Biotechnology

Graduates of the bachelor's study programme Biotechnology are able to apply in the production sphere of the economy their knowledge gained from biotechnology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, but also from selected specialized and related areas, especially microbiology, food quality, toxicology, material and energy balances in production processes. Graduates are capable of minimal basic communication in scientific English.
Graduates are able to apply themselves as:
 highly skilled workers (laboratory technician, operator) in industry (chemical, food), pharmacy and health care,
 as graduates also have practical habits and fundamentals in analytical, inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, biology and biotechnology (especially using microbiology), they are also optimally prepared to perform laboratory work in science, research and development,
 thanks to the biotechnological foundations, they will also find employment in the field of energy production from renewable sources and the use of secondary raw materials from such and similar production,
 since they are already able to orientate themselves in economic, legal and ethical aspects of biotechnology, designing and marketing basics, they are able to move the implementation of experimentally confirmed scientific hypotheses to the business level, as well as to the production of products with higher added value (for example, products with a share of biotechnological processing, but also in the provision of biotechnological services),
 have knowledge that allows them to apply at the middle management levels of related activities in production and business practice.
Graduates of the study programme are applied in chemical, pharmaceutical, medical, environmental research and operational facilities, in the production sphere in the monitoring of the natural environment, processing and use of databases. 90% of students continue their higher education studies at the 2nd level in the field of Biotechnology or in one of the related fields.



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Conditions of admission

The basic condition for admission to the bachelor's programme is the acquisition of a complete secondary education or a complete secondary vocational education (§ 56 (1) 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts).
The admission procedure is conducted without an entrance examination.
For the admission of an applicant to the Bachelor's study programme, the data on the course of studies at secondary school will be decisive.
In determining the score, the following is simultaneously taken into account:
- the study average at secondary school without the matriculation examination,
- the result of the matriculation examination.
Students who have completed their studies at foreign universities, foreign students, shall submit nostrified documents on completed studies in accordance with Act No. 422/2015 Coll. on the Recognition of Documents on Education and on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts.



Additional information

The application form must include:
- CV,
- proof of payment of the admission fee,
- high school report cards for 1-4. year officially certified (registrar/notary)
- high school leaving certificate officially certified (registrar/notary)
An applicant who is graduating in the school year 2023/2024 shall list on the application form the grades from the end-of-year leaving certificates for 1st-3rd grades.
In the case of a five-year course of study, he/she writes out the grades for the 2nd-4th year, which he/she has the secondary school certify in his/her application form, or he/she submits the officially certified (by the registry office/notary) certificates mentioned above in his/her application form.
Certificates from the 4th year (5th) and the 4th year (5th) of study.
The applicant who has graduated before the school year 2023/2024 shall list the grades from the end-of-year report cards for the 1st-4th year of the school year in the application form.
The applicant who has graduated before the school year 2023/2024 shall list the grades from the end-of-year report cards for the 1st-4th year of the school year in the application form.
The applicant shall deliver the marks for the 1st-4th year (2nd-5th year) and the matriculation certificate officially certified (by the registry office/notary) no later than 14 June 2024.





Conditions for international students

Admission conditions for international students are the same as for students from the Slovak Republic.



Without entrance examinations
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Conditions of admission without the entrance exam

For the admission of an applicant to the Bachelor's degree programme, data on the course of studies at secondary school will be indicative. In determining the score, the following will be taken into account at the same time:
- the study average at the secondary school without the matriculation examination,
- the result of the matriculation examination.



General information on the admission exam

without entrance exam



  • Apply the application for study

    30.10.2023 - 30.04.2024

  • Send certificate to

    14.06.2024

  • Submit additional application form

    01.05.2024 - 20.08.2024

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted
20


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Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: cost free
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 2000 €


The fee for admission procedure
application form: 35 €
E-application form: 30 €

Billing information

Banka: Štátna pokladnica

Account: IBAN SK5981800000007000071919

Variable symbol: 12407

Constant symbol: 0308

Specific symbol: bidder's birth number without slash

SWIFT: SPSRSKBAXXX

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Detail of the study program

 
 
The first three years of your studies could be funded by a scholarship of up to €9,000. More information

Detail of the study program

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Last update: 27.05.2024 08:30

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