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The new Regulations apply to all PhD candidates from October 1, 2022, in all cases, except for those started before October 1 (e.g., mid-term evaluation initiated in September).
Main changes to the previous regulations:
1. Ratings
Resignation from grades for classes – from now on, only “passed” and “failed” apply. In cases where it is necessary to give an average grade, “zal” is treated as 5 and “nzal” as 2.
2. Suspension of education
Suspension of education for a period corresponding to the duration of maternity leave, leave on the terms of maternity leave, paternity leave, and parental leave – clarification of the procedure:
- automatic extension of obligations resulting from the Individual Research Plan
- the requirement to individually determine the conditions under which the doctoral student returns after suspension, if the suspension does not cover the full academic year
- the obligation to submit a declaration on continuing education at the end of the suspension – under pain of removal
- Leave – an extension of the date for submitting a thesis
- adding to the catalog of cases that make it possible to extend the deadline for submitting a doctoral dissertation on “the occurrence of other random events justifying the extension of education.”
- the introduction of the term “leave” for those extensions that are not related to prolonged research
- entering a vacation request
- the requirement to individually determine the conditions under which the doctoral student returns after the leave, if the suspension does not cover the full academic year
- enabling the doctoral student to resign from receiving the scholarship during the leave (thanks to which he will receive it long after the leave)
- obligation to submit a statement on continuing education at the end of the leave – under pain of removal
- 4. Scope of duties of PhD candidates – changes:
- Obligation to submit a grant project – supplementing the provision with the sentence “In particularly justified cases, and especially in the case of implementing a dissertation project or an implementation doctorate, the Dean may release the doctoral student from the obligation to submit an individual application.”
- recording the obligation to read the information received from the Doctoral School: posted on the website of the Doctoral School and sent directly by e-mail.
5. Composition of the doctoral student’s evaluation committee
Enabling the inclusion of one person with at least a doctoral degree in the commission’s composition. The chairman of the commission and one member from outside the University of Silesia must have at least the degree of habilitated doctor
6. Substantive care
Simplifying the procedure of changing the supervisor. A doctoral student or a supervisor may apply for the dismissal of a supervisor. Previously, the person applying had to present a new candidate for the supervisor. After the supervisor is dismissed, the procedure is followed for the first appointment (the doctoral student’s request is supported by the opinion of the discipline council).
