Academic seminar – Research on international institutions – contemporary challenges
January 16, 2026
Candidate’s profile
Only students with a minimum average of 3.49 can apply for the bilateral exchange programme. Students with an average below 3.49 can leave with the special permission of the Head of Studies. The average for first-degree students is the average from the year of studies preceding the qualification, for second-degree students – from the first-degree diploma.
Participation in exchange programs
Bilateral exchange program students may apply for departure:
✓ Undergraduate students – 2nd year → Mobility: 3rd year winter or summer semester
✓ Undergraduate students – 3rd year → Mobility: 1st year summer semester (provided that
continuation of studies in a Master’s degree programme at WNPiSM is documented)
✓ Graduate students – 1st year → Mobility: 2nd year (winter or summer semester)
Recruitment
Documents
- Recruitment form
- Letter of motivation
- Proof of language skills – Note: The language certificate must meet the requirements of the
receiving university. - Third-year undergraduate and second-year graduate students must have the supervisor’s
consent to mobility in the summer semester
The knowledge of a foreign language, its level and type of certificate should be in accordance with the requirements of the selected university. The exact requirements should be available on the website of the selected university. It is the student’s responsibility to get acquainted with the requirements of the partner university.
Choice of the university
The student selects a maximum of three universities from the list of WNPiSM agreements in order from most to least preferred, taking into account the required language proficiency and subject offer of the host university. Students from all majors administered by WNPiSM have equal access to all Faculty agreements.
Regulations for Participation in the Exchange Programme
It is the student’s responsibility to familiarize himself/herself with the Regulations of Bilateral Exchange before submitting a recruitment application for an exchange under the program of the bilateral agreement.
Submission of documents
Recruitment for the exchange program under bilateral agreements for the academic year 2026/2027 will take place from 2 to 6 February 2026.
The results will be announced on 16 February 2026.
Documents should be submitted in person – in room 309 in Auditorium Building during office hours.
Appeal period for the committee’s decision: February 17 – March 2, 2026
Eligibility conditions for:
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Students with citizenship other than EU or EEA countries
Students with citizenship other than that of a Member State of the European Union or the European Economic Area are required, in connection with their intended stay as a participant in a bilateral exchange programme, to check the rules relating to entry to the territory of the host country.
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Tuition fee-paying students
Students of paid studies administered by WNPiSM are obliged to pay the tuition fees for the course of study at WNPISM also for the period of the exchange.
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Third-year undergraduate students
Third-year students of first-cycle (Bachelor’s) studies may participate in the qualification
process conditionally. A condition for participation in the exchange programme is
documented continuation of studies in second-cycle (Master’s) degree programmes
administered by WNPiSM.
Participation in the exchange programme is possible only in the summer semester. In justified
cases, the Dean’s Plenipotentiary for International Cooperation and Research Programmes
and the Mobility Coordinator, after obtaining the opinion of the Vice-Dean for Student
Affairs / Director of the Didactic Unit, may grant permission for participation in the exchange
programme in the winter semester of the first year of second-cycle studies.
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Doctoral School participants (doctoral students)
Participants of Doctoral Schools are entitled to participate in the qualification, provided that:
- the agreement with the host university relates to the exchange of third-level students and the relevant academic discipline;
- they will have the approval of the supervisor and the Director of the Doctoral School. Doctoral students may participate in a research project, but during their stay at the host university, they must attend classes and obtain the required number of credits as agreed in writing with the supervisor and the Director of the Doctoral School (if applicable) and between the universities (within the Learning Agreement).
The minimum number of ECTS credits (after conversion) is at least 10 per semester.
