Study in Slovakia: Education in Slovakia

Since becoming independent in 1993, Slovakia has invested heavily in higher education.

This means that Slovakia is home to great schools, among them are Comenius University, the country’s oldest university, in Bratislava, the University of Economics Bratislava and the Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts. Slovakia also boasts some good specialized schools. Among them are the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, the Constantine the Philosopher University, also in Nitra, and the Technical University of Kosice. 

Slovakia is part of the Bologna Process. This means that its higher education system is split into three levels, called tiers. These tiers are:

• First Tier - this is the undergraduate level. Bachelor’s degrees normally take three or four years to complete. Specialized subjects, like medicine and engineering, will normally take the extra year.
• Second Tier - this is the postgraduate level. Master’s degrees normally take two years to complete. Some qualifications, like teaching certificates, sometimes only take one year.
• Third Tier - this is the doctoral level. PhDs normally take three to five years to complete. Some students choose to teach whilst researching, so this takes PhD qualifications up to the five-year mark. 

Slovakia is part of Erasmus. This means that you can take part of your qualification, or even an internship, outside of Slovakia. You can even get a bursary while you study or work. 

Many undergraduate degrees are taught in Slovak, with many postgraduate qualifications being available in both English and Slovak. That being said, Slovak and English are used across all three tiers of higher education.