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Everyone accepted to the Doctoral School (exept for PhD students holding a doctor's title) receives a doctoral scholarship.

Communications of the Director of the Doctoral School at Gdańsk University of Technology on doctoral students' rest breaks and dates free from classes for doctoral students can be found under PhD Students -> Formalities -> Regulations  > School Director's Announcements tab. 

The PhD student at the doctoral school (doctoral scholarship) is subject to compulsory social insurance in the field of retirement and disability pension contributions as well as accident insurance.

The Electronic PhD Student ID is a plastic card with a built-in contactless microchip. It includes an owner’s image and personal data, the document validity date and a visible record of PhD Student’s rights to allowances confirmed by a small hologram. One plastic card plays the role of 4 documents:
   1. a traditional PhD Student ID card,
   2. a library card,
   3. a city card.
   4. entry card for PG parking.

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• Regulations

Applications for suspension of training are available in Doctoral School Office

Suspension of training on maternity / supplementary maternity / paternity / parental leave terms

Art. 187 - Act of 20 July 2018 The Law on Higher Education and Science

1. The doctoral dissertation demonstrates the candidate’s general theoretical knowledge in a discipline (or disciplines) and the ability to conduct research or artistic work independently.
2. The subject matter of the doctoral dissertation shall be an original solution to a scientific problem or in terms of the application of results of own scientific research in the economic or social sphere, or an original artistic achievement.

The teaching practice load for AY. 2024/2025 in case of the disciplines conducted by the Faculty of Chemistry (WCh), the Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics (WFTiMS), the Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering (WEiA) and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology (WIMiO) has changed from 2024/2025. Please familiarize yourself with the updated tables.

The implementation of the individual research plan is subject to mid-term evaluation in the middle of the training period specified in the training program. The exact timing of the mid-term evaluation shall be determined by the School Director and announced in the news.

Entries for mid-term evaluation in 2026:

• [2nd year PhD students] Mid-term evaluation - information meeting