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On the basis of articles of the Act of 20 July 2018 The Law on Higher Education and Science (i.e. Journal of Laws 2021, item 478, as amended):

Art. 227.1. The title of profesor may be awarded to a person who:

1) holds the degree of doktor habilitowany and:

  1. a) outstanding scientific achievements at home or abroad,
  2. b) participated in the works of research teams implementing projects financed through national or foreign competitions, or completed scientific internships in scientific institutions, including foreign ones, or conducted research or deve­lopment works in higher education institutions or scientific institutions, inclu­ding foreign ones,

2) holds a degree of doktor habilitowany in art and has outstanding artistic achieve­ments

  • and meets the requirement referred to in Art. 20 sec. 1 point 5.
  1. In exceptional cases, justified by the highest quality of scientific or artistic achievements, the title of profesor may be awarded to a person holding a degree of doktor. The provisions of sec. 1 shall apply accordingly.
  2. The achievement referred to in sec. 1 or 2 may be a design, construction, tech­nological or artistic unique achievement accomplished.

Art. 228. 1. The proceedings for the award of the title of profesor shall be initiated upon the request of the person referred to in Art. 227 sec. 1 or 2, containing a statement of reasons demonstrating that the requirements referred to in Art. 227 are met, which shall be submitted to the Council of Scientific Excellence.

Title of professor promotion proceedings – templates of application documents in English