University of Zhilina
About the educational institution
According to rankings in recent years, the state university in Zilina takes an honorable fourth place in the list of the best universities in Slovakia. As part of university programs, students study both technical and humanities. The university cooperates with more than 150 foreign universities, which allows students to participate in student mobility projects, ERASMUS+. Students of the University of Žilina study in modern and well-equipped classrooms and laboratories.
University graduates successfully work in the fields of transport, technology, humanities, management and marketing. The University of Žilina offers free higher education for foreign students from CIS countries, provided they study in Slovak. You can enter many specialties without exams.
List of faculties
Faculty of Operations,
transport economics
and communications
The Faculty provides educational programs at all levels of higher education in the fields of transport, economics and management, according to accredited curricula. Graduates easily find employment after graduation.
Bachelor
- road transport with specialization in the field of road transport and expertise in the field of road transport.
- railway transport
– air transport with specialization in air transport and professional pilot
– distribution technologies and services
- water transport
— delivery and logistics
– transport services on passenger transport
- Economics and management
- financial management
– e-commerce and management
master
- traffic
- railway transport
– air transport with specialization in the field of air transport and aircraft maintenance technologies.
– postal engineering
– delivery and logistics*
- Economics and management
- financial management
– e-commerce and management
Doctoral studies
– transport services*
- transport
- Economics and management*
– economics of transport, communications and services*
*Training is possible in Slovak or English.
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Admission without exams is possible provided the average score for the penultimate year of study is 1.60 and below (specialties “Economics and Business Management”, “Financial Management” and “Electronic Commerce and Management”) and 2.00 and below (all other specialties) for the Slovak equivalent.
Exams:
– A written exam on knowledge of general information, mathematics and a foreign language of your choice (English, Spanish, German, French, Russian) as part of the school curriculum.
The faculty conducts preparatory courses in mathematics. Detailed information on the faculty website.
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 30.4.2024 (1st round), until 31.7.2024 (2nd round), cost - 20 euros (EU citizens), 50 euros (EU citizens)
Engineering education - applications accepted until 30.4.2024 (1st round), until 31.7.2024 (2nd round), price - 20 euros (EU citizens), 50 euros (EU citizens)
Doctoral studies - applications accepted until 31.5.2024 (1st round), until 9.8.2024 (2nd round), cost - 30 euros (EU citizens), 50 euros (EU citizens)
Faculty of Civil Engineering
As part of accreditation, the faculty received the right to carry out the educational process in 4 undergraduate educational programs. The main task of the faculty is to contribute to the development of education, science, and culture in Slovakia. Train specialists in the field of construction, applied mechanics, and geodesy.
Bachelor
– Geodesy and cartography
- Construction
– Construction of buildings (4 years)
– Technology and construction management
master
– civil engineering with specialization in civil engineering and load-bearing structures of buildings.
– engineering structures and transport structures with specializations: road construction, transport construction facilities, railway construction, transport infrastructure planning
– technology and construction management
Doctoral studies
– theory and design of engineering structures
– theory and designs of earthworks
– technology and construction management
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
It is necessary to speak the Slovak language at a minimum level of B1.
Exams:
– Written test in mathematics and general knowledge
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 04/31/2024 (1st round), until 08/15/2024 (2nd round), cost - 35 euros
Master's program - applications are accepted until 05/31/2024 (1st round), until 08/18/2024 (2nd round), cost - 35 euros
Doctoral studies - applications accepted until 05/31/2024, cost - 35 euros
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
The main focus of the faculty's research and teaching activities is on information and communication technologies, modern telecommunication technologies, the development of power electronic systems and modern management of electrical networks. At the same time, new interdisciplinary programs are being developed - mechatronics and biomedical engineering.
Bachelor's degree
– Automation
– Autotronics
– Biomedical Engineering
– Electrical engineering
– Electro-optics
– Multimedia technologies
– Communication and information technologies
Master's degree
– Biomedical Engineering
– Power electronic systems with specialization in the field of autotronics, electric drive and traction, electric power and power electronics
– Electrical engineering
– Photonics
– Process management
– Electrical and radio communications engineering
– Multimedia Engineering
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
You must provide a certificate of knowledge of the Slovak language.
Exams:
For the specialty “Multimedia Technologies”: presentation of the applicant’s motivation, assessment of achieved learning results and general worldview, presentation of multimedia activities and explanation of the techniques used
For all other specialties: written test in mathematics and general knowledge
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 04/30/2024
Master's program - applications accepted until 04/30/2024
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
The faculty includes the following areas: mechanical engineering; Materials Science; technological design and construction of machines and equipment for various purposes; energy machines and equipment; renewable energy sources; vehicles and handling equipment; industrial engineering; automation of production systems and process control and renewal and maintenance of machinery and equipment.
Bachelor
– Computer design and simulation
– Engineering technologies
– Energy and environmental technologies
– Industrial engineering
– Vehicles and engines
master
– Automated production systems*
– Computer modeling and simulation in mechanical engineering*
– Engineering technologies*
– Technical materials*
– Industrial Engineering*
– Environmental technologies*
– Vehicles and engines*
Doctoral studies
– Automated production systems*
– Engineering technologies*
– Technical materials*
– Machine parts and mechanisms*
– Power machines and equipment*
– Railway vehicles*
– Industrial Engineering*
*The curriculum is also accredited in English
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Admission without entrance exams - only for students and graduates of gymnasiums and secondary industrial schools of engineering, construction or electrical engineering with an average score of up to 2.8, or for students and graduates of secondary vocational schools, combined schools and academies with an average score. up to 2.6. If the applicant does not meet the criteria, a test must be taken in a high school curriculum with an emphasis on basic knowledge of science, technology, and social studies.
Application Lines
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until March 30, 2024, cost - 20 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until 04/30/2024, cost - 20 euros
Doctoral studies - applications accepted until 05/31/2024, cost - 20 euros
Faculty of Safety Engineering
The faculty is focused on training managers, firefighters, specialists involved in managing the processes of protecting persons and their property in all spheres of public life, and crisis managers.
Bachelor
– Security management
- Crisis management
– Emergency services
master
– Security management
- Crisis management
– Emergency services
Doctoral studies
– Security management
- Crisis management
– Emergency services
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Admission without exams is possible provided the average score for the penultimate year of study is 1.50 or lower for the Slovak equivalent.
Exams:
– Written test with 3 parts: quantitative (mathematics, logical thinking, problems), language (grammar, lexicology, stylistics) and general information.
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 04/30/2024, cost - 20 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until 04/30/2024, cost - 20 euros
Doctoral studies - applications accepted until 05/31/2024, cost - 20 euros
Management department
and computer science
The peculiarity of the faculty is, first of all, the combination of study programs that offer higher education in the fields of computer science, computer engineering and management. Graduates of the faculty successfully work in management and in the IT field.
Bachelor
- Computer science*
– Information and network technologies*
– Computer Science and Management*
– Management
- Computer engineering*
master
- Information Systems*
– Biomedical informatics*
– Intelligent information systems*
– Applied Network Engineering*
– Information management
- Computer engineering*
Doctoral studies
- Applied Informatics*
– Management*
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Admission without entrance exams only after fulfilling the conditions specified on the faculty website. The remaining graduates will be accepted on the basis of the results of entrance examinations in the form of a text based on knowledge of the school curriculum in mathematics, as well as abilities for general logical thinking.
Submitting applications
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 03/31/2024, cost - 20 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until 03/31/2024, cost - 20 euros
Doctoral studies - applications accepted until 05/31/2024 cost - 20 euros
Faculty of Humanities
The mission of the Faculty of Humanities is to develop education, science and research in the spirit of the universal humanitarian traditions. The curriculum consists of a wide range of humanities disciplines, with an emphasis on the study of English language and literature.
Bachelor
– Mediamatics and cultural heritage
– Teaching English Language and Literature and Civics Education
master
– Mediamatics and cultural heritage
– Teaching English Language and Literature and Civics Education
Doctoral studies
– Mediamatics and cultural heritage
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Exams:
– specialty “Teaching English Language and Literature and Civic Education” written test in English language and civic science
– specialty “Mediamatics and cultural heritage” written test in Slovak language and literature, civil science and computer science
It is possible to enroll without exams in both specialties, provided the average score is 2.0 or lower according to the Slovak equivalent.
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 04/30/2024, cost - 20 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted 04/30/2024, cost - 20 euros
Doctoral studies - applications accepted 05/31/2024, cost - 20 euros
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