habilitacyjny

Habilitacyjny is an adjective used in Polish to refer to habilitation, an academic qualification that exists in several European education systems, most notably in Poland. The term is applied to processes, documents, roles, and requirements connected with habilitation.

In Poland, habilitation (habilitacja) is a postdoctoral qualification that follows the doctoral degree. It authorizes independent scientific work, the supervision of doctoral students, and is commonly a prerequisite for applying for professorship. The title associated with habilitation is doktor habilitowany, which marks a higher level of scholarly achievement than the PhD and serves as a step toward the full professorial title.

A typical habilitation procedure includes preparing a habilitation work (rozprawa habilitacyjna) or an equivalent dossier of scholarly achievements, and defending it in a public or formal defense before a habilitation committee. The candidate is usually evaluated by external reviewers, and the committee issues an opinion on the candidate’s ability to conduct independent research and contribute to the field. Some variants include an additional habilitation examination (egzamin habilitacyjny) or other assessments.

The term appears in official documents and everyday academic language in phrases such as egzamin habilitacyjny, rozprawa habilitacyjna, or kwalifikacje habilitacyjne. While the exact procedures can vary by institution and country, the adjective habilitacyjny broadly designates materials, requirements, or occasions related to the habilitation process.