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Všeobecné veterinárske lekárstvo
The curriculum of the General Veterinary Medicine programme is mainly focused on the diagnosis, therapy and prevention of diseases in companion and farm animals. The curriculum includes teaching ecology and environmental protection. This curriculum was evaluated by a European Community expert committee in 1997 and re-evaluated in 2005 and fully complies with EU standards.
The current status of the university, based on the decision of the European Committee of Veterinary Education (ECOVE), is "evaluated" and "accredited".
Prospects of graduates
In the study programme of general veterinary medicine, the curriculum is mainly focused on the diagnosis, therapy and prevention of diseases in companion and farm animals. The curricula include teaching of ecology and environmental protection. Priority is given to theoretical and practical training in specialised clinical subjects according to animal species in the aspects of internal, infectious, invasive and toxic diseases, metabolic disorders and damage to the body by radiation and other adverse environmental influences. In the course of his/her studies, he/she acquires knowledge and understanding of diseases common to humans and animals, thereby contributing to the protection of human health and the reduced incidence of zoonoses in the human population. This study programme was evaluated by a European Community expert committee in 1996 and re-evaluated in 2005 and 2016, fully complying with EU standards. The diploma obtained at UVLF in Košice is valid in EU countries.
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Admission to study at UVLF in Košice is conditional on obtaining a complete secondary education or a complete secondary vocational education and successfully passing the entrance examination. The ranking of applicants is determined on the basis of the number of points achieved in the biology and chemistry tests and points for work in organisations professionally close to the chosen study programme (work with private veterinarians focusing on small animals or horses, which lasted at least half a year), which the student must provide in writing with the application form for studies.
Conditions for international students
same as for Slovak students
Coordinator for students with specific needs
Doc. MVDr. Zuzana Kostecká, PhD.
email: zuzana.kostecka@uvlf.sk
Written form, in the form of a test from the subjects Biology and Chemistry.
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Apply the application for study
18.02.2026 - 29.05.2026
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Performance of the entrance exam
25.04.2026 - 27.06.2026
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- leaving certificate (paper form)
- CV (paper form)
- Written confirmation on work in organizations (paper form)
Standard length of study: 10000 €
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 10000 €
application form: 50 €
E-application form: 50 €
Recipient: UVLF in Košice
Bank of the beneficiary: Štátna pokladnica, Radlinského 32, 810 05 Bratislava
Account: SK42 8180 0000 0070 0007 2225
Bank code: 8180
VS: 550324
SAS: Applicant's birth number
Swift: SPSRSKBA
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0911 154 882
0910 288 664
037 / 6414881
037 / 6414890
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Aktualizoval:
Ing. Michaela Paulíková (zas@uvlf.sk)
Last update: 19.02.2026 11:01