ATTENTION! Applications to this programme are reviewed continuously – only confirmed applications will be considered. Please familiarise yourself with the continuous admission process description.

Important information

Useful links

• admission process step by step
• statistics overview (in Polish)

Continuous admission process description

In the continuous admission process, confirmed applications are reviewed continuously. 

To participate in the admission process:

• submit your application for the chosen programme please click on the green “Sign up” button on the right side of the screen,
• during submission of the application, fill out the provided form with the required data and scans of documents,
• pay the application fee,
• confirm the application by clicking on the “Confirm” button in the “Application” tab. You can confirm your application only when the application round is still open.

PLEASE NOTE! Before you confirm your application, ensure that all the required data have been entered into the system and the documents have been uploaded. You cannot edit a confirmed application.

Remember to regularly check information provided in the IRK system (tab “Messages”) or sent by e-mail. You will be informed about the next steps or asked to provide additional data.

Once all those steps are completed, confirmed and paid applications will be checked and reviewed. If an exam is included in the qualification criteria, you will be informed about its date. Results of the admissions process are published regularly throughout the application round.

Who can apply?

Studies can be undertaken by people who hold:

• diploma of higher education (at least Licencjat or equivalent, e.g. bachelor) awarded in any field.

A diploma obtained at a foreign university is equal to the documents issued in Poland as long as it confirms the candidate's eligibility to undertake the second-cycle programmes of study.

Qualified candidates need to have graduated from the declared study programme by the time of enrollment and have at least a certificate of graduation.

Qualification criteria

Admission rules have been established in the resolution no. 58/V/2024 of the Senate of the Jagiellonian University of 29 May 2024.

The final admission result is calculated based on the following elements:

Results on the document entitling to undertake studies are not considered in the calculation of the final admission result.

The interview

The interview is conducted in English. Its aim is to assess:

• candidate's motivation for undertaking the programme,
• their general knowledge in the area of Ecology, Protection of Nature and Environment,
• and their English proficiency.

The interview takes place on the day specified in the admission schedule.

Candidates are notified of the interview details individually through their IRK accounts.

The interviews will be conducted online (via Microsoft Teams, Skype, etc.). To participate in the interview, please note that you will need a stable Internet connection, a working microphone and headphones or speakers, and a webcam (you will be asked to show your ID card to the camera to verify your identity). You are also expected to answer the questions without any assistance.

Application form

Upon the submission of the application, candidates have to fill out a form regarding:

• the course of study they have graduated from (upon the time of enrollment).

Further information will be provided later.

Admission schedule

A detailed admission schedule is available on our website: admission schedule.

An additional application round is opened only for the programmes with free places. Rounds for different programmes can start several days following the announcement of the results. Stay up to date with the information published in the IRK system.

Enrollment for studies

The documents mentioned below need to be delivered to the secretary's office during the enrollment dates after receiving the “qualified” status. Please familiarise yourself with the list of documents and prepare them in advance. It is necessary to present all the documents for enrollment.

Enrollment is possible online only within the dates specified in the admission schedule in the line “enrollment dates”.

Enrollment is made usually by correspondence (online, via e-mail). After the results are announced in the link “Documents and further steps” in the “Applications” tab, you will find the email address to send scans of all the documents required for enrollment and the declaration for correspondence enrollment.

After correspondence enrollment, the candidate must present all the original documents for inspection in the secretary's office by September 26.

Please read the information about power of attorney: https://welcome.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/admission/power-of-attorney.

List of required documents

Some of the documents have to be downloaded from your IRK account:

• personal questionnaire – Attention! You can only download the questionnaire if your photo was accepted by the administrator, so you should upload it to the system in advance,
• “Basis for the application” form,
• declaration for correspondence enrollment,
• power of attorney – only if a candidate is enrolled by a representative (non-applicable if the enrollment is made by correspondence).

It is also required to deliver: 

• valid passport or ID card (only for verification of the identity; no copies are made),
• diploma confirming the candidate's eligibility to undertake the second-cycle studies. If the candidate doesn't have a diploma yet (but has already graduated), they may submit a certificate of graduation instead and sign the declaration of delivery of a diploma's copy with the original for an inspection by September 26, 2025. The declaration is made during enrollment,
• certified translation into Polish or English of documents issued in a language other than Polish or English.

Attention! If your diploma was issued abroad, you will also need to present an apostille or legalisation of the document by September 26. It is also obligatory for the documents issued in the European Union.

More information: required documents.

By the deadline specified in the schedule, you have to deliver a medical certificate – a referral for a medical examination conducted by a doctor of occupational medicine is issued during enrollment. 

Further information will be provided later. 

Tuition fee payment

Further information will be provided later.

More information: fees.

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