Recruitment rules
The recipients targeted by the offer
A person holding a professional title of Master of Science, Master of Science or an equivalent degree may be admitted to the Doctoral School. In exceptional cases, justified by the highest quality of scientific achievements, a person who does not meet the requirements specified in Art. may apply for admission to the Doctoral School. 186 section 1 point 1 of the Act, being a graduate of first-cycle studies or a student who has completed the third year of uniform master's studies and persons holding the diploma referred to in Art. 326 section 2 point 2, or persons referred to in Art. 327 section 2 of the Act. Recruitment Recruitment to the Doctoral School takes place through a competition.
The conditions for admission to the Doctoral School are:
- registration of the candidate in the Internet Recruitment of Candidates (IRK), within the designated registration deadlines;
- paying a one-time recruitment fee of PLN 250, which is non-refundable;
- submitting a complete set of document.
Candidates who are foreigners may undertake and pursue education at the Doctoral School on the terms specified in Section VIII of the Act and in the detailed conditions and procedure for recruitment to the Doctoral School in the academic year 2024/2025 (specified in § 5 of RESOLUTION NO 12 Senate of the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin of January 29, 2024).
The languages of instruction at the Doctoral School are Polish and English.
The recruitment process and the interview can take place in either Polish or English. The decision regarding conducting the interview in English is made by the Director of the Doctoral School.
A person who joins the recruitment process and expresses a desire to complete education at the Doctoral School in English is obliged to report this fact to the director of the Doctoral School in writing or electronically (e-mail) no later than 14 days before the planned date of the interview.
A candidate who is a foreigner may be admitted to the Doctoral School offering education only in Polish if he/she has:
- certificate of completion of a preparatory course for undertaking education in Polish in units designated by the minister responsible for science, or
- certificate of completion of a Polish language course issued by an appropriate entity abroad, or
- a diploma of completion of uniform master's studies or second-cycle studies at a university abroad where classes were conducted in Polish, or
- a diploma of completion of higher education studies in Poland, which were conducted in Polish, or
- certificate of knowledge of the Polish language, confirming knowledge of Polish as a foreign language, referred to in Art. 11a section 2 of the Act of October 7, 1999 on the Polish language (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2021, item 672, as amended), at least at the C1 language proficiency level.
Candidates with a disability certificate are provided, at their request, in cooperation with the ZUT Disability Support Office (BON), with assistance and facilities in the recruitment process tailored to their individual needs. A person supervising a doctoral student with a disability or a sign language interpreter cannot be substantively or professionally related to the scientific discipline in which the candidate intends to pursue a doctoral dissertation. The candidate submits an application together with a complete set of recruitment documents to the Doctoral School.Recruitment results are public and made public in the IRK system.
Criteria for evaluating candidates for the Doctoral School
stage I
No. | Criterion for candidate evaluation | Maximum number of points | List of documents confirming the candidate's achievements |
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1. | Result of completion of higher education: a) completed with a professional title of Master, Master of Engineering, or equivalent; b) first degree – for candidates possessing exceptional scientific achievements, as mentioned in § 2 para. 2; c) or the weighted average of grades from the course of these studies for candidates, before the planned defense of the master's thesis, and possessing exceptional scientific achievements, as mentioned in § 2 para. 2; is calculated according to the following scale: a) ≥ 4.75 – 15 points b) ≥ 4.25 < 4.75 – 10 points c) ≥ 4.00 < 4.25 – 5 points d) < 4.00 – 0 points Note: In case of the lack of a result of completing studies on the diploma, the points are determined based on the weighted average obtained from the course grades, which is converted to the scale applied above. | 15 | 1. Diploma of completion of higher education or certificate of weighted average from the course of studies. 2. Diploma supplement.
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2. | Documented publishing activity (authorship and/or co-authorship, including papers accepted for publication) covering works from the last 5 years: 1) Scientific articles published in 2019 and later in scientific journals and peer-reviewed conference materials are evaluated according to the Communication of the Minister of Education and Science dated July 17, 2023, as amended, regarding the list of scientific journals and peer-reviewed conference materials, awarding the following number of points:
a) for a monograph at level II (200 points): 25 points b) for a monograph at level I (80 points): 17.5 points c) for a chapter in a monograph at level II (200 points): 6.5 points d) For a chapter in a monograph at level I (80 points): 4 points 3) For each work published in journals not listed in the specified list of journals, 3 points are awarded. Artistic activity, including works from the last 5 years, is assessed based on the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of July 31, 2020 (Journal of Laws 2020, item 1352, as amended). 4) An individual author's exhibition presenting visual artworks, organized by a renowned art center or cultural institution, awards 25 points for 200 points. 5) Authorship of visual artworks or artistic projects, multimedia, sculptural or conservation implementation, a series of visual works or a design collection, disseminated during a significant artistic or scientific event, awards the following number of points for each achievement: a) for international achievement worth 200 points: 25 points, b) for nationwide achievement worth 100 points: 12.5 points, c) for nationwide achievement worth 75 points: 8 points. 6) for works in the field of design arts, including industrial design, interior architecture, landscape architecture, the following number of points is awarded for each achievement: a) for 200 points: 25 points, b) for 100 points: 12.5 points, c) for 75 points: 10 points. | 25 | a. The first page of the article or chapter of the monograph contains: - author(s) surname, - title of the article or chapter of the monograph, - journal name or monograph title, - year of publication, - ISBN/ISSN/eISBN/eISSN number, DOI (if assigned). b. Certificate from the publisher regarding the acceptance of the article/chapter in the monograph for printing and its copy. c. ISBN catalog, website pages: organizer's website, event, certificate from the organizer.
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3. | Documented inventive activity, including patents, obtained rights to utility models, exclusive rights of plant breeders to plant varieties, and submissions (authorship and/or co-authorship) from the last 5 years are evaluated as follows: 1) for obtaining a patent, right to a utility model, exclusive right of a plant breeder to a plant variety granted by the Central Center for Research on Cultivated Plant Varieties or the Community Plant Variety Office: 20 points. 2) for a patent application, utility model application, or plant breeder's rights application: 5 points. | 20 | 1. Decision on granting a patent/protective right, utility model, exclusive plant breeder's right to plant varieties, and submission. 2. Certificate confirming the filing of a patent, application for protective right, utility model, exclusive plant breeder's right to plant varieties.
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4. | Participation* in scientific conferences (from the last 5 years) is assessed as follows: 1) at an international conference (presentation of a paper/poster): 3 points 2) at a national (presentation of a paper/poster) - 2 points 3) at a student or doctoral (presentation of a paper/poster) - 1 point *Only conference presentations are scored, attendance as a passive listener is not scored | 5 | 1. Certificate/certificate from the conference organizer. 2. Post-conference materials/program including pages containing: - author's surname, - title of the presented lecture/paper, communication, or poster, - type of conference, name, and date of the conference. |
5. | Mobility (from the last 5 years) is assessed as follows: 1) participation in an international program/internship - 10 points 2) participation in a domestic program/internship - 5 points | 10 | 1. Certificate of participation in an international or national program. 2. Entry in the diploma supplement. 3. Confirmation of participation in an academic exchange. 4. Certificate from the employer confirming the candidate's internship. |
6. | Social and organizational activity (from the last 5 years) as well as awards and distinctions are assessed as follows: 1) for each documented form of social or organizational activity, 1 point is awarded. 2) social and organizational activity includes: a) activity for at least 1 year in a student or doctoral scientific circle or scientific society, b) activity for at least 1 year in a student, doctoral, or university organization, c) membership in organizational committees of scientific conferences/symposia, debates, exhibitions/competitions, artistic plein-airs, active participation in promoting the faculty/university. 3) for each documented award/distinction, the following points are awarded: a) 5 points for international awards, b) 3 points for national awards, c) 2 points for international distinctions, d) 1 point for national distinctions. | 1. | 1. Confirmation of membership signed by the supervisor or president of the scientific circle, president of the scientific society, containing information about the candidate's membership duration and roles held. 2. Certificate issued by the organizer of the conference/debate/outdoor event/exhibition. 3. Conference materials (pages confirming participation). 4. Confirmation of participation in promoting the faculty/university. 5. Confirmation of membership in student or doctoral organizations, containing information about the candidate's membership duration and roles held. 6. Entry in the diploma supplement. 7. Decision/diploma regarding the award/distinction or any other document confirming being among the awarded individuals and information about the scope of the competition (e.g., certificate from the organizer or announcement of the competition). |
7. | Participation in project implementation (from the last 5 years) is assessed as follows: 1) scientific-research projects: a) project leader in international projects - 10 points, b) executor in international projects - 5 points, c) project leader in national projects - 7 points, d) executor/volunteer in national projects - 3 points or 2) IT projects: a) Main executor - 10 points, b) Executor - 5 points, or 3) architectural/construction projects: a) main author of the project - 10 points b) co-author of the project - 5 points 4) artistic projects: a) presentation of artistic works (e.g., exhibition) in an artistic institution or institution with established artistic prestige - individual - 10 points b) presentation of artistic works (e.g., exhibition) in an artistic institution or institution with established artistic prestige - group - 5 points | 10 | 1. Decision on project approval. 2. Certificate/contract confirming participation in the project. 3. Project documentation (especially pages containing information about the role the candidate played in its preparation). 4. Certificate from the organizer/curator of the exhibition or catalog/poster/invitation containing information about the organizing entity, date, venue, and nature of the achievement (individual/group exhibition) as well as the work(s) presented. |
8. | Research Project Outline The research project should be described in a maximum of 5 pages of standardized manuscript and include the following elements: 1) Definition of the research problem, research objectives, theses, and research hypotheses (max. 10 points), 2) Innovation and originality of the research project (max. 10 points), 3) Current state of research worldwide (max. 10 points), 4) Research method/methods used to solve the research problem (max. 10 points). | 40 | Manuscript of a research outline prepared in accordance with the description provided in section 2.
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| Total points | 130 |
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stage II
No. | Criteria used in the evaluation of the qualifying interview | The maximum number of points |
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1. | Evaluation of the research/artistic project, taking into account its substantive value | 15 |
2. | Assessment of the candidate's knowledge of the latest research trends in the area consistent with the subject matter of the research/artistic project | 15 |
3. | Evaluation of the candidate's skills in presenting the research/artistic project | 20 |
| The sum of points | 50 |
Implementation Doctorate program - Criteria for evaluating candidates for the Doctoral School
stage I
No. | Candidate evaluation criterion | Maximum number of points | List of documents confirming the candidate's achievements |
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1. | The result of completing higher education studies, culminating in a master's degree, master of engineering degree, or equivalent, is converted according to the following scale: a) ≥ 4.75 – 15 points b) ≥ 4.25 < 4.75 – 10 points c) ≥ 4.00 < 4.25 – 5 points d) < 4.00 – 0 points. Note: In case of the absence of a result of completing studies on the diploma, the points are determined based on the weighted average obtained from the grades during the course of education, which is then converted into the scale mentioned above. | 15 | 1. Diploma confirming completion of higher education studies or a certificate of weighted average from the course of studies. 2. Diploma supplement.
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2. | Documented publishing activity (authorship and/or co-authorship, including works accepted for publication) covering works from the last 5 years: 1) Scientific articles published in 2019 and later years in scientific journals and peer-reviewed materials from international conferences are evaluated in accordance with the Minister of Education and Science Communication of 17 July 2023, as amended, regarding the list of scientific journals and peer-reviewed materials from international conferences, awarding the following number of points: a) for 200 points – 25 points b) for 140 points – 22.5 points c) for 100 points – 20 points d) for 70 points – 17.5 points e) for 40 points – 15 points f) for 20 points – 10 points 2) Monographs, chapters in scientific monographs, and scientific monograph editing are evaluated in accordance with the Minister of Education and Science Communication of 22 July 2021 regarding the list of publishers publishing peer-reviewed scientific monographs, awarding the following number of points: a) for a monograph at level II (200 points) – 25 points b) for a monograph at level I (80 points) – 17.5 points c) for a chapter in a monograph at level II (200 points) – 6.5 points d) for a chapter in a monograph at level I (80 points) – 4 points 3) For each work published in journals not included in the specified list of journals, 3 points are awarded. Documented publishing activity (authorship and/or co-authorship, including works accepted for publication) covering works from the last 5 years: Artistic activity covering works from the last 5 years is evaluated based on the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 31 July 2020 (Journal of Laws 2020, item 1352, as amended). 4) An individual authorial exhibition presenting artistic works, organized by a renowned artistic center or renowned cultural institution, awards 25 points for 200 points. 5) Authorship of a plastic work or artistic project, multimedia, sculptural, or conservation implementation, a series of artistic works or a design collection, disseminated during a significant artistic or scientific event, awards the following number of points for each achievement: a) For international achievement worth 200 points – 25 points, b) For national achievement worth 100 points – 12.5 points, c) For national achievement worth 75 points – 8 points. 6) Work in the field of design arts, including industrial design, interior architecture, landscape architecture, awards the following number of points for each achievement: a) For 200 points – 25 points b) For 100 points – 12.5 points c) For 75 points – 10 points | 25 1. 25kt | 1. The first page of the article or chapter of the monograph containing: - author(s) surname, - article or chapter title, - Journal name or monograph title, - Year of publication, - ISBN/ISSN/eISBN/eISSN number, DOI (if assigned). 2. Certificate from the publisher regarding the acceptance of the article/chapter in the monograph for printing, and their copy. 3. ISBN catalog, pages: organizer's website, event, certificate from the organizer.
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3. | Documented inventive activity, including: patents, obtained protection rights for utility models and exclusive rights of breeders to plant varieties and applications (authorship and/or co-authorship from the last 5 years are assessed as follows: 1) for a patent, utility model protection right, exclusive breeder's right to a plant variety granted by the Central Center for Research on Cultivated Plant Varieties or the Community Plant Variety Office - 20 points 2) for a patent application, utility model application or application for a breeder's right to a plant variety - 5 points | 20 | 1. Decision to grant a patent/protective right, utility model, breeder's exclusive right to plant varieties and application. 2. A certificate confirming the submission of a patent, an application |
4. | Participation in scientific conferences (in the last 5 years) is assessed as follows: 1) * in international language (presentation of a paper/poster) – 3 points 2) * in the national competition (presentation of a paper/poster) – 2 points *Only conference presentations are scored, participation as a free listener is not scored | 5 | 1. Certificate from the conference organizer/certificate; 2. Post-conference materials/conference program containing pages that read: - author's name, - title of the presented lecture/paper, announcement or poster, - type of conference, name |
5. | Mobility (over the last 5 years) is assessed as follows: 1) participation in an international program/internship – 10 points 2) participation in a national program/internship 5 points | 10 | 1. Certificate of participation in an international or national program. 2. Entry in the diploma supplement. 3. Confirmation of participation in an academic exchange. 4. A certificate from the employer confirming that the candidate has completed an internship. |
6. | Participation in project implementation (over the last 5 years) is assessed as follows: 1) scientific and research: a) international project manager – 10 points b) contractor in an international project – 7 points c) national project manager – 7 points d) contractor/volunteer in a national project – 3 points or 2) IT: a) main contractor – 10 points b) contractor – 5 points or 3) architectural / construction: a) main author of the project – 10 points b) co-author of the project – 5 points 4) artistic: a) presentation of artistic works (e.g. exhibition) in an artistic institution or a facility with established artistic prestige - individual - 10 points b) presentation of artistic works (e.g. exhibition) in an artistic institution or a facility with established artistic prestige - team - 5 points | 10 | 1. Decision to award the project. 2. Certificate/agreement confirming participation in the project. 3. Project documentation (in particular pages containing information about the role played by the candidate in its preparation). 4. A certificate from the organizer/curator of the exhibition or a catalogue/poster/invitation containing information about the organizing entity, date, place and nature of the achievement (individual/group exhibition) and the presented work(s). |
7. | Results of research and development activities and cooperation with the socio-economic environment: 1) For each research and development activity or cooperation with the socio-economic environment – 5 points 2) The following number of points is awarded for each documented award/recognition: a) 5 points for international awards, b) 3 points for national awards, c) 2 points for international distinctions, d) 1 point for national distinctions. | 30 | 1. Documents confirming research and development activities or cooperation with the socio-economic environment. 2. Decision/diploma awarding a prize/distinction or other document confirming being among the winners and information about the scope of the competition (e.g. an organizer's certificate or a competition announcement). |
8. | The outline of the research project should be described on a maximum of 5 pages of a standard typescript and include the following elements: 1) defining the research problem, research goal, theses and research hypotheses (max. 10 points) 2) novelty and originality of the research project, importance for the entrepreneur (max. 10 points) 3) current state of research in the world (max. 10 points) 4) research method/methods used to solve the research problem (max. 10 points) | 40 | Typescript of the research outline prepared in accordance with the description in box 2. |
| Total points | 155 |
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stage II
No. | Criteria used in assessing a job interview | Maximum points |
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1. | Assessment of the research/artistic project, taking into account the substantive value and the importance of the results of the planned scientific activity for the development of innovation and the economy | 15 |
2. | Assessment of the candidate's knowledge of the latest research trends in the area consistent with the subject of the research/artistic project | 15 |
3. | Assessment of skills in presenting a research/artistic project | 20 |
| Total points | 50 |
Education
Fields | Discyplines of science and disciplines of the arts |
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engineering and technology | architecture and urban planning |
automation, electronics, electrical engineering and space technologies | |
information and communication technology | |
chemical engineering | |
civil engineering, geodesy and transport | |
materials engineering | |
mechanical engineering | |
environmental engineering, mining and energy | |
agricultural sciences | agriculture and horticulture |
nutrition and food technology | |
animal science and fisheries | |
natural sciences | chemical sciences |
social | economics and finance |
the arts | fine arts and art conservation |