International students can study in Poland:
- on the same terms as Polish citizens (candidates with Polish origins)
- on a fee-paying basis
- as a Banach scholarship holders or other scholarship programme participants exempted from education fees (applicable to candidates without Polish origin) who have referral issued by Polish Agency for Academic Exchange NAWA www.nawa.gov.pl.
The applicant registers at the ADMISSION online platform and uploads required documents:
– copies of secondary education certificate for BA studies and diploma/degree for MA studies,
– a copy of transcript of records,
– an English language certificate on B2 level. A candidate whose documents confirm schooling in English (refers only to high school certificates), may not be required to present any additional language certificate. University of Lodz accepts the following English Language certificates:
– a document confirming eligibility to apply for admission to first-cycle studies, second-cycle studies, and uniform master's studies in the Republic of Poland, issued by a competent institution (Board of Education/NAWA),
– application fee of 85 zloty (PLN) for each study programme.
Copies/scans of the foregoing documents are allowed, since students need to bring/send the original documents after being admitted to the university. If the documents are issued in a foreign language, they need to be translated into English during the admission if Polish translation is unavailable in the candidate’s home country. Please bear in mind that certificates/diplomas will have to be translated by a sworn translator into Polish after coming to Poland due to Polish law’s requirement. At this stage the candidate is asked to pay the application fee of 85 zloty for each study programme. After the payment reaches the University bank account the documents are considered on their merits by the Faculty.
The candidate is responsible for the correctness and relevance of the data s/he provides and ensures their compliance with her/his documents. All negative effects, legal and financial consequences of falsely entered data shall be borne by the candidate.
Candidates have to provide a document confirming eligibility to apply for admission to first-cycle studies, second-cycle studies, and uniform master's studies in the Republic of Poland, issued by a competent institution (NAWA).
Failure to provide the document by the deadline will result in ineligibility for enrollment.
This obligation does not apply to persons whose school certificate/diploma can be recognized as equivalent to the corresponding Polish certificate based on an international agreement (EU, EEA, OECD countries, Ukraine, China - in terms of certificates).
The documents are considered on their merits and grades are being calculated into points for the selection process.
Once the candidate passes the exam and is selected by the admission committee, he/she can pay the tuition fee for studies.
A proof of payment must be returned to the Admission Centre via Admission platform. After the payment reaches the University bank account the candidate is sent an Acceptance Letter and asked to apply for visa.
Banach scholarship holders or scholarship programme participants exempted from education fees in order to go further with the application process, need to make sure that they uploaded to the Admission system the letter of decision on scholarship or exemption from education fees. Candidates who will not get a referral from NAWA will switch to regular payment scheme or resign from studies.
In order to receive a visa, the student needs to contact the Polish Embassy or Consulate appropriate for their country. The documents needed to get a visa are similar or correspond, to some degree, with those needed for the enrolment process into the university. Usually the Embassy asks to see the proof of the tuition payment and the financial statement of the funds needed to study in Poland.
The candidate is required to bring/send to the Admission Centre (address: Uniwersytecka 3, room 1) all the original documents listed below until 10.08.2026:
– application form printed out from the ADMISSION online enrolment platform and signed with attached photo,
– an original of the secondary education certificate, and/or the Bachelor’s degree certificate, stamped with an Apostille (or legalized in a Polish Embassy in its country of origin),
– a certificate of proficiency in the English language,
– a document confirming eligibility to apply for admission to first-cycle studies, second-cycle studies, and uniform master's studies in the Republic of Poland, issued by a competent institution (Board of Education/NAWA),
– the letter of decision on scholarship or exemption from education fees (issued by NAWA or other grantor).
ATTENTION!
The listed above documents are needed from all foreign candidates. Only after presenting the originals of the mentioned documents, a candidate will officially become a University of Lodz student. Please bear in mind that documents will have to be translated by a sworn translator into Polish after your coming to Poland due to Polish law’s requirement.
If you are a representative of recruitment company and you are conducting an application process on behalf of a candidate, you will be asked to provide us with a statement signed by the candidate where they confirm they are aware of the fact that agency is handling their application and that they are aware of the University of Lodz's requirements. We will also ask your candidate to have short online interview with IRO staff before we process the application.
Candidates who want to apply for accommodation in the University of Lodz dormitory should check "Yes" for the question “Do you need a place in the dormitory?” The University of Lodz offers double ooms (no single rooms available). Accommodation costs are 550-755 PLN (120-160 Euro) per person per month.
A certificate confirming the candidate’s level of English on B2 level is required. A candidate whose documents confirm schooling in English, may not be required to present any additional language certificate. University of Lodz accepts the following English Language certificates:
Failure to provide the aforementioned document by the deadline will result in ineligibility for enrollment. This obligation does not apply to: persons whose school certificate/diploma can be recognized as equivalent to the corresponding Polish certificate on the basis of an international agreement (EU, EEA, OECD countries, Ukraine, China - in terms of certificates).
In addition it states an obligation to have valid insurance, sworn translation of documents and valid contact data. Please read it very carefully before you sign it.
The amount of the annual tuition fee is EUR 2,100 - 3,000 (depending on the field of study). The recruitment fee is 85 zloty for each field of study in which the candidate intends to recruit. Recruitment fees are non-refundable. The amount of fees for a given field of study can be found in the Catalogue of fields of study tab in the description of a specific field of study.
