Admission step-by-step:

If you have the right to study free of charge

Step 1. Register in the online recruitment system.

  • To register in the IRK system follow the detailed instruction.
  • Your personal details have to be entered according to your international passport.
  • You correspondence address must be correct (your acceptance letter will be sent by post).
  • Photo must meet the requirements.
  • Information about your education must be complete with scans of your diplomas attached. All of the required documents have to be attached in the “Enclosure of scanned documents for foreigners” section as well. It will be possible after you sign up for the programme.
  • Read the description of the programme you want to sign up to and enter the corresponding grades from your high school certificate or university diploma (converted into the Polish system )
  • Sign up for the programme
  • Pay the registration fee (85PLN/ 150 PLN for Faculty of Arts) to the bank account number generated by the system or via the Blue Media platform (instant transfer).
  • Attach the required documents in the “Enclosure of scanned documents for foreigners” section.
  • Your application will be evaluated only after your registration fee payment is reflected in the IRK system.

Step 2. Documents verification and language interviews.

Once your registration fee has been credited to your individual account, we start to verify your educational documents. We take into consideration whether documents are authentic and give you the right to continue education at BA/MA level in your own country. We check if there are mandatory subjects and grades for qualification for a programme which you have chosen. Until you attach all of the required documents in the system or if there are any doubts regarding their quality / authenticity, your application will be rejected. The reason will be given in the comment section. It is not a permanent status – you can upload them again. Your application will not be evaluated until you attach the missing documents. As soon as you attach the required documents, our Office will reevaluate your application.

Before you send an e-mail regarding evaluation of your Application, please read the comment in your IRK account – the explanation will be provided there.

Next, we verify whether a document which confirms your language skills is an internationally recognized certificate (e.g. IELTS, TOEFL) and if it confirms the required language level. In the case, your language certificate does not meet the above-mentioned criteria you will have to participate in the language interview organized by the University. It might be one of reasons why your documents are rejected.


Step 3. Qualification.

Once the registration fee has been credited to your individual account, your educational documents and language certificate meet all requirements or you passed the language interview, you can be qualified for the programme – your status in the IRK system will change for “Qualified”. You will be notified about it by e-mail.


Step 4. Submission of the original documents.

As soon as your status in the IRK system changes to “qualified”, you should submit the originals of all required documents to International Students Office within the deadline set in the admission schedule. Only after your original documents are submitted in our Office, the Decision on admission can be issued.

In the case you are not able to submit the original documents in person, please send them by post in advance . Documents have to reach our Office by July 26. The date of delivery of the documents to our Office will be taken into account, not the date of sending them. 


Step 5. Admission

Once you submit the original documents to our Office, the Decision on admission and the supporting documents will be sent to your e-mail address and by post to the address for correspondence stated in the IRK system. You can also collect the documents in person, however only after they are sent to you by e-mail.


Step 6. Visa procedure

After receiving the acceptance letter, proceed with the visa procedure. Visit Polish Embassy or Consulate web-site , check the list of the required documents for a student visa and make an appointment.

Please keep us updated on your visa status.

Please note that unfortunately we cannot interfere with the procedures carried out by the embassies, per the legal regulations. All documents required for the purpose of confirming your admission are issued for you when your decision on admission is prepared.

If you do not have the right to study free of charge

Step 1. Register in the online recruitment system.

  • To register in the IRK system follow the detailed instruction.
  • Your personal details have to be entered according to your international passport.
  • You correspondence address must be correct (your acceptance letter will be sent by post).
  • Photo must meet the requirements.
  • Information about your education must be complete with scans of your diplomas attached. All of the required documents have to be attached in the “Enclosure of scanned documents for foreigners” section as well. It will be possible after you sign up for the programme.
  • Read the description of the programme you want to sign up to and enter the corresponding grades from your high school certificate or university diploma (converted into the Polish system).
  • Sign up for the programme.
  • Pay the registration fee (85 PLN) to the bank account number generated by the system or via the Blue Media platform (instant transfer).
  • Attach the required documents in the “Enclosure of scanned documents for foreigners” section.
  • Your application will be evaluated only after your registration fee payment is reflected in the IRK system.

Step 2. Documents verification and language interviews.

Once your registration fee has been credited to your individual account, we start to verify your educational documents. We take into consideration whether documents are authentic and give you the right to continue education at BA/MA level in your own country. We check if there are mandatory subjects and grades for qualification for a programme which you have chosen. Until you attach all of the required documents in the system or if there are any doubts regarding their quality / authenticity, your application will be rejected. The reason will be given in the comment section. It is not a permanent status – you can upload them again. Your application will not be evaluated until you attach the missing documents. As soon as you attach the required documents, our Office will reevaluate your application.

Before you send an e-mail regarding evaluation of your Application, please read the comment in your IRK account – the explanation will be provided there.

Next, we verify whether a document which confirms your language skills is an internationally recognized certificate (e.g. IELTS, TOEFL) and if it confirms the required language level. In the case, your language certificate does not meet the above-mentioned criteria you will have to participate in the language interview organized by the University. It might be one of reasons why your documents are rejected.


Step 3. Offer Letter of Admission

After the registration fee payment, candidate’s documents will be verified by the Admission Team. If a candidate qualifies for the chosen programme, the International Students Office will issue the Offer Letter in which the candidate is asked to pay the tuition fee for the first semester within 14 days from the date when they were accepted for studies.


Step 4. Conditional acceptance

Once you pay the tuition fee and it is reflected on the University’s account, the Admission Team will prepare the Decision on conditional admission for you. The Decision on conditional admission and the supporting documents will be sent to your e-mail address stated in IRK system.

In case you want to have the documents delivered faster, you can order a prepaid collection via a delivery company, for instance UPS or DHL. You should contact our Office before you do that.

You can also collect the documents in person, however only after they are sent to you by e-mail.


Step 5. Visa procedure

After receiving the acceptance letter, proceed with the visa procedure. Visit Polish Embassy or Consulate web-site , check the list of the required documents for a student visa and make an appointment.

Please keep us updated of your visa status.

Please note that unfortunately we cannot interfere with the procedures carried out by the embassies, per the legal regulations. All documents required for the purpose of confirming your admission are issued for you when your decision on admission is prepared.


Step 6. Arrival to Poland

Upon arrival to Poland, submit the originals of the documents at the International Students Office till 11 of September .

In the case you are not able to submit original documents in person, please send them by post in advance . Documents have to reach our Office by 11 of September . The date of delivery of the documents to our Office will be taken into account, not the date of sending them. 

If you wish to send your original documents by post or a different delivery company, please use the following address.

English version:

University of Boleslaw
International Students Office
31 Grunwaldzka St., “Kmicic” dormitory, room 1,8 or 9,
Poznan 60-954 , Poland

Please, notify us beforehand if you send your documents by post. Please, reach out to us at [email protected]

Polish version:

Uniwersytet Boleslaw
International Students Office
ul. Grunwaldzka 31, DS “Kmicic”, pok. 1, 8 lub 9,
60-954 Poznan, Polska

More information regarding admission:

Required Documents

Language Requirements

Admission Schedule