Business Economics and Management in English

Conditions of admission

The admission conditions are the same for all study programs of the first degree of study at the faculty.

The basic condition for admission to Bachelor´s studies according to Act no. 131/2002 Coll. On universities and on the amendment of certain laws, as amended is the completion of secondary education or a complete secondary professional education. An applicant who fails to prove in the time of verification of fulfilment of the conditions for admission, that he/ she meets the admission requirements, can be conditionally admitted to the study if they do so on the day of enrolment for study at the latest.

Another requirement of the Faculty for full-time study is the successful passing of the entrance exam.

The entrance exam consists of written tests in one foreign language and the basics of economics. The maximum score in each of the tests is 100 points.
Students interested in the Business Economics and Management programme in English will take the entrance exam in English (written tests in the English language and economics).

The total points of the applicant are calculated as the sum of the points earned in both parts of the entrance exam. The Dean determines the minimum number of points for successful passing of the entrance exam and admission to the particular study programme.

Applicants who take the entrance exam will be admitted to study in the order of the total number of points achieved in the admission procedure until the planned capacity of study programs in particular forms and places of study is full.

The entrance exam is not required from the applicants for full-time study who:
1. passed the test of General Academic Prerequisites (GAP) – in Slovak or Czech language (“Všeobecné študijné predpoklady” (VŠP) or “Obecné studijní předpoklady” (OSP). Applicants whose percentile in the GAP test in Slovak or Czech language will be equal to or higher than 50, will be accepted for study. The GAP test can be taken within the National Comparative Exams provided by the Scio assessment centre in the academic year 2024/2025 at several places in Slovakia and the Czech Republic (the dates accepted by the Faculty will be announced on the Faculty and the Scio websites). The test can be taken more than once and the best result will be counted. The result of the VŠP or OSP test performed in previous years cannot be recognized. More information about VŠP or OSP are published on the SCIO website www.scio.sk (www.scio.cz),
2. took part in a regional round of the Economics Olympiad in 2024/2025 and who placed in the top 50th percentile of all participants in the regional round.

Students who have completed the previous degree abroad must have the diploma recognised in the Slovak Republic. The admitted students shall submit the document recognising the diploma no later than the day of enrolment.

Applicant for a study program taught in English, who has completed a previous level of education in a country outside the European Higher Education Area, is required to attach to his/her application form a notarized photocopy of the internationally accepted IELTS certificate - International English Language Testing System with a minimum entry score of at least 6,0 from all parts no later than April 30, 2025. A notarized photocopy of the certificate must be delivered to the faculty in a paper version (the electronic version is not sufficient) no later than April 30, 2025. The certificate sent only in the electronic version will not be accepted and the applicant´s application form will be cancelled.

Proof of fulfillment of the basic condition for the admission of applicants for a bachelor study who have been granted asylum, provided additional protection or provided temporary refuge.
An applicant for a bachelor study who has been granted asylum, provided additional protection or provided temporary refuge (hereinafter referred to as a “person with special legal status”) may fulfil the condition of achieving a full secondary education or a full secondary vocational education for the purpose according to §56 par. 1 of the Higher Education Act by submitting of the affidavid and passing of the test of General Academic Prerequisites (GAP), in which he/ she obtains a percentile equal to or higher than 20. A sample of affidavit is attached to this document. The GAP test can be taken by the applicant through SCIO company. More information will be published on the SCIO website www.scio.sk (www.scio.cz).
An applicant for a bachelor study who is a person with a special legal status, in addition to submitting an affidavit and passing a GAP test, must meet other conditions for admission to study under § 57 of the Higher Education Act – to pass the entrance exam successfully.
Unfinished secondary education or secondary vocational education cannot be replaced by an affidavit of a person with a special legal status.

Conditions for international students

Students who have completed the previous degree abroad must have the diploma recognised in the Slovak Republic. The admitted students shall submit the document recognising the diploma no later than the day of enrolment.

Applicant for a study program taught in English, who has completed a previous level of education in a country outside the European Higher Education Area, is required to attach to his/her application form a notarized photocopy of the internationally accepted IELTS certificate - International English Language Testing System with a minimum entry score of at least 6,0 from all parts no later than April 30, 2025. A notarized photocopy of the certificate must be delivered to the faculty in a paper version (the electronic version is not sufficient) no later than April 30, 2025. The certificate sent only in the electronic version will not be accepted and the applicant´s application form will be cancelled.


Proof of fulfillment of the basic condition for the admission of applicants for a bachelor study who have been granted asylum, provided additional protection or provided temporary refuge.
An applicant for a bachelor study who has been granted asylum, provided additional protection or provided temporary refuge (hereinafter referred to as a “person with special legal status”) may fulfil the condition of achieving a full secondary education or a full secondary vocational education for the purpose according to §56 par. 1 of the Higher Education Act by submitting of the affidavid and passing of the test of General Academic Prerequisites (GAP), in which he/ she obtains a percentile equal to or higher than 20. A sample of affidavit is attached to this document. The GAP test can be taken by the applicant through Scio company. More information will be published on the Scio website www.scio.sk (www.scio.cz).
An applicant for a bachelor study who is a person with a special legal status, in addition to submitting an affidavit and passing a GAP test, must meet other conditions for admission to study under § 57 of the Higher Education Act – to pass the entrance exam successfully.
Unfinished secondary education or secondary vocational education cannot be replaced by an affidavit of a person with a special legal status.

Conditions of admission without the entrance exam

The entrance exam is not required from the applicants for full-time study who:

1. passed the test of General Academic Prerequisites (GAP) – in Slovak or Czech language (“Všeobecné študijné predpoklady” (VŠP) or “Obecné studijní předpoklady” (OSP). Applicants whose percentile in the GAP test in Slovak or Czech language will be equal to or higher than 50, will be accepted for study. The GAP test can be taken within the National Comparative Exams provided by the Scio assessment centre in the academic year 2024/2025 at several places in Slovakia and the Czech Republic (the dates accepted by the Faculty will be announced on the Faculty and the Scio websites). The test can be taken more than once and the best result will be counted. The result of the VŠP or OSP test performed in previous years cannot be recognized. More information about VŠP or OSP are published on the SCIO website www.scio.sk (www.scio.cz),
2. took part in a regional round of the Economics Olympiad in 2024/2025 and who placed in the top 50thpercentile of all participants in the regional round.

Coordinator for students with specific needs

doc. Ing. Radoslav Kožiak, PhD.
tel: +421 48 446 2014
e-mail: radoslav.koziak@umb.sk

General information on the admission exam

Candidates may only submit one application at one level of study and to one study programme.

The application must be sent to the Faculty by these deadlines – for the first level degree programmes, the deadline is 30th April 2025.

• Apply the application for study

  01.11.2024 - 30.04.2025

• Performance of the entrance exam

  09.06.2025 - 20.06.2025

• Send certificate to

  10.05.2025

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted
30


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Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: cost free


Billing information

The payment of the fee for the admission procedure must be made by the applicant or a person authorised by the applicant via bank transfer no later than the last day when it is possible to send the application form for study. Application form for study without paying the fee in the specified amount for the admission procedure will not be accepted.

Due to the automated fee processing in the information system, we can only accept non-cash payments.

1. Payment of the fee from EU countries:
Account name: Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici
Bank name and address: Štátna pokladnica, Radlinského 32, 810 05 Bratislava 15
Account no. / IBAN: SK75 8180 0000 0070 0009 5590
SWIFT/BIC: SPSRSKBA
VS (variable symbol): 1031 (Bachelor study); 1032 (Master study)
KS (constant symbol): 0308 – cashless payments
Specific symbol: Birth ID no. (for Slovak applicants); Date of birth in the form DDMMYY (for foreign applicants)
Message to recipient: name and surname of applicant
Note: All charges will be debited to the payer.

2. Payment of the fee through intermediary bank from third countries:
Account name: Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici
Bank name and address: Všeobecná úverová banka, a. s., Mlynské Nivy 1, 829 90 Bratislava
Account no. / IBAN: SK75 8180 0000 0070 0009 5590
SWIFT/BIC: SUBASKBXXXX
VS (variable symbol): 1031 (Bachelor´s degree); 1032 (Master´s degree)
KS (constant symbol): 0308 – cashless payments
Specific symbol: Birth ID no. (for Slovak applicants); Date of birth in the form DDMMYY (for foreign applicants)
Message to recipient: name and surname of applicant
Note: All charges will be debited to the payer.

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