Krajowa Reprezentacja Doktorantów

Name

Krajowa Reprezentacja Doktorantów

Legal name

Krajowa Reprezentacja Doktorantów

Website

https://krd.edu.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Advocacy and Doctoral Student Representation

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHABAA

Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Private Research Universities

Keywords

• Doctoral candidate representation
• Academic advocacy services
• Doctoral training programs
• Higher education policy
• Doctoral student rights

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Subsidies: KRD receives funding from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego) for various projects including developmental activities, training programs, and representation functions. This is the primary funding source.
2. Partnership Revenue (Medicover Sport): Through partnership with Medicover Sport, KRD enables discounted sports packages for doctoral candidates. While not direct revenue, this partnership model generates administrative fees and strengthens member value proposition.
3. ISIC Card Distribution: KRD distributes ISIC (International Student Identity Card) cards to doctoral candidates with insurance packages. Card sales generate revenue through service fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KRD is the statutory national representative body for doctoral candidates in Poland, providing legal advocacy, psychological support services, professional development training, and benefit programs (ISIC cards, sports packages) to PhD students across Polish universities and research institutions. The organization engages with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, reviews normative acts affecting doctoral education, and operates community-building programs such as the Local Ambassadors of Doctoral Rights and the International Scientific Conference.

Product overview

Krajowa Reprezentacja Doktorantów (KRD) is the national representative body for doctoral candidates in Poland, operating for over 20 years. Rather than a traditional technology company, KRD offers a portfolio of programs, services, and initiatives to support doctoral candidates. Key offerings include PhD Well (mental health and wellness support), ISIC cards with insurance benefits, Medicover Sport partnerships, training programs like Szkoła Młodego Naukowca-Samorządowca, the Lokalny Ambasador Praw Doktoranta advocacy program, international conferences, and policy documents. These programs are interconnected, providing doctoral candidates with comprehensive support covering mental health, sports, professional development, rights advocacy, and community building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PhDWell: Zintegrowane działania na rzecz dobrostanu psychicznego i rozwoju środowiska doktoranckiego - Integrated actions for mental well-being and development of the doctoral community
• Lokalny Ambasador Praw Doktoranta
• Szkoła Młodego Naukowca-Samorządowca
• Międzynarodowa Konferencja KRD

Products and services

• PhD Well (PhDWell)

Quantifiable outcome

• Psychological support with up to 10 free psychotherapy sessions available through PhD Well project
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego (Ministry of Science and Higher Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government partner providing funding for KRD's activities including developmental projects, training programs, and representation functions. Ministry collaboration includes policy consultations and joint initiatives for doctoral education improvement.
• Rada Młodych Naukowców (Council of Young Scientists)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership between the two primary youth research representative bodies in Poland for joint advocacy and policy initiatives.
• Parlament Studentów RP (Polish Parliament of Students)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with student representation body for joint activities and advocacy on higher education matters.
• EURODOCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership providing representation of Polish doctoral candidates at European level and access to international doctoral researcher networks.
• Konferencja Rectorów Akademickich Szkół Polskich (KRASP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Polish Rectors Conference for dialogue on higher education policy and doctoral training standards.
• Komisja Ewaluacji Nauki (Science Evaluation Committee)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKRD experts participate in doctoral school evaluation processes conducted by KEN, contributing to quality assessment of doctoral education.
• Medicover SportmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvides discounted sports packages for doctoral candidates with access to 5,700+ sports facilities across Poland. Special pricing negotiated by KRD for its members.
• ISIC PolskamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to provide International Student Identity Cards with NNW insurance for doctoral candidates at special rates.
• Klinika Terapii Poznawczo-Behawioralnej (Novam Sp. z o.o.)majorOthersHealthcare provider delivering psychological support services including consultations and psychotherapy sessions through the PhD Well project. Services provided in Polish and English.
• DecathlonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports equipment service partnership through Medicover Sport collaboration offering equipment rental services to doctoral candidates.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EURODOC: The European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Young Researchers; KRD is a member and the Polish counterpart at the national level. EURODOC provides the cross-border layer of advocacy and networking that complements KRD's domestic mandate.
• Comitato Nazionale dei Dottorandi (CNDD): The Italian national representation of doctoral candidates and PhD students. CNDD plays the same statutory-representation role in Italy that KRD plays in Poland, including policy consultation, training, and benefits programs.
• Association Nationale des Docteurs (AND): The French national association of doctorates; represents doctor-holders and PhD candidates in policy dialogue with French ministries. AND's scope and remit closely mirror KRD's statutory advocacy function, adapted to the French higher-education context.
• Rada Młodych Naukowców: The Council of Young Scientists, an advisory body at the Ministry of Science; represents early-career researchers from post-doctoral positions. KRD collaborates with RMN for joint advocacy on behalf of researchers at all early-career stages.
• Parlament Studentów RP: The national representative body for Polish students; KRD's functional sibling for the doctoral tier. Both organizations operate within the same Polish higher-education advocacy ecosystem and are listed as strategic mutual partners in KRD's data.

Broad incumbents

• Konferencja Rektorów Akademickich Szkół Polskich (KRASP): The Conference of Polish Academic Rectors is the institutional counterpart to doctoral representation. KRASP and KRD engage in formal dialogue on doctoral-training standards, making it a structural peer on the policy/supply side of higher education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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