University Of Lodz Doctoral School Of Social Sciences

Mgr Kacper Stoś, a jurist (from UL Doctoral School of Social Sciences), is a graduate of the UL Faculty of Law and Administration, a member of legal advisory team at UL Institutional Council of Doctoral Students, a doctoral students’ representative in the Institutional Electoral Commission during the 2024-2028 term, a doctoral students’ representative at Departmental Council of UL Faculty of Law and Administration during the 2024-2028 term, and a Local Ambassador of Doctoral Student’s Rights in Łódź.

Anyone interested feel free to contact the Ombudsman – tel. 536532322, e-mail: brpd@uni.lodz.pl

1. University of Lodz (UL) seated at: ul. Narutowicza 68, 90-136 Lodz, Poland 
   is the controller of your personal data. 

2. UL Data Protection Officer (DPO) can be contacted for all matters concerning your personal data processing an exercising rights related to personal data processing by UL either to the above postal address (note: IOD) or via e-mail at: iod@uni.lodz.pl,

   Other matters, such as study curriculum, do not belong to responsibilities of DPO.

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4. Your personal data is processed:
   1. following applicable laws in force, including among others the Act on Higher Education and Science (Polish: Prawo o szkolnictwie wyższym i nauce) and internal UL regulations (baw.uni.lodz.pl);
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   2. demand their rectification if factually incorrect;
   3. erase, restrict processing or transfer your data – if provided by law;
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      of processing based on consent before its withdrawal
   6. file a complaint with the national data protection authority, i.e. the President 
      of the Personal Data Protection Office, ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warsaw, Poland.
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Your data is processed according to applicable laws, in particular following Article 6, Clause 1, parts (a, b, c, e), and Article 9, Clause 2, part (a) of the Regulation on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation; GDPR) in connection with other binding legal provisions, including the Act of 20 July 2018: The Law on Higher Education and Science (Poland).

On 15 February 2024, a new Regulation amending the regulation on the minimum monthly basic remuneration for a professor employed in a public higher education institution has been signed (Dz.U. – Journal of Laws, item 235). It states 30% increase of remuneration since 1 January 2024 which means that the basic salary of a professor has risen from PLN 7210 to PLN 9370. The provisions of the regulation has entered into force in the day following its announcement, that is on 22 February 2024 as applicable from 1 January 2024. The regulation has been published under item no. 235 in the Dziennik Ustaw (abbreviated „Dz. U.”) or the Polish Journal of Laws.

Why is this important for doctoral students? It affects the amount of scholarship (stipend) grant that you receive each month – since its amount is steadily proportional (pegged) to the value of professor’s salary, it has now increased accordingly, and you may even expect an extra balance payment once, due to the increase being applicable from January.

Pursuant to Article 209 clause 4 of the Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws 2023, item 742, amended) the amount of monthly doctoral scholarship should be at least:
1) 37% of a professor’s salary – gross amount of PLN 3466,90 – up to the month in which the mid-term evaluation was conducted; 
2) 57% of a professor’s salary – gross amount of PLN 5340,90 – after the month in which the mid-term evaluation was conducted.

By virtue of the amendments made to the aforementioned Act by the Act of 28 July 2023 amending the Act - Teachers' Charter and certain other acts (Journal of Laws 2023, item 1672), as of 1.10.2023, the prohibition on employing doctoral students of a doctoral school as academic teachers or research staff does not apply any longer (because Article 209(10) has been repealed and the related Article 203(1)(5) has been amended). The Act does not prohibit doctoral students from taking up employment in any other capacity.

In addition, the provision making the stipend payout conditional on the amount of remuneration received has been changed. It used to refer to project participants specifically, but now it only refers to a certain form of employment.

A doctoral scholarship will not be awarded to a doctoral student whose:

- curriculum at a doctoral school involves a mandatory employment contract in an entity running that doctoral school,
- employment contract provides a remuneration exceeding the amount of the minimum monthly professor’s salary (currently PLN 9 370.00 gross).

The doctoral scholarship is not subject to income tax. However, doctoral students studying at doctoral schools and receiving a doctoral scholarship are covered by compulsory pension and accident insurance. Sickness insurance is voluntary.

A doctoral student may apply for a student loan. The provisions on student loans shall apply accordingly, except that:

•    the loan may be obtained by a doctoral student under the age of 35;
•    the loan shall be granted for the duration of training at the doctoral school only once and for no longer than 4 years.

The community of Doctoral Schools at the University of Lodz is encouraged to read the contents of two important documents aimed at fostering transparent cooperation between doctoral students and supervisors based on mutual respect and responsibility, as well as indicating clear procedures for resolving disputes at doctoral schools of the University of Lodz.

You can enjoy fast and convenient medical care with LUX MED for the coming months. Price plans (for PhD students at Doctoral Schools) start from PLN 91,50 per month. The amount is deduced from your stipend. Submit your declaration till the 20th day of the month at the Payroll Department (Room 1a, ground floor, Rectorate building, ul. Narutowicza 68) on weekdays 8am-3pm (8am-1.30pm in July and August) to activate your package valid from the 1st day of next month till 30 June 2026. To use your package, you will need to create an account in Lux Med Patient Portal (portalpacjenta.luxmed.pl)

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UL DOCTORAL SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Secretary

Room 114
Matejki 21/23  
90-237 Lodz

(Floor 1 of UL Dormitory No. 14 – XIV DS)

T. 42 635 62 42, 601 083 029

E. office.sdns@uni.lodz.pl

Office Hours: Tue, Fri 9am - 3pm

Scientific disciplines:

• economics and finance
• sociological sciences

www https://wizytowkaeksoc.uni.lodz.pl/en/

Scientific discipline:

• socio-economic geography and spatial management

www: https://wizytowkageo.uni.lodz.pl/en/

Scientific disciplines:

• pedagogy
• psychology

www: https://wizytowkawnow.uni.lodz.pl/en/

Scientific discipline:

• political and administrative sciences

www: https://www.wsmip.uni.lodz.pl/en/

Scientific discipline:

• legal sciences

www: https://wizytowkawpia.uni.lodz.pl/en/

Scientific discipline:

• management and quality studies

www: https://www.wz.uni.lodz.pl/en/

Faculty of Management, UL 

ul. Matejki 22/26  
90-237 Lodz  
room 329  

T. +48 42 635 52 37  

E. dyrektorsdns@uni.lodz.pl  

Meetings to be arranged via email: dyrektorsdns@uni.lodz.pl

Head of the board

dr hab. Ilona Świątek-Barylska, prof. UŁ

Legal Sciences

prof. dr hab. Sylwia Wojtczak

dr hab. Magdalena Paluszkiewicz, prof. UŁ

Sociological Sciences  

dr hab. Alicja Łaska-Formejster, prof. UŁ

dr hab. Agnieszka Golczyńska-Grondas, prof. UŁ

Economics and Finance

dr hab. Ewa Kusideł, prof. UŁ

dr hab. Piotr Krajewski, prof. UŁ

Political and Administrative Sciences

prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Pietrasiak

dr hab. Magdalena Żakowska, prof. UŁ

Socio-economic Geography and Spatial Management

dr hab. Ewa Szafrańska, prof. UŁ

dr hab. Szymon Wiśniewski, prof. UŁ

Management and Quality Studies 

dr hab. Tomasz Czapla, prof. UŁ

dr hab. Jarosław Ropęga, prof. UŁ

Pedagogy

prof. dr hab. Elżbieta Kowalska-Dubas

dr hab. Mariusz Granosik, prof. UŁ

Psychology

prof. dr hab. Eleonora Bielawska-Batorowicz

dr hab. Agnieszka Lipińska-Grobelny, prof. UŁ

Representatives of the Doctoral Students

mgr Joanna Jagiełło

mgr Dagmara Sójka

mgr Joanna Paprzycka

mgr Michał Wrona

International office

ul. Matejki 21/23  
90-237 Lodz 
room 114

P. +48 42 635 62 42  / tel. +48 601 083 029
E. office.sdns@uni.lodz.pl  

The task of the SDNS Self-Government is to act for the benefit of the doctoral student community by helping to organize integration events and actively participating in the life of the University of Lodz. The Self-Government cooperates with the Doctoral School's Authorities, the University Council of Doctoral Students' Self-Government of the University of Lodz and the SDNS Interdisciplinary Science Club. Members of the Self-Government are eager to provide support to doctoral students and inform them about events taking place at the Doctoral School. They also participate in running the Facebook profile of the SDNS UŁ by publishing posts and reports on events.

mgr Mateusz Sobociński - leader

mgr Agata Dąbrowska - vice-leader

mgr Joanna Paprzycka - secretary

mgr Michał Wrona - regular member

mgr Maciej Baczyński - regular member

The Interdisciplinary Science Club of the Doctoral School of Social Sciences at the University of Lodz began its activities in the summer semester of the 2021/2022 academic year. The goal of this organization is to implement the idea of interdisciplinarity through the cooperation of doctoral students representing varied disciplines of social sciences. This has resulted in meetings that organized by members of the circle in May and June 2022. Further events are planned after the start of the 2022/2023 academic year.  

Academic supervision of the Science Club: 

Dr. hab. Piotr Chomczynski, Prof. UŁ (Faculty of Economics and Sociology) 

Dr. Artur Modlinski (Faculty of Management) 

Management of the Science Club:  

mgr Katarzyna Karpacka (Chairperson) 

mgr Joanna Paprzycka (Outreach Coordinator) 

mgr Anna Jaroniewska (Promotion Coordinator) 

mgr Anna Fijałkowska (Secretary)

mgr Michal Wrona (Budget Coordinator).

Science Club's seat: 

Doctoral Schools Centre of the University of Lodz, Floor 1, Jana Matejki 21/23, 90-237 Lodz

E-mail address: ikn@uni.lodz.pl  

Recruitment of new members is open throughout the academic year.  

Feel free to contact us!