Teaching for Primary Education

Open Day will take place on 25 January 2025.

Prospects of graduates

The faculty trains specialists for the field of pre-school education, for the first stage of primary school (teaching for primary education) and teachers of academic, artistic-educational and educational subjects in primary schools, primary art schools and secondary schools. As one of the few faculties in the Slovak Republic, it creates an educational base for the entire field of special education, which allows to provide training of teachers and educators for all types of special schools and institutions for children and youth with special educational needs. In addition, the faculty trains specialists in foreign languages and cultures. In the field of speech therapy, graduates are qualified to practise as speech therapists in the health, education and labour and social affairs departments as well as in non-state institutions. In the field of therapeutic pedagogy, the faculty prepares specialists to carry out therapeutic pedagogical professional activities in the education, health and social affairs departments. Graduates of social pedagogy studies acquire professional competence as social pedagogues, foster carers, educators and as state and local government workers in the field of child and youth care. The Department of Social Work educates social workers for various fields of social work.

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Conditions of admission

Conditions for admission are:
- completion of a bachelor's degree in a study programme in pre-school and elementary pedagogy, pre-primary education teaching, or kindergarten teaching and education for school clubs.
- In the case of a greater number of applicants than the expected number of applicants admitted to a given study programme, a selection of applicants is carried out.
The selection of applicants is made on the basis of the results of the entrance examination, which consists of a written and an oral part.

Additional information

Accommodation options The basic criteria for providing accommodation in student residences are the social situation of the student, the time accessibility of the place of permanent residence from Bratislava, students with disabilities are given preference.

Conditions for international students

Foreign applicants* who are pursuing a Bachelor's degree at a foreign university are required to submit an official translation of the Bc. diploma and diploma supplement and proof of recognition of the education acquired at the foreign university. The foreign applicant** is obliged to prove his/her knowledge of the Slovak language at least at the B2 level according to the SERR in the form of a standardised certificate/national 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 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) to allow sufficient time 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 application form for university studies is filled out exclusively electronically via the university's academic information system AiS2. application form and detailed instructions for completing it can be found on the www.fedu.uniba.sk website. In the application form, the applicant will provide all contact details, including email address and telephone number. It is also not necessary to send the application form by post.

The admission fee shall be paid by the applicant by 31 March 2025 at the latest by bank transfer on the basis of the payment order included in the online application form. Unless the payment is demonstrably credited to the faculty's account by 31 March 2025, the application will not be registered.

Detailed information on the content of the entrance examinations for individual study programmes is published on the Faculty's website http://www.fedu.uniba.sk

Form of entrance exam

Candidates are selected on the basis of the results of an entrance examination, which consists of two parts:

The written part consists of a short dictation in Slovak language and simple tasks to test the level of critical and logical thinking. The aim of the dictation is to test the candidates' knowledge of grammatical and spelling principles of the Slovak language. Other tasks will test the ability to use elementary mathematics to solve simple practical situations.
Oral part will consist of an interview with the members of the committee, which will assess the level of communication in terms of content focused on the general overview of the candidate in the field of pre-primary and primary education, seriousness and depth of interest in the study of primary education teaching, which will be assessed on the basis of the candidate's motivation letter. The candidate will bring his/her letter of motivation with him/her on the day of the oral interview.

Apply the application for study

01.02.2025 - 31.03.2025
Performance of the entrance exam

09.06.2025 - 13.06.2025
Send certificate to

13.06.2025

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted
70

Additions

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

Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: 1000 €
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 1000 €

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

Billing information

Admission Fee:

50 EUR per application

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 realization of the transfer) is a mandatory attachment to the application form.

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