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Dobrý den!
means Good afternoon in the Slovak language
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Slovak Academic Association For International
Cooperation

• Non-governmental association (members are Slovak
  higher education institutions)
• Support and Coordination of International
  Cooperation of Slovak universities
• Information, consulting and advisory services
  about international educational programmes (LLP,
  Tempus, Erasmus Mundus and other EU programmes
  and projects)
• Publish information materials and promote Slovak
  education abroad.

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Where can you find Slovakia?In the heart of
Europe
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Take a closer view
Poland
Germany
Ukraine
Czech Republic
Hungary
Austria
Romania
Slovenia
Croatia
Bulgaria
Slovakia
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Some facts on Slovakia
Establishment January 1st, 1993 (former
part of Czecho-slovakia) State organisation Repub
lic Political system Parliamentary
democracy Official language Slovak Capital
city Bratislava Area 49,035
km2 Population 5.4 million Population
density 109/km2
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...more facts
Ethnicity of the population Slovak (85.8),
Hungarian (9.7), Romany (1.7), Czech (0.8),
Ruthenians, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish
and others (2) Population by religion Roman
Catholic (68.9), Evangelical Lutheran (6.9),
Greek Catholic (4.1), Reform Christian (2),
Orthodox (0,09)Jewish (0, 04), without
denomination (13.7) Currency Slovak crown (1EUR
33,4 SKK) Climate continental character with
warm summers and cold winters
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Take a walk in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia
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Take a deep breath in High Tatras, the
picturesque mountains
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The overview of Higher Education Institutions in
the Slovak Republic

• 20 public HEIs (mainly state budget)
• in all regional capitals Bratislava, Trnava,
  Nitra,
• Trencín, Žilina, B.Bystrica, Prešov, Košice)
• 10 private HEIs (mainly own financial means)
• 3 state HEIs (mainly state budget)
• Until today all public HEIs university type
• At present new law under the preparation 3
  types
• university, HEI, professional
  HEI

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Choose the field of the study
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Bologna process in the Slovak Republic
Slovakia is among the first countries which
signed the Bologna declaration today 46
countries signed Implementation of BP Legislative
changes Act on HE introduced 3 cycle system in
2002 (it was already declared before the Bologna
declaration) Separate decree introduced the
credit system in 2002 Starting academic year
2005/2006 all new study programmes have to follow
the new legislation completely (3cycle and
credits)
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System of Higher Education

• According the Higher Education Act adapted in
  April 2002 3-cycle system of HE
• Bachelor 3-4 years (180-240 credits)
• Master- 1,5-2 years (90 120 credits)
• PhD study- 3 years (180 credits)
• Starting 2005/2006 long-cycle study programmes
  have been phased out (there are exceptions
  theology, medicine, veterinary medicine,
  pharmacy)
• New study programmes according to the new
  legislation

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System of Higher Education
ECTS starting 2002 the credit system has been
implemented (for both transfer and accumulation
purposes)and the information packages issued by
all HEIs starting the academic year 2005/2006 as
obligatory at all 3 levels. ECTS academic
year/2 semesters/60 credits Diploma supplement
to be introduced for the graduates starting to
study in 2005/2006 Recognition individual
study/Erasmus mobility
diplomas/ NARIC
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System of Higher Education

• Accreditation Evaluation
• Accreditation Commission (state body) gives
  the opinion on ability of the HEI to carry out
• the study programmes, change of the field of
  study
• PhD study programmes
• habilitation procedures and nomination of the
• professors
• classification of the HEIs (e.g. research
  university)
• complex accreditation of HEIs (every 6 years).

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System of Higher Education

• External evaluation
• Accreditation Commission using internal
  evaluation
• processes, peer reviews
• Project of the Institutional evaluation of the
  HEIs all 20 public HEIs, 2 state and 1 private
  HEI participate in the cooperation with EUA
• Quality of HE as the priority of the Slovak HEIs
• Creation of the system of QE/separation of the
  accreditation
• 3. Institutional evaluation and self-evaluation.

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Internationalization of Slovak Higher Education
1990 change of the HEIs position new
possibilities opened to the Western
countries Tempus support to the
development of HE multilateral
cooperation projects 1998 - Socrates/Erasmus
new dimension /not only outgoing
students but incoming (very low
amounts, after 2004 rapidly increased
bilateral agreements with all EU, EFTA and
candidate countries 2007 - Life-long
learning Programme/Erasmus, Comenius,
Grundtvig, Jean Monet
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Internationalization of Slovak Higher Education
TEMPUS -EU countries with 3 regions - former
countries of UdSSR, West Balkan and Mediterian
coast countries, Erasmus Mundus joint masters
courses of EU countries individual scholarships
for all 3rd countries (students and scholars) EM
- External Cooperation window projects and
mobility with 3rd countries HEIs EU USA,
Canada, Australia, Japan AsiaLink, Alban, ALFA
(South Amerika) CEEPUS, bilateral programmes
(AT, DAAD, Norway),
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What will the students need?

• Admission to Higher Education Institutions
• secondary school leaving certificate
• demonstration of skills required for the
  appropriate study in HEI
• Entrance examination
• depending on field of study
• mainly written (tests)
• talent examination (art universities)

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Useful links

• www.saaic.sk
• www.eurydice.sk
• www.saia.sk
• www.srk (Rectors conference)
• www.slovakia.sk
• www.tatry.sk

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Thank you for your attention! Contact
Viera Farkašová Head of Unit of
Academic programmes and projects
SAAIC, Stare grunty 52, Bratislava
e-mail viera.farkasova_at_saaic.sk
T 421 2 654 12 336