r/krakow • u/Vast_Radio8552 • 3d ago
Is PhD in Computer science or security related research worth it in Jagellonian University?
I am looking for PhD degrees related to security research or computer science but mostly security and i am kinda confused between the universities. For know i am looking for universities in Poland. I wanna know if Jagellonian worth it or not? Or maybe there are some other universities. Also i saw that acceptance rate is very low as there are only 4 places available or maybe i misunderstood that part. Any kind of help would be appreciated.
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u/TomCormack 3d ago edited 2d ago
What is your goal? PhD in English programs are pretty expensive and at the same time the chances of staying in academia are rather low.
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u/Vast_Radio8552 2d ago
My goal is to study in Security / software research but if i am not mistaken the PhD education is free
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u/TomCormack 2d ago
Free only for Poles/EU citizens and only in Polish. The number of free spots is also extremely limited, so 4 seem to be right.
English programs will probably cost around 4-6k euro per year.
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u/Vast_Radio8552 2d ago
Wait you mean this for specifically this university or all of the Poland universities?
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u/Plenty-Novel940 2d ago
I don't think this is true. My programme at UJ is in English, and I (foreigner) do not pay
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u/TomCormack 2d ago edited 2d ago
Which PhD programme is that? And what is your status, are you a non EU citizen without Karta Polaka or other special statuses ? And does it mean that you will have przewód doktorski for free as well, even if everything is done in English?
I am pretty sure it was not free, but maybe something changed year by year.
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u/Plenty-Novel940 2d ago
Computer Science; No special status, just a nonEU citizen.
But to be honest, the language hardly matters because there is barely any coursework - most of the time is spent on research
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u/jasiek83 3d ago
It's a top CS school on a global level, but not particularly known for anything related to security research. It's a math-heavy curriculum and very competitive. There are probably better places to study things related to security research in Europe.
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u/Vast_Radio8552 2d ago
I am still looking for the possible universities not only in Poland but also Hungary, Germany, Spain Netherlands, and so on
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u/Plenty-Novel940 3d ago
"Worth it" depends on what you expect out of it.
Also, the reason for 4 available places might be simply that there is too few people applying to begin with (at least that's how it is at my programme)