Socially responsible university, which educates professional researchers, has to be aware of its responsibility for society and economy positioning. Nowadays it is highly dependent on studies’ graduates ability of job market entering and their ability of joining innovative processes. Research conducted in Poland indicated that universities were focused on substantial education of scientists – academic teachers. Support of professional competences was passive and incidental. PhD’s career paths were not traced and usefulness of developed competences was not evaluated. Furthermore, among PhD students, academic teachers and employers low level of awareness of specificity of professional researcher, occupational contexts and tasks in which PhDs could be useful in economical and social practice was ascertained. The article focuses on possible strategies of action and changes in universities, PhD students and employers performance, necessary for heightening usefulness of doctors’ qualifications
