Preschool and elementary pedagogy

Conditions of admission

Candidates are selected:

• on the basis of the results of the oral entrance examination, taking into account, in part, the results of secondary school studies. In this case, the weighting of the entrance examination shall be at least ¾ of the total result of the admission procedure

Additional information

Accommodation options The basic criteria for providing accommodation in student homes are study results, time availability of the place of permanent residence from Bratislava, social situation of the student. Students with disabilities are given preference.

Applicants admitted to study in the regular term (June 2025) are automatically allocated a place in the dormitory.

Conditions for international students

The criteria and dates of the entrance examinations for foreigners are the same as for citizens of the Slovak Republic. At the same time, foreign applicants* who acquire secondary education at a foreign secondary school are obliged to submit an officially certified translation of their matriculation certificate and proof of equivalence of education issued by the relevant District Office - Department of Education. In the case of a different grading scale, the applicant is also required to submit the equivalence of the grades of the school leaving certificate (issued by the Ministry of Education and Science). If the foreign applicant** does not pass the Slovak language exam as part of the matriculation examination, he/she is obliged to prove his/her knowledge of the Slovak language at least at the B2 level according to the ESFR in the form of a standardised certificate/state examination. Only officially certified copies of documents are accepted.

*Documents from recognised Czech schools issued in the Czech Republic are equivalent in the Slovak Republic without recognition for the purposes of academic recognition.

** Not valid for applicants from the Czech Republic

Coordinator for students with specific needs

In accordance with the Internal Regulation No. 23/2014, applicants with disabilities are advised to contact the coordinators for work with disabled students in advance (or send a request for the creation of conditions for the entrance examination together with the application form), which will allow sufficient space for their preparation.

Students with a hearing impairment:

Prof. PaedDr. Darina Tarcsiová, CSc., tel.: 02/9015 9128

email: darina.tarcsiova@fedu.uniba.sk

Students with disabilities:

doc. PaedDr. Terézia Harčaríková, PhD., tel.: 02/9015 9121

email: harcarikova@fedu.uniba.sk

Students with visual impairment:

doc. PaedDr. Jana Lopúchová, PhD., tel.: 02/9015 9123

email: Jana.Lopuchova@fedu.uniba.sk

Students with learning disabilities:

doc. PaedDr. Terézia Harčaríková, PhD., tel.: 02/9015 9121

email: harcarikova@fedu.uniba.sk

General information on the admission exam

The admission procedure for a candidate begins with the delivery of his/her electronically completed application form to the Faculty of Education. A candidate can apply for a maximum of two Bachelor's degrees. study programmes.

An application for undergraduate studies shall be submitted exclusively electronically via the academic information system AIS2 no later than by 31 March 2025. The application form and detailed description can be found on the website www.fedu.uniba.sk. Proof of payment of the admission fee is a compulsory attachment. Do not send the application form by post.

Form of entrance exam

The applicant will take an entrance examination in the form of an oral interview. The oral interview will take place in front of a committee which will assess:

• general overview of the applicant,
• the seriousness and depth of interest in the study of early childhood and elementary education, which will be assessed on the basis of the applicant's motivation letter. The applicant will bring his/her motivation letter with him/her on the day of the oral interview.

In view of the fact that the level of communication is also important in the study programme of preschool and elementary pedagogy as a basic interaction process of the future teacher and educator, the level of content and formality of communication, especially spoken language, is also monitored during the admission interview.

• Apply the application for study

  01.01.2025 - 31.03.2025

• Performance of the entrance exam

  12.05.2025 - 16.05.2025

• Send certificate to

  13.06.2025

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted
90


Additions

• leaving certificate (paper form)
• kópia dokladu o zaplatení poplatku za prijímacie konanie (electronic form)

Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: 800 €
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 800 €


The fee for admission procedure
application form: 50 €
E-application form: 50 €

Billing information

Bank:State Treasury

Account Number: SK 9281800000007000083741

Variable symbol: 20252026

(payment is possible only by bank transfer)

Fee for admission procedure, the applicant shall pay by bank transfer on the basis of the payment order, which is part of the online application form and generated by the applicant in AiS. The applicant is obliged to provide all the required data (including the specific symbol) and enter his/her name and surname in the message to the recipient; a copy of the proof of payment (bank confirmation of the transfer) is a compulsory attachment to the application form. Without the payment being credited to the faculty's account by 31 March 2025 at the latest, the application will not be registered.

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