Candidates

If your goal is to undertake research and obtain a doctoral degree, Warsaw University of Technology is a place offering really great opportunities in this regard such as:

• wide variety of scientific disciplines, within which your thesis can be realized, along with an experienced and professional academic staff providing effective substantive support 
• ease of establishing contacts between a candidate for the Doctoral School and his/her potential supervisor – thanks to the availability of an intuitive supervisor database
• the possibility to realize the thesis in a formula tailored to the needs and capabilities of each candidate, including projects and programs such as Implementational doctorate, Cotutelle etc.

One of the first things you ought to do before being admitted to the Doctoral School, is finding a candidate for a supervisor.

Candidates who have obtained a scholarship of at least the same amount as the doctoral scholarship, granted for no less than 3 years from the date of potential commencement of education at the Doctoral School, may apply for admission to the Doctoral School. Recruitment of such candidates may occur within the dates provided for in the recruitment schedule for a given academic year and outside of them, particularly when this is justified by the assumptions of the project or program under which the person is applying to the Doctoral School.

The registration of candidates will be conducted via the IRK system www.irk.pw.edu.pl from December 9, 2025.

IRK – registration guidelines

Przewodnik dla kandydatów do Szkoły Doktorskiej

2025/2026 Spring semester admissions schedule

NOTE! Candidates holding a diploma of graduation from a country outside of the EU, along with the recruitment documents, submit a certified translation of the diploma into Polish language (if it is in a language other than English) and a diploma supplement, as well as a personalized certificate issued by the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA), confirming whether the diploma is equivalent to a Polish diploma, entitles the candidate to continue their education in Poland and if it requires nostrification (formal recognition) or not.

If the Candidate is waiting for a certificate from NAWA at the time of registration, they should include in the IRK system the so-called recognition statement generated from the NAWA KWALIFIKATOR system and confirmation of submitting documents in the NAWA SYRENA system regarding the issuing of individual information about the diploma, confirming the eligibility of applying for admission to the School.

If such a candidate is admitted to the School, a personalized certificate from NAWA should be provided no later than within 3 months of starting education at the School.