PhD training at Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WUST) is conducted at the interdisciplinary Doctoral School governed by the office of Vice-Rector for Science. The Doctoral School of WUST started its operation on October 1, 2019.

The main goal of our Doctoral School is to train essential skills and aptitude to prepare PhD students to conduct high-profile research at academic institutions, research centres, and industries. The PhD degree is awarded upon the completion of education at the Doctoral School, which lasts 4 years. The PhD students work towards their thesis, namely a reaserch project that involves an innovative solution to a well-defined scientific problem. Every PhD student selects a supervisor from the list of WUST professors who guides the young researcher in their work and supports them in developing his/her own scientific profile. Apart from the work on the thesis, the doctoral program of study provides a general and thorough research training as well as training in the area of teaching, totalling 285 hours of courses and 180 hours of teaching to be delivered by the participants. The doctoral training in our Doctoral School is conducted in English and lasts 4 years. 

Training in our Doctoral School prepares to obtain the PhD degree and is carried out in the following disciplines:

After two years, every PhD student has a mid-term evaluation performed by a committee comprising at least one external evaluator. The main objective of the mid-term evaluation is to validate the work done by the student in the first two years as well to review their plans for the next two years. A positive result of the mid-term evaluation is a necessary condition for the student to continue studying at the Doctoral School.

The academic year in Poland consists of the winter semester (October to February), the summer semester (February to June), and the periods during which no courses are held: Christmas, winter break (February), and Easter and summer holidays. Each semester comprises 15 weeks of instruction, followed by an examination period.