Geoplanet Doctoral School

The Geoplanet Doctoral School (geoplanetschool.camk.edu.pl) is operated jointly by the following institutions:

  • Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences – the leading institution of the Geoplanet Doctoral School
  • Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute (PGI-NRI).

 

The Geoplanet school educates doctoral students in the following disciplines: astronomy, physical sciences, earth and environmental sciences, social and economic geography and spatial planning, automation, electronic and electrical engineering.

 

Polish Geological Institute - NRI joined the Geoplanet Doctoral School based on the agreement dated on the 7th September 2022.

 

The Geoplanet Doctoral School is managed by a Board that consists of the school coordinators operating in its Institutes. The coordinator of the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Radosław Smolec, D.Sc. Prof., is the head of the Geoplanet school.

 

As a member of the Geoplanet Doctoral School, PGI-NRI conducts doctoral training in geology.

 

The PhD candidates are offered projects within the main research areas of PGI-NRI:

  • Sedimentary Basins & Petroleum Systems Analysis,
  • Regional Geology,
  • Geothermal Energy,
  • Geophysics,
  • Natural Hazards,
  • Environmental Geology,
  • Engineering Geology,
  • Ore geology,
  • Tectonics,
  • Paleontology,
  • Hydrogeology,
  • Marine Geology,
  • Quaternary Geology,
  • Geological Mapping
  • 3-D Structure Modeling and Geological Processes Modelling.

 

pdf Regulations of the doctoral school (237 KB)

 

The training lasts 4 years and is conducted in English.

 

During the training, the candidate attends lectures and participates in research under the supervision of a research tutor. Fulfilling the Degree Programme Curriculum is a necessary condition for completing education in the Geoplanet school, and it includes passing interdisciplinary lectures, presenting an obligatory doctoral seminar once a year, earning a positive evaluation of the yearly progress reports, and preparing a doctoral dissertation.

 

The education in the Geoplanet Doctoral School is conducted based on pdf the Degree Programme Curriculum (154 KB) and pdf an individual research plan (88 KB) . The educational outcomes are assessed based on oral and written exams as well as seminars and reports. The implementation of the Degree Programme Curriculum aims at achieving the learning outcomes stipulated for the qualifications described at the 8th level of the Polish Qualification Framework (PQF).

 

Recruitment to the Geoplanet Doctoral School is a two-stage competition open to international applicants. The candidate applying to the Geoplanet Doctoral School needs to hold a master's degree, a master's degree in engineering or an equivalent degree. 

 

The recruitment rules are presented in detail in pdf Recruitment rules (123 KB) .

The Geoplanet Doctoral School statute and regulations

Useful links

Geoplanet Doctoral School Coordinator at PGI-NRI

Marcin Dąbrowski, D.Sc. Assoc. Prof.
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tel. +48 71 337 20 92 ext. 152, mob. +48 731 481 316

Secretary's Office of the Geoplanet Doctoral School at PGI-NRI

Jolanta Duczmańska-Kłonowska, M.A.
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tel. +48 71 337 20 92, ext. 190

 

Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute

4, Rakowiecka Street
00-975 Warsaw, Poland
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