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Conditions of admission

Pursuant to Section 56, Paragraph 1 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll., as amended, the basic condition for admission to engineering studies is a first-level university education or a second-level university education, while the sum of the number of credits obtained for the previous university studies that led to the acquisition of a university education and the number of credits required for the proper completion of the second-level study program for which the applicant is applying must be at least 300 credits.

 

OTHER CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION TO STUDY

1. Applicants for study will be ranked according to the results achieved at the bachelor's level of study and the evaluation of the state examination. Applicants with the highest number of points obtained will be admitted. An applicant for study may obtain a maximum of 80 points, while the condition for admission to the second level of study will be obtaining at least 5 points.
2. For a study program conducted in a combination of English and Slovak languages, applicants shall send a certified copy of an English language certificate (according to CEFR at level B2 or according to IELTS at least 5.5) to the address: Study Department FESRD SUA in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra. In the event that the applicant does not prove language competence with a certificate, he or she has the right to request the Dean's Office to allow the demonstration of language competence by personal interview or via SKYPE interview no later than 10 calendar days before the admission procedure.

Additional information

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ADMISSION PROCEDURE

• It is possible to apply for two study programs in one form of study within one admission procedure fee on one application form,
• The faculty admits applicants for study without an entrance exam and without a personal interview, based on the results achieved at the bachelor's level of study,
• Applicants for study shall upload to the UIS a CV, a copy of the diploma, state exam certificates and a supplement to the diploma from the first level of study (except for applicants who have completed a bachelor's degree at FESRD SUA in Nitra),
• a certified copy of the diploma, state exam certificates and a supplement to the diploma from the first level of study (except for applicants who have completed a bachelor's degree at FESRD SUA in Nitra) to the following address:

Study Department FESRD SUA in Nitra

Ing. Veronika Vašová

Tr. A. Hlinku 2

949 76 Nitra

• applicants for study programs at the second level of study will be placed on the waiting list based on the points obtained according to the criteria of the admission procedure, while the condition for admission to the II. level of study will be obtaining at least 5 points,
• applicants for study will attach a document on payment of the fee for material support of the admission procedure to the electronic application,
• after the admission procedure, the applicant will receive a decision on the result of the admission procedure within 30 days from the verification of compliance with the conditions for admission to the study. An applicant who does not meet the condition (successfully completed bachelor's degree) at the time of the admissions committee meeting may be conditionally admitted,
• an applicant who will be admitted to a study program is obliged to provide information to the faculty whether he/she will enroll in the study according to the instructions he/she will receive in writing together with the admission decision (e-return is part of the decision),
• the applicant's personal data (name, surname, birth number, address, etc.) will be used in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act No. 18/2018 Coll. only for the needs of the admissions procedure and may not be provided for other purposes,
• the dean may accept the results of the admissions procedure at other faculties of the University of Applied Sciences in Nitra, or other universities,
• the dean may offer applicants who were not placed on the waiting list for the applied study program the possibility of admission to an alternative program with a lower number of applicants,
• the faculty reserves the right not to open a study program in full-time or part-time form for which a low number of applicants apply. In such a case, the faculty will offer the applicant another accredited study program. If the applicant is not interested in studying in the alternative study program, the application for study with all attachments, as well as the admission fee, will be returned to the applicant.

Open days January 24, 2025, March 7,  2025 at  10:00  AM at ABT SUA in Nitra

Conditions for international students

INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN APPLICANTS

Foreign applicants or applicants who have passed their secondary school leaving examination abroad are required to attach, in addition to the mandatory attachments, to the application form or Application Form (http://www.uniag.sk/en/admission-requirements/), also the Decision on the recognition of a document of education. The decision on the recognition of a document of education is issued by the relevant Regional Office of the School Administration according to the place of permanent residence of the applicant. The procedure for processing the above documents is provided on the website of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic https://www.minedu.sk/uznavanie-ukoncenohe-vzdelania-na-zakladnych-a-strednych-skolach/. In the case of a foreign applicant without a residence permit in the Slovak Republic, the decision is issued by the Regional Office of the School Administration in Nitra, J. Vuruma 1, 949 01 Nitra, an application for the recognition of a document of education.

Foreign applicants or Applicants who have completed the first level of higher education abroad are required to attach, in addition to the mandatory attachments, a Decision on the recognition of a document of education to the application form or Application Form.

The Decision on the recognition of a document of education (recognition of a degree of education without comparing the field) is issued by the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic if the recognition of the degree is requested by an applicant whose document of education was issued in a state with which an international bilateral agreement was signed, but also by an applicant from any other state for the purpose of proving the fulfillment of the basic condition for admission to study. Detailed information is published:https://www.minedu.sk/uznavanie-dosiahnuteho-stupna- vysokoskolskeho-vzdelania-bez-porovnania-odboru-medzinarodne-dohody/#Ziadost

The decision on the recognition of a document of education (recognition of a document of education in a field of study) is issued by a higher education institution in the Slovak Republic that carries out a study program in the same or a related field of study as stated on the document of duly completed higher education. Detailed information is published: http://www.uniag.sk/sk/uznavanie-dokladov-o-vzdelani

Foreign applicants (except for applicants from the Czech Republic and applicants who passed the Slovak language matriculation examination) who apply for a study program provided at SUA in Nitra in the Slovak language and in combination Slovak and English language must complete an online test and an online oral interview aimed at determining the level of their language proficiency in the Slovak language. Testing is provided by the SUA Language Center in Nitra (https://cj.uniag.sk/sk/domov/ on two dates, which applicants will be informed about in advance. After completing the language exam, the applicant will be issued a certificate of the summary result of the online test and online interview, which will correspond to the language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The test and certificate are charged €30. If the applicant's language proficiency level is lower than A1, the applicant will not be admitted to the study. If the applicant's language proficiency level is A1, the applicant has met one of the admission requirements for the study, but will be required to complete a 30-hour paid Slovak language course organized by the SUA Language Center in Nitra (course fee: €120). The course will take place from August 25, 2025 to September 5, 2025. After completing the course, the applicant will be issued a certificate of completion. If the applicant's language proficiency level is A2 or higher, the applicant has met one of the admission requirements for the study. Detailed information about the test and the course will be provided on the Language Center website (https://cj.uniag.sk/sk/domov/)

Ing. Veronika Vašová, Dean´s Office of FESRD SUA in Nitra, Tr. A Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra,  tel.: 037/641 5757, e-mail: veronika.vasova@uniag.sk

Without entrance examinations
yes

Coordinator for students with specific needs

doc. Ing. Martin Prčík, PhD., Institute of Sustainable Regional and Local Development, 949 01 Nitra, tel.: 037/641 5628, e-mail:  martin.prcik@uniag.sk

General information on the admission exam

admission procedure (without entrance examination and without personal interview)

• Apply the application for study

  27.01.2025 - 15.07.2025

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted
20


Current number of filed applications:
0


Additions

• verified copy of the degree for applicant of other universities (paper form, electronic form)
• certified copy of certificate to candidates from other universities (paper form, electronic form)
• photocopy of the Diploma Supplement to candidates from other universities (paper form, electronic form)
• CV (electronic form)

Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: cost free


The fee for admission procedure
E-application form: 40 €

Billing information

Admission fee: €40 http://is.uniag.sk/prihlaska/

The amount of fee for admission procedure:

-  by electronic application 40 EUR, non-cash fee is paid according to instructions defined in the electronic application (variable symbol is generated by the system),

 

In order to pay through the Internet banking, or a bank transfer if necessary, the following information is required:

• IBAN: SK 408180000000 7000066247
• Constant symbol (KS) 0558
• Variable symbol (VS) 106900
• Specific symbol (ŠS) 106900721
• Message to the recipient - surname and name of the applicant (without diacritical marks).

 

In order to pay the fee from abroad, the following information is required:

• IBAN: SK 408180000000 7000066247
• BIC/SWIFT code: SPSRSKBA
• Bank address: Štátna pokladnica, Radlinského 32, 810 05 Bratislava
• Constant symbol (KS) 0558
• Variable symbol (VS) 106900
• Specific symbol (SS) 106900721
• Message to the recipient - surname and name of the applicant (without diacritical marks).

 

NOTE: please fill in the payment order carefully to avoid any potential problems with identifying your payment.

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