Industrial Doctorate Program

1. Science and business collaboration

   Our Doctoral School provides an environment conducive to collaborations between the world of academia and research and the world of business, industry and the society. We offer our doctoral students an option to pursue industrial doctorates in collaboration with their employers or other entities.

2. Pioneers in research implementation

   In the 2018/19 academic year our Interdisciplinary Doctoral School, in collaboration with the Copernicus Science Centre, obtained funding for three industrial doctorates in the fields of creative education and constructivism. In 2021/2022, a doctoral student pursuing an industrial doctorate in collaboration with Tramwaje Warszawskie (Warsaw Trams - a section of Warsaw Public Transport Authority) obtained funding for a project aimed at improving traffic efficiency and safety of tram drivers employed by Warsaw Trams. A year later, our students embarked on two other projects: in collaboration with the company Jones Lang Lasalle (Developing methodology for the assessment of workspaces conducive to supporting diversity and inclusivity), and in collaboration with the Nowolipie Center for Intergenerational Activity (Life-long learning: intergenerational education in relational approach).

3. Funding for research-related activities

   Doctoral students are eligible to receive funding for participation in conferences and other research-related activities deemed crucial for their doctoral research. You can also take advantage of various opportunities concerning collaboration with research centers abroad, which organize international conferences and symposia, and offer fellowships.

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1. Review our research centers

   Before you apply to our Doctoral School, review our Research Centers and choose a center or team, whose area of expertise is aligned with the topic of your doctoral thesis. Review the biographies of thesis advisors, in particular their research interests and requirements concerning doctoral candidates. Choose an expert with whom you would like to collaborate.

2. Contact your chosen research center

   E-mail the head of the center/research team, where your thesis advisor works. Present the scope of your proposed research project, and indicate the researcher whom you have chosen as your thesis advisor. You may also contact the selected thesis advisor directly.

3. Obtain recommendation of the Head of the Center

   Once you receive initial approval of your potential thesis advisor, submit a request for a formal recommendation to the Head of the Research Center. You will need this document while registering in our Application Portal.