Economics and Business Administration

Conditions of admission

The basic condition for admission to the bachelor's programme is the acquisition of a complete secondary or complete secondary vocational education.

Additional information

Applicants for study shall be ranked according to the following criteria:

• Applicants whose grade point average is equal to or lower than 1.7, calculated from final reports for   the 1st–3rd year and the mid-year report of the 4th year of the secondary school, or alternatively from final report for the 1st–4th year and the mid-year report of the 5th year of secondary school.
• Applicants who placed among the top three positions in the regional or national round of the Economic Olympics.
• Applicants who achieve a percentile score of 50 or higher in the basic version of the General Study Aptitude Test (VSP).
• Other applicants who participate in the admission procedure for all bachelor’s study programs, which is conducted in the form of written examinations in two elective subjects, shall be ranked based on the evaluation of the admissions examination results. The decisive criterion shall be the total number of points achieved in both tests.

Upon the applicant’s request, an applicant with specific needs shall be provided with an appropriate form of the entrance examination and the method of its administration, determined on the basis of an assessment of the applicant’s specific needs, with due regard to those needs.

Conditions for international students

International applicants shall create the endorsement via the following link:  

https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/recognition-statement/  in the section “Endorsement for Recognition of the Level of Education”.

International applicants (with the exception of applicants from the Czech Republic and those who completed the secondary school leaving examination in Slovak language) who apply for a study program offered at SUA Nitra in Slovak language are required to take an online test and an online oral interview designed to assess their proficiency in the Slovak language. The testing is administered by the Language Centre of SUA Nitra (https://cj.uniag.sk/sk/domov/) in two dates about which applicants will be informed in advance.

After completing the language examination, the applicant will be issued a certificate summarizing the results of the online test and online interview, which will correspond to the language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The test and certificate are subject to a fee of €30. If the applicant’s language proficiency level is below A1, they will not be admitted to the study program.

If the applicant’s language proficiency level is A1, they have met one of the conditions for admission but are required to complete a 30-hour paid Slovak language course organized by the Language Centre of SUA Nitra (course fee: €120). Upon completion of the course, the applicant will receive a certificate of completion. If the applicant’s language proficiency level is A2 or higher, they have met one of the conditions for admission. Detailed information about the test and the course will be available on the website of the Language Centre (https://cj.uniag.sk/sk/domov/).

In addition to demonstrating language proficiency, international applicants for bachelor’s study in Slovak will be admitted based on their performance in the basic version of the General Study Aptitude Test (VSP) or the General Academic Prerequisites (GAP) test, achieving a percentile score of 50 or higher. The test is administered by Scio, including online. The GAP test may be taken multiple times, and the best result achieved will be considered for the applicant. Testing dates, sample tests, and registration conditions are published at http://www.scio.sk/nsz/. Registration for the GAP test and the payment of any associated fees are the responsibility of each applicant (registration form at http://scio.sk/in/2vs/nsz/prihlaska.asp). The faculty does not organize these tests, nor does it register applicants or invite them to take the test. An applicant who properly registers for the GAP test will receive an exam invitation by email from Scio approximately 10 days before the test.

International applicants for bachelor’s study who apply for a study program offered at the Faculty of Economics and Management, SUA Nitra, in English will be admitted based on their performance in the General Academic Prerequisites (GAP) test, achieving a percentile score of 50 or higher. The test is administered by Scio, including online. The GAP test may be taken multiple times, and the best result achieved will be considered for the applicant.

Testing dates, sample tests, and registration conditions are published at  http://www.scio.sk/nsz/. Registration for the GAP test and the payment of any associated fees are the responsibility of each applicant (registration form at http://scio.sk/in/2vs/nsz/prihlaska.asp). The faculty does not organize these tests, nor does it register applicants or invite them to take the test. An applicant who properly registers for the GAP test will receive an exam invitation by email from Scio approximately 10 days before the test.  As part of the admissions procedure, applicants are also required to demonstrate English language proficiency. The following certificates are accepted for admission: IELTS, TOEFL, and Cambridge.

-          IELTS: accepted score from 6.0 and higher in each section (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking),

-          TOEFL: accepted score of iBT (online): 80-90 points and PBT (paper-based test): 550-575 points,

-          Cambridge: accepted minimum level of B2 or C1/C2.

Without entrance examinations
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Conditions of admission without the entrance exam

The entrance examination may be waived, and applicants shall be admitted to study if they meet the following criteria:

• applicant whose grade point average is equal to or lower than 1.7 (calculated from the final report for the 1st–3rd year and the mid-year report of the 4th year of secondary school, or alternatively from the final report for the 1st–4th year and the mid-year report of the 5th year of secondary school),
• applicant who placed among the top three positions in the regional or national round of the Economic Olympics,

The entrance examination may be waived, and applicants shall be admitted who achieve a percentile score of 50 or higher in the basic version of the General Study Aptitude Test (VSP). The weights of all sections of the VSP test are equal. The test may be taken as part of the National Comparative Examinations (NPS), which are administered by Scio in several cities in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The VSP test may be taken multiple times, and the best result achieved will be considered for the applicant.

       The testing dates, sample tests, and conditions for registration are published at:  http://www.scio.sk/nsz/.  The faculty considers the results of both the Slovak version of the test (VSP Z) and the Czech version (OSP Z). Applicants may choose which language version they wish to take.

       Registration for the VSP test and the payment of any associated fees are the responsibility of each applicant (registration form at http://scio.sk/in/2vs/nsz/prihlaska.asp). The faculty does not organize these tests, nor does it register applicants or invite them to take the test. An applicant who registers properly for the VSP test will receive an exam invitation by email from Scio approximately 10 days before the test.

All applicants who submit an application and meet at least one of the conditions for waiving the entrance examination shall be conditionally admitted to study (without entrance examination). For this reason, applicants who take the secondary school leaving examination in the current school year must additionally submit their examination results.  

Coordinator for students with specific needs

PhDr. Anna Mravcová, PhD.,
Institute of Marketing, Business and Social Studies FEM,
Tel.: 037/641 4746,
e-mail: anna.mravcova@uniag.sk

General information on the admission exam

Submission of applications is done electronically only.

• Applicants for study submit an electronic application via the SUA University Information System or through the Higher Education Portal.
• Within one application, it is possible to apply for two study programs under a single admission fee.
• The applicant shall take only one entrance examination and will be provided with information on the admission procedure, as well as an invitation specifying the exact date on which the entrance examination will be taken. The invitation to the entrance examination shall be sent to applicants one month prior to its administration.
• The application must include the following information: degree level and form of study, name of the university, name of the faculty, and the study program.
• In the field “Entrance examination to be taken from”, applicants must indicate one of the following combinations:

1. a specific foreign (world) language and Mathematics,
2. Economics and Mathematics,
3. a specific foreign (world) language and Economics.

• Applicants shall attach to the electronic application a curriculum vitae, a copy of the secondary school leaving certificate, and proof of payment of the fee for material provision of the admissions procedure.
• A verified copy of the secondary school leaving certificate shall be sent to the Study Department of the Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, at the following address:

 

Study Department FEMSUA Nitra

Tr. A. Hlinku 2

 949 76 Nitra

 

• Following the admissions procedure, the applicant shall receive a decision on the outcome of the admission process within 30 days of verification that the conditions for admission to study have been met. An applicant who has not fulfilled a condition (e.g., the secondary school leaving examination) at the time of the admission committee meeting, may be conditionally admitted.
• An applicant who is admitted to a study program is required to inform the faculty whether they will enroll in the program, following the instructions provided in writing with the admission decision (the e-return form is part of the decision).
• The applicant’s personal data (name, surname, personal identification number, address, etc.) shall be used in accordance with Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on Personal Data Protection solely for the purposes of the admission procedure and shall not be disclosed for any other purpose.
• The Dean may offer applicants who did not secure a place in the ranking for the applied study program the possibility of admission to an alternative program with a lower number of applicants.
• The faculty reserves the right not to open a study program if the number of applicants is low. In such a case, the faculty shall offer the applicant another accredited study program. If the applicant does not wish to enroll in the alternative study program, their application along with all attachments, as well as the admissions fee, shall be refunded.

Form of entrance exam

The admission procedure for all bachelor study programmes is carried out in the form of written tests of two selection subjects. The student has a choice of three subjects: economics, world language or mathematics. The questions for the SPU Nitra entrance examinations in each subject are made available to applicants in the form of teaching aids under the titles Requirements for the SPU Nitra entrance examinations in mathematics, Requirements for the SPU Nitra entrance examinations in world languages and Requirements for the SPU Nitra entrance examinations in economics, which are available for every candidate and can be purchased at the shop of the Publishing and Editing Centre of the SPU in Nitra (phone number 037/641 4227, link to the e-schop of the publishing house: publishing house.The registration of applicants, test results as well as the overall results of the entrance examination are processed by means of modern information technologies. A unique test is generated for each student by computer from a database of tasks, which is automatically evaluated after submission without human intervention. The scores obtained for each test will be published within 24 hours on the faculty's website. Candidates will be given access to their results on the basis of the registration number assigned to them. The point value of each test is 80 points. The total number of points obtained in both tests will be the decisive criterion for the selection of students for the first cycle of studies.

Tests

The admission procedure for all bachelor’s study programs is conducted in the form of written tests in two elective subjects. Applicants may choose from three subjects: Economics, a foreign (world) language, or Mathematics. Questions for the entrance examinations in each subject are made available to applicants in the form of study materials entitled: Requirements for the Entrance Examination in Mathematics at SUA Nitra, Requirements for the Entrance Examination in Foreign Languages at SUA Nitra, and Requirements for the Entrance Examination in Economics at SUA Nitra. These materials are accessible to all applicants and can be purchased at the SUA Publishing and Editorial Centre in Nitra (phone: +421/37/641 4227, online store: vydavatelstvo.uniag.sk). The recording of applicants, test results, and overall results of the entrance examination are managed using modern information technologies. For each student, a unique test is generated from a task database via computer, which is automatically evaluated upon submission without human intervention. The points obtained for individual tests will be published on the faculty’s website within 24 hours. Applicants will be given access to their results based on their assigned registration number. The maximum score for each test is 80 points. The decisive criterion for selecting students for 1st level (bachelor’s) study is the total number of points achieved in both tests.
The results of the secondary school leaving examination are not included in the total score. Foreign Language: The following world languages are available for selection: English, German, Russian. When evaluating the results of the entrance examination, a state language examination—either professional or general (not school leaving examination)—may be recognized in place of the foreign language subject, with the following scoring: professional state language exam: Grade 1 – 80 points, Grade 2 – 72 points, Grade 3 – 60 points, basic state language exam: Grade 1 – 72 points, Grade 2 – 64 points, Grade 3 – 52 points. Other language certificates obtained at language schools accredited by the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic or abroad are also recognized, provided that the certificate explicitly indicates the achieved level of proficiency (B2, C1, C2), the final evaluation, and includes both written and oral components. Applicants will have the option to choose between having the above evaluation of the relevant language exam recognized or taking the written test in the foreign language.

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Billing information

Payment method for the electronic application:

•  Recipient name and address: Slovenská poľnohospodárska univerzita, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949

76 Nitra

• IBAN: SK 408180000000 7000066247
•  Bank name and address: Štátna pokladnica, Radlinského 32, 810 05 Bratislava
•  Constant symbol (KS): 0558
•  Variable symbol (VS): generated by the system
  •  Specific symbol (SS): 106900721
  •  Message for the recipient – surname and name of the applicant (to be entered without diacritics).

 

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• BIC/SWIFT code: SPSRSKBA
  •  Message for the recipient – specific symbol + surname and name of the applicant (to be entered without diacritics)

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