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STUDY & RESEARCH IN SLOVAKIA
SAIA, n. o.
Slovak Academic Information Agency
Lukas Marcin [email protected]
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BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Official name Slovak Republic
Date of establishment
1 January 1993 (after split of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic), European Union member state since 1 May 2004
Political system parliamentary democracy
Population 5 416 000 as of 2013
Area 49,035 km2
Capital Bratislava
Official language Slovak
Currency Euro – since 1 January 2009
EDUCATION SYSTEM IN SLOVAKIA
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM HEIs provide study programmes at 3 levels:
Bachelor study programme (3 years at least and 4 years at most – in the case of architecture, fine art and design);
Master study programme (“Master”,
“Engineer” and “Doctor” study programme) – 1 year at least and 3 years at most;
PhD study programme – the standard duration of study in full-time form is 3 years at least and 4 years at most.
SAIA, n. o. www.saia.sk
DATABASE SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
WHO CAN APPLY?
foreign university students interested in a study stay at Slovak universities during their Master (graduate) studies (duration 1 – 2 semesters)
monthly scholarship: 350 €
WHO CAN APPLY?
foreign PhD students interested in a study and/or research stay at Slovak universities or research organisations during their PhD studies (duration 1 – 12 months)
monthly scholarship: 580 €
WHO CAN APPLY?
foreign university teachers, researchers and artists interested in a teaching, research or artistic stay at Slovak universities or research organisations (duration 1 – 12 months)
monthly scholarship: 580 €, 850 € or 1,000 €
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Ø Curriculum Vitae; Ø motivation letter; Ø detailed study/research/teaching programme; Ø in case of university students: 2 recommendation
letters provided by applicant’s university teachers/in case of PhD students: 1 recommendation letter provided by applicant’s dissertation supervisor;
Ø in case of university students and PhD students confirmation on studies;
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Ø scan of a diploma with the highest academic degree achieved;
Ø list of publications; Ø admission or invitation letter from a host
university or research organisation in Slovakia proclaiming commitment to accept the applicant for a study, research, teaching or artistic stay (including the period of stay).
APPLICATION
on-line at www.scholarships.sk
DEADLINES
30 April – scholarship stays during the next academic year
31 October – scholarship stays during the summer semester of the running academic
year
Programme administrator Lukas Marcin
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
For more information www.scholarships.sk
SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND SPORT
OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Ø foreign university students for 5-month stays (age between 18 – 26 years)
Ø foreign PhD students for 5-month stays (age between 23 – 35 years)
Ø foreign university teachers/researchers for 3-month stays (age between 30 – 50 years)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31 May
More information at www.studyin.sk, www.minedu.sk, www.scholarships.studyin.sk
SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON BILATERAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Memorandum on co-operation in the filed of education between the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of
Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Ø Kazakh Master students for 3- to 10-month stays at Slovak universities (2 places)
Ø Kazakh PhD students for 3- to 10-month stays at Slovak universities or research organisations (2 places)
More information at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (www.edu.gov.kz), the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (www.mfa.kz), or the Embassy of Slovak Republic in Astana (www.mzv.sk/astana)
LIVING IN SLOVAKIA ACCOMMODATION a shared room in a student dormitory: 70 €/month 1-bedroom flat: from 300 €/month including utilities (in
larger towns the prices are higher, especially in town centers)
TRANSPORT local transport, basic ticket (single ; depending on a
town): 0,50 € – 1,40 € local transport, monthly ticket/travel pass: from 20 €
LIVING IN SLOVAKIA
FOOD lunch at canteen: from 2 € restaurant meal: from 5 € cup of tea/coffee: from 1,50 € beer: from 1 € FUN cinema: from 3 € theatre: from 4 € – 35 € museum: from 1 € rent a bike: from 8 €/day
SLOVAK REPUBLIC AT THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION FAIRS KAZAKHSTAN 2015
SAIA, n. o. (Slovak Academic Information Agency) – www.saia.sk
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava – www.stuba.sk
University of Economics in Bratislava – www.euba.sk
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava – www.ucm.sk
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice – www.uvlf.sk
Lukas Marcin SAIA, n. o.
SAIA, n. o. Sasinkova 10 812 20 Bratislava Slovak Republic
www.saia.sk www.scholarships.sk www.euraxess.sk
