Higher education system
At present, there are 21 higher education institutions /HEIs/, including 2 military academies and one police academy, of which 7 are traditional universities , 4 technical universities, 3 art and music academies, one university of economics, one of veterinary medicine, and one agricultural university.
All higher education institutions have the same legal standing and social function. They provide not only higher education, but also research and artistic activities.
At the moment, all higher education institutions are state-maintained despite the fact that according to the 1996 Amendment of the Higher Education Act non-state higher education institutions also can be established.
Higher education institutions have the exclusive right to award academic degrees. On the basis of the Higher Education Act of No.172/1990, they provide education at three levels.
a) the study leading to the Bachelor's degree, which is a comprehensive part of higher education studies; it lasts not less than three years. After completing the Bachelor's study, the higher education study may be further pursued according to letter b) and lasts not less than one year,
b) the study leading to the Magister's and Engineer's degrees, which last not less than four years, and doctor's studies in the fields of medicine and veterinary science, which last six years,
c) the Ph.D. study that is a form of scientific education or artistic education; it takes three years in a full-time form, and five years in a part-time form.
Higher education studies shall be completed according to individual types as follows:
a) the Bachelor's study by passing a state examination; a part of the state examination is the defense of a final thesis if stipulated by the statute of the faculty or the statute of the higher education institution which is not divided into faculties.
b) the Magister's study, Engineer's study and doctor's studies by passing state examinations; if stipulated by the statute of the faculty (in case of higher education institutions not divided into faculties, by the statute of the higher education institution), the state examinations shall also include the defense of a thesis.
c) the Ph.D. study after completing a dissertation examination through the defense of a dissertation.
The diploma thesis and state examination are to show the student's ability to work creatively in the field of study he pursued. The dissertation examination and the defense of a dissertation are to show that the Ph.D. student has the ability to carry on independent scientific work or the ability to create an excellent technical work or work of art, or to show a high-level artistic performance.
Higher education institutions award the graduates the following degrees :
a) in Bachelor's study, the degree of "bakalár" (abbr. "Bc."),
b) in Magister's studies, the academic degree of "magister" (abbr. "Mgr."), in the fields of art, the academic degree of "magister umenia" (abbr. "Mgr. art."),
c) in technical, agricultural and economic fields of Engineer's studies, the academic degree of "inzinier" (abbr. "Ing."), and in the fields of architecture and town-planning, the academic degree of "inzinier architekt" (abbr. "Ing. arch."),
(d) in doctoral study in medical disciplines, the academic degree of "doktor medicíny" (abbr. "MUDr.") and in veterinary disciplines, the academic degree of "doktor veterinárskej medicíny" (abbr. "MVDr.").
Graduates of the fields of study in which the academic degree of "Magister" is awarded, may take examina rigorosa, which also includes the defence of a dissertation. Upon successfully completing it, higher education institutions shall award to the students the following academic degrees:
a) in natural sciences, the degree of "doktor prírodných vied " (abbr. " RNDr."),
b) in pharmacy, the degree of "doktor farmácie " (abbr. "PharmDr."),
c) in the humanities and art, the degree of "doktor filozofie" (abbr. "PhDr."),
d) in law and security courses with legal concentrations, the degree of "doktor práv" (abbr. "JUDr."),
e) in teacher training and sports, the degree of "doktor pedagogiky" (abbr. "PaedDr."),
f) in theology, the degree of "doktor teológie" (abbr. "ThDr.").
Ph.D. study
Ph.D. study is the highest form of higher education. The aim of Ph.D. study is to prepare the Ph.D. students for independent creative scientific-research work or excellent work of art by acquiring comprehensive theoretical knowledge and mastering the methods of scientific or artistic work demonstrating them in a given scientific (artistic) project, thus providing the Ph.D. student with the highest degree of higher education in the respective scientific discipline or field of art.
PhD. study also may be organized by external educational institution. It is a scientific workplace of the Slovak Academy of Sciences or other institution of science, education, research, technology or art that is vested, by the Ministry of Education and upon the proposal or statement by the Accreditation Commission, with the right to provide Ph.D. study at least in one scientific discipline or field of art.
Faculties or higher education institutions, in case the higher education institution is not divided into faculties, award to the graduates of Ph.D. studies in the scientific disciplines the degree of "philosophiae doctor" (abbr. "PhD."), and to the graduates of Ph.D. studies in the fields of art, the degree of "artis doctor" (abbr. "ArtD."). The scientific-academic and artistic-academic degrees are shown in abbreviation after the candidate's name.
Academic year
The academic year starts on September 1st of the current year and it ends on August 31st of the next year. It consists of 2 semesters (winter and summer) with two respective examination sessions after each semester. The organization of the academic year is defined by the statute of the faculty or the statute of the higher education institution, in the case the university is not divided into faculties.
List of Higher education institutions
UNIVERZITA MATEJA BELA V BANSKEJ BYSTRICI
MATEJ BEL UNIVERSITY IN BANSKA BYSTRICA
Street: Národná ul. 12
974 00 Banská Bystrica
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 88 /75 32 32
Fax: *421 88/75 31 80
E-Mail: hudakova@rekt.umb.sk
UNIVERZITA KOMENSKÉHO V BRATISLAVE
COMENIUS UNIVERSITY IN BRATISLAVA
Šafarikovo nam. 6
818 06 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 7 /32 15 94
Fax: *421 7 /36 38 36
E-Mail: DEVINSKY@rec.uniba.sk
http://www.rec.uniba.sk/www/index-e.html
EKONOMICKA UNIVERZITA V BRATISLAVE
UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS IN BRATISLAVA
Dolnozemska cesta 1
852 35 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 7 /58 11 47 8
Fax: *421 7 /84 73 48
E-Mail: stern@euba.sk
SLOVENSKA TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA V BRATISLAVE
SLOVAK TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN BRATISLAVA
Vazovova 5
812 43 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 7 /39 71 96
Fax: *421 7 /35 94 33 3
E-Mail: hudoba@cvt.stuba.sk
UNIVERZITA PAVLA JOZEFA SAFARIKA V KOSICIACH
PAVOL JOZEF SAFARIK UNIVERSITY IN KOSICE
Street: Srobarova 2
041 80 Kosice
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 95 /62 22 60 8
Fax: *421 95 /62 28 10 9
E-Mail: zahrodd@kosice.upjs.sk
UNIVERZITA VETERINARSKEHO LEKARSTVA V KOSICIACH
UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE IN KOSICE
Komenského str. 73
041 81 Kosice
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 95 /63 30 12 7
Fax: *421 95 /63 23 66 6
E-Mail: belan@ccsun.tuke.sk
TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA V KOSICIACH
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN KOSICE
Letna 9
042 00 Kosice
Slovak republic
Telephone: *421 95 /63 22 48 5
Fax: *421 95 /63 32 74 8
E-Mail: rector@ccsun.tuke.sk
http://ccsun.tuke.sk/tu/tuke-a.html
SLOVENSKA POLNOHOSPODARSKA UNIVERZITA V NITRE
SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA
Trieda A. Hlinku 2
949 76 Nitra
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 87 /51 11 52
Fax: *421 87 /51 15 93
E-Mail: rector@uniag.sk
TRNAVSKA UNIVERZITA V TRNAVE
UNIVERSITY OF TRNAVA IN TRNAVA
Hornopotocna 23
918 43 Trnava
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 805 /51 17 60
Fax: *421 805 /51 11 29
E-Mail: lsoltes@fruni.sk
ZILINSKA UNIVERZITA V ZILINE
UNIVERSITY OF ZILINA IN ZILINA
Moyzesova 20
010 26 Zilina
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 89 /62 34 08
Fax: *421 89 /47 70 2
E-Mail: tabak@uvt.utc.sk
TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA VO ZVOLENE
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN ZVOLEN
Masarykova 24
960 53 Zvolen
Slovak Republik
Telephone: *421 855 /33 32 71
Fax: *421 855 /33 00 27
UNIVERZITA KONSTANTÍNA FILOZOFA V NITRE
UNIVERSITY OF CONSTANTINE PHILOSOPHER IN NITRA
Trieda A. Hlinku 1
949 74 Nitra
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 87 /51 12 53
Fax: *421 87 /51 12 43
E-Mail: rector@unitra.sk
AKADÉMIA POLICAJNÉHO ZBORU
POLICE ACADEMY
Sklabinska 1
831 06 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 7 /28 83 72
Fax: *421 7 /28 62 20
E-Mail: chalka@minv.sk
VOJENSKA AKADÉMIA V LIPTOVSKOM MIKULASI
MILITARY ACADEMY IN LIPTOVSKÝ MIKULAS
Demänovska cesta , P.O. Box: 761
031 19 Liptovska Mikulás
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 849 /24 95 6
Fax: *421 849 /52 22 37
E-Mail: pruzinm@valm.sk
PRESOVSKA UNIVERZITA
UNIVERSITY OF PRESOV IN PRESOV
Nam. legionárov 3
080 01 Presov
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 91 /73 20 54
Fax: *421 91 //73 20 54
E-Mail: reckarol@unipo.sk
VYSOKA SKOLA MÚZICKÝCH UMENÍ V BRATISLAVE
ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS IN BRATISLAVA
Ventúrska 3
813 01 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 7 /53 32 17 2
Fax: *421 7 /53 30 12 5
VYSOKA SKOLA VÝTVARNÝCH UMENÍ V BRATISLAVE
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN IN BRATISLAVA
Hviezdoslavovo nám. 18
814 37 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Telephone: *421 7 /53 32 43 1
Fax: *421 7 /53 32 34 0
VOJENSKA LETECKA AKADEMIA GENERALA MILANA RASTISLAVA STEFANIKA V KOŠICIACH
GENERAL MIROSLAV RASTISLAV STEFANIK ACADEMY OF AVIATION IN KOSICE
Rampová 7
041 21 Košice
Slovak republic
Telephone: *421 95 /63 35 17 5
Fax: *421 95 /63 35 19 2
E-Mail: ahrban@topgun.vvslnet.sk
TRENCIANSKA UNIVERZITA V TRENCINE
UNIVERSITY OF TRENCIN IN TRENCIN
Študentská 2
911 50 Trenčín
Slovak republic
Telephone: *421 831 /40 01 01
Fax: *421 831 /40 01 02
UNIVERZITA SV. CYRILA A METODA V TRNAVE
UNEVERSITY OF ST. CYRIL AND METHODIUS IN TRNAVA
Námestie J. Herdu 2
917 00 Trnava
Slovak republic
Telephone: *421 805 /50 32 37
Fax: *421 805 /50 32 37
AKADEMIA VÝTVARNÝCH UMENÍ V BANSKEJ BYSTRICI
ACADEMY OF ARTS IN BANSKÁ BYSTRICA
Ul. J. Kollára 22
874 01 Banská Bystrica
Slovak republic
Telephone: *421 88 /74 51 10
Fax: *421 88 /74 51 12
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