Since 1992, GSSR has been the PhD school of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. In the academic year 2019-2020, under the provisions of the new law on higher education and science, GSSR became the home of two additional institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences: the Institute of Psychology and the Institute of Political Studies.

Post-graduate education at GSSR is the foundation of a PhD from one of three Polish Academy of Sciences institutes – IFiS, IP, and IPS. GSSR students have the option of obtaining a PhD in one of four disciplines: Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, and Political Science. Admissions to Philosophy have been suspended for AY 2023-2024.

The PhD programme lasts four years – the maximum period for such a programme normally allowed by Polish law (limited additional time is permitted for students interrupting their studies for various reasons specified in Ministerial regulations).

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GSSR is open to qualified candidates irrespective of your gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, or country of origin.

Structure of PhD studies at GSSR

GSSR involves outstanding faculty from IFiS, IPS and IP and abroad to implement English-language multi- and interdisciplinary doctoral education that emphasizes Learning-through-Research, Classroom training, and Ongoing assessment of students’ academic progress.

Regulatory documents

The organization of, and the training process at GSSR are organized following the applicable legal regulations in Poland.

Courses and Timetables

GSSR courses are designed to foster expert skills that enable our doctoral students to do top-level research and publish in acclaimed scholarly outlets.

GSSR Interdisciplinary Research Summer Schools

GSSR Interdisciplinary Research Summer Schools provide PhD students in Humanities and the Social Sciences a platform to exchange knowledge, enhance their academic skills, and gain experience while forming social bonds with faculty and fellow students.

Phenomenology Summer Schools

GSSR is the home of international summer schools in genetic phenomenology organized under the scientific direction of Professor Jagna Brudzińska.

Our constituent institutes @ PAN

Under Poland’s 2018 Law on Higher Education and Science, GSSR broadened the organizational and training scope of our doctoral school through a formalized collaboration of the PAN Institutes of Philosophy and Sociology (IFiS), Psychology (IP) and Political Studies (IPS).