{"id":2857,"date":"2025-02-20T12:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T11:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/?page_id=2857"},"modified":"2025-07-28T15:12:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:12:51","slug":"regular-admission-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/regular-admission-2025-26\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Admission to the International Environmental Doctoral School (IEDS) associated with the Centre for Polar Studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice is in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/resolution_42_2025.pdf\">Resolution No. 42 of the Senate of the University of Silesia in Katowice passed on 21 January 2025 concerning admission requirements and mode of recruitment.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border: 3px white;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/regular-admission-2025-26\/\" class=\"medium radius right-icon otw-button\" style=\"background-color: #336699;\"><i class=\"general foundicon-down-arrow\"><\/i>REGULAR ENROLMENT<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/grant-admission-2025-26\/\" class=\"medium radius right-icon otw-button\" style=\"background-color: #336699;\"><i class=\"general foundicon-down-arrow\"><\/i>RECRUITMENT FOR PLACES FINANCED BY RESEARCH GRANTS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#003366;border-radius:3px;max-width:none\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#336699;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">Regular enrolment<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\">\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-arrow su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Title of PhD projects<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-29\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-29\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">NO.<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">DISCIPLINE<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">PROPOSED TOPIC OF THE PHD PROJECT<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">AFFILIATE INSTITUTION<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">SUPERVISORS<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEDS\/2024\/IGF\/01<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Earth and related environmental Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IFG_1_2025_ENG.pdf\">Analysis of the occurence of the Alfv\u00e9n ionospheric resonance in ground-based magnetic observations in connection with the thunderstorm activity <\/a><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">dr hab Anna Odzimek;<br \/>\ndr hab. Anne Neska<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEDS\/2025\/US\/01<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Earth and related environmental Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/US_1_2025_ENG.pdf\">Application of LiDAR point clouds in modeling geomorphological processes and landforms \u2013 change detection, reconstruction and assessment of geohazards <\/a><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">University of Silesia in Katowice<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">dr hab. \u0141ukasz Pawlik, prof. U\u015a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEDS\/2025\/IO\/01<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Earth and related environmental Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IO_1_2025_ENG.pdf\">The impact of changing light regimes on the functioning of marine coastal ecosystems<\/a><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">dr hab. Miros\u0142aw Darecki prof. IO PAN;<br \/>\ndr hab. Joanna Sto\u0144-Egiert prof. IOPAN <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEDS\/2025\/IO\/02<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Earth and related environmental Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IO_2_2025_ENG.pdf\">Ghosts of the ocean: New insights into the distribution, taxonomy, and biology of siphonophores<\/a><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">dr hab. Emilia Trudnowska, prof IOPAN;<br \/>\ndr Maciej Ma\u0144ko<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEDS\/2025\/IO\/03<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Earth and related environmental Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IO_3_2025_ENG.pdf\">The role of wind waves in mixing and transport of suspended material in the ocean surface layer. <\/a><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">dr hab. Agnieszka Herman, prof. IO PAN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEDS\/2025\/IO\/04<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Earth and related environmental Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IO_4_2025_ENG.pdf\">Multi-proxy assessment of Arctic atlantification and its impact on the marine environment during the holocene.<\/a><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">prof. Marek Zaj\u0105czkowski;<br \/>\ndr Magdalena \u0141\u0105cka-Wojciechowska<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEDS\/2025\/IO\/05<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Earth and related environmental Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IO_5_2025_ENG.pdf\">Changes in the structure and distribution of key West Antarctic zooplankton species in the context of the stability of Southern Ocean food webs<\/a><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Prof. dr hab. Katarzyna B\u0142achowiak-Samo\u0142yk<br \/>\nDr Anna Panasiuk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEDS\/2025\/US\/02<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Biological sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/US_2_2025_ENG.pdf\">Morphological and molecular diversity of the Black peach aphid Pterochloroides persicae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphididae) in different geographical areas of the world<\/a><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">University of Silesia in Katowice<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Dr hab. Mariusz Kanturski, prof. U\u015a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEDS\/2025\/US\/03<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Biological sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/US_3_2025_ENG.pdf\">Morphological and ultrastructural characterisation of the sensory structures of aphids from the subfamily Thelaxinae (Hemiptera: Aphididae)<\/a><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">University of Silesia in Katowice<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Dr hab. Mariusz Kanturski, prof. U\u015a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-29 from cache -->Candidates may apply to the IEDS for research topics announced on the IEDS website or for topics outside the list.<br \/>\nIf you are interested in applying to the IEDS, please contact the supervisors of your planned PhD project before submitting your application. Contact details for supervisors can be found in the call for proposals for doctoral projects or on the websites of the institutions that make up the IEDS. (<a href=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\">us.edu.pl<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.igf.edu.pl\">www.igf.edu.pl<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.impan.pl\">www.impan.pl<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iopan.pl\">www.iopan.pl<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-arrow su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Requirements to enter qualification procedure<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>In order to participate in the admission process for the IEDS, before the deadline set out in the schedule, the candidate must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>create an account in the <a href=\"https:\/\/irk.us.edu.pl\/en-gb\/\">irk.us.edu.pl<\/a> system and completed the registration form;<\/li>\n<li>pay the recruitment fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The candidate the IEDS must submit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>application for admission to the IEDS (personal questionnaire);<\/li>\n<li>curriculum vitae;<\/li>\n<li>ORCID number;<\/li>\n<li>information about the scientific discipline or disciplines, in the case of interdisciplinary work, in which the candidate intends to prepare a dissertation;<\/li>\n<li>consents and statements required by the IRK system;<\/li>\n<li>a copy of the diploma of graduation from a master&#8217;s degree program with a supplement, or another document authorizing the candidate to undertake education at doctoral school in accordance with Section 8(5)(6) and Section 8(5)(7) ;<\/li>\n<li>an outline of the doctoral project, a list of the candidate&#8217;s academic achievements in the discipline of the planned doctoral dissertation and documents certifying these achievements, as well as other documents specified in the admission process (may be submitted to the IEDS office, via <a href=\"mailto:polarknow@us.edu.pl\">polarknow@us.edu.pl<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DOCTORAL_PROJECT_AND_LIST_OF_SCIENTIFIC_ACHIEVEMENTS_2024.docx\">The doctoral project form and list of scientific achievements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-arrow su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Stages of the qualification procedure<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>1. Assessment of the PhD project outline (max. 40 points). Candidates who have submitted an outline of the doctoral project together with the supervisor\u2019s opinion within the time specified in the schedule and obtained above 20 points are admitted to further proceedings.<br \/>\n2. Assessment of documented scientific achievements (max. 20 points). Candidates who have submitted the scientific achievements form within the time specified in the schedule will be admitted to further proceedings.<br \/>\n3. Qualification interview (max. 40 points). A candidate who does not enter the interview or receives less than 20 points will not be admitted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-arrow su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Schedule<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p><strong>June 23, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 opening an online registration for candidates through the online candidate registration system (<a href=\"https:\/\/irk.us.edu.pl\/\">irk.us.edu.pl<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>August, 24 2025<\/strong> \u2014 closing of online registration for candidates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 24, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 deadline for submitting the outline of the doctoral project, list of candidate\u2019s scientific achievements form, documents confirming scientific achievements and other documents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 4, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 evaluation of the outline of doctoral projects (1 st stage of the recruitment procedure) and assessment of the scientific achievements of the candidates (2nd stage of the recruitment procedure) by the recruitment committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 5, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 providing candidates with information about the results of the 1st and 2nd stage of recruitment and the admission or non-admission interviews, as well as notification of the date and place of interviews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 9-11, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 interviews with candidates (3rd stage of the recruitment procedure).<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 12, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 notification of candidates about the recruitment results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 15-18, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission and entering them on the list of doctoral students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 19, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 notification of admission to candidates on the reserve list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 22-25, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission from the reserve list and entering them on the list of doctoral students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 30, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 the date of announcing the results of the recruitment procedure on the IEDS website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-arrow su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Admission to IEDS<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>The maximum number of admitted candidates is 12 (excluding those whose studies will be financed from external sources).<\/li>\n<li>Education in the first year at IEDS will be started provided that at least 3 candidates are qualified for admission no later than September 30, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Based on the results obtained by the candidates in the recruitment procedure, the recruitment committee creates a ranking list. It determines the order of admitting candidates to the doctoral school within the limit of places.<\/li>\n<li>IEDS admission committee specifies the minimum point limit for admission of candidates from ranking lists.<\/li>\n<li>A doctoral student who does not hold a degree of doctor shall receive a doctoral scholarship in accordance with\u00a0Article 209 of the Act of 20 July 2018 \u2013\u00a0Law on Higher Education and Science.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-arrow su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>IEDS Admission Committee<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>The recruitment procedure is carried out by an Admissions Committee, appointed by the IEDS Council; the Committee members will be announced after their appointment.<\/li>\n<li>The Admissions Committee is composed of representatives of the entities jointly forming the IEDS who hold a University title of Professor or a post-doctoral degree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Expert panel in Earth and related environmental sciences:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr hab. Ma\u0142gorzata B\u0142aszczyk, prof. U\u015a (Faculty of Natural Sciences of University of Silesia);<\/li>\n<li>Prof. dr hab. Ksenia Pazdro (Institute of Oceanology PAS);<\/li>\n<li>Dr hab. Grzegorz Lizurek, prof. IGF PAN (Institute of Geophysics PAS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Expert panel in biological sciences:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. dr hab. Karina Wieczorek (Faculty of Natural Sciences of University of Silesia);<\/li>\n<li>Dr hab. Aneta Spyra, prof. U\u015a (Faculty of Natural Sciences of University of Silesia);<\/li>\n<li>Dr hab. Edyta Sierka, prof. U\u015a (Faculty of Natural Sciences of University of Silesia).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Expert panel in mathematics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr hab. Tomasz Cie\u015blak (Institute of Mathematics PAS);<\/li>\n<li>Prof. dr hab. \u0141ukasz Stettner (Institute of Mathematics PAS).<\/li>\n<li>Dr hab. Pawe\u0142 D\u0142otko (Institute of Mathematics PAS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Expert panel in materials engineering:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr hab. Ma\u0142gorzata Adamczyk-Habrajska, prof. U\u015a (Faculty of Science and Technology of University of Silesia);<\/li>\n<li>Dr hab. Ma\u0142gorzata Karolus, prof. U\u015a (Faculty of Science and Technology of University of Silesia);<\/li>\n<li>Dr hab. Jacek Krawczyk (Faculty of Science and Technology of University of Silesia).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Admission to the International Environmental Doctoral School (IEDS) associated with the Centre for Polar Studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice is in accordance with Resolution No. 42<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/regular-admission-2025-26\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2857","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2857"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2994,"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2857\/revisions\/2994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}