Admission Requirements to the Doctoral Degree Studies

E-application Study Programmes

Doctoral studies provide an extension of master studies and the third stage of university education. It is completed by the dissertation thesis defense.

Planned number of accepted applicants

The information on planned number of accepted applicants.

Study Programe	Slovak and English internal form	Slovak and English external form	English internal form	English external form
Applied Informatics	4	0	1	0
Electrical Power Engineering	2	2	0	0
Electronics and Photonics	7 FEI STU 1 ElU SAV	2 FEI STU	1 ElU SAV	0
Physical Engineering	1 FEI STU 1 ElU SAV	2 FEI STU	1 ElU SAV 1 FU SAV	0
Nuclear Power Engineering	2	1	0	1
Mechatronic Systems	7	4	0	1
Measurement Technology	3 FEI STU 2 UM SAV	2	0	0
Space Engineering	2	-	1	-
Robotics and Cybernetics	7 FEI STU 1 UI SAV	3 FEI STU	1	1
Telecommunications	3	1	1	1
SUM	43	17	7	4

FEI STU – Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology STU in Bratislava
ElU SAV – Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
FU SAV – Institute of Physics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
UM SAV – Institute of Measurement Science of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
UI SAV – Institute of Informatics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Increased planned number of accepted applicants

Due to a larger number of applicants the dean (in accordance with Art. 3, paragraph 7 of Further admission requirements for doctoral study programmes at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology STU for the academic year 2024/2025) increased the planned number of accepted applicants for the following study programmes:

Study Programe	Slovak and English internal form	Slovak and English external form	English internal form	English external form
Electrical Power Engineering	3	2	0	0
Electronics and Photonics	7 FEI STU 1 ElU SAV	2 FEI STU	1 FEI STU 1 ElU SAV	0
Nuclear Power Engineering	2	2	0	1
Robotics and Cybernetics	8 FEI STU 1 UI SAV	3 FEI STU	1	1

Admission requirements

Admission procedure schedule

E-application form available since: April 1, 2024
Deadline for submitting application: May 31, 2024
Admission examination date: June 21-24, 2024
Meeting of the admission board: June 28, 2024

Contact person for applicants: Bc. Danka Kurucová, e-mail: danka.kurucova@stuba.sk

Application form

The doctoral studies admission procedure can be commenced if the applicants submit the doctoral study application to the faculty not later than the date stated by the Dean. The application must be submitted in electronical form, without a guaranteed electronic signature, by using the Academic Information System (AIS) which enables the applicants to verify their registration in AIS from the date of submission of the application throughout the admission procedure. Submission of the application is not possible unless all the details required are provided.

E-application

Documents required

The applicants shall attach the following annexes to their applications by the deadline stated:

curriculum vitae,
transcript of courses and grades earned during the entire previous university study confirmed by the faculty or university by which the statement was issued,
notarized copy of the diploma of university degree, a photocopy of the state exam certificate in master degree studies,
brief concept of dissertation topic solution (cover letter),
list and copies of publications, copies of certificates of ranking at student scientific conferences or other professional events and competitions;
document confirming a participation in project or grant solution (e.g. copy of a project contract, publication supported by a project, confirmation of internship in a company beyond the practice required during the study, etc.);
confirmation (copy) of payment of the fee for material provision of the admission In case of submission of an electronic application and payment by transfer using the correct variable symbol according to the instructions for filling in the electronic application, it is not necessary to attach a confirmation of payment of the fee;
a candidate with specific needs attaches a request to modify the form and manner of the entrance exam;
a candidate whose previous education was provided by a recognized tertiary educational institution located outside the Slovak Republic shall submit the decision on recognition of the education certificate for the purpose of continuing the studies issued by a recognized university in the Slovak Republic.

Recognition of documents

The candidate who does not fulfil the basic admission conditions (i.e. does not submit decision on recognition of the education certificate for the purpose of continuing the studies) at the time of their verification may be admitted conditionally, subject to the requirement to prove the fulfilment of the basic admission conditions by the day on the enrolment date at the latest. The date of the meeting of the admission board shall be considered as the date of verification of fulfilment of the conditions.

Dissertation topics

The applicant fills a topic of doctoral thesis he/she is interested in and a name of supervisor in the Application Form. The topics of dissertation theses will be published at least two months before the deadline for submitting applications.

Dissertation topics (choose Type of thesis: Dissertation thesis => Restrict)

Admission fee

The faculty requires the prospective students to pay a fee for the material provision of the admission procedure. The amount of fee is determined by the internal organizational and management standards issued by the Rector for the respective academic year.

In the academic year 2024/2025 the admission fees are as follows:

€20 for studies in Slovak language,
€40 for studies in English language.

The fee for the material provision of the admission procedure is paid in advance, and the payment shall be demonstrated by attaching proof of payment to the application form.

The applicant who fails to pay the fee for the material provision of the admission procedure within the application deadline will not be invited to the entrance exam and will be notified of the decision not to be accepted to the studies due to the failure of fulfilment of the further admission condition.

Process of the admission fee payment: bank transfer

From SEPA countries

Beneficiary‘s bank:	Statna pokladnica, Radlinskeho 32, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
IBAN:	SK06 8180 0000 0070 0008 4998
BIC/SWIFT:	SPSRSKBA
Variable symbol:	registration number of your electronic application form assigned by Academic Information System (AIS)
Remittance information:	PhD. study
Payment receiver:	FEI STU, Ilkovicova 3, 812 19 Bratislava, Slovakia

From other countries

Beneficiary‘s bank:	Statna pokladnica, Radlinskeho 32, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
Beneficiary’s intermediary bank:	Vseobecna uverova banka, a.s., Mlynske Nivy 1, 829 90 Bratislava, Slovakia
IBAN:	SK06 8180 0000 0070 0008 4998
BIC/SWIFT:	SUBASKBX
Variable symbol:	registration number of your electronic application form assigned by Academic Information System (AIS)
Remittance information:	PhD. study
Payment receiver:	FEI STU, Ilkovicova 3, 812 19 Bratislava, Slovakia

Tuition fee

There is no tuition fee for doctoral degree study programmes performed in a foreign language in the full-time form.

The annual tuition for doctoral degree study programmes performed in a foreign language is:

1200 € for the study in the external form in academic year 2024/2025.

Tuition Fee and Study-Related Fees

Entrance examination

The main objective of the entrance exam for the doctoral study programme is to verify the applicant's aptitude, prerequisites and motivation for independent creative activity in science and technology and the level of his / her expertise in the field of the dissertation thesis. The entrance exam includes the verification of the applicant´s language skills in English.

A maximum of 50 points can be earned for the entrance exam.

Evaluation of the admission procedure results

The evaluation of the admission procedure and the recommendation of applicants for admission to study in the relevant doctoral study programme shall be prepared by the admission board appointed by the Dean of the FEI STU.

The ranking of candidates will be based on the total number of points earned by the individual candidates, calculated as the sum of the points scored for:

entrance examination (maximum of 50 points)
results of previous higher education (maximum of 30 points) - based on the weighted average of study (WAS) given in the transcript of completed courses or calculated on the basis of the submitted documents, where the points for the WAS (P_WAS) are calculated as follows:

- if WAS <3.0, then P_WAS = 45-15*WAS,
- if WAS ≥ 3.0, then P_WAS = 0.

further activities beyond previous university studies (maximum of 20 points)- a candidate may earn 5 points for each of the following activities:
- participation in a project solution,
- participation in student scientific conference,
- participation in a student professional event,
- accepted publication in conference proceedings or in a journal.

The minimum total number of points required for admission to doctoral studies is 50, out of which 30 points at minimum must to be earned for the entrance exam.

In case there are more applicants for individual study programmes meeting the admission criteria than FEI STU plans to admit, the applicants who have demonstrated the highest level of ability to study will be admitted.

Scholarship

During the standard length of the study program, a doctoral student in the full-time form of study is entitled to a scholarship, if he has not already obtained a third-level university education:

till passing his/her dissertation examination at least in the amount of salary class 6 and salary grade 1 under a particular regulation*
after passing his/her dissertation examination, at least in the amount of salary class 7 and salary grade 1 under a particular regulation*.

* Act No. 553/2003 Coll. on Remuneration of Certain Employees for Work Performed in the Public Interest including amendments to certain acts as amended

Financial support for students

Students/applicants with special needs

If a part of the verification of abilities for study consists of the admission exam, an applicant with special needs shall be, at his/her request and based on the evaluation of his/her special needs, determined a form of the admission exam and method of taking it, taking regard of his/her special needs. The applicant with special needs shall deliver the request to modify the form and method of taking the admission exam, together with the written application for study.

Facilities for students and applicants with special needs