Application Requirements

Admission to the first year of second-degree studies is open to persons holding a bachelor’s or master’s degree or an equivalent foreign document confirming the completion of studies.

The recruitment can be started by candidates who attach a scan of the following documents in the IRK system:

a. confirming the possession of a master’s or bachelor’s degree (or equivalent);
b. confirming the documented knowledge of the English language at a level of at least B2;
c. a cover letter in English or in Polish.

Application Procedure

Key Dates for the Application Process

📅 Applying in the application portal: 17th of September, 2025.

📅 Exam: 22nd of September, 2025.

📅 Presentation: 22nd of September, 2025.

📅 Announcement of results: 24th of September, 2025.

Reception of documents

📅 I round: 25th-26th of September, 2025.

📅 II round*: 29th-30th of September, 2025.

*in case of not fulfilling the limit during the I round.

Detailed Application Procedure

The recruitment procedure will consist of two stages.

I stage

Stage I will consist of the completion of a legal knowledge test, for which up to 15 points can be obtained. Candidates who have obtained at least 7 points in the first stage of recruitment may be qualified for the second stage. 

  • When? Monday, 22 September at 5.30 p.m. 
  • Where? in the classroom 102 at the Faculty of Law and Administration building (Collegium Iuridicum III) at Oboźna 6. 
  • How to Prepare? We recommend as the preparation material to the test The ABC of European Union Law by Klaus Dieter Borchardt. 
II stage

Stage II will consist in the preparation of a presentation (speech for 3-5 minutes) on one of the topics from the list below. After listening to the presentation, committee members will ask questions. The maximum number of points to be obtained for the presentation prepared is 25 points. 

  • When? Monday, 22 September starting at 8.30 p.m. The schedule for the individual interviews will be provided after the first stage. 
  • Where? in the classroom 102 at the Faculty of Law and Administration building (Collegium Iuridicum III) at Oboźna 6. 

Presentation Topics to Choose From:

  1. Energy security, climate change and promoting internal market – how do these values intermingle in the current energy market?
  2. Supporting the development of new energy sources – what should be the role of the EU and Member States?
  3. Is the market capable of ensuring energy security?
  4. Nuclear energy – what should be its role in the EU energy sector?
  5. The influence of CJEU judgments on the functioning of energy markets.
  6. Sustainability, ESG and climate neutrality – same but different?
  7. The American approach towards climate policy – country of opposing dynamics.
  8. Should we pay for polluting? Why yes? Why not?
  9. The EU approach of „leading by example” – pros and cons.
  10. EU external competence – when and how?

Failure to attend one of the stages of the recruitment process will result in the candidate being disqualified and awarded 0 points. 

The recruitment procedure is the same for candidates with a Polish and foreign diploma.Â