UDA-POKL.04.01.01-00-051/10-00

Project website: http://phd.ipipan.waw.pl/

Head of the project (IBBE PAS): Prof. Jacek Waniewski

The project is being carried out by the Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences in partnership with the Systems Research Institute and the Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences. 

The project is addressed to so-called FBs (Final Beneficiaries). Candidate FBs should possess the Master’s Degree or equivalent which can be the basis for obtaining advanced knowledge in a specific area of science or a scientific discipline, in preparation for independent research and creative activities and obtaining the PhD degree.

The project is guided by the principle of equal opportunities:

“At all stages of structural funds implementation, the European Union indicates as objectives the elimination of disparities and fighting all symptoms of discrimination, including, among others, discrimination owing to age, sex, race or disability. Equal opportunities are understood in the HUMAN CAPITAL Operational Programme not only as equal opportunities for men and women, but also as equal access of all persons to education, information and employment. By eliminating all physical, financial, social or psychological barriers that hinder or discourage full participation in the social life, we should endeavour to allow to all persons active participation in the labour market and integration with the environment.'(HUMAN CAPITAL Operational Programme, National Strategic Reference Framework 2007 – 2013, p. 132).

Under the project, the following tasks will be performed:

1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROJECT PROMOTION, RECRUITMENT AND COORDINATION OF TASKS

Task duration: February 2011 – December 2015.

Under this task, among others, two international conferences will take place: the first – in 2012, the second – in 2015. They will be addressed to Final Beneficiaries, the academic and scientific communities in Poland and abroad, as well as to all individuals interested in research and interdisciplinary applications of information technologies.

2. NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY DOCTORAL STUDIES IN ENGLISH

Task duration: October 2011 – December 2015.

Two full 3-year editions of doctoral studies will be held, each of them admitting 20 Final Beneficiaries. The first edition started in October 2011, and the second - in October 2012. FBs will be provided with state-of-the-art, excellently equipped laboratories, as well as Internet and Intranet networks which equalize opportunities of access to education, information and employment.

The project provides financial support for 10 scientific monographs – in a uniform academic series, high score publishing of 50 articles written by FBs, and participation of 12 FBs in international conferences and summer schools.

3. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR PHD STUDENTS

Task duration: October 2011 – June 2015.

Scholarships will be granted on a competitive basis. They will be differentiated, and will be always granted according to the principle of equal opportunities. Scholarships will be granted already from the 1st year of the PhD studies for each successive semester. According to the decision of the Minister, starting from the date of our receiving of the above-mentioned decision, the Institute of Computer Science will not deduct personal income tax from the scholarships paid under the project.

4. SCHOLARSHIP FOR VISITING PROFESSORS FROM POLAND AND ABROAD

Task duration: October 2011 – December 2015.

Scholarships will be granted on a competitive basis, for one-week or two-week periods. They will cover the costs of special lectures, seminars, reviews of intermediate reports, projects and case studies, as well as costs of preparing educational materials.

5. SCHOLARSHIP FOR YOUNG DOCTORS UP TO 35 YEARS OF AGE (POST-DOCS)

Task duration: October 2011 – December 2015.

Scholarships will be granted on a competitive basis. They will be differentiated, and will always be granted according to the principle of equal opportunities.

6. DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS FOR PHD STUDENTS AND POST-DOCS

Task duration: October 2011 – December 2015.

3-month internships will be granted on a competitive basis. The amount of support will be differentiated, and the internships will be always granted according to the principle of equal opportunities.

7. PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF E-LEARNING COURSES

Task duration: October 2011 – December 2015.

E-learning courses are aimed at broadening and enriching the project's educational offer, and contribute to equalization of FBs’ opportunities regarding access to education, information and employment