Best Universities for PHD Programs in Poland 2024

Lublin University of Technology was founded in 1953. The University is located in the southeastern part of Poland. Its campus is one of the best-designed and equipped teaching and research centers in Poland. Apart from modern facilities, the campus features historic buildings. LUT ranks high among Polish universities in the number of patent and utility model applications.

University of Wroclaw Faculty of Physics and Astronomy has been operating since 1702 and is one of the oldest universities in Central Europe. We build on the historical heritage of Silesia and the legacy of Austrian, Prussian, Czech, and Polish culture, continuing also the traditions of the Polish universities in Lviv and Vilnius.

The Maritime University of Szczecin (Poland) was established in 1947. We train seafarers for merchant fleets around the world. We offer undergraduate and postgraduate studies in such fields as navigation, transport, and mechanical engineering. All our programs are co-educational - women make up about 30% of all our students.

The Group comprises WSB Merito Universities and the DSW University of Lower Silesia, in total the Group has six universities and seven faculties in 11 largest Polish cities. WSB Merito Universities and DSW University of Lower Silesia rank very high in the most prestigious Polish rankings of private universities.

The University of Ecology and Management in Warsaw (WSEiZ) is one of the best private art and technical university that meets Polish and European standards. WSEiZ received the certificate "Good University - Good job". Our university specializes in the following areas: architecture, interior design, landscape design, design, civil engineering, environmental protection, management, management and production engineering, mechanics and machine construction, as well as computer engineering (computer science).

EIT RawMaterials Academy - TIMREX offers students a unique opportunity to learn in a dynamic environment, focusing on real-life challenges. Awarded by the EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology), a body of the European Union, the EIT Label is a certificate of quality that is granted only to excellent educational programs at the master and doctoral level.

EIT RawMaterials Academy -  RaVeN offers students a unique opportunity to learn in a dynamic environment, focusing on real-life challenges. Awarded by the EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology), a body of the European Union, the EIT Label is a certificate of quality that is granted only to excellent educational programs at the master and doctoral level.

EIT RawMaterials Academy - MEITIM offers students a unique opportunity to learn in a dynamic environment, focusing on real-life challenges. Awarded by the EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology), a body of the European Union, the EIT Label is a certificate of quality that is granted only to excellent educational programs at the master and doctoral level.

University of Economics in Katowice was founded in 1937 and is the biggest and oldest business school in the region of Silesia, one of the top universities in Poland.

The Academy of Film, Art and Design is an elite academy, that educates students based on theory and creative experiment, under the individual supervision of teaching teams made up of professors from the best universities in Poland, as well as recognized practitioners in the field. The idea to create a academy based on real life experiences and an awareness of changes in the field, led to the creation of the only academy in Poland to feature such a unique organizational structure and such a contemporary understanding of education for the future. When welcoming students to its headquarters in the historic Scheibler's Palace, the School offers them facilities that include workshops and lecture halls equipped with the latest specialist equipment, a cinema room, a library and Exhibition Gallery.

The University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw – a new dimension of education. The University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw is a University of new opportunities. Our modern campus, located in the heart of Warsaw, offers students a space where they can develop their creativity, build their careers, and participate in diverse projects.​

Gdansk Foundation for Management Development (GFKM) is a training and consultancy firm specialising in providing training, support and development projects for managerial staff and employees of large and middle-sized domestic as well as foreign companies.

WSB University not only sets the standards of education on the Polish market but has also consolidated its position on foreign markets, becoming a strong institutional partner in the field of education and research. This is confirmed by the high University’s 2nd place in the internationalization ranking in Poland. WSB University has been and still is at the forefront of private universities in Poland for many years. The possibility of carrying out part of the studies abroad, foreign internships, programs allowing to obtain two diplomas simultaneously - Polish and foreign ones, participation in many international projects, are just some of many opportunities we offer our students.

Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport is the only sports university in Pomerania where theoretical and practical classes are conducted by both recognized scientists and highly qualified specialists in the areas relevant to individual fields of study, as well as coaches of Olympic and national teams and outstanding athletes. The didactic offer of Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport is modern, wide, and varied. As part of the field of study, a student may choose a specialization from a wide range of specializations designed to meet the needs of the labor market and supplement it with other specializations offered by the university.

Wrocław University of Science and Technology was established in 1945, mainly as a result of the involvement of the academic staff of the now-defunct Technical University of Lviv and the Jan Kazimierz University in Lviv, who adapted the destroyed buildings of the German School of Technology - Technische Hochschule.