Doctoral dissertations before public defense

Information on the currently conducted proceedings at Gdańsk University of Technology for the award of the doctoral degree is available on the website of the Bulletin of Public Information (Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej) of Gdańsk University of Technology.

Additionally, at least two weeks before the planned date of public defense, paper versions of doctoral dissertations are made available in the Standards Archive.

Doctoral dissertations after public defense

Paper versions of doctoral dissertations are available in the Main Reading Room. In order to gain access to the dissertation, you should order it from the librarian on duty by providing the call number from the online catalogue of the Gdańsk Tech Library.

Electronic versions of doctoral dissertations, based on the doctoral student's statement (Annexes 2/1 and 2/2 to the Regulations of the Rector of Gdańsk University of Technology No. 30/2022 of April 14, 2022 and No. 5/2015 of February 10, 2015) are available in Pomorska Digital Library (defended in 2007-2016) and on the MOST Wiedzy (Bridge of Knowledge) platform (defended since 2017).

Additionally, each author has the option to publish the doctoral dissertation independently in the Bridge of Knowledge Open Access Repository via the MojaPG portal or directly on the MOST Wiedzy (Bridge of Knowledge) platform. In case of registration via MojaPG, the publication will be automatically exported to the repository after prior approval.

Withdrawal of the electronic version of the doctoral dissertation from the repository

 
If the doctoral student changes the decision provided in the statement, it is possible to withdraw the full text of the doctoral dissertation from the Gdańsk University of Technology repository. To do so, a declaration regarding the change of decision should be submitted to the Scholarly Communication and Open Science Section. The declaration should include information about the intention to withdraw the file containing the full text of the doctoral dissertation from the open repository of Gdańsk University of Technology, the title of the dissertation, the author’s full name, as well as the signature and date. The declaration should be submitted electronically or delivered in person in paper form.