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The profile of a graduate of the doctoral degree studies of the Crisis Management study program is focused on deep scientific specialization in the field of safety and security sciences, with an emphasis on risk management and crisis management. Graduates achieve the highest level of professional knowledge, are able to critically analyse existing theories and bring new scientific approaches. They are able to formulate scientific problems, questions, and hypotheses and solve those using advanced methods of theoretical and empirical research, including mathematical modelling, simulations, and data analysis.
Prospects of graduates
In the field of research and development, they act as security specialists who design, implement, and evaluate research projects focused on technological and systemic security development. They create new methodologies, models, and preventive measures that increase the efficiency, reliability, and resilience of security systems. They are able to combine theory with practice and propose innovative solutions that can be used in social, technical, and natural environments.
Graduates find employment as university lecturers, research scientists, or experts in government institutions, research institutes, and organizations involved in domestic and international projects. They also work in the private sector in the development of new security technologies and system certification. They present their findings at scientific conferences and publish in professional journals, thereby contributing to the development of scientific knowledge and strengthening the security and resilience of society.
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The basic condition for admission to doctoral studies (third degree study programme) is the acquisition of a second degree of higher education (Higher Education Act No.131/2002 Coll., as amended)in the same or a related field of study.In the case of a foreign applicant or a student who has completed his/her studies abroad, he/she shall submit with the application form for university studies, no later than at the time of enrolment, a decision on the recognition of the document on the completion of the second degree by the relevant institution in the Slovak Republic, or shall apply to UNIZA for the recognition of the document on the education.
Additional information
Applications are invited for the following study programmes. If you are interested in more than one study programme, you must apply for each study programme separately and pay the appropriate fee. Applicants must fill in the Application for Undergraduate Studies - 3rd cycle form or use the electronic form. The electronic application form can be filled in via the UNIZA website https://vzdelavanie.uniza.sk/prijimacky/index.php or the university portal https://prihlaskavs.sk/sk/. Even in the case of electronic application, the required attachments and proof of payment of the fee must be provided. In case of filling in the Application for university studies - 3rd degree form, it should be sent to the address FBI UNIZA, Ul. 1. mája 32, 010 26 Žilina by the specified deadlines. Incomplete application for studies or application for studies sent after the specified deadlines will not be accepted. In the event of non-participation or failure in the admission procedure, the faculty will not refund the admission fee. If a candidate wishes to take part in the admission procedure at more than one faculty of UNIZA, the application must be submitted separately to each faculty with payment of the appropriate fee.
Conditions for international students
For foreign applicants, the admission conditions apply as for applicants from the Slovak Republic.
Coordinator for students with specific needs
Coordinator for work with students with specific needs:
Mgr. Valéria Moricová, PhD.
<041/513 67 31
e-mail: valeria.moricova@fbi.uniza.sk
Rules of the selection procedure
The course of the entrance examination is regulated by the UNIZA Directive No. 110 as amended by Appendix No. 1 of the Study Regulations for the Third Degree of Higher Education at the University of Žilina.
The Admissions Committee submits the results of the admission procedure and a proposal for the admission of successful applicants to the Dean of the FBI UNIZA. The Dean of FBI UNIZA, after discussing the proposal with the committee and the guarantors of the doctoral study programmes and based on the capacity possibilities, decides on the admission/non-admission of the applicant within 30 days from the date of the admission examination.
Form of entrance exam
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Selection procedure
Candidates will be selected on the basis of the marks obtained in the entrance examination. The entrance examination is conducted in the form of an oral examination before a committee of the relevant field of study, the content of which is to test the applicant's knowledge of a foreign language, mathematics and professional and scientific orientation in the field to which he/she is applying, including the reasons for choosing the topic, the methods he/she expects to use in solving the topic and the expected conclusions of the thesis. The evaluation includes an assessment of the results of the applicant's studies to date and of the applicant's aptitude for independent scientific work.
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Apply the application for study
01.02.2026 - 31.05.2026
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Performance of the entrance exam
10.06.2026 - 10.06.2026
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- CV (paper form, electronic form)
- verified copy of the degree for applicant of other universities (paper form, electronic form)
- certified copy of certificate to candidates from other universities (paper form, electronic form)
- photocopy of the Diploma Supplement to candidates from other universities (paper form, electronic form)
Standard length of study: cost free
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 1500 €
application form: 30 €
E-application form: 30 €
University of Žilina, Univerzitná 1, 010 26 Žilina
bank: State Treasury
account number in the form IBAN: SK30 8180 0000 0070 0026 9933
constant symbol: 0308
variable symbol: 10933 - doctoral studies
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Responsibility for content:
Ing. Katarína Čechovičová
Aktualizoval:
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Last update: 19.02.2026 13:48