Overview

What you'll study

The University of Silesia in Katowice and the Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences aim to achieve the highest standards of education and scientific research, assessed with the use of parameterised assessment methods.

The International Environmental Doctoral School is likely to significantly help the cause through educating young academic staff and conducting research in collaboration with renowned academic centres from abroad. Useful in working towards the goal will also be the experience gained as a result of the previous activity of the Centre for Polar Studies and Interdisciplinary Polar Studies KNOW.

The International Environmental Doctoral School (IEDS) will involve cooperation with foreign academic centres, whose academic staff will work as supervisors or auxiliary supervisors and lecturers at IEDS, and which will accept IEDS doctoral students for internship programmes.

Programme Structure

Areas of knowledge, fields of science and academic disciplines offered include:

Natural Sciences: Mathematics, Earth and related environmental sciences
Engineering and technology: Materials engineering

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-24 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Katowice, Poland

Disciplines

Environmental Sciences View 3 other PhDs in Environmental Sciences in Poland

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

A candidate applying for admission to IEDS must submit:

application form —personal questionnaire for admission to IEDS
curriculum vitae
ORCID number
information regarding the scientific discipline or disciplines, in the case of interdisciplinary work, in which the candidate intends to prepare a doctoral dissertation
consents and declarations required
a copy of the diploma of completion of master’s studies together with a supplement, or other document entitling to take up education at the doctoral school
an outline of the doctoral project, a list of the candidate’s scientific achievements in a given discipline in which implementation of the doctoral dissertation is planned and the documents confirming scientific achievements as well as other documents specified in the criteria for recruitment

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Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Living costs

Katowice

Poland

1700 - 2723 PLN / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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