Important information

Admission step-by-step

Before applying, read the information on the website carefully: basus.info/application-procedure and the answers to frequently asked questions in FAQ.

Who can apply?

Studies can be undertaken by people who hold: 

• international secondary education document (a document entitling its holder to undertake first- or long-cycle studies in its country of issue),
• Polish Matura (2005–2025),
• International Baccalaureate Diploma,
• European Baccalaureate Diploma,
• Polish maturity certificate (issued up until 2005).

Qualified candidates must hold the document entitling them to undertake the studies at the time of the enrollment.

Qualification criteria

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

Exam 

The exam is conducted in English. The scope of the exam is thematically related to the six tracks available within the study programme: (1) Law and Politics of Sustainability, (2) Sustainable Chemistry and Physics, (3) Social Sciences and Humanities, (4) Environmental and Life Sciences, (5) Economics, Management and Engineering, (6) Economy and Geography. It aims to assess candidates' aptitude for the programme in the study, including in particular, the ability to analyse and interpret text and data correctly, the ability to think critically, and knowledge of materials regarding knowledge in the field of sustainable development, indicated on the website of the studies.

The exam takes place online on the day specified in the admission schedule. Technical information about the exam is available in the exam information. 

Enrollment for studies

The documents 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 the enrollment (except those that could be delivered by September 26, along with the list below).

Correspondence enrollment is possible online only within the dates specified in the admission schedule in the line “Admissions from the primary list”.

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.

In case of correspondence enrollment, the candidate must present all the original documents for inspection in the secretary’s office by the deadline of September 26, 2025.

Please read the information about:

• power of attorney: https://welcome.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/admission/power-of-attorney;
• admission of minor candidates: https://welcome.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/admission/minor-candidates.

Formal requirement for admission

To undertake this programme, it is required to submit a documents confirming the candidate’s competency in English. The programme accepts the following documents:

• TOEFL iBT – at least 90 points (partial results cannot be lower than 20 points);
• exam IELTS Academic – at least 6.5 points (partial results cannot be lower than 5.5 points);
• ESOL Cambridge (CAE/CPE) – at least 176 points (partial results cannot be lower than 169 points);
• PTE Academic – at least 59 points (partial results cannot be lower than 53 points);
• ITACE C1 or C2, 
• a document confirming obtaining at least 90% of points in the high school leaving exam in English at an advanced level (or bilingual) or a comparable result of another state exam confirming knowledge of English language at least at the B2 level. The final recognition of the document held by the candidate is decided by the Faculty Admission Committee or Rector based on analysis of the documents submitted by the candidate.

List of required documents

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

• personal questionnaire – Note that you can only download the questionnaire if you are qualified and the administrator has accepted your photo, so you should upload the photo into the system in advance;
• declaration for candidates-minors – if the candidate is under 18 at the date of enrollment;
• power of attorney – only if a candidate is enrolled by a representative (does not apply for correspondence enrollment);
• declaration for correspondence enrollment.

It is also required to deliver:

• valid passport or EU-citizen ID card (only for verification of the identity; no copies are made);
• document entitling the holder to undertake studies: secondary education document entitling the holder to undertake studies in its country of issue or Polish maturity certificate or Polish Matura certificate or International Baccalaureate Diploma or, European Baccalaureate Diploma;
• certified translation into Polish or English of documents issued in a language other than Polish or English (does not apply to IB diplomas);
• certificate confirming the command of English;

Documents which can be delivered by September 26:

• apostille or legalisation of a certificate obtained outside Poland (does not apply to IB and EB matura exams) – it also applies to the documents issued in the European Union;
• decision on the recognition of a document of international qualification issued by the Polish education authority (kurator oświaty); more information: recognition of certificate issued abroad;
• document confirming the medical insurance.

More information: required documents.

Tuition fee payment

Information about the tuition fees can be found at the top of the page, in the “Important information” table. 

More information about the fees can be found on the website: fees.

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