Recruitment to the Doctoral School takes place pursuant to Article 200 of the Higher Education and Science Law Act and Chapter 3, §7 of the General Rules of Study at the Doctoral School. The process is held as a competition according to the rules determined and approved by the Senate of AKF in Krakow, as proposed by the Doctoral School Director in consultation with the Doctoral School Board. A description of the recruitment process organisation, along with the time schedule, is set out each year in the “Rules of recruitment to the Doctoral School of Physical Culture Sciences”. The recruitment process commences in August by registration in the Online Recruitment System (IRK).

Doctoral education for foreign nationals at the Doctoral School is provided exclusively in Polish, in accordance with Senate Resolution No. 11/III/2026 — General Rules of Admission to the Doctoral School of Physical Culture Sciences at the Bronisław Czech University of Physical Culture in Kraków for the academic year 2026/2027. The candidate should have a command of Polish sufficient to participate in the admission procedure and to pursue doctoral education at the Doctoral School.

The first admission process for doctoral education in English is planned for the academic year 2027/2028.

Attachments:

Appendix to Senate Resolution No.11/III/2026- General Rules of Admission 2026/27	[1]	271 kB
Appendix to Senate Resolution No. 5/II/2024- General Rules of Admission 2024/25	[2]	220 kB
Appendix to Senate Resolution No. 10/II/2023- General Rules of Admission 2023/24	[2]	216 kB
Appendix to Senate Resolution No. 6/III/2022- General Rules of Admission 2022/23	[3]	239 kB
Appendix to Rector Order No. 13/2021- General Rules of Admission 2021/22	[4]	222 kB
Appendix to Senate Resolution No. 19/VI/2020- General Rules of Admission 2020/21	[5]	243 kB