§ 1
1. Education at the Doctoral School (hereinafter referred to as the “School”) is carried out within the following discipline:
- animal science and fisheries – run by InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences (InLife),
- nutrition and food technology – run by InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences (InLife),
- veterinary science – run by the National Veterinary Institute – National Research Institute in Puławy (PIWET-PIB),
- agriculture and horticulture – run by the Bohdan Dobrzański Institute of Agrophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Lublin (IA PAN).
§ 2
1. Education at the School lasts 4 years and creates conditions for:
- conducting scientific research and preparing a doctoral dissertation in an interdisciplinary scientific environment,
- consolidating and expanding knowledge in the field of agricultural sciences,
- acquiring practical skills useful in scientific and implementation work,
- presenting the results of scientific research,
within the framework of individual research plans of doctoral students, adapted to the diverse specificity of the disciplines listed in § 1, at level 8 of the Polish Qualifications Framework (based on Art. 7 sec. 3 of the Act of 22 December 2015 on the Integrated Qualifications System).
§ 3
1. The curriculum at the Doctoral School includes classes that prepare the doctoral student for scientific and research work. It does not include the total time allocated for the completion of the doctoral thesis. The time of research and scientific work required to complete the doctoral thesis is established with the doctoral student by the supervisor.
2. Education at the School is carried out through:
- Obligatory coursesrelated to the School disciplines.
- Elective courses – specialisation workshops – practical courses providing training in skills, methods or research tools and procedures related to specific disciplines of the School.
- Seminars – scientific seminars related to the disciplines of the School.
- Other scientific activities – activities that develop a researcher’s skills, independent of the chosen discipline.
- Professional internships – classes developing research skills.
Classes are conducted in Polish or English. In the absence of English-speaking people, classes may be conducted in Polish. Classes may be held in a hybrid form using teleinformatic platforms.
§ 4
1. The basic list of courses organized by the School and ECTS points is included in Annex 1 to the Programme of Studies
2. Periodic extensions of the list referred to in paragraph 1 are posted on the School’s website no later than 7 days before the start of the relevant semester.
3. To pass the course, the doctoral student must attend at least 80% of the courses.
4. Some courses may be held during summer/winter school.
5. The Doctoral School Council may specify the minimum number of registered students necessary to conduct a given course.
§ 5
1. During the 4 years of study at the School, a doctoral student is required to accumulate at least 33 ECTS points, including at least 6 ECTS points obtained in total for completing elective courses and at least 10 ECTS points obtained in total for other scientific activities and professional internships offered by the School.
2. Detailed requirements regarding the selection of classes referred to in paragraph 1 are included in Annex No. 2.
§ 6
The Director/Head of the Doctoral School may, at the request of the doctoral student supported by the supervisor, count ECTS points previously obtained by the doctoral student and ECTS points awarded for the completion of subjects related to his/her research topic and/or participation in summer schools; carried out in other scientific units.
§ 7
In special cases, PhD students who carry out research work within the framework of European Union projects, e.g. MSCA Doctoral Network or MSCA Joint Doctorates and others related to the education of PhD students, may carry out an individual training program (IPR) consistent with the assumptions of a given project and the program of the Doctoral School. The individual training program should be submitted/presented to the Director/Head of the unit conducting the training no later than 30 days after the start of training, and approved by the Scientific Council of the Unit Conducting the training no later than 6 months after the start of training.
§ 8
The Director of the Doctoral School/Head of the Managing Unit may:
- consent to the doctoral student’s participation in classes conducted at another university, including a foreign one, or in classes conducted by visiting lecturers from units co-running the Doctoral School. The maximum number of points obtained by the doctoral student during the period of education is no more than 4 ECTS,
- exempt the doctoral student from participating in the summer/winter school, provided that the doctoral student is required to participate in at least one summer/winter school during the first 2 years of education.
§ 9
Doctoral education may be conducted with a foreign entity with which the Managing Entity has concluded an agreement on joint doctoral education.
§ 10
Any doubts of interpretation arising in connection with this education programme or issues not regulated herein shall be decided by the Doctoral School Council.
§ 11
This training program enters into force on October 1, 2025.
Chairwoman of the Scientific Council
Prof. Urszula Gawlik, Ph.D.