- DO I NEED TO HAVE A SUPERVISOR CHOSEN DURING THE ADMISSION PROCESS?
No! The supervisor is officially appointed only after the start of your studies.
However, it’s a good idea to reach out to a potential supervisor earlier – while preparing your research proposal.
You can find the list of potential supervisors at the SGH Doctoral School here:
- IF I GRADUATED FROM A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY, IS MY DIPLOMA SUFFICIENT FOR THE APPLICATION?
You can find information about that on the website „Admission process step-by-step to the SGH Doctoral School”
- DO I NEED TO ATTACH A DIPLOMA’S TRANSLATION?
All documents you submit during the admission process can be in Polish or English. If the original document is in another language, a certified translation by a sworn translator must be attached.
- STATEMENT OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN THE ISR
There is no need to upload a separate document. At the very beginning of your registration in the ISR, when selecting the admission process, you will be required to check a statement confirming that your English proficiency is at a level that allows you to study at the Doctoral School. No additional declarations or language certificates are required.
- WHAT LANGUAGE WILL THE CLASSES BE IN?
Classes may be conducted in Polish or English. So far, all common courses have been held in English. The language of classes for each program depends on whether there are candidates who do not speak Polish.
- WHAT ARE THE MAIN MILESTONES IN THE DOCTORAL SCHOOL EDUCATION?
The education at SGH Doctoral School lasts for 4 years. The key milestones are:
- Choosing a Supervisor – by 15th November of the academic year in which the doctoral student starts their education.
- Submitting the Individual Research Plan (IPB/IRP) – by 30th June of the first year.
- Major exams – March/May of the second year.
- Mid-term evaluation of realization of the IRP – October of the third year.
- Completion of mandatory classes as outlined in the curriculum – by the end of the second year (excluding scientific seminars and doctoral seminars, which are held throughout the entire education period).
- Submission of the doctoral dissertation with a positive opinion from the supervisor by the deadline in the individual research plan (no later than the end of the fourth year – i.e., 30th September).
- IS IT POSSIBLE TO STUDY IN THE DOCTORAL SCHOOL ON A PART-TIME BASIS?
No. Education at doctoral schools are offered only on full-time basis: from Monday to Friday.
- IS STUDYING AT THE SGH DOCTORAL SCHOOL PAID?
No – education at our Doctoral School is free of charge.
- HOW MANY POINTS DO I NEED TO BE QUALIFIED?
To be eligible for entry into the list of doctoral students, you need to score at least 85 points after the second stage and be placed on the ranking list within the available number of spots.
- ADMISSION LIMITS
Each educational program has a limit of 7 available spots.
However, if multiple candidates with the same score are tied for the last spot, all of them will be eligible for entry into the list.
The minimum number of candidates required to launch a program is 5.
- ARE THERE SAMPLE QUESTIONS/example literature FOR THE INTERVIEW AVAILABLE?
We do not collect sets of sample interview questions. The interview will focus on the issues related to your research plans and the discipline of the program you are applying for. However, you can prepare yourself by reviewing the program requirements and consulting your research plans with a potential supervisor.
- CAN I APPLY TO MORE THAN ONE PROGRAM?
You can take part in admissions for only one program in one profile in a given academic year.
- WHAT FORMS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS?
Learn about the doctoral scholarship and the funding opportunities for your scientific activities:
Doctoral Scholarship at the SGH Doctoral School
Funding of scientific activities for doctoral students at the SGH Doctoral School
- WHEN IS A DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP NOT GRANTED TO A DOCTORAL STUDENT?
A scholarship is not granted to a student if:
- Their education in the doctoral school is associated with an employment obligation at the institution running the doctoral school:
- based on an employment contract;
- with a salary that exceeds the salary of a professor.
- If the student already holds a doctoral degree.
The total period for receiving a doctoral scholarship in doctoral schools cannot exceed 4 years.
- Their education in the doctoral school is associated with an employment obligation at the institution running the doctoral school:
- DO DOCTORAL STUDENTS MAY APPLY FOR THE STUDENT DORMITORIES?
Yes! According to art. 211. Act on LHES (Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science) a doctoral student may apply for:
- accommodation in the student dormitory or board in the student canteen,
- accommodation for a spouse or child in the student dormitory – pursuant to the rules and procedures laid down in the student benefits regulations.
- DOES A DOCTORAL STUDENT HAVE TO CONDUCT CLASSES?
In the 4th semester of doctoral education, doctoral students carry out the “Workshop on Didactic Methods”. Part of the completion of the workshop is the completion of 4 hours of didactic practices – in the form described in the syllabus of the course.
- CAN I CHANGE THE DATA ENTERED IN THE ISR?
You are allowed to update and modify the data entered in the ISR until the system closes. Changes to personal data (such as nationality, PESEL, date of birth, and gender) can be made as long as you have not yet selected your level of study. Otherwise, you must unregister from the ISR application form, update the mentioned data, and then select the appropriate application form again.
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