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REGULATIONS

Regulations of the First MUG Doctoral School - from 01.10.2023 (358 KB)
Regulations of the First MUG Doctoral School - from 01.10.2022 to 30.09.2023 (349 KB)


PROGRAMME
Programme of the First MUG Doctoral School - effective since study cycle 2022-23 - 2025-26 (212 KB)
Programme of the First MUG Doctoral School - study cycle 2021-22 - 2024-25 (537 KB)
Programme of the First MUG Doctoral School - study cycle 2020-21 - 2023-24 (535 KB)
Programme of the First MUG Doctoral School - study cycle 2019-20 - 2022-23 (728 KB)




RECRUITMENT for the academic year of 2023/2024:

RESULTS of recruitment for the First MUG Doctoral School for academic year 2023/2024 (6.86 MB)


Terms and procedure of recruiting candidates to the First MUG Doctoral School 2023/2024 (176 KB)
Attach. No. 1 – Scoring system used to qualify candidates to the First MUG Doctoral School 2023/2024 (134 KB)


NOTE!
EDUCATION at the FIRST MUG DOCTORAL SCHOOL IS HELD IN ENGLISH.
ALSO THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS IS CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH.

THE PREQUALIFICATION INTERVIEW WILL BE CONDUCTED REMOTELY (via ZOOM).
(Candidates will be provided with login information before the interview. Technical equipment in the form of a computer, camera, microphone and a good and stable Internet connection is required.)


ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION – NOTES


Electronic registration is carried out in 3 steps:
1. account registration with photo attachment
2. filling in the form
3. submitting required files to the system

IF YOU DO NOT SEE “YOUR FORMS” AFTER LOGGING IN, IT MEANS THAT THE FORM HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED / SAVED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS WILL RESULT IN FAILURE TO ACCEPT THE RECRUITMENT DOCUMENTATION FROM THE CANDIDATE. CONFIRMATION OF FULFILLMENT OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED BY EMAIL AT THE DOCTORAL STUDENTS OFFICE:
pierwszaszkoladoktorska@gumed.edu.pl



DOCUMENTS TO BE SUMITTED:

ATTENTION! SCANNES OF THE DOCUMENTS LISTED BELOW IN THE SECTION. 1-3, 6, 8b AND 11, INCLUDING ALL REQUIRED SIGNATURES, ALSO MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE FORM OF PDF FILES IN THE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM BY 31/07/2023.
THE LACK OF FILES CONSTITUTES A FAILURE TO ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND RELATES TO THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED CONSEQUENCES.

(The candidates residing outside the Republic of Poland can submit their documentation in scans. If admitted to the Doctoral School, they shall deliver the originals of the documents required in the recruitment procedure to the Doctoral Students’ Office promptly upon their arrival in the Republic of Poland to take up education at the Doctoral School.)

1. Application to the MUG Rector for admission to the First Doctoral School of the Medical University of Gdańsk:
Application form 23/24 (13.1 KB)

2. Declarations of the scientific supervisor including a declaration of the head of the unit about:
▪ consent to the provision of scientific supervision,
▪ commitment to provide the financial resources necessary to complete the proposed research project,
▪ indication of the place of performance of vocational practical training,
▪ assurance of vocational practical training:
Declaration of the scientific supervisor 23/24 (15.4 KB)

3. The candidate’s CV containing his/her signature.
In the event of a change of name, if some of the documents submitted were issued to the previous name, a document confirming the change of name must be attached to the CV.

4. The candidate’s statement of consent to the processing of his/her personal data by MUG:
Consent to the processing of personal data (254 KB)

5. The candidate’s declaration of:
▪ not studying at another doctoral school,
▪ holding no employment as an academic teacher or researcher as of 1 October 2023 and up to completion of mid-term assessment:
Declaration of the candidate 23/24 (13.7 KB)

6. An overview of the research project:
Overview of the research project. 23/24 (14.2 KB)

7. Consent of the cooperating unit, if the cooperation is planned and necessary for the project implementation:
Consent to cooperation 23/24 (12.5 KB)

8. An official copy of the diploma certifying the holding of the vocational title of the Master, Master Engineer, or any other equivalent title, and in the case of the candidates referred to in s. 186(2) of the Act the diploma certifying graduation from first-cycle studies, or certificate issued by the relevant Dean’s Office of the university confirming completion of the third year of full-cycle Master Degree studies, where:
a) if the candidate is still awaiting the issuance of the diploma, he/she shall submit a certificate issued by the respective Dean’s Office of the university the Candidate studied at obtaining his/her qualifications, of the vocational title conferred and the study results; an official copy of the diploma must be submitted without delay following admission to the Doctoral School;
b) if the candidate has graduated from a university abroad, he/she is required to submit the foreign university graduation diploma, authenticated or appended with the Apostille seal, and the relevant document issued by the competent authority certifying recognition of the diploma as equivalent to the corresponding Polish diploma and vocational title, unless the diploma might be recognized as equivalent to the corresponding Polish diploma and vocational title under an international agreement defining equivalence; in such a case, submission of the diploma of graduation from a university abroad shall suffice.
(The candidates holding the Polish citizenship or being Ukrainian nationals whose stay in the Republic of Poland is recognised as legal pursuant to s. 2(1) of the Act of 12 March 2022 on Assistance to Citizens of Ukraine in Connection with the Armed Conflict in the Territory of that Country (Journal of Laws 2022: it. 583, as amended), are not bound with the requirement specified in it. 1(7)(b), namely of having their foreign university graduation diploma, issued by the university operating in the territory of Ukraine, appended with the Apostille seal.)

9. Documents evidencing the candidate’s achievements scored in accordance with the scoring system defined in Attachment No. 1:
Attach. No. 1 – Scoring system used to qualify candidates to the First MUG Doctoral School 2023/2024 (134 KB)

10. One photograph satisfying the requirements valid for identity cards.
Photo requirements (259 KB)

11. Language certificate, in the event the candidate intends to evidence his/her command of the English language with a respective certificate compliant with the requirements of the MUG Foreign Language Study Centre (list of accepted certificates below).



EVIDENCING THE COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE:

English language exam criteria and acceptance of English language certificates (759 KB)



PREQUALIFICATION INTERVIEW:

▪ Approx. 20 minutes per candidate is provided, including:
- a maximum of 5 minutes for the candidate’s presentation of the project (the presentation may be interrupted after the time limit is exceeded),
- approx. 12 minutes for the Commission’s questions and the candidate’s answers,
- approx. 3 minutes for Commission deliberations.

▪ The oral presentation of the project by the candidate shall be accompanied by concise slides with a strict number and content, prepared on the attached template (the template should not be changed, this also applies to the color scheme and typeface): Presentation template (91 KB).

▪ Presence of the candidate’s academic tutor is mandatory during the candidate’s interview. In case the academic tutor cannot attend the candidate’s prequalification interview, it is required to appoint a deputy who must provide a written authorisation issued by the candidate’s academic tutor. The authorisation must be presented in the Doctoral Students Office or to the Recruitment Committee.



ADDITIONAL NOTES:

▪ In order to confirm the candidate’s identity during an interview or an English language exam, the candidate may be asked to present an identity document.

▪ In the event the scientific supervisor is unable to attend the candidate’s prequalification interview, the appointed deputy must present the scientific supervisor’s written authorization to represent him/her

▪The holder of a diploma issued abroad (§ 6(1)(7b) of the Recruitment Resolution) should apply to NAWA to obtain information on its recognisability.
Note: NAWA responds to the issuance of foreign diploma information within 60 days. However, due to the huge number of applications, the processing time may be extended and exceed 60 days.

▪ Contact regarding matters related to recruitment:
pierwszaszkoladoktorska@gumed.edu.pl

▪ Contact in case of technical problems with electronic recruitment:
rekrutacja-pomoc@gumed.edu.pl

▪ Information on the research activities of our units as well as contact to potential research supervisors can be found at the addresses below:
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Pharmacy with Subfaculty of Laboratory Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences with Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine


CONTACT:

58 349 18 37 58 349 12 08

pierwszaszkoladoktorska@gumed.edu.pl

ul. Dębinki 7 (bud.13), 80-211 Gdańsk

















ONLINE REGISTRATION






RECRUITMENT TIMEFRAME

Electronic registration:
from July 10 to 31, 2023

Submission of documents at the Doctoral Students Office:
from August 16 to 23, 2023

English language examination:
5 September 2023 at 10 am

Prequalification interviews:
from September 7 to 13, 2023

Publication of the results on the Doctoral School’s website:
on or before September 22, 2023



ONLINE REGISTRATION










LOCATION:

Submission of documents:
Doctoral Students Office
Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 (building 13), Ist floor, rooms 26, 27
open: Mon.-Fri. 10.30-14.00

English exam:
The exam will be conducted remotely via the “Zoom” and “Moodle” platforms.

Prequalification interviews:
Conducted remotely via the “Zoom” platform.




CONTACT DETAILS

Director of the First MUG Doctoral School
Prof. Jacek M. Witkowski, M.D., Ph.D.
jacek.witkowski@gumed.edu.pl

Deputy Director of discipline of pharmaceutical sciences
Prof. Iwona Inkielewicz-Stępniak, M.D., Ph.D.
iwona.inkielewicz-stepniak@gumed.edu.pl

Deputy Director of discipline of medical sciences
Prof. Michał Pikuła, M.D., Ph.D.
michal.pikula@gumed.edu.pl

Deputy Director of discipline of health sciences
Prof. Jędrzej Antosiewicz, M.D., Ph.D.
jedrzej .antosiewicz@gumed.edu.pl


Administration
mgr Iga Leszczyńska
mgr Joanna Okońska
mgr inż. Aleksandra Roman

pierwszaszkoladoktorska@gumed.edu.pl

58 349 18 37
58 349 12 08

ul. Dębinki 7 (building 13), 80-211 Gdańsk
(1st floor, rooms 26, 27)

Contact for recruitement enquiries:
pierwszaszkoladoktorska@gumed.edu.pl