INVITATION FROM THE PROGRAMME DIRECTOR:

Do you wish to become a researcher at the world’s best universities? Are you looking for a rigorous Ph.D. programme provided by one of the best research business school in Central Europe?

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW 

• Duration of course: 4 academic years

• Start date: October

• Schedule: Full Time

• Language: English

• Degree: Doctorate in social science (management and quality science, economy and finances or law sciences)

• Campus: Kozminski University Campus in Warsaw

• Participants' profile: Participants should have an interest in research in addition to excellent academic transcripts. The programme is open to graduates from various disciplines (Management, Law, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Psychology, and other disciplines) who aim to make significant theoretical and methodological contributions to Contemporary economic research
  

• Admissions Process: The application process starts: in July and finishes on September 20, 2020,

KOZMINSKI UNIVERSITY (KU) PH.D. ACADEMIC OBJECTIVES: 

We expect that the students completing the Ph.D. programme will be able to:

• analyse and formulate relevant research questions, that aim at making significant contributions to their fields of research.    
• conceptualise and implement with rigor research designs and methodologies that allow to contribute the frontiers of knowledge in their research field
• effectively and clearly communicate orally and in writing, participate in international conferences, collaborate in international research groups and publish in top journals.
• to hold positions in leading academic and research institutions, lead research, development and innovation projects in various organizations outside of university.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE 

 Programme

The regular period of doctoral studies is four years. In the first two years scientific-methodical courses are to be completed. Years 3 and 4 are primarily devoted to writing the thesis. The course of study ends with the “defense”.

The students of the programme who are closely linked to the researching and teaching activities of the faculty members, are given four years to fully conduct their personal research project. These four years are an opportunity for them to prepare their future entry into the world of international academics by the means of publications and participations in scientific events.

Two processes are designed to help students make progress in their thesis work:

• Progress Workshop: each of the doctoral students presents their progress in their research study at least once per year. The objective is not to evaluate the work but to help the student in his or her research orientation. This workshop gathers doctoral students, the thesis director, the programme director and other professors chosen internally or externally in accordance with the thesis subject.

• Annual Assessment: each of the doctoral students presents a general result of his or her activities (thesis, publications, teachings, assistance, etc.) and his or her projects planned for the following year. The objective is to validate the work done in the previous year and to prepare the stages planned for the following year. The participants include: the thesis director, the programme director and possibly other professors chosen internally or externally. It takes place in June.

CURRICULUM 

The main goal of the Ph.D. programme is to help its students acquire the skills of a researcher as well as a teacher. The students also work towards their thesis, a research project of great importance and of the utmost quality. Apart from the dissertation work, the doctoral programme provides a general and thorough research training, a chosen field of specialization and a teaching and educational training, totalling around 865 course hours.

ADMISSION: 

Admission requirements:

We attach great importance to the three criteria: your prior academic background; the relevance of your proposed research problem; the fit of your proposal within the overall research activity of our Faculty.

Applicants to the Kozminski University Ph.D. Programme must hold a Master degree or equivalent and must have a solid knowledge of English.

The first step in the selection process is the application file.

Documents to provide:
- Application
- Application form,
- CV,
- Concept of research,
- Copies of diplomas and transcript your degrees (Bachelor and Master),
- List of publications,
- One recommendation given by the senior academic staff member of KU - from this list
- List of academic activities (inter alia acitive and passive participation in scientific conferences),
- Health certificate - candidates from outside the European Union

Candidates selected by the admissions committee after a first screening will have half an hour to present their motivation to the interview panel.

Candidates from outside the European Union should also take into account the additional time needed for visa applications.


Admission Process:

When to apply?
The application process starts:
- in July and finishes on September 20, 2020.
 
Candidates from the outside of the European Union should also take into account the additional time needed for visa applications.
 
How to apply?
To begin the process, you need to:

1. Send us the required documentation

2. Interview

Interview with the candidate conducted by the Recruitment Committee - on September 21 - 25, 2020


3. Final decision
The decision will be made by the end of September 2020

FEES AND FINANCING 

Ph.D. (year 1,2,3,4): free of charges

Scholarship - 2500 pln per month

REGULATIONS:

- the Rules of the Doctoral School at Kozminski University