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Conditions of admission
The basic condition for admission to the Bachelor degree studies is the acquisition of complete secondary education or complete secondary vocational education (Section 56(1) of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts, as amended).
The applicant must have passed a state examination in Slovak language (or Czech language) or another certified examination proving their level of Slovak (or Czech) language proficiency at least at level B1. The Slovak language exam can be taken through ECL (Regional Testing Center for Slovak Language Exams). There is a fee for this service. Detailed information is available at: https://www.upjs.sk/filozoficka-fakulta/ecl/.
The applicants will be admitted, without taking an entrance exam, according to the number of points on a waiting list based on their results in secondary school, significant achievements in competitions and language exams
Application for studies must be submitted by 31.03.2026
Additional information
The application form is to be submitted:
• on the prescribed form (the applicant fills in the application form, signs it in his/her own handwriting, attaches the proof of payment of the fee, provides the relevant attachments and delivers it personally to the Study Office of the Faculty or sends it by post), or
• by e-application (preferred method) (the applicant fills in the electronic application form, clicks to send it, attaches the required attachments in pdf format to the electronic application form)
Required attachments:
• Secondary school results from the electronic pupil record book (including grades from the half-year report card for the final year of study) or end-of-year report cards for the two years of study preceding the year in which the matriculation examination is held and the half-year report card for the year of study in which the matriculation examination is held
• Officially certified school leaving certificate
• Proof of payment of the admission fee
Other attachments:
• Photocopies of evidence of having passed a national foreign language exam or another exam demonstrating a foreign language level of at least B2
• Photocopies of diplomas (certificates) of participation in competitions and Olympiads at regional, national or international level
Conditions for international students
Applicants from abroad and Slovak citizens who completed their secondary education abroad (except for the Czech Republic) must also submit:
A certificate proving the level of knowledge of Slovak language (or Czech language) at least at B1 level.
A copy of the document proving completion of secondary education, certified by a Slovak notary, officially translated into the Slovak language (by a translator registered in the list of experts, interpreters, and translators maintained by the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic), together with a statement on the recognition of the level of foreign education (equivalence statement), which is available in the database of recognition statements on the web portal: https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/navigator/2. The specification of countries to which the given statement applies includes: EU Member States, Ukraine, Russia, and China: https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/recognition-statement/. If the education document comes from other countries outside the EU or from countries with which the Slovak Republic has concluded an international agreement on mutual recognition, but the specific type of education document does not have an established equivalence statement, the applicant must submit an application for recognition of the education document to the competent regional office of school administration (Regional Office of School Administration in Košice, Moldavská cesta 3110/10B, 040 11 Košice, tel. +421 55 322 6619, https://www.russ-ke.sk/948-sk/nostrifikacie-uznanie-dokladov-o-vzdelani/) and submit to the Study Department the original decision or a certified copy of the document confirming equivalence of secondary education (nostrification). The procedure for recognizing the equivalence of education documents issued by foreign secondary schools is governed by Act No. 422/2015 Coll. on the recognition of education documents and the recognition of professional qualifications and on amendments to certain laws, as amended.
The mandatory attachments to the application form must be translated into Slovak.
The admission procedure conditions and application details are published at the faculty's website:
https://www.upjs.sk/fakulta-verejnej-spravy/informacie-pre-zaujemcov-o-studium/
Without entrance examinations
yes
Coordinator for students with specific needs
Coordinator for students with specific needs
Ing. Lenka Pčolinská, PhD., telefón: +421 55 234 5141, e-mail: lenka.pcolinska@upjs.sk
The basic condition for admission to the Bachelor degree studies is the acquisition of complete secondary education or complete secondary vocational education (Section 56(1) of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts, as amended).
The applicant must have passed a state examination in Slovak language (or Czech language) or another certified examination proving their level of Slovak (or Czech) language proficiency at least at level B1. The Slovak language exam can be taken through ECL (Regional Testing Center for Slovak Language Exams). There is a fee for this service. Detailed information is available at: https://www.upjs.sk/filozoficka-fakulta/ecl/.
The applicants will be admitted, without taking an entrance exam, according to the number of points on a waiting list based on their results in secondary school, significant achievements in competitions and language exams
Application for studies must be submitted by 31.03.2026
Additional information
The application form is to be submitted:
• on the prescribed form (the applicant fills in the application form, signs it in his/her own handwriting, attaches the proof of payment of the fee, provides the relevant attachments and delivers it personally to the Study Office of the Faculty or sends it by post), or
• by e-application (preferred method) (the applicant fills in the electronic application form, clicks to send it, attaches the required attachments in pdf format to the electronic application form)
Required attachments:
• Secondary school results from the electronic pupil record book (including grades from the half-year report card for the final year of study) or end-of-year report cards for the two years of study preceding the year in which the matriculation examination is held and the half-year report card for the year of study in which the matriculation examination is held
• Officially certified school leaving certificate
• Proof of payment of the admission fee
Other attachments:
• Photocopies of evidence of having passed a national foreign language exam or another exam demonstrating a foreign language level of at least B2
• Photocopies of diplomas (certificates) of participation in competitions and Olympiads at regional, national or international level
Conditions for international students
Applicants from abroad and Slovak citizens who completed their secondary education abroad (except for the Czech Republic) must also submit:
A certificate proving the level of knowledge of Slovak language (or Czech language) at least at B1 level.
A copy of the document proving completion of secondary education, certified by a Slovak notary, officially translated into the Slovak language (by a translator registered in the list of experts, interpreters, and translators maintained by the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic), together with a statement on the recognition of the level of foreign education (equivalence statement), which is available in the database of recognition statements on the web portal: https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/navigator/2. The specification of countries to which the given statement applies includes: EU Member States, Ukraine, Russia, and China: https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/recognition-statement/. If the education document comes from other countries outside the EU or from countries with which the Slovak Republic has concluded an international agreement on mutual recognition, but the specific type of education document does not have an established equivalence statement, the applicant must submit an application for recognition of the education document to the competent regional office of school administration (Regional Office of School Administration in Košice, Moldavská cesta 3110/10B, 040 11 Košice, tel. +421 55 322 6619, https://www.russ-ke.sk/948-sk/nostrifikacie-uznanie-dokladov-o-vzdelani/) and submit to the Study Department the original decision or a certified copy of the document confirming equivalence of secondary education (nostrification). The procedure for recognizing the equivalence of education documents issued by foreign secondary schools is governed by Act No. 422/2015 Coll. on the recognition of education documents and the recognition of professional qualifications and on amendments to certain laws, as amended.
The mandatory attachments to the application form must be translated into Slovak.
The admission procedure conditions and application details are published at the faculty's website:
https://www.upjs.sk/fakulta-verejnej-spravy/informacie-pre-zaujemcov-o-studium/
Without entrance examinations
yes
Coordinator for students with specific needs
Coordinator for students with specific needs
Ing. Lenka Pčolinská, PhD., telefón: +421 55 234 5141, e-mail: lenka.pcolinska@upjs.sk
Form of entrance exam
The applicants will be admitted, without taking an entrance exam, according to the number of points on a waiting list based on their results in secondary school, significant achievements in competitions and language exams.
Detailed information are published at the faculty's website:
https://www.upjs.sk/fakulta-verejnej-spravy/informacie-pre-zaujemcov-o-studium/
The applicants will be admitted, without taking an entrance exam, according to the number of points on a waiting list based on their results in secondary school, significant achievements in competitions and language exams.
Detailed information are published at the faculty's website:
https://www.upjs.sk/fakulta-verejnej-spravy/informacie-pre-zaujemcov-o-studium/
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Apply the application for study
01.01.2026 - 31.03.2026
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Performance of the entrance exam
08.06.2026 - 11.06.2026
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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted: 30
Additions
- Second Year School Certificate (paper form)
- Third Year School Certificate (paper form)
- Final Year School Certificate (paper form)
- School Leaving Certificate (SLC) (paper form)
- Certificate of Slovak language proficiency (paper form)
- Language Proficiency Certificate (paper form)
- Olympiad (paper form)
- Proof of payment for the admission procedure (paper form)
- Copy of passport (paper form)
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) (paper form)
Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: cost free
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 1200 €
Standard length of study: cost free
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 1200 €
The fee for admission procedure
application form: 40 €
E-application form: 20 €
Billing informationapplication form: 40 €
E-application form: 20 €
Account No. (IBAN): SK5881800000007000086002
SWIFT code (for payments made from the Slovak Republic and the EU contries): SPSRSKBA
SWIFT code (for payments from countries outside the EU): SUBASKBX
Variable Symbol: 4971
Constant Symbol: 0308
Specific Symbol: Birth registration number without a slash (e.g. 1234567890)
Message for beneficiary: First name and surname of the applicant
External form of study is charged.
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