1. The candidate for the award of a doktor degree shall submit – at least 14 days prior to the meeting of the Committee for academic degrees in the discipline of management and quality sciences at the University of Lodz – the application for the initiation of proceedings for the conferment of a doktor degree (appendix 5 to the Regulations).

2. The application shall be accompanied by:

- a certificate of completion of a doctoral school, which is equivalent to the achievement of study effects at PQF level 8 (together with a copy of the opinion of the supervisor appointed by the Doctoral School - certified as a true copy by an SDNS employee),

- a copy of the decision on the appointment of a supervisor/assistant supervisor at the Doctoral School - certified as a true copy by an SDNS employee,

- a copy of the general report of the anti-plagiarism system of the aforementioned doctoral dissertation (using JSA) submitted to the Doctoral School - certified as a true copy by an SDNS employee,

- a statement confirming the identity of the dissertation submitted at the end of training at the doctoral school - appendix 14 to the Regulations,

- a statement of the supervisor(s) and assistant supervisor(s) who performed these functions at the stage of the doctoral student's training at the doctoral school about the continuation of this function during the procedure for granting the doktor degree - appendix 13 to the Regulations,

- the dissertation, together with an abstract in the appropriate language submitted in printed form (1 copy) together with its digital version in pdf format on an electronic data carrier, signed with a qualified electronic signature or trusted profile (an electronic version of the dissertation together with the abstract should be sent to nauka.wz@uni.lodz.pl),

- an abstract in English, and if the dissertation is prepared in a foreign language, also an abstract in Polish, together with its electronic version, which should be sent to nauka.wz@uni.lodz.pl,

- opinion (sample 1) of the supervisor in the doctoral proceedings regarding the dissertation and proposed reviewers,

- a certificate (appendix 1 to the Regulations) in a modern foreign language or a university diploma, certifying knowledge of this language at a language proficiency level of at least B2. If an applicant for a doktor degree does not have a certificate or a university diploma, he/she is obliged to apply (sample 2) to the Committee for academic degrees in the discipline of management and quality sciences at the University of Lodz an application to appoint a Committee to conduct an examination in knowledge of a modern foreign language,

- a copy or photocopy (certified as a true copy by the entity issuing the document) of a diploma confirming the possession of a professional degree of Master of Science, Master of Engineering or equivalent, or a diploma referred to in Article 326(2)(2) or Article 327(2) of the Law, giving the right to apply for a doktor degree in the state, where the higher education system in which the university that issued it operates,

- personal questionnaire - appendix 6 to the Regulations,

- a statement of having read and understood the GDPR information clause - appendix 11 to the Regulations,

- information on scientific achievements including authorship/co-authorship (in accordance with the provisions set forth in Article 186 (1) item. 3 Law of July 20, 2018. – Law on Higher Education and Science) - sample 3

• 1 scientific article published in a scientific journal or in peer-reviewed materials of an international conference, which, in the year the article was published in its final form, was included in the list compiled in accordance with the regulations issued pursuant to Article 267 (2)(2)(b):
  - list of journals or
• 1 scientific monograph published by a publishing house which, in the year of the publication of the monograph in its final form, was included in the list drawn up in accordance with the regulations issued pursuant to Article 267(2)(2)(a), or a chapter in such a monograph (list of publishing houses)

An individual who has previously sought a doktor degree should include details regarding the progress of the doctoral dissertation or the procedures for obtaining a doktor degree from the institution where they were pursued.

4. The Committee for scientific degrees appoint three reviewers from among persons who are not employees of the doctoral subject and the university, institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, research institute, and international institute whose employee is the applicant for the doktor degree. 

5. The dissertation reviewers are recommended to the UŁ Commission by the Dean's College, selecting three of the five candidates proposed by the dissertation supervisor.

6. The reviewers shall prepare a review of the doctoral dissertation within 2 months from the date of its delivery.

In cases where doktor degree proceedings start more than 2 years after completing the doctoral school training, the Committee may conduct doctoral examinations to assess the attainment of study effects at PQF level 8 if there has been a significant change in scientific knowledge within the relevant discipline, especially concerning the doctoral dissertation topic.

If the author of the doctoral dissertation has used or intends to use confidential information constituting a legally protected secret in preparing the dissertation, they shall submit a written, reasoned request to the chairperson of the relevant UL Committee for Academic Degrees for the dissertation to be classified as confidential. The request must include the opinion of the doctoral supervisor, and, in justified cases, the opinion of a representative of the entity/company requesting the confidentiality classification - appendix 15 to the Regulations.

Any person involved in the preparation of the dissertation, including in the procedure for awarding the doktor degree, and having access to confidential information – including administrative employees – shall be required to sign a confidentiality declaration - appendix 16 to the Regulations.
 

1. A person who has received positive reviews from at least two reviewers and has met the requirements referred to in Article 186, paragraph 1, item 5 of the Law may be admitted to the defence.

2. After obtaining positive reviews (from at least two reviewers), the doctoral student shall provide the Science Unit with an electronic version of the self-reference.

3. The administrative secretary shall, no later than 30 days before the scheduled defence day, make available in the BIP of the University of Lodz the dissertation that is a written thesis, together with its abstract in the appropriate language, or a description of the dissertation that is not a written thesis and reviews.

4. In the case of a doctoral dissertation, the subject of which is covered by a legally protected secret, and has therefore been classified as confidential, only reviews are made available, excluding the contents covered by this secret. Reviews excluding the contents of legally protected secrets are forwarded to the administrative secretary by the supervisor. 

5. After reviewing the case file, in particular the dissertation and reviews, the Committee shall issue a decision on admission to the defence of the dissertation, at the same time appoint a Doctoral committee and set a date for the defence.

6. No later than 10 days before the designated date of the defence, the applicant for the doktor degree is required to: 

• deposit the electronic version of the dissertation in pdf format with an abstract in the appropriate language reviews, and declaration (appendix 3 to the Regulations), and provide its correct description (https://repozytorium.uni.lodz.pl),
• submit a signed statement on the release of the dissertation deposited in the UL Repository to the administrative secretary for archiving purposes - appendix 3 to the Regulations.

The obligation to deposit the electronic version of the dissertation in the UL Repository in pdf format together with the abstract and correct description does not apply to dissertations classified as confidential.

7. The administrative secretary shall, no later than 10 days before the scheduled date of the defence, make available in the BIP of the UL information on the date, place and manner of its defence, and, in the case of a doctoral dissertation classified as confidential, information on the non-public nature of the defence.

If a dissertation is not admitted to defence, or if a decision is issued refusing to award the doktor degree, that same dissertation may not serve as the basis for a subsequent application for the doktor degree.
 

1. The defence shall take place at a meeting of the Doctoral Committee and shall be public in nature. 

2. The defence of a doctoral dissertation covered by a confidentiality clause shall be non-public. 

3. The meeting is attended by at least one reviewer.

4. The meeting of the Doctoral Committee may be attended, without voting rights, by a supervisor and an assistant supervisor.

5. The Doctoral Committee may submit a request to the University of Łódź Committee for a doctoral dissertation to be awarded honor. The criteria to be met by a distinguished dissertation shall be determined by the Committee through a resolution effective for the duration of its term - Uchwała nr 39/N/2025 Komisji Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego do spraw stopni naukowych w dyscyplinie nauki o zarządzaniu i jakości z 10 lutego 2025 r. w sprawie szczegółowych zasad przyznawania wyróżnień rozprawom doktorskim.

6. Upon completion of the defence, in a closed session, the Doctoral Committee issues a decision on the acceptance/refuse to accept of the dissertation defence.

7. Within 7 days, the minutes of the defence, together with the decision, are forwarded to the UŁ Commission for Degrees.
 

1. The decision on awarding the doktor degree shall be made by the Committee for academic degrees in the discipline of management and quality sciences at the University of Lodz.

2. The Committee,  at the request of the Doctoral Committee, may decide to honor the dissertation.

1. A person who has been awarded a doktor degree is obliged to deliver to the Science Unit within one week of the awarding:

• a photocopy of the proof of payment for the issuance of the original doktor degree together with a copy in Polish (60 PLN – for a copy in Polish) or a printed confirmation from the Internet of the payment to the University of Lodz account no:

            Pekao S.A. II/O Lodz 86 1240 3028 1111 0000 2822 2488 with the annotation “Fee for a doctoral diploma – Faculty of Management, University of Lodz”,

• persons interested in a copy of the diploma in English shall submit to the Science Unit (room 8) an application addressed to the Evaluation and Discipline Development Centre of the University of Lodz with the translated title of the dissertation together with a copy of the fee (account number as above) for the issuance of an additional copy (80 PLN).

2. A person who has been awarded a doktor degree is obliged, within one month from the date of awarding:

• to deliver to the Science Unit a printed and signed SYNABA
• to send an electronic version of the SYNABA via e-mail to OPI PIB at: synaba@opi.org.pl
• to fill out the SYNABA - https://nauka-polska.pl/ 

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Faculty of Management University of Lodz
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E-mail: nauka.wz@uni.lodz.pl