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Required Documents – Bachelor's Studies in English

Documents and requirements for candidates applying for the first year of bachelor’s degree (first-cycle) studies taught in English at Gdynia Maritime University in the academic year 2026/2027

In addition to registering in the IRK Online Application System, candidates applying for the first year of studies at Gdynia Maritime University are required to submit the following documents by the deadline specified by the recruitment committee of the faculty they are applying to:

  1. An application form generated from the IRK Online Application System 
  2. A secondary school leaving certificate issued outside Poland entitling the holder to apply for admission to higher education, a Polish Matura certificate (Świadectwo Dojrzałości), or a Polish Matura certificate together with a certificate of the results of the Matura examination in individual subjects, as referred to in the Act on the Education System.

Certificates issued outside Poland should be:

  • legalised or apostilled, where applicable. This does not apply to documents issued in the European Union or to IB and EB diplomas;

CHECK WHETHER YOUR CERTIFICATE REQUIRES AN APOSTILLE OR LEGALISATION

An apostille is required for certificates issued by states with which Poland is bound by the Hague Convention. 

  • translated into Polish by a sworn (certified) translator;

  • accompanied by a Recognition Statement from the Director of NAWA confirming the recognition of the certificate for the purposes of further education. A statement is not required for certificates from EU, EFTA or OECD member states, certificates covered by international agreements on the recognition of education, including China and Ukraine, or IB and EB certificates.

CHECK WHETHER YOUR CERTIFICATE IS RECOGNISED AUTOMATICALLY

A detailed list of countries whose certificates require a Recognition Statement from NAWA is available on the website of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange.

A statement from the Director of NAWA is required for the following certificates:

https://nawa.gov.pl/images/Uznawalnosc/Dokumenty-uprawniajace-do-ubiegania-sie-o-przyjecie-na-studia_informacja-NAWA_21.07.2025.pdf

NOTE: If your certificate is on this list, you must also pass an entrance examination in mathematics at GMU.

A statement from the Director of NAWA is not required for the following certificates:

https://nawa.gov.pl/images/Uznawalnosc/Dokumenty-uprawniajace-do-ubiegania-sie-o-przyjecie-na-studia_automatyczne-uznanie_24.06.2025.pdf

  1. A certificate confirming minimum B2 level proficiency in English.
  2. Two colour photographs on a light background, signed with the candidate’s surname, first name and passport/national ID/PESEL number, and one photograph submitted electronically.

The electronic photograph must be submitted in JPG format, in colour, on a light background, without head covering or dark glasses. It should be at least 300 × 375 pixels, which allows it to be printed at 2 cm × 2.5 cm in appropriate quality. The maximum file size is 1 MB. The electronic photograph must be identical to the paper photograph submitted to the University together with the remaining documents.

  1. The original proof of payment of the application fee. If the programme does not run, the fee will be refunded in full upon the candidate’s request.

Application folder checklist (see details above for exact requirements):

  1. Application form
  2. Secondary school leaving certificate
  3. Certificate confirming minimum B2 level proficiency in Polish
  4. Two colour photographs and one photograph submitted electronically

  5. Application fee proof of payment

Additionally required:

  1. An insurance policy covering illness or the consequences of accidents for the period of study in Poland, or a copy of the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), or a declaration of joining the Polish National Health Fund (NFZ) immediately after commencing studies.
  2. A seafarer’s medical certificate – only for the maritime specialisation at the Faculty of Navigation.
  3. A medical certificate issued by an occupational medicine doctor confirming that the candidate is fit to study, including participation in practical placements – only for the Faculty of Marine Engineering.
  4. A valid sanitary-epidemiological health book (original for inspection) or the original of a valid medical certificate for sanitary-epidemiological purposes – only for the Quality Science programme.

Note: The costs of medical examinations, obtaining the health book and obtaining the certificate for sanitary-epidemiological purposes are borne by the candidate.