Ordinance No. 1/2025 of the Director of the Doctoral School of Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce dated April 3, 2025 on the approval of admission limits for candidates to the Doctoral School of Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce for the academic year 2025/2026

• Ordinance No. 1-2025 Admission Limits and Schedule for the Doctoral School 2025/2026.pdf
• Ordinance No. 1-2025 Admission Limits and Schedule 2025/2026 Appendix No. 1.pdf
• Ordinance No. 1-2025 Admission Limits and Schedule 2025/2026 Appendix No. 2.pdf

Resolution No. 15/2025 of the Senate of  the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce dated March 27, 2025, regarding the recruitment rules for candidates to the Doctoral School of  the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce for the academic year 2025/2026. You can find the full text of the resolution at the following link: Resolution No. 15/2025 (Polish version BIP UJK)

The English versions are translations of the Polish documents; the binding document is the Polish version. The English translations reflect the content of the Polish documents; however, all forms for the Doctoral School at Jan Kochanowski University must be completed in Polish.

• Resolution No. 15/2025 (ENG)
• Resolution No. 15-2025 Recruitment to the Doctoral School
• Resolution No. 15-2025 Recruitment Rules – attachment to the resolution
• Resolution No. 15-2025 Annex No. 1 to the Recruitment Rules
• Resolution No. 15-2025 Annex No. 2 to the Recruitment Rules
• Resolution No. 15-2025 Annex No. 3 to the Recruitment Rules
• Resolution No. 15-2025 Annex No. 4 to the Recruitment Rules

Resolution No. 115/2025 of the Rector of the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce dated June 24, 2025, regarding the appointment of Recruitment Committees to conduct the recruitment process for the Doctoral School of Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce for the academic year 2025/2026 Resolution No. 115-2025 Recruitment Committees in the Doctoral School.pdf

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Documents should be submitted according to the schedule in room 307,

at 5 Żeromskiego Street, 25-369 Kielce.

Please submit the documents in white folders signed according to the template below:

Jan Kowalski
Biological Sciences
2025/2026

Please remember to attach a photo in the recruitment system.

Section of Humanities

Section of Exact and Natural Sciences

Section of Medical and Health Sciences

 Section of Social Sciences

 Art Section

Total: 34

Recruitment schedule for the Doctoral School in disciplines:

• History
• Linguistics
• Literary Studies
• Biological Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Chemical Sciences
• Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Health Sciences
• Medical Sciences
• Political and Administrative Sciences
• Legal Sciences
• Security Studies
• Pedagogy
• Social Communication and Media Studies
• Management and Quolity Sciences
• Musical Arts
• Visual Arts and Artwork Conservation

RESEARCH TOPICS

1. Biological sciences
2. Chemical sciences
3. Earth and Environmental sciences
4. Health sciences
5. History
6. Legal sciences
7. Linguistics
8. Literary studies
9. Management and quality sciences
10. Medical sciences
11. Musical arts
12. Pedagogy
13. Physical sciences
14. Political and administrative sciences
15. Security studies
16. Social communication and media studies
17. Visual arts and artwork conservation

Frequently Asked Questions about our Requirements

Which documents should I submit?

List of required documents in specific disciplines in accordance with the current regulation: Resolution No. 15/2025 (Polish version BIP UJK)

Should I post my paper documents to you when I apply?

There is no need to send in hard copies of your application materials when you apply. Any paper documents should be scanned and emailed to the Doctoral School office. If you have done so, there is no need to send hard copies at the application stage.

The candidate may send scanned copies of the documents referred to in § 3 para. 1 by email to the Doctoral School. The original documents must be delivered to the Doctoral Students Section no later than the day of the qualifying interview.

If your application is successful, you will be required to provide the original paper versions of documents you have scanned in. The Doctoral School office will be in touch to request these from you later in the process.

What about official documents not in Polish/ English?

If your official documents are in any language other than Polish/ English, you must submit the original official documents, and a translation of the documents into Polish/ English which is either:

1. issued and stamped by the institution that issued your document, or
2. translated by a professional translator and visibly certified – ie signed and stamped – by the professional translator or an authorised notary.

Any non-Polish/ non-English documents you attach to your application without a translation will be rejected.