Doctoral School
Doctoral School at Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
- rules and regulations of the enrolment process
in the academic year of 2025/2026
Appendix 1 to Senate Resolution No. 21/2024/2025 at AWF Warsaw,
January 21th, 2025
The enrolment process at the Doctoral School takes place in the form of competitive selection according to the following rules
1.The enrolment process at the Doctoral School takes place in the form of the competition whose results are open to the public, in accordance with article 200 section 2 of the LHES Act.
2. Admission to the Doctoral School takes place within the established (in the form of a separate resolution passed by the Senate of AWF Warsaw) maximum limit of places in a given academic year and in particular organisational units of faculties at AWF Warsaw (departments). The limit set for a particular year also applies to individuals who wish to apply for a place at the Doctoral School in the form of a transfer from another doctoral school unless, after seeking the opinion of the head of the Doctoral School, the Rector decides otherwise.
3. One-off and non-refundable enrolment fee is charged for participation in the enrolment process at the Doctoral School, as indicated in article 79 section 2 point 1 of the LHES Act. The actual fee in a given year is established by a separate ordinance of the Rector.
4. In the enrolment process, the enrolment commission takes into account specific needs of candidates with disabilities. In each case, the head of the enrolment commission decides on the scope and manner of considering the needs as well as activities to be performed in order to meet those needs.
Members of the enrolment commission and their activities
1. The enrolment commission responsible for the enrolment process at the Doctoral School is composed of at least 5 independent academic research workers (with a professor or doctor habilitated degree) employed at the University, including the head of the Doctoral School who also acts as the head of the commission. The exact number of the enrolment commission members in a given year is determined by the head of the Doctoral School.
2. The enrolment commission carries out content-related analysis of documents submitted by candidates for the Doctoral School, conducts interviews and, based on criteria defined in the present rules of enrolment, draws up a ranking list that is approved by the Rector prior to being made known to the candidates. The enrolment commission, on behalf of the Rector, decides to either accept or reject the candidate. Should the candidate to the Doctoral School be rejected, they have the right to submit a request for reconsideration of the decision to the Rector.
3. Decisions and other documents are signed by the head of the enrolment commission on their behalf.
4. The enrolment commission meetings are minuted. The person responsible does not have to be a member of the commission.
5. In case a member of the enrolment commission is incapable of participating in the commission’s activities, the head of the Doctoral School can appoint an additional member of the commission in order to meet the criterion of a minimum number of members indicated in section 1.
6. When the enrolment process for a given year is finished, the enrolment commission is dissolved, with the reservation of section 7.
7. The Rector can extend the period of activity of the enrolment commission for a specified period if there is a need for them to express their opinions on matters related to requests for reconsideration of decisions to reject the candidates in a given year.
Requirements for admission to the enrolment process
1. To be admitted to the enrolment process, candidates have to meet the requirements defined in article 200 section 1 of the LHES Act, i.e. they:
1) have an M.A. or M.Sc. degree or similar, or;
2) do not meet the criteria stated in point 1 but they have completed undergraduate studies or have finished year 3 of uniform master’s studies. In such cases, the decision regarding admission to the enrolment process is made by the Rector after seeking the opinion of the Council for Physical Culture Sciences at AWF Warsaw;
3) are not Ph.D. students at any other doctoral school, or if they are,- they submit an application to be removed from the list of Ph.D. students at that doctoral school and will be removed from the list no later than one day before the decision to be admitted to the Doctoral School at AWF Warsaw is made;
Moreover, they:
4) have registered in the electronic enrolment system;
5) have submitted all the documents indicated in § 7 of the current rules;
6) have paid a full enrolment fee.
2. Prior to submitting the required documents, candidates should have a preliminary conversation with the head of the University Research Project or the head Single-thematic research task at AWF Warsaw. The head of the selected University Research Project or head of the Monothematic Task makes an evaluation indicated in § 9 section 2 point 1 of the present rules and selects an independent academic research worker who may act as a prospective scientific supervisor of the candidate after admission to the Doctoral School or obliges the candidate to initiate cooperation with the independent academic research worker employed at AWF Warsaw who could act as their scientific supervisor. The candidate should have a conversation with the independent academic research worker employed at AWF Warsaw who has been selected either by the head of the University Research Project or the head of the Single-thematic research task or by themselves and the candidate should obtain the worker’s consent to act as their scientific supervisor after being admitted to the Doctoral School.
3. Obtaining the consent of a prospective scientific supervisor employed at AWF to act as such (in accordance with the template indicated in § 7 section 2 point 3 of the present rules) and obtaining a written opinion (evaluation) of the head of the University Research Project or the head of the Single-thematic research task (in accordance with § 7 section 2 point 2 and § 9 section 2 point 1 of the present rules) are essential requirements that need to be fulfilled prior to going through further stages of the enrolment process at the Doctoral School.
4. Moreover, candidates for the Doctoral School are obliged to obtain a written consent of the head an organisational unit of the faculty (department) also signed by the dean to realise professional didactic training within the required scope, in accordance with the template indicated in § 7 section 2 point 4 of the present rules. Not meeting this criterion will result in being excluded from further stages of the enrolment process at the Doctoral School.
5. Foreigners can enter and receive education at the Doctoral School based on article 323 of the LHES Act and the rules indicated below.
6. Detailed procedures of entering and receiving education at the Doctoral School by foreigners are as follows:
1) The enrolment process for foreigners at the Doctoral School takes place based on the same competition rules as for Polish citizens.
2) Candidates with dual citizenship (Polish and foreign) are treated as Polish citizens and have to enter the enrolment process based on the rules for Polish citizens.
3) Foreigners are obliged to submit a certificate confirming the equivalence of university diplomas and other documents issued abroad that are related to completing their studies and are subject to the process of nostrification, together with an adequate university diploma issued in the Republic of Poland.
4) Documents prepared in a foreign language must be submitted together with their Polish translations made by a certified translator.
5) Candidates are required to present the proof of knowledge of the Polish language at level B2 or higher (completed courses, exams, certificates).
6) The proof of knowledge of the Polish language at level B2 or higher is not necessary in the case of persons who have a university diploma obtained at the university where Polish is the language of instruction.
The scheduled date of opening and closing the enrolment process for the academic year of 2023/2024: June 3rd, 2023 – September 15th, 2023.
Enrolment procedure – detailed schedule
from July 1st to July 8th, 2025 | Electronic registration in the System of Electronic Enrolment (SEE) |
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from July 9th to 16th, 2025 | Submission of documents in paper form (ID or passport solely for inspection) and in electronic form (if necessary), as indicated in § 7 of the present rules. Information on exact office hours will be put on the Doctoral School website (tab Enrolment). |
September 17th, 2025 | Interview. Candidates will be informed about the place and time of the interview by email in due course. Should extra sanitary regime rules stemming from legal regulations be needed, the enrolment commission has the right to conduct the interview online. |
September 22th, 2025 | Announcement of the list of candidates admitted to the Doctoral School in the academic year of 2025/2026 |
The above schedule of the enrolment procedure is subject to changes. Such changes can be made by the Rector or the authorised Vice-Rector upon the request of the head of enrolment commission. Should any changes in the calendar occur, candidates will be informed about them by email in due course.
The enrolment process involves
1. Evaluation of possibilities of realising planned research by candidates within University Research Projects or the monothematic research in which they will carry out research, in accordance with their achievements and expectations shown during the enrolment process.
2. Evaluation of academic and scientific achievements based on documents submitted by candidates.
3. Evaluation of the initial concept of a Ph.D. thesis.
4. Evaluation of the interview.
Points for particular components of the enrolment process are awarded as follows:
Points | Components of the enrolment procedure |
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0-10 pts. | Evaluation of the head of the University Research Project or the head of the monothematic research concerning possibilities of realising planned research. In their evaluation, the head of the University Research Project or the head of the monothematic research in which the candidate will carry out research takes into account: a) how the subject of the Ph.D. thesis corresponds with realised and planned research based on the research concept presented by the candidate, b) possibilities of realising the project of the Ph.D. thesis (bearing in mind the duration of education, research costs, etc.), c) evaluation of effects of planned research for the realisation of research goals of the University Research Project or the monothematic research activity. |
0-10 pts. | Scientific achievements in the field of physical culture sciences in the last four years evaluated based on the submitted documents. The following documented scientific achievements of the candidate are evaluated by the enrolment commission: a) Scientific papers: - in scientific journals from the list of the Ministry of Education and Science (MEiN) - original monographs from the list of publishers announced by MEiN (confirmation: the first page of the paper or the book: title page and editing page, chapter in the book: table of contents and the first page of the paper) b) research projects (financed from NCN, NCBIR, MEiN, NAWA): - acting as the head of a research project - acting as a researcher in a research project (confirmation: certificate defining the role in a grant) c) conferences: - presentations at international and national conferences (abstract or a document/certificate confirming active participation). |
0-10 pts. | Evaluation of the initial concept of a Ph.D. thesis. In particular, the scoring system will include: a scientific character of a Ph.D. thesis, an ability to formulate research goals and present a research problem, innovative character of the concept and the influence of its realisation on the development of the scientific discipline, knowledge of research together with basic references. |
0-20 pts. | Evaluation of the interview. The result of the interview is an average mark of all marks given by members of the commission. The scoring system will include: - evaluation of the presentation of a Ph.D. thesis concept, - evaluation of answers to the questions and participation in a discussion. The first part of the interview involves the Microsoft Power Point presentation of the concept of a Ph.D. thesis by the candidate. The presentation should last no longer than 10 minutes. The second part of the interview involves a discussion with the candidate about the concept of the Ph.D. thesis taking into account: 1) candidate’s competences related to planned research, 2) quality of the methodology of research related to physical culture sciences. |
Documents required in the enrolment process
Candidates are required to meet the deadline for submitting the following documents (§ 5 section 1 point 2 of the present rules):
1. Application to the Rector of AWF Warsaw for admission to the Doctoral School,
2. Written opinion (evaluation) of the head of the University Research Project or the head of the monothematic research task the head of another research project where research will be carried out for the dissertation referred to in § 4, Section 2 of the present rules and regulations, or written consent from the candidate that he or she is unable to join a research project currently being conducted at the University, in the case of candidates referred to in § 4, Section 2 in fine in these rules (appendix 1).
3. Written statement of a prospective scientific supervisor on readiness to supervise the candidate scientifically after being admitted to the Doctoral School (appendix 2),
4. Written consent of the head of an organisational unit of the faculty (department) also signed by the dean to realise professional didactic training within the necessary scope (appendix 3),
5. Concept of the Ph.D. thesis (paper and pdf electronic versions) prepared according to the template (appendix 4) and signed by the candidate and their prospective scientific supervisor,
6. Candidate’s statement on readiness to be present in an organisational unit in which they will undergo didactic and organisational training on a daily basis (appendix 5),
7. Personal data sheet (appendix 6),
8. ID card or passport (available for inspection only),
9. Higher education diploma (original or copy) or confirmation of obtaining M.A. degree (or equal). If the final university exam takes place after the document submission deadline, the diploma or the confirmation must be submitted to the enrolment commission until September 17th, 2025, i.e. the day when interviews will be held (before they begin),
10. Two photos with dimensions 35 x 45 mm,,
11. Confirmation of the enrolment fee payment.
12. Medical certificate on the existence or absence of health contraindications to participate in classes carried out in accordance with the curriculum of the Doctoral School; the certificate should be delivered to the recruitment committee no later than by September 17th, 2025, i.e. on the day of the interview, before its commencement.
The head of the enrolment commission may also ask the candidate to provide documents other than the ones indicated in section 2 (or concerning foreigners only). However, the provision of documents is not obligatory and not doing so will not result in the candidate’s inability to enter further stages of the enrolment process at the Doctoral School.
Final provisions
1. Admission to the Doctoral School takes place based on the ranking list formed after finishing the process of enrolment at the Doctoral School. Persons admitted to the Doctoral School begin education and acquire the rights of Ph.D. students upon taking an oath.
2. The rejection of the candidate to the Doctoral School takes place in the form of the administrative decision. Rejected candidates have the right to submit a request for reconsideration to the Rector. They have 14 days from the date of receiving decisions (written or oral) to submit requests for reconsideration directly at the Rector’s office. Requests submitted after that date will not be accepted. The Rector’s decision regarding the requests is irrevocable and ends the procedure at AWF Warsaw.
Limit of places in the academic year of 2025/2026
Number of places available – in preparation
(appendix to the Senate Resolution at the University of Physical Education in Warsaw No.25/2023/2024 from April 23rd, 2024)
Candidates for supervisors
KANDYDACI DO PEŁNIENIA FUNKCJI PROMOTORA
Lp. | Kandydat do pełnienia funkcji promotora | Wydział/Katedra/Zakład | Adres e-mail | Proponowany obszar badawczy |
1 | prof. dr hab. Jakub Grzegorz Adamczyk | Faculty of Physical Education / Department of Theory of Sports | jakub.adamczyk@awf.edu.pl | Sports theory, sports training, post-exercise recovery, training monitoring and technology, periodization, exercise physiology, thermographic imaging in sports and rehabilitation |
2 | prof. dr hab. Michalina Błażkiewicz-Janeczko | Faculty of Rehabilitation / Department of Physiotherapy Fundamentals | michalina.blazkiewicz@awf.edu.pl | Biomechanics of gait, postural control |
3 | dr hab. Grażyna Brzuszkiewicz-Kuźmicka | Faculty of Rehabilitation / Department of Clinical Physiotherapy | grazyna.kuzmicka@awf.edu.pl | Functional diagnosis, physiotherapy for focal injuries of the central nervous system |
4 | prof. dr hab. n. med. Małgorzata Chalimoniuk | Faculty of Physical Education and Health / Department of Physiotherapy, Biała Podlaska Branch | m.chalimoniuk@awf.edu.pl | Research on changes in the central nervous system (CNS) and the body (balance, postural stability, muscle strength and psychomotor function) induced by different types of exercise and training processes and hypoxia, study of the mechanism of CNS neurodegenerative processes and especially the extrapyramidal pathway, and the effect of training on these processes in Parkinson's patients |
5 | prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Dziubiński | Faculty of Physical Education / Department of Humanities and Social Sciences | zbigniew.dziubinski@awf.edu.pl | Humanistic and social aspects of physical culture |
6 | dr hab. Joanna Femiak | Faculty of Rehabilitation / Lab of Bioethics and Philosophy | joanna.femiak@awf.edu.pl | Philosophy of physical culture sciences (philosophical anthropology, reflection on the assumptions about the human being, his development, health, disease, body, soul, education in the theory of rehabilitation, physical education and tourism) |
7 | dr hab. Karol Gryko, prof. AWF | Faculty of Physical Education / Department of Sports Games | karol.gryko@awf.edu.pl | Sport sciences; effectiveness of the process of sports training and sports performance in team sports games; technical, motor and biological conditions of sports mastery in team sports games |
8 | dr hab. Katarzyna Kaczmarczyk, prof. AWF | Faculty of Rehabilitation / Department of Physiotherapy Fundamentals | katarzyna.kaczmarczyk@awf.edu.pl | Diagnostics of the musculoskeletal system in selected dysfunctions as a basis for planning the rehabilitation process |
9 | dr hab. Anna Kęska, prof. AWF | Faculty of Physical Education / Department of Human Biology | anna.keska@awf.edu.pl | Nutrition, physical activity, and metabolic profile of individuals across different ages. Declaration applies to recruitment for the academic year 2025/2026 |
10 | dr hab. Marek Kruszewski, prof. AWF | Faculty of Physical Education / Department of Individual Sports | marek.kruszewski@awf.edu.pl | Sport sciences, health sciences, strength sports, combat sports, supplementation and doping, exercise physiology, ergogenic aids, sports nutrition, combating obesity, biomechanical determinants of exercise, muscle strength |
11 | dr hab. Michał Lenartowicz, prof. AWF | Faculty of Physical Education / Department of Humanities and Social Sciences | michal.lenartowicz@awf.edu.pl | Broadly defined issues of sociology of sport, participation in sports and physical recreation, sports consumption, precariat in sports, functioning of sports facilities in local communities, organizational culture of sports, etc. |
12 | dr hab. Ewelina Maculewicz, prof. AWF | Faculty of Physical Education / Department of Biomedical Sciences | ewelina.maculewicz@awf.edu.pl | Genetic research in sports |
13 | dr hab. Jolanta Marszałek, prof. AWF | Faculty of Rehabilitation / Department of Movement Teaching | jolanta.marszałek@awf.edu.pl | Sport sciences: sports for people with disabilities, classification in sports for people with disabilities, adapted physical activity, physical fitness, monitoring of sports training in people with disabilities, other related topics concerning sports, disabilities, physical activity, physical fitness, adaptation, etc. |
14 | prof. dr hab. Andrzej Mastalerz | Faculty of Physical Education / Department of Biomedical Sciences | andrzej.mastalerz@awf.edu.pl | Biomechanics, control, physical exertion, energetics, electromyography, movement technique |
15 | dr hab. Edyta Smolis-Bąk, prof. AWF | Faculty of Rehabilitation / Department of Nursing | edyta.smolis@awf.edu.pl | Physiotherapy in cardiology, exercise testing, cardiac rehabilitation training, cardiac rehabilitation |
16 | prof. dr hab. Aleksandra Truszczyńska-Baszak | Faculty of Rehabilitation / Department of Clinical Physiotherapy | aleksandra.truszczynska@awf.edu.pl | Orthopedic physiotherapy |
17 | dr hab. Ida Wiszomirska, prof. AWF | Faculty of Rehabilitation / Department of Physiotherapy Fundamentals | ida.wiszomirska@awf.edu.pl | Postural disorders, postural stability, risk of falls, gait, electromyography (EMG) studies, physiotherapy for diseases, respiratory tests, injury prevention in sports |
18 | dr hab. Piotr Żmijewski, prof. AWF | Faculty of Physical Education / Department of Biomedical Sciences | piotr.zmijewski@awf.edu.pl | Physiological determinants of exercise capacity and sports performance |
Expectations towards candidates for the Doctoral School
at Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
Faculty of the Vice-Rector for Science
Unit where research will be conducted: Interfaculty Laboratory of Neurophysiology University Research Project: Neurocognitive effects of autotelic immersion and effects of attention and relaxation training on electrophysiological and cognitive changes in esports players Head of the University Research Project: Assoc. Prof. Miroslaw Mikicin, PhD
Number of vacancies for doctoral candidates: 1
Proposed research supervisor for the candidate for the Doctoral School: Assoc. Prof. Miroslaw Mikicin, PhD e-mail: miroslaw.mikicin@awf.edu.pl | |
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Problems of planned scientific research |
Neurocognitive effects of autotelic immersion, effects of perception and attention training on electrophysiological and cognitive changes in esports players |
Required competence and scientific achievements | Competencies:
1. master's degree in psychology or a biomedical field 2. team member in the MLN research project at the University of Physical Education in Warsaw 3. preliminary concept of research within the doctoral project approved by the scientific supervisor from the University of Physical Education in Warsaw 4. good command of statistical packages: Statistica, SPSS, MatLab, and the Microsoft Office suite 5. the ability to work in a scientific team 6. ability to plan and conduct research, including the ability to formulate research hypotheses, research objectives, and present the research problem 7. ability to solve research problems 8. ability to process statistical data 9. good ethics, commitment, creativity, accuracy, inquisitiveness, ambition, communication skills, perseverance, diligence
Technical competence: 1. skills related to the methodology of conducting scientific research and operating research apparatus 2. experience in the use of advanced technologies such as EEG, Neurofeedback-EEG, VR 3. good command of the Vienna Test System and other advanced measurement systems in psychology 4. at least B2 English level
Scientific achievements:
1. experience in conducting scientific research, 2. a speech at a scientific conference 3. organizational and promotional activities related to scientific research 4. a publication achievement in the field of psychology and physical culture sciences with special emphasis on conducting laboratory research |
Or: additional skills, qualifications | 1. analysis of study results 2. completed training on how to increase the efficiency of literature search and data analysis |
Faculty of Physical Education
Unit where research will be conducted Department of Humanities and Social Sciences University Research Project: Physical culture from a humanistic and social perspective Head of the University Research Project: Prof. Zbigniew Dziubiński, PhD
Number of vacancies for doctoral candidates: 1
Proposed research supervisor for the candidate for the Doctoral School Prof. Zbigniew Dziubiński, PhD, e-mail: zbigniew.dziubinski@awf.edu.pl Assoc. Prof. Michał Lenartowicz, PhD e-mail: michal.lenartowicz@awf.edu.pl Jakub Mosz, PhD, e-mail: jakub.mosz@awf.edu.pl
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Problems of planned scientific research | Humanistic and social aspects of physical culture |
Required competence and scientific achievements | 1. Completed master's studies in the field of social sciences, humanities, theology or/and in physical education 2. Participation in at least one scientific conference 3. Knowledge of English at B2 level. 4. The initial research concept for the doctoral project approved by the scientific supervisor from the University of Physical Education in Warsaw |
Or: additional skills, qualifications | Possession of scientific publications, experience in the implementation of scientific research |
Unit where research will be conducted: Department of Biomedical Sciences University Research Project: Polygenic determinants of exercise capacity profiling in athletes Head of the University Research Project: Prof. Andrzej Mastalerz, PhD Number of vacancies for doctoral candidates: 1 Proposed research supervisor for the candidate for the Doctoral School: Prof. Andrzej Mastalerz, PhD, e-mail: andrzej.mastalerz@awf.edu.pl | |
Problems of planned scientific research | Polygenic and biomechanical determinants of profiling exercise capacities in athletes |
Required competence and scientific achievements | 1. Master's degree in sport sciences, health sciences, or biological sciences 2. ability to plan and conduct scientific research 3. proficiency in statistical software packages, Microsoft Office, and statistical analysis of research results 4. ability to work in a scientific team 5. experience in operating equipment used in research related to the topic of scientific work 6. proficiency in English at level B2 |
Or: additional skills, qualifications | Completed trainings and courses: 1. Course in analysis of research results 2. Training in literature search 3. Training on enhancing efficiency in data search 4. Training on research funding opportunities |
Faculty of Rehabilitation
Unit where research will be conducted Department of Physiotherapy Fundamentals University Research Project: Evaluation of postural stability control in response to induced perturbations in different age groups Head of the University Research Project: Prof. Michalina Błażkiewicz, PhD
Number of vacancies for doctoral candidates: 1
Proposed research supervisor for the candidate for the Doctoral School: Prof. Michalina Błażkiewicz, PhD e-mail: michalina.blazkiewicz@awf.edu.pl
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Problems of planned scientific research | The purpose of the research is: 1. Analysis of reactions to perturbations during free standing or 2. Analysis of reactions to perturbations during walking |
Required competence and scientific achievements |
1. an oral presentation at at least one conference related to the topic of biomechanics 2. at least one paper with Impact Factor published or confirmation of its submission to a journal |
Or: additional skills, qualifications | proficiency in using Statistica software, Zebris platform, and platforms for assessing human body stability |
Unit where research will be conducted Lab of Bioethics and Philosophy Monothematic research task: "English-language psychometric tool, the Physiotherapist'sCommunication Skills Questionnaire and methodological (exercise) books on clinical communication." Head of the Monothematic research task: Joanna Femiak, PhD
Number of vacancies for doctoral candidates: 1
Proposed research supervisor for the candidate for the Doctoral School: Joanna Femiak, PhD e-mail: joanna.femiak@awf.edu.pl
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Problems of planned scientific research | psychometric tools to assess the clinical communication of physiotherapists |
Required competence and scientific achievements | 1. good organizational skills 2. timely and thorough completion of tasks 3. proficiency in English language at level B2 4. familiarity with bibliographic applications and programs |
Or: additional skills, qualifications | 1. proficiency in Canva, handling Google Forms survey application 2. public presentation skills 3. stress resistance and high sense of competence |
The enrolment process at the Doctoral School takes place in the form of competitive selection according to the following rules
1. Candidates who wish to apply for a place at the Doctoral School at Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw must hold the degree of Master of Arts or Master of Science, or equal. In exceptional cases, supported with candidates’ high-quality scientific achievements, candidates who do not meet the criteria stated in Article 186 paragraph 1point 2 of the Act from July 20th, 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1668, as amended) can apply for a place at the Doctoral School if they have completed first-degree studies (B.A. studies or equal) or have completed the 3rd year of uniform Master’s studies. After obtaining a Ph.D. degree, such candidates simultaneously obtain an M.A. degree, as stated in Article 77 paragraph 1 point 2 of the Law on Higher Education and Science. Moreover, all candidates are obliged to submit all the necessary documents and pay the enrolment fee.
2. Admission to the Doctoral School takes place within the established (in the form of a separate resolution passed by the Senate of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw) maximum limit of places in a given academic year and in particular organisational units of faculties at the University of Physical Education in Warsaw announced by the Rector on the university website. The units mentioned above are selected by the Rector based on formal proposals put forward by heads of departments. Candidates are obliged to indicate which organisational unit selected from the list they apply to. Candidates cannot choose any unit outside the list. The list of students admitted to the Doctoral School is drawn up for each of the aforementioned units separately, i.e. in order for candidates to be admitted to the Doctoral School in a given academic year, they have to be accepted within the set overall maximum limit of places available as well as within the limit of places set for a given organisational unit at the University of Physical Education in Warsaw or any faculty that they applied to.
3. The enrolment committee reserves the right not to admit any candidates to a given unit should they not meet the requirements regarding the study realisation at the Doctoral School in this particular unit. Such candidates, even if they have been accepted within the set overall maximum limit of places available at the Doctoral School in a given year, will not be admitted to the Doctoral School in a given year. In this case, candidates have a possibility to exercise the right indicated in point 4. Rejected candidates have the right to submit a request for reconsideration to the Rector within 14 days from receiving the written or oral decision. The request, complete with reasons, must be submitted in the Rector’s office. The subsequent decision made by the Rector will be irrevocable.
4. If the candidate is not on the list of students admitted to the unit they have applied to but they have been accepted within the set overall maximum limit of places available in a given academic year (e.g. as a result of the lack of candidates to a given unit, or because of the committee’s decision to reject candidates applying to this unit, or due to an insufficient number of candidates in this unit), the decision whether or not the candidate should be admitted to the unit other than the one they applied to is made by the Rector (or Vice-Rector authorised by the Rector) in agreement with the head of the enrolment committee and the head of the unit in question and after consulting the head of the Doctoral School. The candidate can be admitted to a different unit on condition that, prior to the decision made by the Rector or the authorised Vice-Rector, they give their written consent to be transferred to this unit. The decision made by the Rector or the authorised Vice-Rector regarding the matter is final, and the candidate can only submit a request for reconsideration.
5. On June 1st, 2021, requirements regarding competences as well as scientific achievements and interests of candidates outlined by heads of scientific schools in which Ph.D. students will conduct scientific research will be published on the website of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw. In addition, the list of units where students will undergo didactic and organisational training, i.e. units that candidates can apply to within the limit of places available for the academic year of 2021/2022, will be published.
The scheduled date of opening and closing the enrolment procedure: 1 June 1st, 2021 – September 17th, 2021.
Electronic registration in the System of Electronic Enrolment to the Doctoral School at the University of Physical Education in Warsaw takes place from June 1st to June 30th, 2021.
Enrolment procedure – detailed schedule
from June 1st to 30th, 2021 | Electronic registration in the System of Electronic Enrolment |
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from July 1st to 23rd, 2021 | Submission of documents by candidates for the Doctoral School at the University of Physical Education in Warsaw. Candidates are asked to submit all the required documents in a paper folder to the Office of the Doctoral School (room no. 10 – MAIN BUILDING 1 – ENTRANCE 1A) under strict sanitary regime rules, from Monday to Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Candidates are advised to send the documents by post at the following address: Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Józefa Piłsudskiego, Szkoła Doktorska, 00-968 Warszawa 45, ul. Marymoncka 34, pok. nr 10 - Budynek Główny. |
September 15th, 2021 | Interview. Candidates will be informed about the place and time of the interview by email in due course. Should extra sanitary regime rules stemming from legal regulations be needed, the enrolment committee has the right to conduct the interview online. |
September 17th, 2021 | Announcement of the ranking list of candidates admitted to particular units within the limit of places available at the Doctoral School in the academic year of 2021/2022. |
The above schedule of the enrolment procedure is subject to changes. Such changes can be made by the head of the enrolment committee following the consent given by the Rector or the authorised Vice-Rector. Should any changes in the calendar occur, candidates will be informed about them by email in due course.
Prior to submitting the necessary documents, each candidate should attend a preliminary interview with the head of the scientific school in which they wish to conduct scientific research. Depending on the epidemic situation, this interview can be carried out online. The head of the scientific school or the head of the department assigns the candidate to an independent academic research worker who may act as a scientific supervisor, or obliges the candidate to seek cooperation with an independent academic research worker who may act as a scientific supervisor. The candidate should talk to the independent academic research worker assigned by the head of the scientific school or the one they were able to establish cooperation with and obtain their consent to act as a scientific supervisor.
The enrolment procedure involves
1. Assessment of academic and scientific achievements based on the documents submitted by the candidate;
2. Opinion on the candidate given by the head of the scientific school in which the candidate will carry out scientific research;
3. Assessment of the initial concept of a Ph.D. thesis;
4. Interview.
Points for particular components of the enrolment procedure are awarded as follows:
Points | Component of the enrolment procedure |
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0-30 pts | Opinion on the candidate given by the head of the scientific school in which the candidate will carry out scientific research. |
0-10 pts | Interview. |
average × 4 | Average grade from the studies (without final exam). |
0-10 pts | Scientific achievements in the field of physical culture sciences from this year and two previous years (2019-2021) assessed based on documents (copies of scientific papers, certificates of active participation in conferences, confirmation of participation in research projects: statutory ones or NCN, NCBiR, MNiSW grants). |
0-10 pts | Initial concept of a Ph.D. thesis prepared according to the template indicated in the appendix and signed by the candidate and their prospective scientific supervisor. |
Required documents
1. Application to the Rector of the University of Physical Education for admission to the Doctoral School.
2. Statement of the independent academic research worker on readiness to supervise the candidate scientifically (appendix 1).
3. Concept of the Ph.D. thesis (paper and electronic versions) prepared according to the template (appendix 3) and signed by the candidate and their prospective scientific supervisor.
4. Statement of the head of an organisational unit on a possibility to undergo professional (didactic) training (up to 60 hours per year) and organisational training.
5. Scientific CV (paper and electronic versions) together with the list of published scientific papers (copies of the papers are required), certificates of participation in scientific conferences and confirmations of participation in research projects.
6. Candidate’s statement on readiness to be present in an organisational unit in which they will undergo didactic and organisational training on a daily basis.
7.Personal data sheet (appendix 2).
8. ID card or passport (available for inspection).
9. Higher education diploma (original or copy) or confirmation of obtaining M.A. degree (or equal). If the final exam takes place after the document submission deadline, the diploma or the confirmation must be submitted until September 3rd, 2021), subject to point 1 of these rules and regulations.
10. Confirmation of the average grade from the studies (without final exam) – applicable for Master’s degree studies, subject to point 1 of these rules and regulations.
11. Two photos 45 x 65 mm (the same as diploma photos).
12. Confirmation of the enrolment fee payment – 85,00 PLN
Additional documents
1. Opinion of the supervisor of the Master’s thesis,
2. Opinion of the scientific supervisor in case the candidate has been doing doctoral studies before or has been preparing a Ph.D. thesis,
3. Other documents confirming previous achievements of the candidate.
Candidates are asked to submit all the documents in a folder to the Office of the Doctoral School (room no. 10 – MAIN BUILDING 1 – ENTRANCE 1A) under strict sanitary regime rules. Candidates are also advised to send the documents by post at the following address: Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Józefa Piłsudskiego, Szkoła Doktorska, 00-968 Warszawa 45, ul. Marymoncka 34, pok. nr 10 - Budynek Główny.
The head of the scientific school in which the candidate is planning to carry out scientific research is obliged to provide a short opinion on the candidate with the suggested number of points awarded (ranging from 0 to 30 pts) until September 10th, 2021.
During the enrolment process, the committee takes into consideration special needs of candidates with disabilities. Any needs that are not addressed in the rules and regulations of the enrolment process will be dealt with by the head of the respective enrolment committee.
Rules of education at the Doctoral School of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw are determined by the Rules and Regulations of the Doctoral School published on the website of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw. Education programme at the Doctoral School is determined by the Senate of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw. The programme is published on the university website.
Limit of places in the academic year of 2021/2022
Number of places available – 6
Expectations towards candidates for the Doctoral School at Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
Faculty of Physical Education
Unit where scientific research as well as didactic and organisational training will be conducted Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Head of scientific school No. 2: prof. Michał Lenartowicz Scientific supervisors / prospective scientific supervisors: prof. Zbigniew Dziubiński prof. Michał Lenartowicz Jakub Mosz, Ph.D. hab. |
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Subject of planned scientific research/doctoral dissertation/scientific interests | Socio-humanistic school of research on physical culture |
Planned didactic classes to be realised within didactic training | Organisation and management in physical culture, sociology of physical culture, history of physical culture, theory and methodology of physical education |
Required competences and scientific achievements | 1. Completed master’s studies in the field of physical education or in other fields 2. Participation in at least one scientific conference 3. Knowledge of the English language at least at level B2 4. Initial concept of research within a doctoral project |
Or: additional skills, qualifications | published research papers, experience in conducting research, sports or journalistic experience |
Unit where scientific research as well as didactic and organisational training will be conducted Department of Biomedical Sciences Head of scientific school No. 5: prof. Andrzej Mastalerz Scientific supervisor / prospective scientific supervisor: prof. Monika Łopuszańska-Dawid |
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Subject of planned scientific research/doctoral dissertation/scientific interests | Determinants of biological condition and physical fitness of adult Poles – selected aspects | |
Planned didactic classes to be realised within didactic training | anthropology, anthropological workshops, anthropology of physical culture, diagnostics of physical development | |
Required competences and scientific achievements |
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| Or: additional skills, qualifications | cognitive abilities |
Scientific supervisor/prospective scientific supervisor: prof. Andrzej Mastalerz |
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Subject of planned scientific research/doctoral dissertation/scientific interests | Functional and image evaluation of patella positioning in patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction |
Planned didactic classes to be realised within didactic training | biomechanics, kinesiology, biomechanical workshops |
Required competences and Or: additional skills, qualificationsscientific achievements | Competences: * ability to plan and conduct research * knowledge of statistical packages, Microsoft Office, statistical analyses of research results * ability to work in a research team * experience in handling equipment used in research related to Ph.D. thesis * knowledge of the English language at least at level B2
Scientific and non-scientific achievements: published research papers or other publications, organisational activity connected with conducting research |
| Or: additional skills, qualifications | - |
Scientific supervisor/prospective scientific supervisor: prof. Andrzej Mastalerz |
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Subject of planned scientific research/doctoral dissertation/scientific interests | Research on genetic variability of interleukin genes (IL1A, IL1B, IL1R2, IL1RN, IL6, IL10, IL10RB) in patients after anatomic reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament as a starting point for developing modern methods of prevention in physically active individuals. |
Planned didactic classes to be realised within didactic training | Human physiology, physiology of physical effort, diagnosis of physical performance, biomechanics. |
Required competences and scientific achievements | Competences: |
Or: additional skills, qualifications | Completed courses and training: |
Faculty of Rehabilitation
Unit where scientific research as well as didactic and organisational training will be conducted Department of Physiotherapy Fundamentals Head of scientific school No. 3: prof. Katarzyna Kaczmarczyk Scientific supervisors / prospective scientific supervisors: prof. Katarzyna Kaczmarczyk prof. Ida Wiszomirska prof. Michalina Błażkiewicz |
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Subject of planned scientific research/doctoral dissertation/scientific interests |
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Planned didactic classes to be realised within didactic training | Anatomy, biomechanics, dietetics, physiology | |
Required competences and scientific achievements |
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Or: additional skills, qualifications | Other documents confirming that the person has skills and qualifications useful in scientific work (certificates, confirmations). |
