About the Doctoral College of International Relations
The aim of doctoral schools is to educate doctoral students and prepare them to obtain a doctoral degree. The principles of their operation are regulated in the Act of July 20, 2018, Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 742). Doctoral colleges operate within the framework of doctoral schools, educating doctoral students in particular scientific disciplines.
The Doctoral College of International Relations was established at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Wrocław in December 2023 and provides education in the scientific discipline of international relations. This discipline was established by the decision of the Minister of Education and Science of October 27, 2022. Its research area includes the following subdisciplines:
1. history of international thought,
2. foreign policy and diplomacy,
3. international political economy,
4. international security,
5. international institutions,
6. regional and global studies,
7. sociology and anthropology of international relations.
Doctoral studies are an excellent opportunity to develop and pursue your scientific passions by conducting your own research, they also serve to expand knowledge and acquire skills useful for functioning in the academic environment in Poland and abroad.
The Doctoral College of International Relations is an excellent choice for people who are interested in events, phenomena and processes taking place in the international arena. Education includes:
• independent work, under the supervision of a research supervisor, in order to prepare a doctoral dissertation,
• participation in teaching activities provided for in the study program,
• gaining experience as an academic teacher.
After defending the doctoral dissertation, a doctoral student obtains a doctoral degree in international relations. Studies are conducted in Polish or English.
The education program at the Doctoral College of International Relations is available in the Program of Study.
The recruitment rules for the Doctoral College of International Relations are available in the Recruitment.
