Proceedings for the conferment of the degree of habilitated doctor shall be initiated at the request of a person applying for the conferment of the degree of habilitated doctor, addressed to the Research Discipline Council of Wrocław University of Science and Technology competent in a given discipline through the Council for Scientific Excellence.

 The application shall include:

1. a description of the professional career;
2. a list of achievements referred to in Article 219, paragraph 1 pt. 2 of the Act on Higher Education and Science (i.e. OJ C 2022, item 574, as amended);
3. indicating Wrocław University of Science and Technology as the habilitating institution selected to conduct the proceedings for the conferment of the degree of habilitated doctor.

Documents to be submitted to the Council for Scientific Excellence:

1. Leading application.
2. Details of the applicant.
3. Copy of the document confirming possession of the doctoral degree.
4. An autoreference presenting a description of the professional career and significant scientific or artistic activity carried out in more than one university, scientific institution or cultural institution, in particular a foreign institution, together with copies of documents confirming specific achievements, in particular concerning scientific internships, grants, publications resulting from research in more than one scientific unit.
5. A list of scientific or artistic achievements making a significant contribution to the development of a specific discipline.

Manner of preparing documentation:

The application for the initiation of proceedings for the conferment of the degree of habilitated doctor, together with the attachments, is submitted by the candidate to the Council for Scientific Excellence in 1 hard copy, together with copies of these documents saved on computer data carriers - in 2 copies (preferred data carriers "pendrive") or electronically via the ePUAP platform.

On the website of the Council for Scientific Excellence, the documentation requirements for applications for the conferment of the degree of habilitated doctor were specified, together with specimens of documents, and a Guidebook was published. Proceedings for the conferral of the degree of habilitated doctor and Handbook. Reviews in proceedings for scientific promotion.