Doctoral student ombudsmen
A doctoral student ombudsman is a person who may be appointed at an institute, whose functions and possible methods of operation are described in paragraph 16 of the School Regulations. In particular, the tasks of ombudsman include:
- supporting doctoral students in solving problems related to their doctoral programme and assisting them in the event of violations of the principles of equal treatment or other inappropriate situations
- advice and assistance, in particular indicating possible paths to follow in cases of dispute and assisting in the preparation of applications, complaints or other documents,
- organising mediation, conflict resolution and amicable dispute resolution, in particular between doctoral students and others (e.g. supervisors, institute authorities) and proposing amicable solutions to disputes.
If no doctoral student ombudsman has been appointed at your institute, you may find it helpful to contact, for example, your supervisor, the school coordinator at your institute, the director or deputy director of the institute, or a representative of the doctoral student council (depending on the nature of the problem).
Doctoral student ombudsmen appointed in the institutes:
- dr Abbas Askar in CAMK PAN
Disciplinary commissioner
The disciplinary commissioner for doctoral students, at the request of the institute director, initiates and conducts disciplinary proceedings in cases involving violations of school regulations and other internal institute regulations, as well as acts that undermine student dignity. The issue of disciplinary responsibility of doctoral students is described in the Act on Higher Education and Science (Article 322; Article 307(2), Articles 308–320) and the Regulation issued on its basis.
Disciplinary commissioners appointed in the institutes:
- dr hab. Rodolfo Smiljanic in CAMK PAN
- prof. dr hab. Joanna Nastula in CBK PAN
- dr hab. Waldemar Jóźwiak in IGF PAN
- dr hab. Michał Gąsiorowski in ING PAN
- dr Marta Adamuszek in PIG PIB