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Start your adventure in the Graphic Arts major at PJAIT!


Recruitment for the winter semester of the 2024/2025 academic year will begin on May 6, 2024.


master's degree, full-time, Polish-language studies

Admissions are based on an interview and a submitted portfolio.


Requirements for candidates

Candidates for the second degree program full-time must have a master's or bachelor's degree (no art degree is required)

The candidate must take into account the possibility of supplementing individual subjects or a semester/year from undergraduate studies to complete the required knowledge. This supplementation may take place both, before the beginning and during the course of the second degree program.
This decision is made by the Dean/Dean NeMA upon the proposal of the Qualification Committee.


1. Online registration

Create an account on the enrolment portal: rekrutacja.pjwstk.edu.pl 

You will receive an activation link, and after activating your account you will get access to your profile. Fill out the forms and obligatorily upload your photo. Be sure to select field of study, for which you are applying. 


2. Provision of documents

Prepare the required documents, save them in .pdf format, upload the relevant files to the recruitment system or immediately deliver the originals to the Admission Office PJAIT. You can also send them by mail (registered mail) or courier. You can bring the remaining documents after the interview.

Graduates PJAIT maj. graphic design submit:

-applicationfor admission to graduate studies

-digital photo of proof format uploaded to your profile in the online recruitment system for your student ID and application

-qualification proceedings protocol


Graduates PJAIT (non majors graphic design) submit:

-applicationfor admission to graduate studies

-digital photo of proof format uploaded to your profile in the online recruitment system for your student ID and application

-qualification proceedings protocol


Graduates of other universities submit:

-applicationfor admission to graduate studies

-digital photo of proof format uploaded to your profile in the online recruitment system for your student ID and application

-document ofpayment for the interview (cost 150 PLN) - required before the interview

-diplomaof graduation with a supplement - the candidate presents the original or a copy, and the employee of PJAIT certifies the photocopy as a true copy of the original (for those who have not yet taken the defense of the diploma thesis or are waiting to receive the diploma, please provide a certificate from the Student's office regarding the defense/defense date and the course sheet; if the candidate has a diploma obtained outside Poland, the candidate is also required to provide a translation of the diploma)

-Protocol of the qualification procedure - required before the interview

NOTE: Candidates from outside Poland additionally present a passport.  

If you have a diploma obtained outside of Poland, the candidate is also required to provide a certified translation of the aforementioned diploma and apostille/legalization (if required).


3. interviews

Interviews for studies are held in the form of stationary in the premises of the University, online interviews are only for Foreigners who are not in Poland.

In order to sign up for an interview, the candidate is required to select the appropriate date in the recruitment portal and pay for the interview in the amount of PLN 150.

The candidate must sign up for an interview (through the enrolment portal).


Alumni PJAIT

Graduates of the direction graphic design in PJAIT, who received a grade of 4 or 5 on the diploma, submit a protocol in which:

  • The candidate is to describe in a few sentences an idea for a master's thesis;
  • there must be an opinion of the supervisor of the undergraduate studies concerning the qualification for the second-degree program


Graduates with a score lower than 4 on their diploma must additionally take an interview and give a presentation supported by visual materials (artwork, sketches, collages, etc.) matching the proposed project.


Note: In justified cases, the Selection Committee may ask a graduate to take part in an interview - applies, for example, to the situation of changing the mode of study between the first degree (part-time mode) and second degree (full-time mode).


Graduates of other universities

Admissions are based on a portfolio assessment and an interview. 

The candidate provides documentation of artistic achievements: presents a thesis, selected painting, drawing, photography and design works, made during the first or second degree.

During the interview, the candidate must also demonstrate knowledge of creating multimedia presentations and the basics of 3D graphics. Knowledge of any 3D graphics program (Maya, 3DMax or other), Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Macromedia Flash is required. In addition, the candidate should present his/her idea for the implementation of the thesis. Lack of knowledge of a particular program does not exclude the application to the university, the decision of the Dean may be to supplement the knowledge.

In the course of the conversation, it is also determined:

  • choice of graduate studio
  • selection of diploma subjects

Interview dates for full-time Polish-language studies in the academic year 2023/2024

Interviews full-time are held at the Academy:

  • July 11
  • July 18
  • August 22
  • September 12
  • September 26

Online conversations for foreigners residing outside Poland:

  • August 1

The online meeting will be held on the Google Meet platform - an email Gmail account is required.


The results of the interviews will be sent to your email within 1 business day after the interview.

We would like to remind you that the decision on qualification for studies is made only after meeting all formal requirements, i.e.: completing online registration, providing a set of required documents and successfully passing the interview.

Once all the conditions described above have been fulfilled, academy has two weeks to send a decision on eligibility for the study.


The university conducts free consultations of "portfolios" with artwork.


4. Studies qualification

The college qualification decision is sent to you after you have passed the interview and the group has gathered. You will receive the decision at your email address provided in the recruitment portal.


5. Contract

A contract is a type of agreement that defines PJAIT 's obligations to you and yours to PJAIT.

The contract is sent to the email along with the admission decision. Once signed, it can be emailed to: kontrakt@pja.edu.pl or delivered in duplicate in person or by mail/courier to the recruitment department.

Candidates qualified for the study are required to sign a contract with the University within 2 weeks and pay the first installment of tuition fees.

Candidates from abroad who will need a certificate of commencement of studies in order to obtain/renew a visa, residence card are required to pay tuition fees for a minimum of one semester in advance.

If your studies are paid for by your employer, for example, you can sign a contract with a University-Sponsor-Student annex. At the time of signing the contract, please make this request.

In exceptional situations, payments can be made to the university's general account:

Bank Millennium S.A.
Ul. Stanisława Żaryna 2A
02-593 Warsaw

Domestic transfers:
account number: 41 1160 2202 0000 0003 5249 4962

Foreign transfers:
account number: PL41 1160 2202 0000 0003 5249 4962
SWIFT: BIGBPLPW

Note: candidates signing a contract a week before the end of the recruitment period PJAIT does not guarantee the issuance of an ID card and the activation of an account on the University's server before the start of classes.


5. Certificate of admission

In order to obtain a "Certificate of admission of a foreigner to study" (a document necessary to legalize the stay in Poland) it is necessary to pay tuition fees for a minimum of one semester. The certificate at the request of the candidate is sent to the e-mail in the form of a scan. Candidates who need an original certificate must send the request to rekrutacja@pja.edu.pl with the full postal address indicated.

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