Rescue Services

He has comprehensive theoretical knowledge and practical skills and experience in the areas of human resource management and design, operation and evaluation in relation to the effectiveness, efficiency, reliability and quality of the provision of rescue services and services related to the activities of the components of the integrated rescue system. He is able to use progressive methods and means in solving problems, introduce complex technical solutions and creatively apply knowledge gained from theory and practice. He is qualified to provide consulting services to the employer in the field of educational, methodical, organizational, coordination and other tasks in ensuring fire protection. He is competent to identify and analyze problems, to propose and implement a solution to complex and large-scale rescue operations of the Integrated rescue system in Slovakia together with the development of relevant documentation. He is ready to professionally present the results of his own activities and decisions made before the public and before a professional audience. He takes care of his personal professional growth and the education of his subordinates with an emphasis on the field of study in question.



Prospects of graduates

The study program is focused on the university-level preparation of professionals capable of performing preventive, administrative, rescue, and mitigation tasks in the field of fire protection within the structures of state administration, production and economic organizations, and fire and rescue services.

Graduates are qualified to carry out specialized professional activities related to state fire supervision, to hold positions in firefighting units, and to work as fire protection specialists in various industrial sectors and branches of the national economy of the Slovak Republic.



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Conditions of admission

Admission Requirements

The basic condition for admission to Master’s degree studies (second-cycle study program) is the completion of a Bachelor’s degree (in accordance with the Act on Higher Education No. 131/2002 Coll., as amended).

In the case of a foreign applicant or a student who has completed their studies abroad, the applicant must submit, together with the application for university studies—or at the latest by the date of enrollment—a decision on the recognition of the document confirming completion of the first-cycle higher education issued by the relevant institution in the Slovak Republic, or request the University of Žilina (UNIZA) to recognize the educational document.

Additional Conditions

Applicants holding a Bachelor’s degree may apply for admission.
Admission will be based on the capacity of individual study programs and the evaluation of applicants, where the main criterion will be the academic results achieved during Bachelor’s studies.

Applicants who have completed the first-cycle higher education in a related field of study may be admitted only based on the results of a written test from the core subjects of the chosen study program.

The topics of the core subjects are published on the faculty’s website.
The final decision on the results of the admission procedure is made by the Dean of the Faculty of Security Engineering (FBI UNIZA) based on the proposal of the Faculty Admissions Committee.



Conditions for international students

For Foreign Applicants

The admission requirements for foreign applicants are the same as those for applicants from the Slovak Republic.

Foreign students who study in a language other than the state language are required to pay tuition fees in accordance with § 92, paragraph 8 of the Act on Higher Education. The tuition fees are determined by a directive of the University of Žilina (UNIZA) and are published for the respective academic year on the university’s official website.



Conditions of admission without the entrance exam

1. Without an Admission Test (Without a Written Exam)

• Graduates of a Bachelor’s degree program in the same field of study will be admitted to the Master’s degree program without an admission test if they have achieved a weighted grade point average of 2.5 or better during their Bachelor’s studies and have successfully passed the state examination on the first attempt.

2. Admission Test

• All other applicants who do not meet the criteria for admission without an entrance test will be required to take part in the admission procedure, which includes a written test.



Coordinator for students with specific needs

Mgr. Valéria Moricová, PhD.

tel.: 041/513 6731

e-mail: Valeria.Moricova@fbi.uniza.sk



General information on the admission exam

Applications

Applications are submitted for individual study programs.

Applicants must complete the Application for Higher Education – 2nd degree form or use the electronic form.
The electronic application can be filled out via the UNIZA website at https://vzdelavanie.uniza.sk/prijimacky/index.php or through the national university portal https://prihlaskavs.sk/sk/.

Even in the case of an electronic application, it is necessary to print the application, sign it, scan the signed version, attach the required documents and proof of payment of the application fee, and send them electronically or by post to the following address within the specified deadlines:

Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Žilina (FBI UNIZA)
Ul. 1. mája 32, 010 26 Žilina, Slovak Republic

If the submitted application is incomplete, the applicant will be asked to provide the missing documents.

In the case of non-participation or unsuccessful completion of the admission procedure, the application fee is non-refundable.

If an applicant wishes to participate in the admission procedure at multiple faculties of UNIZA, a separate application must be submitted to each faculty, along with payment of the corresponding fee.

Attachments to the Application for Master’s Study:

• Hand-signed curriculum vitae (CV)
• Proof of payment of the admission procedure fee
• Officially certified copy of the diploma
• Officially certified copy of the diploma supplement (academic record from previous studies)
• Officially certified copy of the state examination certificate

Admission Procedure Fee:

30 € must be paid to the following address:

University of Žilina in Žilina
Univerzitná 1, 010 26 Žilina

Bank: State Treasury
Account number (IBAN format): SK30 8180 0000 0070 0026 9933
Constant symbol: 0308
Variable symbol: 10932 – Master’s Study

Method of payment: Payment can be made by bank transfer to the above account.

Proof of payment: Upload the payment confirmation to the electronic application or send it by post.

Tuition Fees

According to the Higher Education Act, tuition fees are determined and published by the University of Žilina for each academic year within the specified deadlines on the university’s official website.

For payments made from EU member statesEEA countriesterritories considered part of the EU (Article 299 of the Treaty of Rome), and countries participating in the SEPA system, the following banking details must be used:
BIC: SPSRSKBAXXX
IBAN: SK30 8180 0000 0070 0026 9933



Form of entrance exam

Written test



Tests

Written tests in the core subjects of the study program.



  • Apply the application for study

    01.01.2026 - 30.04.2026

  • Performance of the entrance exam

    25.06.2026 - 25.06.2026

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted: 10
Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: 3500 €
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 3500 €

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The fee for admission procedure
application form: 30 €
E-application form: 30 €
Billing information

Bank: State Treasury

Account number (IBAN format): SK30 8180 0000 0070 0026 9933

Variable symbol: 10932 – Master’s Study

Constant symbol: 0308

BIC: SPSRSKBAXXX

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Detail of the study program

 
 
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