This admission is open to doctoral students newly admitted to the Doctoral School and those completing their first year.
Necessary documents
By October 9, 2025, Candidates are required to:
- demonstrate their proficiency in English at the C1 level by submitting ONE of the following documents: a) an MA diploma in English, b) a CAE certificate or an analogous certificate confirming the Candidate’s command of English at the C1 level, or c) a diploma of graduation from a recognized foreign university in which the language of instruction is English;
- fill the application form to provide a description of the dual degree project and a list of academic achievements achievements-Sapienza Research-project-SAPIENZA
- submit the supervisor’s letter of reference in support of the Candidate’s application to join the dual degree program.
The interview will be held in English on October 13, 2025, at 13.00 on the Teams platform.
The Candidates will be interviewed and assessed by an examination committee chaired by the discipline coordinator for humanities, theology and arts and composed of four full or associate professors (“professore ordinario” or “professore associato” on the Italian side and “doktor habilitowany” or “profesor tytularny” on the Polish side), representing the disciplines of English Literary and Cultural Studies as well as Translation Studies and Linguistics: three examiners shall represent the University of Silesia and one shall represent the Sapienza University in Rome.
More about the program
The joint program will be realized in the co-tutelle formula, with two supervisors. In order to obtain a doctoral diploma from the University of Silesia in Katowice and the Sapienza University in Rome, in the course of the program, the doctoral student is required to spend at least 5 months at the partner University under the academic supervision of the co-director of the thesis. Each year, doctoral students must pay an initial fee, but they will be able to receive an additional scholarship for the time spent in Rome.
Doctoral students are responsible for obtaining funds for mobility. Thay may apply for funds from the PROM program, Erasmus+ scholarship offer, and other forms of support available at the University of Silesia.
The PhD candidate writes the thesis in English and there will be one public defense in that language.
Website of the program at the Sapienza University: https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/STUDIES-IN-ENGLISH-LITERATURES,-LANGUAGE-AND-TRANSLATION_nD3564_EN.aspx
Detailed questions should be directed to diana.pasek@us.edu.pl
Doctoral School of the University of Silesia in Katowice announces the opening of admission for the joint dual degree doctoral program of the University of Silesia in Katowice and the Sapienza University in Rome in the field of literary studies, cultural studies, linguistics, and translation studies in English.
This admission is open to doctoral students newly admitted to the Doctoral School and those completing their first year.
Necessary documents
By October 6, 2025, Candidates are required to:
- demonstrate their proficiency in English at the C1 level by submitting ONE of the following documents: a) an MA diploma in English, b) a CAE certificate or an analogous certificate confirming the Candidate’s command of English at the C1 level, or c) a diploma of graduation from a recognized foreign university in which the language of instruction is English;
- fill the application form to provide a description of the dual degree project and a list of academic achievements achievements-Sapienza Research-project-SAPIENZA
- submit the supervisor’s letter of reference in support of the Candidate’s application to join the dual degree program.
Documents should be sent to diana.pasek@us.edu.pl
The interview will be held in English on October 10, 2025, at 13.00 on the Teams platform.
The Candidates will be interviewed and assessed by an examination committee chaired by the discipline coordinator for humanities, theology and arts and composed of four full or associate professors (“professore ordinario” or “professore associato” on the Italian side and “doktor habilitowany” or “profesor tytularny” on the Polish side), representing the disciplines of English Literary and Cultural Studies as well as Translation Studies and Linguistics: three examiners shall represent the University of Silesia and one shall represent the Sapienza University in Rome.
More about the program
The joint program will be realized in the co-tutelle formula, with two supervisors. In order to obtain a doctoral diploma from the University of Silesia in Katowice and the Sapienza University in Rome, in the course of the program, the doctoral student is required to spend at least 5 months at the partner University under the academic supervision of the co-director of the thesis. Each year, doctoral students must pay an initial fee, but they will be able to receive an additional scholarship for the time spent in Rome.
Doctoral students are responsible for obtaining funds for mobility. Thay may apply for funds from the PROM program, Erasmus+ scholarship offer, and other forms of support available at the University of Silesia.
The PhD candidate writes the thesis in English and there will be one public defense in that language.
Detailed questions should be directed to diana.pasek@us.edu.pl