Consolidated text of the resolution with amendments made by the WUT Senate Resolution No. 249/XLVIII/2015

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1 Consolidated text of the resolution with amendments made by the WUT Senate Resolution No. 249/XLVIII/2015 Resolution No. 415/XLVII/2012 of the Senate of Warsaw University of Technology of 22 February 2012 on the Academic Regulations for Doctoral Programmes at Warsaw University of Technology Pursuant to Art. 196 section 6 of the Act of 27 July 2005 Law on Higher Education (Journal of Laws No. 164, item 1365, with further amendments) and 45 section 2 point 2 of the WUT Statute, the Senate of Warsaw University of Technology hereby adopts the Academic Regulations for Doctoral Programmes at Warsaw University of Technology, attached to this resolution as Annex No. 1, and guidelines on learning outcomes for doctoral programmes at Warsaw University of Technology, attached to this resolution as Annex No. 2. The following shall be repealed: 1) Academic Regulations for Doctoral Programmes at Warsaw University of Technology adopted by Resolution No. 167/VLVI/2007 of the Senate of Warsaw University of Technology of 21 March 2007, with further amendments; 2) Academic Regulations for Part-Time Doctoral Programmes in English as the Language of Instruction at Warsaw University of Technology, adopted by Resolution No. 221/XLV/2005 of the Senate of Warsaw University of Technology of 18 May 2005, with further amendments. The resolution shall enter into force on the date of its adoption with effect as of 1 October Senate Secretary RECTOR dr inż. Teresa Ostrowska prof. dr hab. inż. Włodzimierz Kurnik 1

2 Annex No. 1 to Resolution No. 415/XLVII/2012 of the WUT Senate of 22 February 2012 Academic Regulations for Doctoral Programmes Warsaw University of Technology 1. General provisions 1. These regulations shall apply to the entry requirements, organisation and course of doctoral study programmes at Warsaw University of Technology, and to the related rights and duties of doctoral students. 2. Doctoral programmes shall be provided by faculties authorised thereto and shall cover academic disciplines as laid down in the regulation referred to in Art. 3 section 1 of the Law on Academic Degrees and Titles and Degrees and Titles in the Arts. Doctoral programmes at faculties shall be established and terminated by the Rector at the request of the Faculty Board. 3. Doctoral programmes may be provided jointly by a number of WUT faculties and academic units from outside WUT (interdisciplinary studies). Detailed rules for the organisation of interdisciplinary doctoral programmes, including the tasks of each unit and the funding of doctoral programmes, shall be specified in an agreement concluded between the concerned units. 4. Doctoral programmes provided by a faculty shall be academically supervised by the Faculty Board. In particular, the Faculty Board shall determine: 1) the educational programme referred to in 3 below, after consultation with the faculty-level doctoral students self-government body; 2) the rules and procedures for competitive admissions to doctoral programmes, in accordance with the entry requirements and procedures determined by the WUT Senate; 3) detailed rules for the organisation and course of doctoral programmes. 5. The Faculty Board shall determine the maximum number of doctoral students supervised by one academic teacher and the rules for supervision of doctoral students by WUT retired and part-time academic teachers. 6. The day-to-day running of doctoral programmes at the faculty shall be coordinated by the head of doctoral programmes. If doctoral programmes at a faculty are offered both in full-time and part-time modes, one person shall act as head of such doctoral programmes. If doctoral programmes at the faculty are offered both in Polish and in English as the languages of instruction, a different person may be appointed to act as the head of each of the programmes respectively. The head of doctoral programmes shall be appointed by the Rector following consultation with the Faculty Board and the faculty-level doctoral students self-government body. 7. A person who graduates from a doctoral programme at WUT and is awarded the academic degree of doktor shall have competence corresponding respectively to level 3 of the Qualifications Framework for the European Higher Education Area and to level 8 of the European Qualifications Framework. 8. The Rector shall be the superior and guardian of all doctoral students of Warsaw University of Technology. 9. Doctoral students self-government bodies shall represent the interests and express opinions of doctoral students of Warsaw University of Technology. 2. Admission to study 1. The number of admissions to doctoral programmes at a faculty shall be established by the Rector at the request of the Dean. 2. A person seeking admission to a doctoral programme shall be required to: 1) hold the degree of magister, magister inżynier or an equivalent degree, awarded in Poland or abroad (the rules for the recognition of qualifications acquired abroad shall be determined by separate regulations), or be 2

3 a beneficiary of the Diamond Grant (Diamentowy Grant) research project referred to in Art. 187a section 1 of the Law on Higher Education; 2) obtain approval for academic supervision from a faculty member who holds the degree of at least doktor habilitowany in the given or related academic discipline and who meets the requirements specified in Art. 201 of the Law on Higher Education; 3) obtain approval from the head of the faculty organisational unit (institute, chair, division) to prepare the doctoral thesis in this unit. Such approval shall also be an obligation of the unit to provide adequate conditions for the preparation of the doctoral thesis, as laid down in 5 section 17 of the Regulations. 3. Enrolment for full-time doctoral programmes of Polish nationals and non-polish nationals who enjoy the rights of Polish citizens shall be conducted through a competitive selection. Enrolment of other international candidates shall be governed by separate regulations. 4. For the purposes of the enrolment procedure, candidates for doctoral programmes shall be provided with a list of faculty employees who may serve as academic advisors. The list, along with information on research areas, shall be published on the faculty website. 5. Doctoral student enrolment shall be conducted by the faculty doctoral programme admissions committee appointed by the Dean. The committee shall be chaired by the head of doctoral programmes. In addition, the committee shall include at least two faculty employees entitled to act as academic supervisors in the doctoral conferment processes and representatives of doctoral students in the number determined by the Faculty Board and appointed by the faculty-level doctoral students self-government body. 6. The doctoral programme admissions committee shall conduct the competitive selection for doctoral programmes in the manner approved by the Faculty Board and with regard, among others, to: 1) whether the candidate meets the requirements for admission to a doctoral programme; 2) the course of his or her Master s study; 3) the candidate s achievements that reflect his or her research skills, including publications and activities in student research groups; 4) results of the entry examination, if such an examination is provided for in the faculty enrolment procedures. 7. The faculty doctoral programme admissions committee shall take decisions on admissions to doctoral programmes. The decision on admission to a programme starting in a given semester shall be taken before the beginning of the semester. 8. A decision of the faculty admissions committee refusing admission to a doctoral programme may be appealed against to the Rector within fourteen (14) days of receipt. An appeal may be based only on a claimed breach of entrance requirements or procedures. The Rector s decision on the appeal shall be final. 9. Entrance requirements and procedures applicable to doctoral programmes shall be published on the website of WUT doctoral programmes and on the website of the faculty involved, or made generally available in any other way as appropriate for the faculty, no later than five (5) months before the beginning of the academic year wherein the programme commences. 10. Admission decisions shall be made public. 11. A doctoral student shall be admitted to Warsaw University of Technology upon matriculation and swearing the academic oath, the text of which is included in the WUT Statute. The oath shall not be taken by WUT graduates. Upon matriculation, a doctoral student shall be given a doctoral student identity card and a doctoral student record card. The doctoral student record card, owned by the student, is a document showing all the courses taken and the results obtained throughout the study programme. A specimen doctoral student record card shall be approved by the Rector. 12. Admission to part-time doctoral programmes at WUT shall be granted on condition that the candidate pays the tuition fee for at least one semester of study. 13. Admission to a doctoral programme may be granted by transfer from a doctoral programme at another WUT faculty or at another university, within the same or related academic discipline. 3

4 14. Admission to a doctoral programme by transfer may be granted to a doctoral student who has completed at least the first semester of a doctoral programme and fulfilled all the requirements arising from the regulations binding at the university and at the faculty he or she is leaving, and who has obtained a positive opinion from the head of the doctoral programme he or she is leaving. 15. Decisions on admission to a doctoral programme by transfer shall be taken by the head of doctoral programmes of the receiving faculty. Following consultation with the academic advisor, the head shall decide on an individual study programme for the admitted doctoral student. 16. The head of doctoral programmes may grant approval for the transfer of a doctoral student from a full-time degree programme to a part-time degree programme, and vice versa. The provisions of section 14 above shall apply accordingly. 3. Educational programme 1. The doctoral educational programme shall be laid down by the Board of the Faculty involved. The educational programme shall include: 1) the area of science and the academic discipline or disciplines in which the doctoral degree shall be awarded; 2) the mode of a doctoral programme (full-time or part-time); 3) learning outcomes; 4) doctoral study schedule and programme that meets the requirements listed in sections 4-9 below. 2. Upon successful completion of the programme, which primarily involves research activity and participation in the life of the national and international research community, the graduates shall have achieved the following learning outcomes; 1) a body of systematic advanced knowledge which is at the forefront of their chosen research areas; 2) skills related to the methods of research; 3) social competence related to research activity and to the social role of a scientist. 3. The doctoral study programme adopted by the Faculty Board comprises, among others, the following: 1) research conducted under the supervision of an academic advisor, and then under the guidance of a supervisor or a supervisor and a subsidiary supervisor, leading to a doctoral thesis and the award of the doctoral degree; 2) courses fundamental for the academic discipline related to a given doctoral programme, at an appropriately advanced level, offered by a faculty, the University, or any other institution providing doctoral education; 3) courses related to the academic discipline in which a doctoral programme is offered, provided at an appropriately advanced level and presenting the latest scientific achievements; 4) courses which transfer knowledge that is not directly related to their chosen field of science or academic discipline and which contribute towards general professional competence and skills, including research skills; 5) courses which enable a doctoral student to acquire teaching competences and knowledge of modern teaching methods and principles of class teaching; 6) practical placement. 4. The doctoral study programme adopted by the Faculty Board for the courses listed in section 3 points 2-5 shall be equivalent to 45 ECTS credits wherein: 1) courses fundamental for a given field of science and specialist courses in the discipline shall be equivalent to 25 ECTS credits; 2) courses which transfer knowledge that is not directly related to a given area of science or academic discipline and which contribute towards general professional skills and competence shall be equivalent to 10 ECTS credits; 3) courses aimed at developing teaching competences, including knowledge of modern teaching methods and principles of class teaching shall be equivalent to 10 ECTS credits. 4

5 5. A doctoral study programme adopted by the Faculty Board should: 1) provide a doctoral student with a wide choice of courses; 2) include at least one course related to the academic discipline and delivered in a foreign language (not applicable to doctoral programmes in English as the language of instruction). 6. Practical placements provided for within the doctoral programme shall involve participation in the delivery of teaching. The teaching load for doctoral students shall be no less than ten (10) and no more than ninety (90) teaching hours in any year, pursuant to the provisions of 5 sections The overall doctoral study schedule shall specify the timetable for the completion of individual tasks, such as the initiation of the doctoral conferment process, which should take place before completion of the third year of study, and the submission of a draft of the doctoral thesis for the supervisor s assessment. 8. The overall full-time doctoral study schedule should enable a doctoral student to obtain more than half of the ECTS credits allocated to the doctoral educational programme as a result of passing courses that require direct participation of academic teachers. 9. The doctoral educational programme shall include the following courses from the university offer for doctoral students: 1) fundamental courses at advanced level (University Didactic Offer of the Centre for Advanced Studies), of at least sixty (60) class hours (at least 6 ECTS credits); 2) courses in economic sciences and the humanities, and specialist language courses, related to additional doctoral examinations, as well as courses aimed at developing general skills, such as, for example, understanding legal and ethical aspects of the research environment, or teaching and communication skills. 10. The doctoral educational programme shall be published on the WUT doctoral programme website and on the website of the concerned faculty, and made generally available in any other manner as appropriate for the faculty, no later than three (3) months before the beginning of the academic year wherein the programme commences. 11. On the basis of the doctoral study programme adopted by the Faculty Board, and after consultation with the academic advisor, a doctoral student shall determine an individual doctoral study programme that lays down the tasks to be completed in successive semesters. Details of the individual study programme may be determined before the beginning of each semester. 12. The individual doctoral study programme may be completed by a doctoral student both at the home faculty and, partly, at other relevant units and institutions in Poland and abroad. Recognition of achievements of a doctoral student at the home faculty shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the ECTS system. Recognition of achievements, especially for part-time doctoral students, may also include competences acquired outside the higher education system or those resulting from self-education through, for example, professional activity. 13. A doctoral student may participate in classes conducted at another WUT faculty which are not part of the offer of the WUT Centre for Advanced Studies provided he or she obtains the approval from the Deans of both concerned faculties. Participation in such classes shall not be subject to inter-faculty financial settlements. The Dean s refusal to register a doctoral student from another faculty shall be forwarded to the Rector along with a substantiation. A doctoral student s participation in a lecture or in any other auditory classes provided at another WUT faculty and offered regardless of applications from doctoral students from other faculties shall require approval from the course tutor and from the head of doctoral programmes at the doctoral student s faculty. Refusal to register a doctoral student from another faculty by the course tutor shall be justified and forwarded to the Deans of both faculties. 4. Organisation and rules of study 1. Graduation from a doctoral programme shall take place upon completion of the doctoral study programme and upon the award of the degree of doktor following the doctoral conferment process and a relevant resolution adopted by the Faculty Board. 5

6 2. The doctoral programme shall last four (4) years. 3. Upon the request of a doctoral student, the duration of a doctoral programme may be extended. Decisions on extending a doctoral programme shall be taken by the head of doctoral programmes in accordance with the following rules: 1) the head of the doctoral programme extends the duration of the doctoral programme by the period equivalent to maternity leave, additional maternity leave, leave on conditions of maternity leave, additional leave on conditions of maternity leave, and fraternity leave, as laid down in separate regulations; 2) in justified cases, the head of the doctoral programme may extend the duration of the doctoral programme and exempt a doctoral student from the obligation to participate in classes, especially in the case of: a) temporary inability to pursue study due to illness, b) personal care for an ill family member, c) personal care for a child under 4 or a disabled child, in total for no more than one year; d) certificate of disability. 3) after consultation with the academic advisor or the supervisor, the head of the doctoral programme may extend the duration of the doctoral programme and exempt a doctoral student from the obligation to participate in classes in the cases justified by the necessity to conduct long-term research, for the duration thereof, by no more than two (2) years. 4. The head of the doctoral programme may consent to resumption of a doctoral programme by a person struck from the register of doctoral students provided the person submitted a doctoral thesis positively assessed by the supervisor and an application for resumption, and on condition the applicant has completed the required programme. 5. Doctoral programmes shall follow the same academic calendar as other types of degree programmes provided at WUT. This shall not apply to individual research work. 6. Doctoral programmes shall be organised so as to ensure that a doctoral student can conduct research and be in regular contact with the academic advisor. 7. The academic advisor shall support a doctoral student in his or her research, and provide assistance in acquiring funds for the research, including those available within larger research projects. 8. Part-time doctoral programmes shall be organised so as to ensure that the doctoral programme may be followed by persons in employment. 9. A doctoral student doing research towards his or her doctoral thesis at another university or at a research centre (foreign ones in particular) may apply to the head of doctoral programmes with a request for an individually defined temporary and partial exemption from the obligations arising from the Regulations. Decision thereon shall be taken by the head of doctoral programmes. 10. At least once yearly, in accordance with the rules laid down by the Faculty Board, the head of doctoral programmes shall assess each student s progress and performance within the programme, with attention to: 1) progress in research towards the doctoral thesis; 2) grades for courses included in the individual study programme; 3) completion of teaching obligations within the practical placement. 11. The following grades and their verbal descriptors shall be awarded upon the completion of courses: 5.0 five or very good 4.5 four and a half or above good 4.0 four or good 3.5 three and a half or fairly good 3.0 three or satisfactory 2.0 two or fail. The same grades shall be used in the assessment of examinations conducted within the doctoral conferment process. 6

7 12. The course tutor shall be responsible for explaining to doctoral students, preferably at the first class or during an information meeting, the methods used for continuous progress assessment, the mode and schedule for the course completion, including the method and mode of publishing the results and the form of end-of-course test or examination. The information shall be published in a place accessible to all doctoral students involved. 13. On the basis of progress assessment within the doctoral programme, the head of the doctoral programme shall take the decision on crediting the successive semesters or years of study and shall register a doctoral student by the deadlines laid down in the timetable of the academic year, by making appropriate entries in the doctoral student record card. 14. A doctoral student s written objections as to the assessment and decision of the head of doctoral programmes referred to in sections 10 and 13 above shall be considered by the Dean. 15. The head of doctoral programmes shall take the decision to strike a student from the register of doctoral students if he or she: 1) has not taken up study within one month from the beginning of classes; 2) has informed in writing of withdrawal from the doctoral programme; 3) has been expelled from the University due to disciplinary penalty; 4) has lost legal capacity; 5) has failed to obtain the doctoral degree by the specified deadline. 16. The head of doctoral programmes shall also take the decision to strike a doctoral student from the register of doctoral students in the case of failure to meet the requirements referred to in 5 section 1, especially in the case of: 1) insufficient progress in the doctoral study programme, confirmed by failure to obtain registration for another semester or year by the specified deadline; 2) failure to pay the fee for the doctoral programme by the specified deadline; 3) the Faculty Board s resolution on closing the doctoral conferment process. 17. A decision to strike a doctoral student from the register of doctoral students shall be made by the head of doctoral programmes in writing and shall be delivered to the doctoral student upon acknowledgement of receipt. At least one week before taking the decision, the head of doctoral programmes shall notify the doctoral student and his or her academic advisor or supervisor of the intention to strike the doctoral student from the register. The head shall notify the Dean and the Rector of taking the decision to strike the doctoral student from the register. 18. A person struck from the register of doctoral students may appeal against the decision of the head of doctoral programmes to the Rector within fourteen (14) days of receipt. The Rector s decision on the appeal shall be final. 19. A person who has completed a doctoral study programme as well as a person struck from the register of doctoral students may obtain a certificate confirming the course of their doctoral programme. A specimen certificate shall be approved by the Rector. 20. At the end of each academic year, the head of doctoral programmes shall present to the Faculty Board and to the Rector a report evaluating the doctoral programmes. 21. The quality-assurance system used by the faculty offering doctoral programmes provides for a periodical evaluation of the educational programme and the compatibility of the learning outcomes achieved by doctoral students with the expected learning outcomes, and for the application of its results to further improve the programme. 22. Detailed rules that pertain to the organisation and conduct of doctoral programmes at a faculty, such as the terms and conditions of registration for subsequent semesters or years of study, the rules and procedures for the recognition of achievements completed by doctoral students outside the faculty and the requirements regarding reports on research conducted towards the doctoral degree shall be determined by the Faculty Board. 23. The rules for the documentation of doctoral programmes shall be determined by the Rector. 7

8 5. Rights and duties of doctoral students 1. A doctoral student shall conduct himself or herself in compliance with the sworn academic oath. A doctoral student shall be obliged specifically to: 1) pursue his or her defined individual study programme, carry out research, pass all the courses in due time, undertake practical placements and submit reports on their progress during the study programme; 2) fulfil within the set deadlines all the requirements relating to the doctoral conferment process; 3) observe the regulations prevailing at WUT, especially the rules laid down in the Academic Regulations for Doctoral Programmes and the Doctoral Student s Code of Ethics; 4) notify the head of doctoral programmes of any change in personal data; 5) pay the relevant tuition fees on time. 2. Any breach of WUT regulations and conduct unbecoming to a doctoral student shall result in disciplinary action in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Higher Education. 3. A doctoral student may be a person in employment. His or her employment shall not interfere with the courses provided for in the educational programme or with his or her teaching obligations. 4. A doctoral student may be entitled to: 1) doctoral scholarship; 2) doctoral scholarship at an increased level funded under entity-specific grant for the promotion of excellence; 3) competition-based scholarship funded from the faculty s resources for statutory activities; 4) a doctoral scholarship, based on separate regulations and awarded if a doctoral student has commenced a doctoral conferment process; 5) financial support in the form of: a) maintenance grant, b) assistance grant, c) scholarship for outstanding doctoral students, d) special grant for disabled persons, e) scholarship for outstanding achievements awarded by the minister. 6) a scholarship or financial support awarded by physical or legal persons, such as local governmentadministered units, under the relevant provisions of the Law on Higher Education; 7) accommodation in a university hall of residence for a doctoral student, his or her spouse and child. 5. Requirements and procedures for awarding the scholarships and support listed in section 4 points 1-5, excluding scholarships referred to in section 4 point 5 letter e, shall be determined by the Rector. 6. A doctoral student awarded a doctoral scholarship shall be required to undertake practical placement involving teaching classes or participation in the delivery of teaching conducted along with the academic advisor. The teaching load shall be thirty (30) to ninety (90) hours a year. This obligation shall not apply to doctoral students whose scholarship is funded only under the entity-specific grant for the promotion of excellence. The number of classes taught may be decreased if a doctoral student is conducting research related to his or her doctoral thesis at another university or research centre, a situation which requires a temporary change of residence (especially in the case of a stay abroad); the number of teaching hours shall be decreased proportionally to the period spent at another centre. 7. A doctoral student shall be exempt from teaching duties, without the need to make up for them later, during maternity leave, additional maternity leave, leave on conditions of maternity leave, additional leave on conditions of maternity leave, and fraternity leave, as laid down in separate regulations. 8. Director of the faculty organisational unit (institute, chair, division) where a doctoral student does research towards the doctoral degree shall ensure that the student can complete his or her teaching obligations. A doctoral student may not conduct laboratory classes on his or her own if participation in them entails special safety considerations. 9. A doctoral student employed as an academic teacher whose teaching load amounts to at least ninety (90) hours annually shall be exempt from the requirement to teach classes within practical placement. 8

9 10. Doctoral students who are not awarded a scholarship, doctoral students whose scholarship is financed solely from the entity-specific grant for promotion of excellence and part-time doctoral students shall undertake practical placement by teaching between ten (10) and thirty (30) hours annually, including teaching at least ten (10) hours annually together with an academic teacher. 11. Detailed rules on the organisation and schedule of doctoral programmes referred to in 1 section 4 point 3 determine the requirements as to the teaching load and the manner in which the teaching should be delivered by doctoral students within their practical placements. 12. A doctoral student shall undergo health and safety training prior to teaching classes. 13. For participation in research work, a doctoral student may obtain additional remuneration from the funds allocated by directors of research projects. In particular, a doctoral student may obtain additional remuneration for participation in research projects funded from the European Union Framework Programmes. 14. A doctoral student shall be entitled to additional remuneration for work done for the University beyond the duties resulting from the Academic Regulations for Doctoral Programmes. 15. Striking a doctoral student from the register of doctoral students shall entail the loss of scholarships and other support. 16. A doctoral student shall notify the head of doctoral programmes of any significant circumstances that may influence the withdrawal or suspension of payment of scholarships or support, especially of travels lasting over one month. 17. The faculty organisational unit (institute, chair, division) where the doctoral thesis is prepared within the determined individual study programme and schedule shall: 1) provide funds for research conducted by a doctoral student and for publishing the results of the research; 2) provide a doctoral student with opportunities for cooperation with research teams, including international ones, and for participation in the life of Polish and international academic community. 18. A doctoral student shall have the right to use the laboratory and research equipment, materials, secretarial services, etc. in accordance with the rules applicable to the members of the faculty organisational unit (institute, chair, division) where the doctoral thesis is prepared. 19. A full-time doctoral student should be allocated a workplace with a computer and access to the Internet, and a pigeon hole, i.e., a place for correspondence addressed to the student. A doctoral student shall be present in the workplace at times agreed upon with his or her academic advisor. 20. A doctoral student may apply for a student credit in accordance with the regulations in force. The choice of 5% of the best doctoral graduates who may have part of their credit written off shall be made at each faculty, taking into consideration, among others, the duration of their doctoral study (from the moment of enrolment to the award of doctoral degree). 21. A doctoral student shall have holidays of the duration of no more than eight (8) weeks per year which should be taken in the class-free period. 22. A doctoral student may use: 1) the offer of the Foreign Language Centre and choose sixty (60) free-of-charge hours, in addition to their study programme; 2) WUT sports centres in accordance with the regulations applicable to students. 23. A doctoral student may be employed as an assistant and at the same time use various forms of scholarships, financial support and remuneration referred to in sections 4 and A doctoral student shall be covered with social and public health insurance subject to separate regulations. A doctoral student shall be entitled to services of public health centres in accordance with the regulations applicable to WUT employees. A doctoral student s unemployed spouse and his or her children shall be entitled to services of public health centres in accordance with the regulations applicable to family members of WUT employees. 9

10 25. A doctoral student allowed to attend courses and conduct research, and to teach classes on his or her own within practical placement shall be covered with obligatory personal accident insurance and liability insurance. 26. Special needs of disabled doctoral students shall be taken into consideration in the individual doctoral study programme, in the requirements for its completion, and in the way of conducting examinations, including admission examinations required in the case of competitive selection of candidates. 27. A student shall be issued a doctoral student identity card upon payment of a fee determined by the Rector. 6. Fees 1. A full-time doctoral programme shall be free of charge, subject to section 2 below. 2. The University may charge fees for some educational services related to doctoral programmes as provided for in the Law on Higher Education. The title and the amount of the fees shall be determined by the Rector. The WUT Senate shall lay down detailed rules on charging the fees, including the procedure for exemption conditions. 3. A part-time doctoral programme shall be a paid programme. The amount of the tuition fee for a programme conducted at a faculty, not exceeding the costs of education, shall be determined by the Rector at the request of the Dean. The WUT Senate shall lay down the detailed rules on charging the fees, including the procedure for exemption conditions. 4. The fee charging terms and conditions for doctoral programmes shall be specified in a written agreement between the University and a doctoral student. 7. Final provisions 1. The Regulations shall enter into force on 1 October 2012, while completion of the educational/degree programme referred to in 3 section 1 point 3, section 2, section 4, section 9 point 1, section 12 and 4 section 1 of the Regulations and pursued within doctoral programmes commenced in the academic year 2011/2012 or before, shall be continued in accordance with the previous regulations. 2. Entrance requirements and procedures, rules for payment of tuition fees and the rules of granting scholarships and financial support for persons who are not Polish citizens and to whom the rules for Polish citizens are not applicable shall be determined by separate regulations. 3. The offer of the Centre for Advanced Studies referred to in 3 section 9 point 1 shall not be binding for: 1) doctoral students of the WUT Branch in Płock 2) doctoral students studying in English as the language of instruction if the offer of the Centre does not include courses in English. 4. To all matters not settled herein, general provisions for doctoral programmes and doctoral students and internal acts in force at the University shall apply. 5. In interpretation of the provisions laid down herein, the rules of the European Charter for Researchers shall apply. 10

11 Annex No. 2 to Resolution No. 415/XLVII/2012 of the WUT Senate of 22 February 2012 Guidelines on learning outcomes for doctoral programmes at Warsaw University of Technology 1. On the conclusion of doctoral study programmes in the area of technical sciences, graduates shall have achieved the learning outcomes listed in section 2 below. In the case of doctoral programmes in any other area, the learning outcomes shall be modified accordingly. 2. Learning outcomes achieved by doctoral graduates in the area of technical sciences. 1) Knowledge. Doctoral graduates shall have: a) a body of systematic advanced knowledge in the research field, academic discipline, or disciplines related to their research field, b) a body of well-informed detailed theoretical knowledge which is at the forefront of their academic discipline or area of research, acquired particularly from scholarly publications, c) knowledge of research principles and methods, as well as understanding of the legal and ethical aspects associated with their research area, including the methods of preparing publications and communicating their research findings, d) a systematic understanding of methods used to acquire and execute research projects, including the economic and legal constraints involved in such projects, e) a systematic understanding of technology transfer and commercialisation of research results, specifically including issues related to the protection of intellectual property rights, f) knowledge of modern class teaching techniques and teaching methodology. 2) Skills. Doctoral graduates shall be able to: a) effectively acquire information related to their research field from various sources, including those in foreign languages, and make informed selection of the information and interpret it, b) critically analyse, using the acquired knowledge, results of research and other creative work both their own and that of other researchers and evaluate their contribution to the development of the discipline they represent, and assess the usefulness and applicability of theoretical work in practice, c) identify and formulate complex research tasks and problems related to their academic discipline, including conceptually new ones, leading to innovative technical solutions, d) solve complex research problems related to their academic discipline, including independent and original ones, using conceptually new methods that contribute to the advancement of knowledge and become practically applicable innovative solutions whose level of originality justifies their refereed publication; e) methodologically and correctly plan and execute their own research project related to research conducted within a bigger team, f) keep records of research results and prepare scholarly publications both in their native and a foreign language in accordance with the rules applicable to such publications and with particular regard to the copyright laws, g) effectively communicate both in their native and foreign language with the international academic and professional community through various channels available; communicate their achievements and ideas clearly and unambiguously, and make informed judgements in scientific discussions and public debates on various issues; lead scientific discussions, h) teach classes at a university and provide other forms of education using modern teaching techniques and adequate methodology. 3) Social competence. Doctoral graduates shall: a) show self-criticism in their creative endeavours; understand the need for continuous education to increase the level of their professional and personal competence, especially by following and analysing the latest achievements in the research areas related to their field of study, b) understand the value of professional and ethical conduct, thus contributing to the ethos of academic and professional environment, 11

12 c) be able to think and act independently and creatively and have an entrepreneurial mindset, show initiative in developing new ideas and in searching for innovative solutions; show initiative in generating new research areas; d) understand the need for their involvement in educating specialists in the engineering discipline they represent, and for taking part in other activities that contribute to the development of the knowledgebased society, e) be aware of the social role of a doctoral graduate; in particular, understand the need to provide the society with information and opinions on scientific and technical achievements through, for example, mass media; ensure that the information and opinions, justifying different points of view, are communicated clearly and in a commonly understandable manner. 12