KUDoS Support and Infrastructure

KUDoS is committed to financially support doctoral students in their academic journey. Each person admitted to the Doctoral School receives a scholarship for a 4-year period of education. The monthly scholarship amount for students of 1st and 2nd year is 2667 pln (gross amount) and for students of 3rd and 4th year it is increased to 3700 pln (gross amount). Doctoral school is funded by the Ministry of Education and Science.

KUDoS is dedicated to recognizing and nurturing academic excellence. One of the ways we celebrate outstanding achievement is through the "Merit Scholarship for the Best Student," funded by NAWA within the STER project. The scholarship offers a substantial monthly award of 5000 PLN to the deserving recipient and is available to students who have completed their first year at Kozminski University and have demonstrated exceptional academic performance and a commitment to excellence. The scholarship recipient is selected on a yearly basis based on the assessment by the committee. Details concerning awarding criteria and application procedure can be found in the Regulation no. 17 - 2021/2022 of the Rector of Kozminski University of 1 February 2022 on the Regulations for awarding doctoral scholarships to the best doctoral students from the Doctoral School within the framework of the STER – Internationalisation of Doctoral Schools programme implemented at Kozminski University, financed by the National Agency for Academic Exchange as part of the project “International and Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Kozminski University”.

In addition to short-term international mobility including conference and study exchange KUDoS offers an opportunity of long-term research visits at the world-class research institutions chosen by the doctoral student. Under this program, the best students will have the chance to attend and 3- to 6-month research visits which are covered financially by the "Mobility Support " STER program, funded by NAWA. This initiative is designed to empower our exceptional scholars with enriching experiences and international exposure. 

With more than 200 academic partnership agreements KU is one of the most internationalized universities in Poland. KU’s International Relations Office (IRO) offers Erasmus+ activities for doctoral students, offering up to 12 months of international experience. Options include a study exchange at partner universities, student internships for work experience in the EU, and recent graduate internships, to be completed within a year of Ph.D. thesis defense. Both short-term (5-30 days with a virtual component) and long-term (minimum 60 days) internships are available. An Erasmus+ scholarship supports these activities, offering 600-700 EUR monthly for long-term stays, and 70 EUR daily (1-14 days) or 50 EUR daily (15-30 days) for short-term internships. Note that the scholarship is only for European destinations and cannot be combined with other financing; tuition is free at partner universities but standard fees apply at KU. For more information students can attend upcoming events like Erasmus+ Day (23/11) and Erasmus+ exchange online meeting (06/12), visit social media or visit the International Relations Office website.

Finally KUDoS encourages and supports doctoral students in exploring external sources of financial support including applying for new research grants and taking part in existing research projects. External funding provides further opportunities to enrich academic and research experience while offering additional financial support for doctoral students. External research projects are funded through a variety of sources, depending on the nature of the project and the objectives of the research. KU specialized in research projects in the field of management, sociology, economics, finance and law and has obtained financing from the funding agencies, among others NCN, NCBR, NAWA and the Horizon 2020 research and innovation framework program of the European Commission. Full list of ongoing research projects at Kozminski University is available under the following link. Application for research grants are processed by Scientific Activity Support Office which is located next to Doctoral Student Zone. Doctoral students can apply for funding to the following institutions:

• Research grants - The National Science Center
• Mobility grants - Polish National Agency for Academic Support
• Publication and research grants - Foundation for Polish Science
• Merit-based scholarships – Ministry of Higher Education
• Academic exchange – Fulbright Poland

KUDoS Doctoral Students have a track record in obtaining or working in research grants obtained from external funding.

KU Campus is in Warsaw at Jagiellońska 57/59 in the Praga Północ district. You can reach the city center from our university in about 15 minutes. Trams 20 and 18 and bus 509 (on request) stop right next to our premises. Our premises are currently a complex of 5 modern and well-equipped buildings, covering a total area of about 16,500 square metres. It is the university’s strategic vision to have a single-location campus. In addition, the university has a football field, a sports hall, a gym, and a fitness room.  KU is adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities who can reach any destination on the campus. There is also a free-of-charge parking space for faculty members, 5 cafeterias offering hot meals (open 7 days a week), and other services such as rental bikes, post office, and parcel pickup machine.

KU offers a well-stocked academic library dedicated to supporting high-quality research and teaching activities. The physical library currently stocks about 64,000 books and 247 journals. Furthermore, 38,000 books and 24,000 journals are available on-line. Embracing current trends and developments, KU adopted a policy of developing electronic publication resources. Students and faculty have permanent on-line access to the library via the University’s proxy server. That allows users to view 31 on-line databases, including EBSCO, Emerald, PROQUEST, JSTOR, Elsevier, SAGE and Springer. Business, economic and financial data is available via Passport (formerly GMID), EMIS, BankScope and InFinancials. In addition the library features a reading room as well as rooms for individual and team work, equipped with computers and offering access to the Internet.

More information about Library and Databases

KU keeps on modernizing lecture rooms and laboratories and currently has 64 multimedia lecture rooms, including 6 lecture theatres, 19 hybrid classrooms and 7 computer laboratories, available to students 7 days a week.

Our students can make use of a financial laboratory based on Bloomberg technologies. They have access to the entire service and additional educational features of the largest news agency in the world. Thanks to this solution, education is based on real analyses, indicators, and information from all financial markets in the world.

Apart from research facilties KU campus offers additional facilities aimed at supporting well-being of its students and faculty members.

There are two child- and parent-friendly spaces at our University - one is the nursing room, and the other is the children's play area. The nursing room is an area designated for feeding. It is equipped with a changing table, a toilet, and a bottle warmer. This gives every student, alumni, employee, or guest a private space to take care of their baby in peace and quiet. The children's play area is located in our library. To the right of the entrance, you can find a separate play area where children can have full access to a variety of books, board games, blocks, and a selection of coloring books and crayons. The corner is open during library hours. Both places are available to every member of our community and can be used free of charge.

Our campus has been fully adapted for students with mobility disabilities with elevators, elevators and ramps. The university is located in a complex of 5 buildings - A, B, C, D and NA, connected by connectors. There is an elevator in each building. There are two main entrances to buildings A and D from Jagiellońska Street, and two main entrances to buildings B, C, D and NA from the parking lot. The entrances to buildings D, B, NA are equipped with automated door systems. A ramp leads to each building so that people with mobility disabilities have easy access to the building complex. Passenger traffic at the main entrances is controlled by a monitoring system.

There are 6 computer laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment at ALK. Two laboratories are equipped with one station each with specialized equipment for the blind and visually impaired also such a computer station is located in the library. 

The university owns sports facilities: a sports field, a hall for team sports, aerobics and combat sports, and a fully equipped gym. In the sports part of the building there are locker rooms and showers. In justified cases, a student with a disability can also count on the assistance of an assistant during classes.

For matters related to facilities, please contact the Central Service Desk, e-mail: kampus@kozminski.edu.pl

A dedicated Teams KUDoS channel serves as the main communication channel where information about:

• Conferences and events
• Deadlines for submitting applications
• Guest lectures
• Job offers and grants etc.

Similar channels can be created for each course offered by KUDoS lecturers, for supervisors or for each class taught by doctoral students. 

KUDoS LinkedIn Channel has been established as the main channel for external communication and promotion of:

• Achievements of PhD students (publications, grants)
• KUDoS events & seminars
• Recruitment

To post on KUDoS LinkedIn channel please contact the coordinator – Yulduz Alimova (yalimova@kozminski.edu.pl) Please support the channel!

In order to support Doctoral Students research activity KUDoS offers licenses for research software for qualitative (MAXQDA) and quantitative analysis (STATA SE). To obtain the license contact Agnieszka Markowicz (markowicz@kozminski.edu.pl) who will put you in touch with the IT Department. Licences are funded until 2024 by "Mobility Support " STER program, funded by NAWA.

MyKozminski is a system offering access to all the resources of the University. On the MyKozminski platform you will have access, among others, to the following applications:

• Virtual University – grades 
• E-mail account – Office365
• e-Examinations – application for online exams
• e-Learning – access to educational materials, tests, and tasks in the form of online courses
• My Internships – application for submission and settlement of internships
• Student Exchange – a platform where you can check offers of partner universities and apply for a semester-long international student exchange
• Job opportunities
• Knowledge Base, where you can find a solution to your problem or answer to a question, by typing a phrase in the search engine
• Library database
• KU Scientific Publication Repository
• My Applications – document circulation application, thanks to which you can submit all forms and requests online

As a KU student, you have free access to LinkedIn Learning, which is an educational platform with online courses. The service allows you to improve your professional competences or acquire new skills. What do you get with free access to the LinkedIn Learning platform? 

• Unlimited access to over 12,000 video courses covering business, technology, and creative skills.
• Personalized course suggestions based on your professional experience.
• Certificates confirming your competences, which can be instantly shared on your LinkedIn profile.

At Kozminski University, every student and graduate receives free premium access to the content of the Financial Times newspaper, which covers the topics of global business, international finance, as well as political and economic events. Benefits include:

• Access to all content from the archives (searchable by topic and keyword)
• Possibility of receiving personalized notifications to your email inbox (Email Alerts)
• Daily access to the electronic paper edition (Europe, US, UK, Asia, Mid East editions)
• Access to market data with a results analysis feature (Markets Data)
• Access to FT special reports searchable by topic, region, publication date
• Access to a Business English learning support tool (FT Lexicon)
• Access to FT reporters blogs (FT Blogs)

Students coming from non-EU countries must apply for a Polish National Student Visa. Students coming from non-EU countries, that are allowed to enter Poland based on visa-free movement are also advised to obtain Student Visa before arrival. Student visas will be issued for up to 365 days. To assist in the visa application process, Kozminski University will provide an official letter of invitation after your admission to the Doctoral School. This letter will confirm your enrollment in the program and support your visa application. If your intended stay in Poland exceeds your’ visa's validity, you may need to apply for a Temporary Residence Permit at the Department for Foreigners in Warsaw (Wydział Spraw Cudzoziemców w Warszawie, Marszałkowska street 3/5, 00-624 Warsaw). The first step to apply for the Permit is to book an appointment with the Office for Foreigners using their Internet calendar. After registration, you must arrive on the appointed date with a complete set of documents. The documents must be submitted in original or in the form of authenticated copies, done by Polish Notary (pl. Notariusz). After submission of required documents, your Temporary Residence Permit application is accepted - this means that your stay in Poland is legal and your application will be reviewed by the Department. At the end of the procedure, you will be granted the physical–document - Temporary Residence Card. WARNING - The procedure can take a few months so remember to apply as soon as possible.

European Union citizens can enter Poland based on their valid ID document (e.g. passport, national ID card). For stays of up to 3 months registration of stay is not necessary. For stays exceeding 3 months, all EU students must register their stay in Poland at the Department of Foreigners. The first step to register your stay in Poland is to book an appointment with the Office for Foreigners using their internet calendar. After registration, you must arrive on the appointed date with a complete set of documents. The documents must be submitted in original or in the form of authenticated copies, done by a Polish Notary (pol. Notariusz). Once you submit required documents, registration of your stay in Poland is completed.

Health insurance is mandatory for international students in Poland. You can purchase health insurance in your home country or obtain it after you arrive in Poland. It is advisable to clarify the specific requirements and options for health insurance with the appropriate authorities.

Kozminski University does not own any housing facilities or dormitories. However, the Student Support Center staff is available to provide guidance on finding accommodation throughout the city. In front of the admission office, you will find the accommodation board, where property owners post private offers for rooms and apartments available for rent.

We highly recommend utilizing the services of accommodation agencies. There are several reputable agencies that we can recommend. Please note that renting a place through an agency may incur a fee, typically equivalent to one month's rent for the particular apartment. The average monthly price for flat rentals ranges from 350 to 500 EUR. Keep in mind that rental prices in Warsaw vary based on the flat's standard, size, and location.

For cost-effective solutions, we encourage students to consider sharing flats and splitting the expenses between 2 or 3 people. This arrangement often results in more affordable accommodation with higher standards compared to student housing options.

For students looking to enhance their language skills, we offer language courses tailored to different proficiency levels. In addition to academic programs, you can also enroll in Polish language courses, which can be a valuable asset during your stay in Poland.

As mental health is an increasingly important issue KU students and employees can benefit from psychological support from the Wellbeing Office and consultations with psychologists from the Mindmed Institute of Psychotherapy.  Do you experience difficulties that you cannot deal with? Emotions that overwhelm you? Or maybe you are looking for a way to realize yourself? Our university cares about the well-being of the academic community. KU students and employees have the opportunity to obtain ad hoc support in the current functioning, as well as psychological and psychiatric help. All consultations are free and confidential.

The first form of help is consultation with employees of the Wellbeing Office. The most ongoing form of contact for those in need of support is by e-mail, through Microsoft Teams or by arranging a meeting at KU. 

• Marzena Indra: 600 328 934, marzena.indra@kozminski.edu.pl
• Michał Godlewski: 538 510 074, mgodlewski@kozminski.edu.pl

The Wellbeing Office also provides access to psychotherapeutic and psychiatric consultations in cooperation with the Mindmed Psychotherapy Institute as part of the Accessible-Open-Creative project. KU as a university of equal opportunities”.

Welcome point website (including KU International student guidebook) - https://www.kozminski.edu.pl/en/welcome-point Wellbeing office website - https://www.kozminski.edu.pl/en/emergency-support-personal-well-being