{"id":3157,"date":"2026-03-16T15:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/?page_id=3157"},"modified":"2026-06-08T15:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:42:40","slug":"regular-admission-2026-27","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/regular-admission-2026-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Regular admission 2026\/27"},"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 style=\"height: 167px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50.08%; height: 167px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/regular-admission-2026-27\/ 7\" 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: 49.76%; height: 167px;\"><a href=\" https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/grant-admission-2026-2027\/\" 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<p>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<p>The topic list will be announced soon.<\/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 of PLN 450.<\/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 22, 2026 <\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 opening registration of candidates through the online registration system (IRK, https:\/\/irk.us.edu.pl\/ )<br \/>\n<strong>August 24, 2026 <\/strong>\u2014 deadline for completing candidate registration in the IRK online recruitment system, including creating an account in the system, paying the recruitment fee (the date of the bank transfer is binding), and entering the required information and documents.<br \/>\n<strong>August 24, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 the deadline for submitting the documents referred to in \u00a7 8(5)(8) of Resolution No. 42 of the Senate of the University of Silesia in Katowice of 21 January 2025 on the conditions and procedure for admission to the International Environmental Doctoral School associated with the Centre for Polar Studies, University of Silesia in Katowice (M\u015aSD) as of the 2025\/2026 academic year (outline of the doctoral project, list of the candidate\u2019s academic achievements, documents certifying academic achievements and other documents specified in the admission criteria)<br \/>\n<strong>September 3, 2026<\/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 (2 nd stage of the recruitment procedure) by experts of the recruitment committee.<br \/>\n<strong>September 4, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 providing the candidates (via e-mail addresses provided by the candidates in the IRK system) with the results of the 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 2<sup>nd<\/sup> stage of the admission procedure, as well as informing them if they have been invited to the admission interview and about the time and place of the interview.<br \/>\n<strong>September 7\u201310, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 interviews with candidates (3rd stage of the recruitment procedure).<br \/>\n<strong>September 1, 2026 r.<\/strong> \u2014 notifying the candidates about the admission resultss.<br \/>\n<strong>September 14\u201317, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission and entering them on the list of doctoral students.<br \/>\n<strong>September 18, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 notifying the candidates on the reserve list about the admission results.<br \/>\n<strong>September 22-25, \u00a02026 <\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 dates of submission the documents by the candidates qualified for admission from the reserve list and entering them on the list of doctoral students..<br \/>\n<strong>September 30, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 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, 2026.<\/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<p><strong>Members of the Admission Committee<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The president of the asmission committee:<\/p>\n<p>The secretary of the admission committee: Magdalena Makola<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experts in the disciplne of Earth and related environmental sciences:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"v1MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"PL\">Dr hab. Ma\u0142gorzata B\u0142aszczyk, prof. U\u015a (Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Silesia in Katowice);\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"v1MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"PL\">Dr hab. Katarzyna Grzelak (Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences);\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"v1MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"PL\">Prof. dr hab. Wojciech D\u0119bski (Institute of Geophyscics of the Polish Academy of Sciences).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Experts in the disciplne of biological sciences:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"PL\">Prof. dr hab. Karina Wieczorek <\/span>(<span lang=\"PL\">Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia<\/span>);<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"PL\">Dr hab. Katarzyna Kasperkiewicz, prof. U\u015a <\/span>(Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Silesia in Katowice);<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"PL\">Dr hab. Edyta Sierka, prof. U\u015a <\/span>(Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Silesia in Katowice).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experts in the disciplne of mathematics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"v1MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"PL\">Dr. hab. Tomasz Cie\u015blak (Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Scinces);\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"v1MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"PL\">Dr hab. Aneta Wr\u00f3blewska-Kami\u0144ska, prof. IM PAN (Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Scinces).<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"v1MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"PL\">Prof. dr. hab. \u0141ukasz Stettner (Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Scinces);<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Experts in the disciplne of materials engineering:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"v1MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"PL\">Dr hab. Aneta Hanc-Kuczkowsk\u0105, prof. U\u015a (Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Silesia in Katowice);\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"v1MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"PL\">Dr hab. Ma\u0142gorzata Karolus, prof. U\u015a (Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Silesia in Katowice);\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"v1MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"PL\">Dr. hab. Jacek Krawczyk, prof. U\u015a (Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Silesia in Katowice).<\/span><\/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-2026-27\/\">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-3157","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3157","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=3157"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3227,"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3157\/revisions\/3227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}