A list of documents

Prepare:

  1. Curriculum Vitae;
  2. a copy of the diploma of the second-cycle study programme or uniform Master’s degree programme completion. If the candidate is a graduate of this year and does not possess a certified copy of their diploma, they must submit a certificate of the passed diploma examination. In this case, the diploma must be submitted by the 31st of October of the year in which the recruitment procedure took place. Candidates who have completed their study programmes outside Poland must submit a diploma entitling them to apply for the doctor’s degree in the country where it was issued, along with confirmation of its legality, pursuant to the provisions of Art. 1(11-12);
  3. a copy of the diploma supplement or a copy of the academic transcript of the completed second-cycle study programme or the uniform Master’s degree programme, certified as a true copy of the original document. Laureates of the “Pearls of Science” programme who do not have the qualification of the second-cycle study programme must submit a copy of the first-cycle study programme diploma supplement;
  4.  a certification of proficiency in English at the minimum B2 level in the form of one of the documents listed below:
    • a copy of the certificate;
    • a copy of the diploma supplement of the first-cycle study programme or a uniform Master’s degree programme – applicable to candidates who commenced their studies on 1 October 2007 or later, or if the required level of proficiency in English has been specified in the afore-mentioned document;
    • a document certifying that English is the official language in the candidate’s country of origin, or it was the language of instruction in their higher education study programme.
  5. a concept of the individual research plan agreed upon with the prospective supervisor featured on the list of supervisors for a given discipline (docx, pdf);
  6. a written recommendation of the candidate issued by their prospective supervisor containing the following (docx, pdf):
    • a statement of reasons justifying the decision to admit the doctoral candidate to the CUT Doctoral School;
    • declaration of securing adequate conditions for scientific work and research, including information on financial resources;
    • declaration of securing scientific supervision over the doctoral candidate and approval of the suggested research area and the concept of the individual research plan;
    • approval of the above information by the head of the scientific council for the discipline and the head of the organizational unit employing the prospective supervisor.
  7. documented hitherto achieved academic accomplishments, such as publications, papers delivered at international and national conferences, and other academic papers;
  8. certification of a completed professional internship of at least 6 months, in a mandatory form (this applies only to candidates for the CUT Doctoral School in the discipline of architecture and urban sciences). Candidates with a builder’s licence in the architectural specialisation are not required to submit the certification but must submit a copy of their licence; (docx, pdf)
  9. Confirmation of the recruitment fee payment;

Once you find your name of the list of students admitted to the CUT DS, you need to submit a declaration to the CUT DS Office (docx, pdf).

Additional documents in the recruitment process  for candidates who have obtained their second-cycle study programme qualification outside Poland:

  • a certification that the diploma entitles the candidate to pursue education in a doctoral school in the country where it has been issued – the document may be issued by the university the candidate graduated from or by an institution in the country where the diploma has been issued corresponding to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland;
  • legal verification on the diploma and supplement – legal verification is a confirmation that the signatures and stamps featured on the documents are legal. Legal verification is issued by the Polish embassy or consulate in the country where the diploma has been issued;
  • confirmation of Polish language proficiency at a minimum B2 level, required only from candidates declaring that they will pursue their studies in Polish, in the form of:
    • a copy of a certificate;
    • confirmation that Polish is the candidate’s native language or was the language of instruction during their higher education studies