Political Science and Public Administration

1. Persons eligible for admission to the Doctoral School who hold a master's degree, a master's degree in engineering, or an equivalent degree will be 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, hereinafter referred to as IRK. IRK operates at https:

3. After creating an account in IRK, the candidate selects a doctoral school, indicates the scientific discipline in which they intend to prepare a doctoral dissertation, and attaches scans of all the required documents.

4. The first stage of recruitment is open to candidates who submit their applications in the IRK system:

a)   scan of the diploma confirming that they hold the Master's degree, Master's degree in engineering or equivalent, together with the supplement, if it has been issued (original documents for verification), or a diploma referred to in Art. 326 para. 2, point 2 or 327 para. 2 of the Act states the right to obtain a doctorate in a country where the higher education institution that issued it operates. In the case of persons referred to in Article 186, para. 2 of the Act, a copy of the bachelor's diploma with the supplement, if issued (original documents for verification), or a certificate of completion of the third year of a unified master's studies;

b)   for Polish citizens who completed their studies abroad: a scan of the diploma certifying the professional title of master, master of engineering, or equivalent, together with a supplement issued by a foreign university with legalization or apostille;

c)   scan of an outline of the research project with the discipline in which the candidate intends to prepare a doctoral dissertation;

d)   scan of an opinion on predisposition to scientific work, prepared by a person with at least a post- doctoral degree;

e)    scan of an academic CV (according to the template on the website of the Doctoral School of Social Sciences);

f)   a current photograph consistent with the requirements applicable when issuing identity cards in Poland;

g)   scan of doctoral diploma (if the candidate has one).

5. Candidates who have been accepted to the doctoral school should submit a paper version of the following documents to the doctoral schools' office:

a)  the application for admission to the doctoral school generated from the IRK system;

b)  a photocopy of a diploma certifying the holder's professional title of master, master of engineering, or equivalent, together with a supplement, if issued (originals of documents for verification) or a diploma referred to in Article 326 para. 2, point 2 or Article 327 para. 2 of the Act states the right to obtain a doctorate in a country where the higher education institution that issued it operates;

c)  for Polish citizens who completed their studies abroad: a scan of the diploma

certifying the professional title of master, master of engineering, or equivalent, together with a supplement issued by a foreign university with legalization or apostille;

d)  in the case of persons referred to in Article 186, para. 2 of the Act, a copy of the bachelor's diploma with the supplement, if issued (original documents for verification), or a certificate of completion of the third year of a unified master's studies;

e)  a current, signed photograph consistent with the requirements applicable when issuing identity cards in Poland.