On 4 December 2025, the 4th Congress of the Kraków Doctoral Students’ Agreement was held at the Academy of Physical Education named after Bronisław Czech in Kraków. During the proceedings, votes were conducted on the admission of new members – the Doctoral Students’ Councils of the J. Maja Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Cracow University of Economics, and the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. As a result, the Kraków Doctoral Students’ Agreement became the largest local doctoral alliance. An important element of the meeting was also the presentation and approval of the report on the activities of the PDK Board for 2025, followed by the presentation of candidates and the election of the Chairwoman and the remaining members of the Board for the 2026 term.

The composition of the PDK Board for 2026 is as follows:
Chairwoman: MA Aleksandra Błotnicka (APE)
Vice-Chairwoman: MA Małgorzata Śliż (Jagiellonian University)
Secretary: MA Gabriela Kasprzyk (University of the National Education Commission in Kraków)

We are pleased to emphasize that the position of Chairwoman was assumed by MA Aleksandra Błotnicka, a doctoral student of the Doctoral School of the Academy of Physical Education in Kraków, who is actively involved in self-government and representative activities of the doctoral community. Her election is an expression of trust and recognition of her competence, responsibility, and previous work for the academic community. We also congratulate the representatives of the URSD APE on their active participation in organizing the event.

On 5–7 December 2025, the 22nd Congress of Delegates of the National Representation of Doctoral Students took place at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Cracow University of Technology, during which doctoral students from all over Poland elected their authorities for the next term. MA Rafał Ramut from the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences was elected Chairman of the NRDS.

MA Aleksandra Błotnicka (Academy of Physical Education in Kraków) was also elected to the Board of the National Representation of Doctoral Students as a member of the Projects Team of the NRDS 2026, alongside:
– MA Paweł Marczak (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin),
– MA Karol Radziszewski (Warsaw University of Technology),
– MA Katarzyna Krupska (University of Białystok),
– MA Wiktoria Wilczyńska (Opole University of Technology),
– MA Kaja Kosmenda (West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin).

The event was attended by Dr hab. Anna Ścisłowska-Czarnecka, Deputy Director of the Doctoral School NoKF of the Academy of Physical Education in Kraków.

We proudly note that a doctoral student of the APE Doctoral School holds key positions in doctoral authorities at both the local and national levels. On behalf of the Doctoral School Council, we extend our sincere congratulations to Ms Aleksandra Błotnicka and wish her success, perseverance, satisfaction from fulfilling her duties, and many inspiring experiences in the upcoming term.

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According to the tradition of the Doctoral School of Physical Culture Sciences at AKF in Krakow, on the first Wednesday of December the 5th Open Day of the Doctoral School took place. The meeting was opened by the Rector of AKF, Prof. Andrzej Klimek, PhD, thanking for the invitation and expressing recognition for the Director, the Doctoral School Council and the University Doctoral Students’ Council for their involvement and joint work for the development of the School.

On May 5–6, 2025, the Doctoral School of Physical Culture Sciences in Kraków hosted a delegation from Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași (Romania)- Head and Vice-Head of the Doctoral School in Sports and Physical Education Science, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports. The visit was of a working nature and formed part of ongoing efforts to develop international scientific cooperation and exchange best practices in doctoral education.

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Regulation No. 1/2021 of the Director of the Doctoral School of Physical Sciences of the AWF Bronisław Czech in Krakow of August 27, 2021 on the setting of the dates of the annual organization of didactic classes, examination sessions and rest breaks

Pursuant to § 9 sections 2 and 6 and § 25 section 1 point 15 of the Regulations of the Doctoral School of Physical Sciences of AWF Bronisław Czech in Krakow (Rector's Ordinance No. 28/2019 of September 27, 2019) and Rector's Ordinance No. 12/02/2021 and Rector's Ordinance No. 25/2021 of 19/07/2021, I am establishing the annual organization of didactic classes, examination sessions and rest breaks at the Doctoral School of Physical Sciences of AWF in Krakow in the academic year 2021/2022 (Appendix 1).

According to the Rector's Order No. 28/2021 of 18/08/2021 on the functioning of the Academy of Physical Education in Krakow, during the SARS-COV-2 / COVID-19 epidemic, all classes will be held in a stationary form.

Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of the College of the Doctoral School, I cordially invite you on December 10, 2021 to: "Open Day at the Doctoral School of Physical Sciences of the University of Physical Education in Krakow"

We want to meet you: Employees, PhD students and Candidates to reveal and introduce our activities and talk about how to improve the functioning of the School.

We invite you from 10.00-14.00 in room E, in the main building of the Academy of Physical Education in Krakow

dr hab. Barbara Frączek,
prof. AWF Director of the Doctoral School