Requirements & application

Requirements

Please note that fulfilling the requirements is an important step in the application process for RaVeN master study. We encourage you to carefully review the requirements before submitting your application:

Bachelor’s degree in: Geology, Mining Engineering, Mineral Processing, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy or similar. Students holding a bachelor’s degree in other field can be selected by the decision of the Program Council,
English certificate is welcome. If unavailable, it can be obtained in Poland while studying (cost: 60 EUR).

1. Curriculum vitae

Your CV serves as an essential tool in the assessment process as it provides a comprehensive understanding of your experience and professional achievements. To make the most of this opportunity, we encourage you to create a detailed and comprehensive CV that showcases your experience, academic background, achievements and any awards or recognitions you may have received for your achievements

2. Scan of a higher education diploma

Please visit this link with legalization (or an apostille), entitling to apply for admission to second-cycle degree programmes at universities of any type in the country in which the document was issued. If you need assistance, please contact us.

Please visit here to check if you need apostille or legalization

3. Scan of a supplement with grades or another official document covering subjects passed by the candidate in the studies completed so far

To be considered for the RaVeN programme, you must hold a recognised Bachelor’s Degree equivalent and provide evidence of your academic achievements. This includes submitting a grade supplement to the online application form, which should clearly state the subjects you have studied and the grades you have received in each academic year (including lectures, auditorium classes, laboratory classes, seminars, projects etc. ).

4. Scan of a passport page with a photo and personal data

5. Scan of a photo in an official outfit on a light background

Visit here for information about this step.

For more information please visit:

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Application

Recruitment for RaveN studies is conducted in two recruitment cycles:

RECRUITMENT STAGE	RECRUITMENT CYCLE 1	RECRUITMENT CYCLE 2
Submission of the qualification for studies declaration in e-Rekrutacja system (1)	from 5 June to 17 July, 10 a.m. CEST (2)	from 28 July to 11 September, 10 a.m. CEST (2)
Payment of recruitment fee (3)	till 17 July, 10 a.m. CEST (2)	till 11 September, 10 a.m. CEST (2)
Entrance on-line examination	from 21 July, 9 a.m. CEST (2) to 22 July, 3 p.m. CEST (2)	from 15 September, 9 a.m. CEST (2) to 16 September, 3 p.m. CEST (2)
Preliminary qualification of candidates (announcement of results after 2 p.m. CEST(2))	26 July	20 September
Issuance of acceptance letters and certificates of the admission to studies	from 27 July	from 21 September
Collecting applications for studies, issuance of decisions on the admission to studies, signing up for the list of students by qualified candidates	from 25 to 29 September

(1) submission of a declaration means:
– choice of a field of study in the e-Rekrutacja system as well as
– enclosing scans of all original documents required in the admission procedure
(2) Central European Summer Time (local time in Warsaw)
(3) the date of payment is considered as a date of crediting eCard account – for electronic payments or the day of crediting AGH UST bank account

Detailed admission calendar for RaVeN studies is available also here.

RaVeN application process is divided into 7 steps:

1. On-line registration in the system

The first and second step involves submitting your online application and required documents (before the deadline) using the website.

For more information see Requirements for Applications section above.

2. Submission of the declaration of qualification for studies (including: uploading the scans of documents and recruitment fee payment).

The first and second step involves submitting your online application and required documents (before the deadline) using the website.

For more information see Requirements for Applications section above.

3. Verification of the documents by the recruitment committee

In step three, our admissions committee will then review your application to determine if your academic background is relevant to the programme.

4. Calculation of the grades and on-line entrance examination

In the step four, the admission rate is calculated based on your average grade and the result of the on-line oral entrance examination. A requirement for qualification for the RaVeN degree programme is a successfully complete entrance examination for foreigners who apply for admission on the basis of the AGH UST Rector’s decision. The examination includes questions verifying basic knowledge in the area of the raw materials and raw materials value chain together with an examination of entrepreneurial potential (25% of the examination grade) with English as the language of instruction. The examination will be held in the second part of July (1st recruitment cycle) and in mid-September (2nd recruitment cycle).

Online entrance exam – topics and samples for RaVeN programme are available here.

5. Preliminary qualification of candidates (the announcement of results)

Steps five and six cover the announcement of the results on admission to RaVeN studies. If you are admitted, you will be informed of your qualification to study in the form of certificate/letter of acceptance.

6. Issuing letters of acceptance and certificates of the admission to studies

7. Registration for studies and issuing decisions on the admission to studies

Finally, once you have gone through the whole application process, you become a student of the RaveN programme!