Additional requirements for foreign candidates
1. The rules for undertaking and receiving education at a doctoral school by foreigners are defined in Article 323 in connection with Articles 326, 327, and 328, subject to the provisions of Article 198 para. 8 of the Act.
2. Foreigners may undertake education in Polish if they demonstrate knowledge of the Polish language, i.e. if they:
1) complete a one-year preparatory course to study in Polish in institutions designated by the minister responsible for higher education, or
2) have a certificate of Polish language knowledge issued by the State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish as a Foreign Language, or
3) have finished secondary school abroad, in which classes were taught in Polish or
4) have finished secondary school in Poland or
5) have completed university studies in Poland with a major in Polish, or
6) during the interview, will obtain confirmation that their preparation and the level of Polish language skills allow them to undertake education in Polish.
3. Foreigners may undertake education in a foreign language if they:
1) have a document confirming knowledge of a foreign language in which education is conducted, listed in Appendix 2 to this resolution, with the proviso that the documents confirming knowledge of a foreign language are also certificates, diplomas, or other documents confirming the completion of a post-primary school abroad, whose classes were conducted in the same foreign language in which the foreign student will be educated in Poland, as well as a diploma of higher education in Poland conducted in the same foreign language, in which the foreign student will be studying at the Doctoral School, or
2) during the interview they will get confirmation that their preparation and their level of foreign language skills allow them to undertake education in a foreign language.
4. Foreigners, in addition to the documents listed in § 2 para. 4, submit:
1) legalization or validation documents of the documents referred to in § 2 para. 4 points 2 and 3, if issued by a university from outside the territory of the Republic of Poland;
2) a copy of the ID document;
3) photocopies of documents certifying legal stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland, if they were issued before or during the recruitment procedure or the foreign candidate’s statement that they will submit relevant documents immediately after the commencement of education if they qualify for the Doctoral School;
4) one of the documents referred to in para. 2 points 1-5 confirming the knowledge of the Polish language if the candidate wants to study in Polish or one of the documents referred to in paragraph 3 point 1, confirming the knowledge of a foreign language if they want to study in a foreign language;
5) photocopy of the insurance policy in case of illness or consequences of accidents for the period of education in Poland or the European Health Insurance Card or a foreigner's statement that they will join the NFZ immediately after the beginning of their education.
5. The University may ask the candidate to submission of an ordinary translation into Polish of the documents referred to in § 2 para. 4 points 2 and 3.
