics (linear algebra, elements of vector analysis, differential and integral calculus, differential equations, operational calculus, Laplace transform, Fourier transform series and transform)
- Fundamentals of programming: (Matlab/Octava)
- Fundamentals of numerical methods (linear and non-linear equations, interpolation and approximation)
- Basic knowledge of CAD, FEM software
- Physics (mechanics, thermodynamics, solid-state physics, strength of materials, fluid mechanics)
- Mathematics (linear algebra, matrix calculus, differential and integral calculus, ordinary and partial differential equations, numbers and complex functions, operator calculus, Laplace transform, Fourier transform series and functions, generalized functions, probability theory)
- Fundamentals of programming (C, C ++, Java, Matlab / Octave, Python languages)
- Fundamentals of numerical methods (solving systems of linear equations, interpolation and approximation, solving non-linear equations of one variable, numerical integration
- Physics (kinematics, dynamics of the material point, thermodynamics, vibrations, wave motion, optics, electrostatics, electricity, magnetism, elements of solid-state physics)
- Mathematics (fundamental knowledge on linear algebra, matrix calculus, probabilistic methods, combinatorics, discrete mathematics, numerical methods)
- Physics (fundamental knowledge on kinematics, wave motion, optics, electrostatics, electricity, magnetism)
- Computer and information sciences (fundamental knowledge on models and languages of procedural, object, functional programming, parallel and distributed processing, database design, systems and computer network design)
- Telecommunications (fundamental knowledge on signal and image processing, information theory, information coding rules, systems and telecommunications networks)
- In terms of research projects related to chemistry: basics of inorganic and organic chemistry, basics of biochemistry, biotechnology including fundamentals of microbiology and molecular biology, basics of bioinformatics, elements of statistics.
- In the field of research related to electronics and computer science: mathematics, elements of statistics, fundamentals of numerical methods, basics of electronics, fundamentals of electrical engineering and photonics, basics of metrology and automation, fundamentals of programming, basics of data analysis.
- In the field of research related to physics: mathematics, fundamentals of programming, basics of numerical methods and statistics, mechanics, vibrations, wave motion, optics, electricity and magnetism, hydrostatics and hydrodynamics, elements of modern physics, quantum mechanics and statistical physics, fundamental knowledge on atomic, nuclear and solid-state physics.
- In the field of research related to mechanics: mathematics, basics of numerical methods and statistics, fundamentals of programming, classical mechanics, biomechanics, basics of mechanical engineering, fundamentals of material engineering.
- chemical and process engineering
- mathematics (elements of linear algebra, matrix and integral calculus, elements of statistics, elements of chemometry)
- chemistry (basics of general and physical chemistry, electrochemistry)
- chemical technology (inorganic and organic)
- polymer technology
- biotechnology
a) legalized or bearing the apostille stamp diploma or other evidence of completion of studies abroad referred to in point I.2:
- granting the right to apply for the award of the doctor’s degree issued by the higher education institution operating in the framework of the higher education system of the given country,
or - recognized as equivalent to the Polish graduation diploma of the graduate master’s degree studies (second-cycle studies) or uniform master’s degree studies (long-cycle studies) and the professional title of master's degree or master's degree in engineering: under an international agreement determining equivalence or by means of nostrification proceedings, on the basis of a certificate issued,
or - in the case of a diploma awarded by a higher education institution operating in the higher education system of a member state of the European Union, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) or the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) certifying completion of graduate master’s degree studies (second-cycle studies) or at least four years of uniform master’s degree studies (long-cycle studies) in the country of issue if it is considered equivalent to a second-cycle (master’s degree) diploma in the country of issue;
b) first-cycle studies (bachelor’s degree) diploma;
c) a diploma / diplomas supplement(s) or a certified list of grades / course card in the first-cycle (bachelor’s degree) and second-cycle (master’s degree) or long-cycle (uniform master’s degree) studies, referred to in point I.2 and I.3 - with an indication of the grade point average;
d) certificate from a foreign higher education institution on the grading scale;
e) a certificate from the foreign university on the grade point average obtained during the course of study - in the absence of a grade point average on the supplement / certified list of grades / course card;
f) a declaration by the candidate, filled in according to the template provided on the website with the candidate's signature:
- that the documents evidencing education abroad are true, complete and meet the conditions set out in point II.2.a,
- they will provide legalisation / apostille of documents referred to in point II.2.a, by the time of matriculation – in their absence at the time of application,
- on pain of refusing the candidate registration to the school.
Download a template of declaration for documents relating to education obtained abroad
g) translation into Polish or English of the documents certifying the completion of higher education studies abroad – in the case of documents issued in a language other than English or Polish:
- the diploma referred to in point II.2.a,
- the first-cycle studies (bachelor’s degree) diploma, referred to point II.2.b,
- the diploma / diplomas supplement(s) or a certified list of grades / course card in the first-cycle (bachelor’s degree) and second-cycle (master’s degree) or long-cycle (uniform master’s degree) studies, referred to in point II.2.c - with an indication of the grade point average,
- the certificate from a foreign higher education institution on the grading scale referred to in point II.2.d,
- a certificate from the foreign university on the grade point average obtained during the course of study, referred to in point II.2.e - in the absence of a grade point average on the supplement / certified list of grades / course card.
NOTE!
Documents related to the candidate's foreign education (including their apostilation/legalization) will - in the case of obtaining the status of pre-acceptance (conditionally accepted) to the Doctoral School - be sent for verification to the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) in the SYRENA system for final confirmation of the education obtained outside the Polish system of higher education entitling the candidate to undertake further studies at the Doctoral School -> more information.
Admission to the Doctoral School of a candidate who has completed their studies abroad will be possible on condition of obtaining a positive opinion from NAWA concerning the documents submitted by the candidate.
a) a certificate of completion of second-cycle / long-cycle master’s degree studies (a certificate of the master’s thesis defence) – applies to candidates after the defence of their master's thesis,
b) a statement on delivery of the certificate referred to in point II.3.a and diploma referred to in point II.3.a within the deadlines specified in the admission schedule, filled in according to the template provided on the website with the candidate's signature – applies to candidates in their final semester of study before defending their master's thesis.
Download a template of statement for pre-defence candidates
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In this situation, you may only be admitted conditionally, and you will be admitted to the doctoral school on condition that you first provide a certificate of your thesis defence and then your diploma within the deadlines set out in the admission schedule.
In the absence of any of the scientific achievements referred to in point I.5 by the deadline for submitting the documents, or obtaining a high scored scientific achievement after the deadline for submitting the documents, specified in the admissions schedule, it is possible to provide confirmation of the scientific achievement directly at the interview with the admissions committee.
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Please note that the scientific achievement is an additional element to be taken into account in the evaluation of the applicant (additional points), but it is not compulsory.
NOTE!
Doctoral school candidates entering special admissions are required to provide the same documents as those entering standard admissions, as indicated in points I and II. In addition, these candidates, or the person at whose request the special admission has been launched, are required to submit a record (report) of the competition.