Formal requirements:
A Master's diploma issued by a foreign institution requires Apostille or legalization. For more information, visit https://www.umcs.pl/en/apostille-and-legalization,23653.htm
1. Persons eligible for admission to the Doctoral School will hold a master's degree, a master's degree in engineering, or an equivalent degree, or will be a person referred to in Article 186 para. 2 of the Act.
2. A prerequisite for admitting a candidate to the recruitment procedure is setting up a personal account in the Recruitment Service System, from now on referred to as SOR. SOR operates at rekrutacja.umcs.pl. Candidates access SOR on their own.
3. After creating an account in SOR, the candidate selects a doctoral school and indicates the scientific discipline in which they intend to prepare a doctoral dissertation. They attach photocopies/scans of all the required documents in para 4, points 2 – 7, and submit paper versions in points 4 and 5 to the Doctoral School's Office.
4. A candidate for the Doctoral School submits the following documents:
1) application for admission to the Doctoral School generated from the SOR site;
2) a copy of the diploma confirming that they hold a master's degree, master's degree in engineering or equivalent together with the supplement, if it has been issued (the original documents for inspection), or a diploma referred to in Article 326 para. 2 point 2 or 327 para. 2 of the Act stating the right to obtain a doctorate in a country in which the higher education institution that issued it operates, subject to the provisions of point 3;
3) in the case of persons referred to in Article 186 para. 2 of the Act, a copy of the diploma of completion of first-degree studies with a supplement, if it has been issued (originals of the documents for inspection), or a certificate of completion of the third year of uniform Master's studies;
4) current photograph, consistent with the requirements applicable when issuing identity cards in Poland;
5) documentation confirming the previous achievements following Appendix 1 to this resolution; Template of the list of scientific achievements of the candidate
6) information about one research subject chosen, selected from among the research topics included in the announcement of the recruitment to the Doctoral School, subject to the provisions of point 7, Declaration of a choice of the research topics
7) the candidate may submit their research subject if it is partially consistent with the areas of research conducted in:
a) University units responsible for scientific disciplines: biological sciences, chemical sciences, physical sciences, earth and environmental sciences, and information and communication technology;
b) IA PAN and IUNG-PIB responsible for agriculture and horticulture disciplines;
c) IKiFP PAN responsible for chemical sciences.
In the case referred to in point 7 above, the candidate attaches the consent of the University / IA PAN/ IUNG-PIB/ IKiFP PAN employee to supervise the candidate after qualifying for the Doctoral School and approval of the Director of the respective Institute to pursue the selected research topic.
5. A doctoral candidate may also submit an opinion prepared by an academic teacher about their aptitude for research work.
6. Candidates qualified for the Doctoral School must enter an electronic version of their photograph into their account in SOR and pay a fee for issuing an electronic doctoral student card in the amount determined by the minister competent for higher education.
Additional requirements for foreign candidates:
1. The rules for foreigners to undertake and receive education at a doctoral school 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, they will obtain confirmation that their preparation and 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 be confirmed that their preparation and 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're going 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 submit an ordinary translation into Polish of the documents referred to in § 2 para. 4 points 2 and 3.
