Acceptance conditions for PhD study programs

Form of selection

Admission to Doctoral studies takes the form of an admission procedure and an entrance exam, which the candidate is obliged to pass on the day of the admission procedure. The exam consists of two parts, language and professional. Based on their results, the admissions committee in the given study programme decides whether it recommends or does not recommend accepting the applicant. The final decision on the admission of applicants is made by the Dean of the faculty.

Conditions of admission

The basic condition for admission to Doctoral studies is the successful completion of the II. level of the study programme or a study programme pursuant to §53 Par. 3 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education Institutions and on the Amendment of Certain Acts as amended. Another condition is adequate knowledge of one foreign language (according to the candidate’s choice) and successful completion of the admission procedure.

Entry exam

The entrance exam consists of a language part and a professional part.

• The language part of the exam takes the form of a test. Its purpose is to verify the applicant’s knowledge of a foreign language. The exam is organized by the Department of Languages ​​TUKE, which shares the results of the test with the admission committee and the applicant himself.
• The professional part of the exam takes place in the form of a professional presentation (10 – 12 slides) devoted to the Dissertation topic, to which the candidate applies. The candidate can consult the content of the presentation with the guarantor of the topic. The professional level of the presentation is assessed by the admission committee in the given study programme.

Only one Dissertation topic from the relevant study programme can be mentioned per application. The application must state the following:

• name of the study program,
• name of the guarantor,
• dissertation title,
• at least one world foreign language spoken by the candidate.

We prefer application submission electronically via the TUKE MAIS e-application. The MAIS applicant interface allows, in addition to filling in and printing out the application, also monitoring of, e.g. the processing status, acknowledgment of receipt and validity, decisions on acceptance, decisions on appeals. Further details of the electronic application will be updated and published on the website of the faculty www.sjf.tuke.sk.

Mandatory study application annex:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Officially verified copies of diplomas (university diploma, state examination certificate, diploma annex)
• A copy of study results
• Proof of admission fee payment
• A list of professional and scientific publication