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Have Universities Implemented the Statutory Requirements Regarding Supplementary Admissions? Research Report

Summary/Abstract: Since 2017, Polish higher education law has included a statutory requirement that universities incorporate provisions in their admissions regulations allowing for supplementary admissions for candidates whose Matura examination results have been revised upward due to errors identified in the grading process. The introduction of supplementary admissions was a legislative response to a structural issue within the Polish examination system—namely, the relatively high rate of erroneously assessed examination papers and the lengthy appeals procedures, which can extend several weeks beyond the standard university admissions cycle. The purpose of this regulation is to ensure that prospective students are not subjected to adverse legal consequences resulting from grading errors and are instead treated as though they had received the correct score from the outset. The research presented in article investigates whether higher education institutions have fulfilled this legal obligation and, if so, whether their compliance aligns with the statutory requirements. The research employed historical-legal, doctrinal-legal, and empirical methods. Requests for access to public information were submitted to the 100 Polish universities with the highest number of applicants, and an independent legal analysis was conducted of the admissions regulations at those institutions. The findings reveal that, in most cases, universities either failed to regulate supplementary admissions altogether or did so in a manner that was inconsistent with the law or designed to circumvent it. The current situation may constitute a significant threat to the rights of candidates, undermining the constitutional right to education as well as the principle of equal access to education.

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