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Unique Teaching Program
SWPS University’s Doctoral School - Our Difference

We have developed a unique doctoral education model, which we offer in collaboration with international institutions that support universities in providing professional development for researchers. We accept candidates intent on academic and research careers. We provide them with optimal conditions for realizing their research aspirations, and we help them to launch their scientific careers. We understand that the most effective format of education, which ensures successful defense of doctoral theses requires several components such as: mentorship, collaboration with other researchers, networking, and sharing knowledge and experience with international colleagues.

The industrial doctorate program enables young researchers to look for answers to practical research questions, which are grounded in social reality.

  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) carried out a project aimed at improving traffic efficiency and safety of tram drivers. A year later, another student began a cross-generational education project, in collaboration with the Intergenerational Activity Center “Nowolipie”. During the 8th edition of the “Industrial Doctorate” program, two employees of the Copernicus Science Centre embarked on the way to their doctoral theses in the discipline of art, design, and art conservation [Delight in the learning process of STEM subjects in classes 4–8], and in sociology [Developing skills of the future in informal education concerning natural phenomena].

  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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Program requirements

  • You must be employed full-time at an entity that will approve your enrolment in SWPS University’s Doctoral School and assign a supporting supervisor at the company (who holds a doctoral degree/doctoral degree in arts or has a proven 5-year experience in carrying out research projects or significant achievements in research implementation — the information will be confirmed once the announcement of the Minister of Science and Higher Education is published, in April 2025).

Doctoral scholarships
Funding of your doctoral education

We offer free of charge doctoral studies for full-time students. Over the course of study, doctoral students pursuing an industrial doctorate receive scholarships in the amount of PLN 3,935 per month (pre-tax), and PLN 5,997 (pre-tax) per month, after the mid-term assessment. The scholarships are subject to social insurance deductions, which means that doctoral students contribute to their state pension capital over the period of doctoral studies. PLEASE NOTE: the final amount of the scholarship shall be confirmed once the announcement of the Minister of Science and Higher Education is published in April 2025; the above-noted information pertains to scholarships granted in the 8th edition of the “Industrial Doctorate” program.

Our Doctoral School also accepts doctoral fellows who received scholarships from research programs carried out by researchers from SWPS University. Review Appendix 2 to the Admissions Regulation for more details.

Select a research center and thesis advisor
Step by step instructions

  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 or Implementation Center or to the Head of a Research or Artistic Group (a link to the request form will be provided soon). You will need this document while registering in the online Admissions Portal.

Guide to Doctoral Studies
Before you apply to SWPS University’s Doctoral School

What is a doctorate? What does the research process look like? What are the steps to writing your doctoral thesis? How does a collaboration between a doctoral student and a research center looks like? Review our Guide to Doctoral Studies to learn more about our doctoral program, mentoring, scholarships, and grants for doctoral students.

Review our Guide to Doctoral Studies

Thesis advisors
available in 2025/2026

Review profiles of the available thesis advisors. Read the attached overviews describing their research interests and thematic scope of doctoral thesis, which they can supervise.

Psychology

Król, Michał review scope and requirements
Bio
Nie
Specialization
psychologist
Permanent employee
Tak
First and last name
Michał Król
Academic degree or title
Ph.D. / Associate Professor
City
wroclaw
Discipline
psychology
Position
profesor uczelni
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Ph.D. / Associate Professor Michał Królpsychologist
Gamian-Wilk, Małgorzata review scope and requirements
Bio
Tak
Permanent employee
Tak
Role in the Faculty
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Role in the Department
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Role in the Institute
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Role in the Research Center
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Specialization
psychologist, researching workplace bullying and harassment
First and last name
Małgorzata Gamian-Wilk
Academic degree or title
Ph.D. / Associate Professor
City
wroclaw
Discipline
psychology
Position
profesor uczelni
Faculty
Array
Institute
Array
Ph.D. / Associate Professor Małgorzata Gamian-Wilkpsychologist, researching workplace bullying and harassment
Krejtz, Izabela review scope and requirements
Bio
Tak
Permanent employee
Tak
Role in the Faculty
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Role in the Institute
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Role in the Research Center
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Specialization
psychologist, specializing in determinants of wellbeing and eye-tracking research
First and last name
Izabela Krejtz
Academic degree or title
Ph.D. / Associate Professor
City
warszawa
Discipline
psychology
Position
profesor uczelni
Faculty
Array
Institute
Array
Ph.D. / Associate Professor Izabela Krejtzpsychologist, specializing in determinants of wellbeing and eye-tracking research
Krejtz, Krzysztof review scope and requirementsz
Bio
Tak
Permanent employee
Tak
Role in the Faculty
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Role in the Department
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Role in the Institute
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Role in the Research Center
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Specialization
psychologist, specializing in human-computer interaction and eye-tracking research
First and last name
Krzysztof Krejtz
Academic degree or title
Ph.D. / Associate Professor
City
warszawa
Discipline
psychology
Position
profesor uczelni
Faculty
Array
Institute
Array
Ph.D. / Associate Professor Krzysztof Krejtzpsychologist, specializing in human-computer interaction and eye-tracking research

Sociology and Political Science and Administration

Olejniczak, Karol review scope and requirements
Bio
Tak
Specialization
public policy expert specializing in the design and evaluation of public interventions
Permanent employee
Tak
First and last name
Karol Olejniczak
Academic degree or title
Ph.D. / Associate Professor
City
warszawa
Discipline
political-science-and-public-administration
Position
profesor uczelni
Role in the Institute
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Role in the Research Center
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Institute
Array
Role in the Faculty
[]
Role in the Department
[]
Ph.D. / Associate Professor Karol Olejniczakpublic policy expert specializing in the design and evaluation of public interventions
Żerkowska-Balas, Marta review scope and requirements
Bio
Tak
Specialization
sociologist and political scientist
Permanent employee
Tak
First and last name
Marta Żerkowska-Balas
Academic degree or title
Ph.D. / Associate Professor
City
warszawa
Discipline
political-science-and-public-administration
Position
profesor uczelni
Role in the Faculty
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Role in the Department
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Role in the Institute
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Role in the Research Center
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Faculty
Array
Institute
Array
Ph.D. / Associate Professor Marta Żerkowska-Balassociologist and political scientist, specializing in theory and practice of democracy
Kwiatkowski, Piotr Tadeusz review scope and requirements
Bio
Tak
Specialization
sociologist, specializing in public opinion polling and market research
Permanent employee
Tak
First and last name
Piotr Tadeusz Kwiatkowski
Academic degree or title
Professor
City
warszawa
Discipline
sociology
Position
profesor
Role in the Faculty
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Role in the Department
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Role in the Institute
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Role in the Research Center
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Faculty
Array
Institute
Array
Professor Piotr Tadeusz Kwiatkowskisociologist, specializing in public opinion polling and market research

Art, Design, and Art Conservation

Murlak, Karol review scope and requirements
Bio
Tak
Permanent employee
Tak
Role in the Faculty
{"funkcja-na-wydziale0":{"Funkcja":"","\u0141\u0105cznik":"","Nazwa w mianowniku":"Faculty of Design in Warsaw"}}
Role in the Department
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Role in the Institute
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Specialization
designer, researcher, and lecturer
First and last name
Karol Murlak
Academic degree or title
Ph.D. / Associate Professor
City
warszawa
Discipline
fine-arts-and-art-conservation
Institute
Institute of Design
Position
profesor uczelni
Faculty
Array
Role in the Research Center
[]
Ph.D. / Associate Professor Karol Murlakdesigner, researcher, and lecturer

Applications
step by step

Detailed information on the admissions to the Industrial Doctoral Program will be provided after the announcement of the Minister of Education and Science (in April)

Review detailed rules and regulations
  1. Fill in the Application Form by March 29, 2025
  2. Attend an interview (April 15-30, 2025)
  3. Submit copies of the required documents to the Office of the Doctoral School
  4. Admission announcement by September 30, 2025
  5. Submit original documents to the Office of the Doctoral School (mandatory condition).

 

Important
notes

  • The deadline for submitting documents to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) will be provided after the publication of the Minister's announcement, as per the Bulletin of Public Information (BIP).
  • Please contact the Industrial Doctorate Coordinator and fill in the Application Form.
 

Documents

Rules and regulations

Forms

Fees
and scholarships

Application fee

Application fee is PLN 400

The application fee is nonrefundable regardless of the admission decision. Graduates of SWPS University are exempt from the application fee.

 

Funding of doctoral education

Full-time
Free of charge as it is funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher (MSiSW).
Scholarships for doctoral students
Students in the Industrial Doctorate Program are eligible for scholarships. The scholarships are subject to social insurance deductions, which means that doctoral students contribute to their state pension capital over the period of doctoral studies (the final amount of the scholarship shall be confirmed in April, in the announcement of the Minister of Education and Science; the above-noted information pertains to scholarships granted in the 8th edition of the “Industrial Doctorate” program.
before mid-term assessment after mid-term assessment
gross PLN 3,935 gross PLN 5,997