A level of education open to holders of first-cycle qualifications and provided by a higher education institution, a scientific institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, a research institute or the Centre for Postgraduate Medical Studies, leading upon successful completion to the award of postgraduate qualifications.

• Act of 20 July 2018, the Law on Higher Education and Science
  Place of publication: (Dz. U. z 2023 r. poz. 742, z późn. zm.)