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Awarding of the doctoral degree

RESOLUTION NO. 157 OF THE SENATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW dated 29 June 2022 on determining the procedure for the award of a doctoral degree and a habilitated doctor degree at the University of WarsawPDF

We would like to inform you that in case you wish to obtain information regarding:

  • application
  • doctoral committee
  • doctoral examination
  • defence

you should contact directly Scientific Councils Office – website

Administrative support for doctoral degree proceedings is handled by the Scientific Councils Office (BRN) website (in Polish). You are encouraged to contact the coordinator of the relevant Scientific Council.

Proceedings for the award of a doctoral degree initiated by doctoral students of doctoral schools – BRN website

End of education in Q&A – subwebsite

A certificate that the candidate has achieved the learning outcomes for the qualification at level 8 of the PQF can be obtained from the School’s secretariat (after prior email contact).

According to the Rules and Regulations of the School, a doctoral student has the right to extend, however by no longer than two years, the deadline for submission of the doctoral thesis. In order to extend the deadline a doctoral student should file in a formal request with a justification and with the opinion of the doctoral dissertation supervisor. The scholarship is paid for 4 years, so during the period of the extension of the deadline for submission of the dissertation, the doctoral student is not entitled to receive a doctoral scholarship.

ORDER No. 144 OF THE RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW of 19 September 2023 concerning the conditions for the use of research and IT infrastructure of the University of Warsaw by persons who have prepared their doctoral thesis in the doctoral training mode at the University of Warsaw PDF in Polish

Alumni Club of the University of Warsaw – website