The 2025/26 doctoral recruitment dates
- 1 July – 4 September 2026: online registration
- 5 – 18 September 2026: part I of recruitment (evaluation of the research/art project)
- 21 September 2026: announcement of results from Part I of recruitment.
- 22 – 24 September 2026: part II of recruitment (the committee assigns one of the given days for an interview to the candidate who has met the recruitment minimum from part I)
- 25 September 2026: part III of recruitment (assessment of the candidate’s scientific activity)
- 28 September 2026: announcement of the results of the recruitment process
- 30 September 2026: entry to the Doctoral School
- 7 October 2026: supplementary entry to the Doctoral School
Legal basis:
Order of the Rector of the University of the Commission for National Education in Kraków No. R.Z.0211.13.2026 of 27 February 2026 on the recruitment schedule for the Doctoral School of the University of the Commission for National Education in Kraków for the academic year 2026/2027
https://bip.uken.krakow.pl/zarzadzenie-nr-r-z-0211-13-2026/
Recruitment Guide
Admission Criteria
Supervisor Candidates
- Arts Studies
- Biological Sciences
- Communication and Media Studies
- Earth and Related Environmental Science
- Economics and Finance
- Fine Arts and Art Conservation
- History
- Law
- Linguistics
- Literary studies
- Mathematics
- Pedagogy
- Philosophy
- Physical Sciences
- Political Science and Public Administration
- Psychology
- Security Studies
- Social and Economic Geography and Spatial Management
- Sociology
