Admission instructions - master level

Please note: In the academic year 2023/24, we offer master study programs only in the Slovak language. Unfortunately, we inform applicants from abroad that currently, we don't offer any master's degree program in the English language.

Admission procedure

The basic condition for admission is the successful completion of first level of university education with bachelor diploma.

If the applicant choose to study in the Slovak language, the most important condition for admission of foreign applicants to study a program realized in the Slovak language is knowledge of the Slovak language at a level that enables studies in the Slovak language. A foreign applicant is obliged to take an entrance test on knowledge of the Slovak language and, in case of insufficient knowledge, to take an intensive Slovak language course before the start of the semester.

Schedule of admission procedure 2023/2024

	Date
Start of submission of applications	April 2023
Deadline for submission of applications	31.5.2023
Information about admission exams*	first half of June
Date of admission exams*	end of June
Publication of admission exam results*	end of June
Decision on admission/non-admission to study	first half of July
Confirmation of interest in study with us ("návratka uchádzača")	till 31.7.2023
Recognition of documents on studies abroad (nostrification)**	first half of September
Registration for the 1st year of study	first half of September

* in case of exceeding the capacity for selected study programs (according to the number of applications)
** only successful applicants from abroad and Slovak citizens studying high school abroad

Application form

Please review the instructions carefully before you start to fill in your application form. 

A complete application consists of various documents. Please refer to our application form, which will let you know what documents are required (CV, descriptions of student’s achievements, secondary school report, etc.).

Please note: if your application is not complete, we cannot begin your application review until we have received all required forms.

The application will ask you to provide biographical and study information and to detail your extracurricular activities. It also includes forms for school officials to complete on your behalf. Please, in case of submit a paper version of your application, send the application and the attached documents) by email on address: prif.souniba.sk 

Once we receive your application, we will send you an email with further instructions.

Please note: Applicants should maintain a valid e-mail address during the entire application process, as most of our information is communicated electronically. Please ensure that your e-mail account preferences and security settings permit Comenius University e-mails to be delivered without filtering or junk mail routing. If your e-mail address changes, you must inform us immediately.

 

Submitting an electronic application form

Download a paper version of application form

Manual for e-Application

Manual for Confirmation of the return slip

Application Fee

Payment details:

Bank name: VUB, a.s. Mlynské Nivy 1, 829 90 Bratislava

Name of recipient: Prírodovedecká fakulta UK, Bratislava

SWIFT: SUBASKBX

IBAN: SK3481800000007000082845

Variable symbol: 223242

Specific symbol: applicant's birth date (DDMMYYYY)

Payment note: applicant's name and surname
 

If you have any problem with payment, please contact: prif.souniba.sk 

Please note: the application fee is non-refundable!

Admission Exam

For all bachelor study programs (English and Slovak) at the Faculty of Natural Sciences CU, applicants will be admitted without admission exams, if the number of registered applicants does not exceed the capacity of the study program (see table 1 in the document Conditions for admission to master study programs conducted at the Faculty of Natural Sciences in AR 2023/2024).

In case of exceeding the capacity of the concrete study program, decisions on admission are made by the faculty after careful evaluation of all applications. Evaluation is carried out based on a combination of factors such as student’s achievements, secondary school reports and an entrance examination. It should be noted that satisfying minimal standards is not a guarantee of admission, since the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of places available.

Admission to Comenius University is competitive through the admission examination. 

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact: prif.souniba.sk 

Nostrification

Successful applicants from abroad and Slovak citizens graduating bachelor study abroad must deliver a document of the equivalence of university studies (so-called nostrification) to the Department of Student Affairs of our faculty on the day of registration for studies (generally first half in September). Please note that the nostrification process usually takes 1-2 months. We therefore recommend applying for nostrification immediately after obtaining your bachelor diploma!

The process of recognition of documents has 2 stages:
1) Transfer of grades from university abroad -> the foreign applicant transfers his grades to the Slovak scale based on the manual of the transfer of grades.

2) A foreign applicant (or a Slovak citizen graduating abroad) submits an application for nostrification at the Centre for recognition of diplomas by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic (address: Stromová 1, 813 30 Bratislava-Staré Mesto, Slovakia)

 

Nostrification proces detail information

Request for nostrification of documents

For more information about nostrification, please contact: sudvminedu.sk
 

Temporary stay

A citizen of a third country who plans to work, business or study on the territory of the Slovak Republic may be granted a temporary residence permit (after meeting the conditions established by law and on the basis of a submitted application).

EU citizen - information sheet

Slovak living abroad - information sheet

Citizens of third countries - information sheet

Basic information about Slovakia

You can find useful information about life and stay in Slovakia in the attached information brochure:

Vitajte na Slovensku - Welcome to Slovakia - Ласкаво просимо до Словаччини
(EN version pp. 93-176, UA version pp. 177-268)

Contact person for Slovak study programmes

Department of Student Affairs FNS CU, prif.souniba.sk