COTUTELLE AGREEMENTS
What is Cotutelle?
Cotutelle is an interuniversity cooperation program that allows doctoral students to carry out research and prepare their dissertation under the supervision of two universities - the home university and a partner university (including a foreign university). Such cooperation is formalized by the signing of a cotutelle agreement, which specifies the conditions under which joint doctoral research supervision takes place.
Through the cotutelle agreement, a doctoral student can:
Complete the training program at both universities, gaining comprehensive experience and the benefits of access to the research facilities and infrastructure of both institutions.
Write a single dissertation, the defense of which takes place before a joint doctoral committee appointed by both universities.
Obtain a double doctoral degree: after a successful defense, the doctoral student receives a degree conferred by both the home and partner universities.
Thanks to the cotutelle program, doctoral students can carry out ambitious research projects in collaboration with outstanding specialists from different countries, which increases their chances of advancing their scientific careers internationally.
Regulations governing joint doctoral proceedings:
- Law of July 20, 2018. - Law on higher education and science (ustawa z dnia 20 lipca 2018 r. - Prawo o szkolnictwie wyższym i nauce);
- Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of September 21, 2018 on doctoral diplomas, habilitation diplomas and doctoral student ID cards (rozporządzenie Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego z dnia 21 września 2018 r. w sprawie dyplomów doktorskich, dyplomów habilitacyjnych i legitymacji doktoranta;);
- RESOLUTION NO. 43/2023 OF THE SENATE OF ŚLĄSKIE POLITECHNICA of September 25, 2023 on the Regulations for the conferral of the degree of doctor of science.
