PhD studies aplication

The basic prerequisite for the study admission of the third grade is graduation from second grade of university study. For the applicants who graduated from foreign universities, the basic prerequisite for admission is the acknowledgement of documents that confirm the required level of completed education and successful final examination. Further conditions for the study admission:

• the successful pass of the admission examination. For the doctoral study within the fields of Architecture and Urbanism, only the graduates from the related fields can be admitted;
• the payment for the admission process.
  
  

HOW DOES THE ADMISSION PROCESS WORK?

General content:
The admission examination is conducted in person and takes the form of an oral interview. In justified cases, with the consent of the dean, the entrance exam can be conducted remotely (online).
The aim of the interview is to check the applicant’s knowledge and information in subjects on engineering or master’s degree level of studies, within the studied field, which are related to the selected topic of dissertation. The aim of the admission process is to find out the applicant’s eligibility for self-reliant creative activity in the field of science, technology, and art, as well as to determine the corresponding level of his/her professional and language skills.

The way of assessment of the admission examination:
A sequence of applicants will be established, based on acquired points for professional and language knowledge and the achieved study results and creative activity in the field of science, technology, and art according to established admission criteria.

Release of the admission examination results:
The results will be released on the FAD STU web page and Academic Information System (AIS).


WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE NEEDED?

• CV;
• Letter of motivation in which the applicant provides a brief description of the chosen topic of the dissertation;
• Certified copy of the applicant’s Engineering or Master’s Degree diploma (for STU graduates, a certified copy is not required);
• Foreign applicants and Slovak state citizens who graduated from engineering and Master’s studies abroad will submit the documents in accordance with the Act No. 422/2015 Coll. on recognition of documents on education and on recognition of professional qualifications and on changing and amending certain laws;
• The applicants who pass the state final examinations in the current grade of the study after the term of the admission examination are required to present their verified copy of the diploma and the state exam certificate in Slovak language immediately after having passed the state exam, not later than by 12/07/2024;
• List of published scientific works of the applicant or the list of his/her professional or artistic works, eventually the references on these works or activities;
• Certified document of the achieved level of min. B2 knowledge of the English language according to the current Common European Framework of Reference for Languages – CEFR. The certificate must be issued by an authorised institution. The certificate is attached to the electronic application, no later than 31/05/2024.
• Extract of subjects and marks from the previous (engineering/master) study;
• An outline of the doctoral dissertation project (recommended range of 3 – 5 pages: introduction to the topic, objectives, current state, expected outputs…).

In case that the application form does not contain the required information and/or documents and the applicant does not submit them within the date given by the FAD STU, he/she will not be allowed to take the admission examination.

WHAT ARE THE ADMISSION CRITERIA?

The admission board will work out the sequence of applicants according to the following criteria:

• Level of oral interview (in person / online), the level of professional knowledge, their prerequisites for individual creative activity in science;
• Level of knowledge of the English language verified in an oral interview;
• Scope and quality of publication activity, publication of work results;
• Scope and quality of artistic activity, awards of studio works, awards in international student competitions, or public competitions;
• Achieved results in the engineering / master’s degree of study (according to General Conditions of Study);
• Results and awards of student scientific and professional competitions (e.g. PRO Teoria,…);
• participation in foreign students mobility (Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci), participation in students workshops, summer schools, etc.

Assessment of professional knowledge and verification of prerequisites for creative work in science : 70 pts
Previous study results, prizes, awards, professional activities: 15 pts
Foreign language: 15 pts
Total: max. 100 pts

WHAT ARE THE FEES?

Fees for admission administration procedure in the foreign language: 80,- €
The variable symbol and the bank account number are stated in the electronic application form in the section informing about the payment. The fee should be paid by bank transfer to the given account.
The fee for full-time students studying in the English language: 3 500,- € per year.
The fee for external students studying in the English language: 3 600,- € per year.

Download Full Instructions for PhD Admission Process
E-APPLICATION FORM