Missionary and Charity Work

The aim of the study is to prepare workers for missionary and charitable work, who are mainly applied in the Slovak Republic in charitable, humanitarian institutions of the Church, the state, communities and communities, parishes, state administration, towns and municipalities. Also abroad in similar institutions as in the Slovak Republic, in post-socialist countries, in the poorest countries and regions of the world, but also in the rich Western world, for groups of the lonely and those who need the help of others.

Prospects of graduates

The main focus of application of graduates of this field is in the implementation of social, missionary and charitable work directly in the field, at the level of state and local government in children's homes, social service homes, prisons, re-education homes, asylum and crisis centres, health care institutions - hospitals, sanatoriums, LDCH, hospices, as well as in non-state entities, which are various civil associations, foundations, international organisations (UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM, IRC, etc.)
Absolvent will be applied especially in the field of field and charity work. He/she will be able to provide assistance to clients in material need, after serving a prison sentence, members of ethnic minorities, clients in the event of job loss and the elderly, promote and protect the rights of the needy in missions in the third world, carry out activities related to the planning, provision and control of the forms of assistance provided as a manager of social services in management and control institutions and participate in the development of social policy and social legislation.

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Conditions of admission

1. University studies of the 1st (Bachelor's) degree completed by a state examination.

2. Completed application form for university studies (form: purchase at ŠEVT or download https://www.minedu.sk/prihlaska-na-studium-vypis-z-danoveho-priznania-a-ine-formulare/) includes:

certified copy of the diploma (graduates of St. Elizabeth's College of Higher Education and SP will supply an uncertified copy)
certified copy of the state examination certificate - if issued by the college (graduates of St. Elizabeth's HEI and SP will supply an uncertified copy)
certified supplement to the diploma (graduates of the VŠZ and SP St. Elizabeth's will supply an uncertified copy)

Applicants who will take the state examination after the deadline for the submission of applications shall provide a diploma (certified copy), a certificate of state examination (certified copy) - if the college issues and a supplement to the diploma (certified copy) additionally (§ 58 (1) of the Act No. 455/2012 Coll., Art.455/2012 Coll., Art. amending Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education as amended) before the enrolment deadline, so that a decision on admission to study can be sent.
Without submitting certified copies of the diploma, the certificate of the state examination and the supplement to the diploma, the applicant will not be admitted/enrolled in the study (§ 59 (3) of Act No. 455/2012 Coll., as amended), the applicant will not be admitted/enrolled in the study (§ 59 (3) of Act No. amending Act no. 131/2002 Coll. on higher education as amended).
student applicants who have studied at a foreign university - Decision on recognition of the equivalence of the educational document (photocopy of the decision must be officially certified) and at the same time they also provide an uncertified copy of the foreign educational document,
Curriculum Vitae (signed)
certificate of medical fitness to practise - from a doctor (for medical disciplines only)
the applicant for the external form of study shall provide details of employment on page 2 of the application form
proof of payment of the admission fee by deposit into an account

General information about the admission procedure:

the college reserves the right not to open the first year of a programme of study for which a sufficient number of applicants have not applied
an applicant who has paid the admissions fee, has been sent an admission decision and does not enrol will not be refunded
the fee will also not be refunded to applicants not admitted on the basis of an incomplete application
the registered application form with documents remains on file and in the archives of the college - it is not returned

Specific conditions of admission:

The condition of entry and also the entrance exam to the master's degree for students in the Department of Missiology is successful completion of the undergraduate state examination.
If a student in the Department of Missiology has one or more grades of "E" on the undergraduate state examination (in a state course or in the defense of an undergraduate thesis), he/she cannot enter directly into the master's degree, but must pass the admission interview.
Bachelor's or Master's degree graduates in related fields are admitted to the Master's degree after completing a one-year preparatory course that includes specific knowledge in the field of mission and charity work, which is a prerequisite for entry into the Master's degree program in Mission and Charity Work. Taking into account the content of the candidate's undergraduate studies, this preparatory course may be shortened.

The College reserves the right to make changes during the current admissions process, before the close of applications for admission.</p

Additional information

School does not accept electronic applications !

Undergraduate applicationsshould be sent to:

St. Elizabeth's College of Health and Social Work

Study Department

Palackého No. 1, P. O. BOX 104

810 00 Bratislava

In person submission of the application:

Delivery office of the University of St. Elizabeth, Nám. 1. mája č. 1, Bratislava

Contact the study department: STUDY DEPARTMENT.

Without entrance examinations
yes

Conditions of admission without the entrance exam

Admission interviews are held only for selected study programmes - as specified in the Specific Conditions of Admission.

General information on the admission exam

Admission interviews are held only for selected study programmes - as specified in the Specific Conditions of Admission.

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Additions

Bachelor diploma (paper form)

Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: 878 €
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 878 €

The fee for admission procedure
application form: 65 €

Billing information

St. Elizabeth's College Reduces winter term tuition fees in the 1st year of study in the academic year 2025/2026

by 10% for prospective 1st (B.Sc.) degree students who send their application file by 28.2.2025 (inclusive)
by 10% for candidates for 2nd (Mgr.) degree who send their application file by 31.3.2025 (inclusive)

In addition to tuition fees, students are required to pay enrollment fees annually. The amount of the enrolment fee is:

for the 1st (Bachelor's) degree 139 €.
for 2nd (Mgr.) degree 209 €.

For more detailed information, please refer to Rector's Directive 1/2025 on the amount of tuition and fees associated with studying at the St. Elizabeth's University of Health and Social Work in Bratislava, n.o. in the academic year 2025/2026.

ACCOUNT NUMBER, BANK, VS:

Account number:
IBAN: SK02 1100 0000 0026 2674 8634
BIC (SWIFT): TATRSKBX
Bank address: Tatra banka, a.s., Hodžovo nám. 3, 811 06 Bratislava
Variable symbol:
- date of birth (in the form DDMMYYYY), or birth number
- graduates of VŠZ and SP St. Elizabeth's will indicate their student identification number
In the memo field, indicate the name of the applicant

School does not accept electronic applications !

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