Comenius University in Bratislava is the Slovakia’s biggest university. Most of its faculties are located in Bratislava. It was founded in the same time with the creation of the state Czechoslovakia in 1919. The university is named after Jan Amos Comenius, one of the most world famous Slovaks, a Czech teacher and philosopher from the 17th century. Comenius University has around 30,000 students and 2,000 faculty members. It is public university, mostly financed by the government.

Faculties of Comenius University
- Medicine
- Law
- Philosophy
- Natural Sciences
- Education
- Pharmacy
- Physical Education and Sports
- Faculty of Medicine
- Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
- Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology
- Evangelical Faculty of Theology
- Management
- Social and Economic Sciences

International cooperation

Comenius University is part of many University networks. Some of them are: EUA, European University Association; UNICA, Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe; UTRECHT NETWORK, network of prominent European universities; DRC, Danube Rectors’ Conference; CEI UniNet, Central European Initiative University Network. Comenius University is also part of Erasmus. For all information regarding Erasmus you can contact the International Relations Office.

Scholarships

National Scholarship Programme
The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities. More info: National Scholarship Programme, Slovak Academic Information Agency

CEEPUS
Central European Exchange Program for University Studies. CEEPUS website.

Visegrad Scholarship Program
Visegrad Fund offers Master’s and Post-Master’s scholarships for 1 or 2 semesters. Visegrad Fund website.

Fellowship Fund – SYLFF
SYLFF is one of the financial support opportunities at Comenius University. This is an educational program designed to provide financial assistance in the form of scholarships and fellowships to students enrolled in master‘s and doctoral programs, respectively, in the fields of humanities and social sciences. These funds are intended for future leaders in international affairs, in public life as well as in private endeavor through a wide range of courses in: International Relations Program with an Emphasis on Central Europe; Management and Administration Program for Public and Private Sectors; Development of Post-Communist Countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Address
Comenius University
Safarikovo nam. 6
818 06 Bratislava 16
Slovakia
Phone: +421 2 5292 1594, +421 2 59244 141
Fax: +421 2 5296 3836

Official website

Please note that Mladiinfo does not give scholarships or any financial support, but only informs about different opportunities. Click on the direct link to the official page above to apply for the program.

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU) is the most significant university of technology in Slovakia. Since its foundation in 1937 more than 115.000 students have graduated. In average, about 19.000 students study at the STU every year. All seven STU faculties provide a study within the system of a bachelor, master and PhD study.

Faculties
* Civil Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
* Chemical and Food Technology
* Architecture
* Materials Science and Technology (in Trnava)
* Informatics and Information Technologies

Faculties realise credit system compatible with the European credit transfer system enabling mutual mobility of students within European Union member countries and a larger European space.List of international partner institution.

ERASMUS international students

Deadlines for applications
- for winter semester is May 31
- for summer semester is October 31

1. First of all check if your university is Erasmus partner of the STU if you did not find your home university among our Erasmus partners, your university can contact the STU Erasmus institutional coordinator or the STU Erasmus faculties coordinators and conclude Erasmus Bilateral agreement.

2. Select study programs and fields of study  you wish to study at the STU Consult selected study programs and fields of study with information on web pages of the faculty of your choice. STU provides education in the Slovak language. Some courses are provided in the English, German or French. In case you do not find on web pages of the faculty of your choice study courses taught in those foreign languages, fill in study course and subjects you would study at your home university. Respective faculty will provide you a teacher – study tutor.
More info
International Student Network Slovakia

Scholarships

The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities, research institutions and non-governmental organizations conducting research on the basis of an invitation.

Types of scholarships
a) Scholarships for foreign university students (enrolled at least in the 6th semester) to take part in Master study over a period of 1 to 2 semesters (from 5 to 10 months) at Slovak universities.
b) Scholarships for foreign PhD students to take a part of PhD study over a period of 1 to 12 months at Slovak universities or research institutes.
c) Scholarships for foreign university teachers and researchers over a period of 1 to 12 months to carry out teaching or research at Slovak universities.

More info: National Scholarship Programme, Slovak Academic Information Agency

CEEPUS
Central European Exchange Program for University Studies. CEEPUS website.

Visegrad Scholarship Program
Visegrad Fund offers Master’s and Post-Master’s scholarships for 1 or 2 semesters. Visegrad Fund website.

Address
Slovak university of technology in Bratislava
Vazovova 5
812 43 Bratislava 1
Slovak Republic

Brochure about STU (pdf.)

Official website

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The Technical University of Kosice (TUKE) is the second largest university of technology in Slovakia. It was established in 1952, with the aims to satisfy the needs of Eastern Slovakia in education and research. Today the TUKE has nine faculties and around 16,000 students. TUKE closely co-operates with other universities and with industrial organizations throughout the region.

Faculties
* Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnology
* Metallurgy
* Mechanical Engineering
* Electrical Engineering and Informatics
* Civil Engineering
* Economics
* Manufacturing Technologies
* Arts
* Aeronautics

How to apply

TUS is a public university, providing a full range of technological and economic education at both under-graduate and post-graduate levels for national and international students. Following the principles of Bologna Declaration, it provides higher education for international students in the English language in the following study programmes at three levels:
- Bachelor’s study programme which takes three years at least and four years at most (in the case of architecture, fine art and design).
- Master‘s study programme which takes two years, so that the total standard duration of study according to the bachelor study programme and the subsequent master level study programme in the same or related field of study is altogether a minimum of five years. The basic condition for admission to the second level study is graduation from bachelor study.
- PhD study programme. The standard length in full-time form is three years at least and four years at most, duration in part-time form. The basic condition for the admission to the PhD study programme is graduation from second level university study.

The teaching process includes various forms of instruction such as lectures, seminars, exercises, laboratory work, projects, practical training, consultations, etc. University offers a wide scale of services to our students, ranging from catering and accommodation at halls of residence to cultural events and sports activities. Application forms and study programmes, Study Programmes Provided in the English (pdf)

Scholarships

The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities. More info: National Scholarship Programme, Slovak Academic Information Agency

CEEPUS
Central European Exchange Program for University Studies. CEEPUS website.

Visegrad Scholarship Program
Visegrad Fund offers Master’s and Post-Master’s scholarships for 1 or 2 semesters. Visegrad Fund website.

Address
Technická univerzita v Košiciach
Letná 9
042 00 Košice
Slovak Republic

Official website

Please note that Mladiinfo does not give scholarships or any financial support, but only informs about different opportunities. Click on the direct link to the official page above to apply for the program.

The Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice was founded in 1959. The university is named after a 19th century Slovak philologist, poet, and historian.
It comprise 5 different faculties: Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Science; Faculty of Law; Faculty of Public Administration and Faculty of Arts.This University is place of studying for more than 5 700 students, employing 1250 staff members (500 teachers and 95 research staff).

The University provides education in three main cycles – bachelor’s, master’s, doctor´s and PhD. studies in different fields. The process of education is provided in both, Slovak and English language.

Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice provides higher education based on the newest scientific findings in a wide international context. The University co-operates very intensively with academic institutions all around the world. International Relations.

Scholarships

The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities.
More info: National Scholarship Programme, Slovak Academic Information Agency

Visegrad Scholarship Program
Visegrad Fund offers Master’s and Post-Master’s scholarships for 1 or 2 semesters. Visegrad Fund website.

Adress
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
Šrobárova 2
041 80 Košice
Slovak Republic
Phone: +421(0)55 / 234 1100
Fax: +421(0)55 / 678 69 59
e-mail: rektor@upjs.sk

Official website

Please note that Mladiinfo does not give scholarships or any financial support, but only informs about different opportunities. Click on the direct link to the official page above to apply for the program.

The University of Economics in Bratislava (EUB) is the oldest university of economics in Slovakia, established in 1940. The University provides higher education in the field of economics and business in Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral programs for full-time and part-time students. 75,000 graduates have graduated from the University. There are currently around 13.000 students enrolled in all forms of studies.

Faculties
* National Economy
* Commerce
* Economic Informatics
* Business Management
* International Relations
* Business Economics with seat in Kosice

International mobility

International mobility is provided under the ERASMUS program and the CEEPUS Central European program. The university cooperates with more than 150 universities from abroad through bilateral ERASMUS agreements, as well as within a framework of other agreements. Most international activities are organised with the co-operation of European Union countries. Co-operation with other countries in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Australia and Africa has been developed.

STUDY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

University is ofering a Study Programme in FRENCH (Management de la Vente), Study Programme in  GERMAN (Internationales Finanzmanagement) as well as Study Programme in  ENGLISH (International Management. These programmes are focused on domestic students, nevertheless they enable foreign students to participate also. More information.

ERASMUS
Presently, the UEB has 164 ERASMUS agreements with universities in EU countries. Yearly about 190 students from EU countries visit the UEB.

CEEPUS
The CEEPUS programme (Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies) is designed to promote of student and staff exchange and ideas among Central and Eastern European countries by the establishing of university networks. It is intended to enable Central and Eastern European students to gain additional education and experiences in partner universities, as well as allowing EU students to enrich their knowledge of CEE countries. More information about CEEPUS.

Scholarships

The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities. More info: National Scholarship Programme, Slovak Academic Information Agency

Visegrad Scholarship Program
Visegrad Fund offers Master’s and Post-Master’s scholarships for 1 or 2 semesters. Visegrad Fund website.

Address
University of Economics in Bratislava
Dolnozemská cesta 1
852 35 Bratislava
Slovakia
+421 2 67295111

Official website

Please note that Mladiinfo does not give scholarships or any financial support, but only informs about different opportunities. Click on the direct link to the official page above to apply for the program.

University of Zilina is providing technological, economics, management and a limited range of humanistic and natural science education at under-graduate, graduate and post-graduate levels. 40,000 graduates have graduated from the University, 1,500 of them were from abroad. There are currently around 13.000 students enrolled in all forms of studies.

Faculties
* Civil Engineering
* Electrical Engineering
* Management Science & Informatics
* Mechanical Engineering
* Natural Science
* Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications
* Special Engineering

Detailed information about study programmes can be found at web sites of the faculties. Study programmes in English can be found in SURVIVAL GUIDE for international students.

International Students

The University participate in SOCRATES/ERASMUS, Leonardo da Vinci, CEEPUS, TEMPUS, COPERNICUS, COST, in 5th, 6th, and 7th Framework programmes and many others. International Office coordinates the international relationships of the University.

Full-time study
Students who have completed secondary school education, have reached the age of 18 or more, possess adequate knowledge of English (and Mathematics for the technical and the economical branches), and are not Slovak citizens are eligible for the study at the University of Zilina as self-payers (except for the EU inhabitants who study under the same conditions as the inhabitants of Slovak republic).

ERASMUS
Application deadlines for incoming ERASMUS students:
Winter semester: 1 July
Summer semester: 30 November
ESN UNIZA– Erasmus student network is a student organisation that provides help for incoming foreign students and prepares various events for them during their stay. Every semester several activities are being organized as well as welcoming party for incoming students together with sightseeing tour around city, trips within a country.

Scholarships

The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities, research institutions and non-governmental organizations conducting research on the basis of an invitation.
More info: National Scholarship Programme, Slovak Academic Information Agency

CEEPUS
Central European Exchange Program for University Studies. CEEPUS website.

Visegrad Scholarship Program
Visegrad Fund offers Master’s and Post-Master’s scholarships for 1 or 2 semesters. Visegrad Fund website.

Address
University of Žilina (Žilinská univerzita)
Univerzitná 1
010 26 Žilina
Slovakia

Official website

Please note that Mladiinfo does not give scholarships or any financial support, but only informs about different opportunities. Click on the direct link to the official page above to apply for the program.

Constantine the Philosopher University (UKF) is a public university in Nitra. Nitra is known for the traditions of Old Slavonic education and culture of the Great Moravia period. The university is named after one of the most important personalities in the history of Nitra and Slovakia – Constantine the Philosopher. UKF is providing study programmes in education, arts, social, human and natural sciences and health care. The university has  a 50-year long tradition in teacher in the Hungarian language as well as a 13-year tradition of educating social workers for the Roma ethnicity. UKF is the only Slovak university that prepares professionals to operate in Roma communities. With more than 14,000 full-time and part-time students, UKF belongs to the larger Slovak universities.

UKF puts much emphasis on international co-operation in all fields of study and research. Activities are carried out through international projects, such as TEMPUS, LLP (ERASMUS, GRUNTVIG, LINGUA), CEEPUS, Leonardo da Vinci, COST and through the co-operation with such international institutions as the British Council, the Goethe Institute, the French Institute, the Fulbright Commission, DAAD, and others.

Degree Study

University is offering Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Study in wide range of study progammes. Supporting staff offering counselling service referring all matters of your stay, welcoming environment of domestic students. International student interested in degree study at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra must download, fill in and send the International student application form  to the address of the International Relations Office before the deadline: February 21. When filling in the form, please, refer to the website of the respective faculty. More info.

Exchange Study Programmes and Scholarships

At Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra each year growth the number of students coming from abroad.  Supporting staff make it easier to apply by offering the help and support from International Relations Office  using  a Buddy system for all infcoming intenational students. List of Erasmus agreements. Application procedure and management of stay for Erasmus incoming students here.

The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities. More info: National Scholarship Programme, Slovak Academic Information Agency

CEEPUS
Central European Exchange Program for University Studies. CEEPUS website.

Visegrad Scholarship Program
Visegrad Fund offers Master’s and Post-Master’s scholarships for 1 or 2 semesters. Visegrad Fund website.

University Contacts
Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
Tr. A. Hlinku 1
SK – 949 74 Nitra
Slovakia
tel/fax: +421 37 6408 020
e-mail: ukf@ukf.sk

Official website

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The Slovak University of Agriculture (SUA) is the only agricultural university in Slovakia. SUA is operating in a wide range of scientific fields such as genetics, biotechnology, agriculture, environment, food sciences, horticulture, landscape engineering and design, technology, engineering, economics, management, marketing with focus on rural regions and regional development.

Faculties
- Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources
- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences
- Faculty of Economics and Management
- Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development
- Horticulture and Landscape Engineering Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering

International Full time students

Non – native English speakers have to prove their English language ability to follow the study programmes. More info and Programmes offered in English.
For study programmes in Slovak: In order to follow study programmes offered in Slovak language students can take a preparatory language courses offered by the Institute of Language and Academic Preparation for Foreign Students, Comenius University in Bratislava – 1 year (September – June) preparatory course before university studies.

LLP/ERASMUS

Find out whether your university has a bilateral agreement with Slovak University of Agriculture (see Documents) and contact International Relations Office at your home university for more information about the selection procedure at your home university. Your English has to be sufficient to follow the lectures and take the exam. Erasmus Intensive Language Courses (EILC) of Slovak Language are organised by Slovak universities for Erasmus incoming students before the start of the semester. More info and Courses offered in English.

Deadlines:
# 31 May for winter semester
(End of September -  January)
# 31 October for summer semester
(February – June)

Scholarships

The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities. More info: National Scholarship Programme, Slovak Academic Information Agency

CEEPUS
Central European Exchange Program for University Studies. CEEPUS website.

Visegrad Scholarship Program
Visegrad Fund offers Master’s and Post-Master’s scholarships for 1 or 2 semesters. Visegrad Fund website.

Address
Slovak University of Agriculture
Tr. A. Hlinku 2
949 76 Nitra
Slovakia
Phone: +421-37-6414111,+421-37-6415111
Fax: +421-37-7412626

Official website

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Matej Bel University (UMB) is a university in the central Slovak town Banska Bystrica. UMB was established in 1992 after the integration of the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Economics. Banska Bystrica has a long tradition in schooling and culture. It is named after Matej Bel, an outstanding Hungarian-Slovak scholar in the 18th century. Matej Bel University represents a significant and modern scientific research and educational institution that is one of the biggest universities in Slovakia. Matej Bel University is making important contributions to the European area of education and research (for which it is a part of), providing both high-quality university education as well as a wide spectrum of further education adequate to the needs of practical life.

Faculties
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Political Sciences and International  Relations
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Law

International dimension

Matej Bel University develops international relations on the basis of agreements on cooperation with foreign partners and supports the international mobility of students and teachers (List of partner universities). Apart from these agreements, the faculties also have signed agreements on cooperation based on the specific needs of their own, or their departments, as well as agreements covered by the international projects (e.g. the bilateral agreements under the Erasmus programme). The partners of Matej Bel University in organizing information seminars and lectures for students and teachers are:

-    embassies
-    national agencies for European programmes
-    Slovak Academic Information Agency – SAIA
-    Slovak Academic Association for International Cooperation – SAAIC
-    Fulbright Commission
-    DAAD
-    Alliance Française
-    British Council

Scholarships

National Scholarship Programme
The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities, research institutions and non-governmental organizations conducting research on the basis of an invitation.
More info: National Scholarship Programme, Slovak Academic Information Agency

CEEPUS
Central European Exchange Program for University Studies. CEEPUS website.

Visegrad Scholarship Program
Visegrad Fund offers Master’s and Post-Master’s scholarships for 1 or 2 semesters. Visegrad Fund website.

Adress
Univerzita Mateja Bela
Národná 12
974 01 Banská Bystrica
Slovakia
Phone: +421-48-446 11 11
Fax:     +421-48-415 31 80

Official website

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University of Trnava (UT) follows the traditions of one of the oldest universities in Central Europe. The original Jesuit university was founded in 1635 by the Archbishop of Esztergom, Peter Pázmány. University of Trnava currently has five faculties, 4 of them seated in Trnava and 1 in Bratislava.

Faculties
* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Health and Social care
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Theology (in Bratislava)

ERASMUS

Trnava University in Trnava joined the Socrates/Erasmus project in the academic year 2000/2001 in form of teacher and student mobility. Bilateral agreements. For more info see the Foreign Affairs Department.

The bilateral agreements involve mainly the exchange of information on research activities, the exchange of knowledge and experience, the exchange of teaching materials, the exchange of researchers and teachers, the support of mutual co-operation in research projects, common organisation of seminars and conferences, and other fields. Info for incoming students and list of bilateral agreements can be find here.

Scholarships

The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities. More info: National Scholarship Programme, Slovak Academic Information Agency

Visegrad Scholarship Program
Visegrad Fund offers Master’s and Post-Master’s scholarships for 1 or 2 semesters. Visegrad Fund website.

Address
Trnava University in Trnava
Hornopoto?ná 23
918 43 TRNAVA
Slovakia

Official website

Please note that Mladiinfo does not give scholarships or any financial support, but only informs about different opportunities. Click on the direct link to the official page above to apply for the program.