General information about the admission procedure at the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University for the academic year 2024/2025
The rules of the admission procedure for doctoral studies at the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University for the academic year 2024/2025 can be found here.
General information on the admission procedure for the academic year 2024/2025
Application period: May 1, 2024- May 31
Fee: 25,- €
20,- € (in case of submitting the application also in electronic form via portal of Comenius University in Bratislava)
45,- € (if the admission procedure is in a foreign language)
Adress: Comenius University
Faculty of Arts
Department of Science and Doctoral Studies
Gondova Street Nr. 2
SK-811 02 Bratislava
Bank: Štátna pokladnica
Bank code: 8180
Acount SK36 8180 0000 0070 0008 3100
Variable symbol: 02
Message for the recipient: Name and surname of the applicant
In case of submitting an electronic application, the payment data will be generated by the e-application system. In this case, we also ask for a specific symbol generated by the system in the payment. The e-application system can only generate a payment instruction after the application has been confirmed. Even after confirmation, you can still insert attachments into the e-application.
Payment instructions for cross-border transfers
Name of the bank (intermediary bank):
Štátna pokladnica
Radlinského 32
810 05 Bratislava
Slovakia
Bank swift address (BIC): SPSRSKBA
IBAN: SK36 8180 0000 0070 0008 3100
Variable symbol: 02
Name and address of a recipient:
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta
Gondova 2
811 02 Bratislava
Applicants will pay the fee for the admission procedure in the form of a bank transfer. If the application is submitted via the electronic application system of Comenius University in Bratislava, the payment instruction will be generated by the system. The confirmation of payment is the bank's confirmation of the transfer (in case of payment by internet banking, it is the confirmation of the payment made, not of the movement). The confirmation must be attached to the application form. Without a receipt for the payment of the admission fee, the applicant's application will not be registered.
The deadline for payment of the admission fee is May 31, 2024.
An applicant may submit only one application form for doctoral studies and may apply for one offered doctoral study programme.
Terms of study
The basic condition for admission to university studies is is the completion of the master's degree and successful completion of the admission procedure.
The study is conducted according to the study plan of the given study programme – you can find it on our website. In addition, each person studying in the doctoral programme has an individual study plan, which is drawn up by the supervisor in cooperation with the doctoral student at the beginning of the study. Successful completion of doctoral studies requires passing the dissertation examination, which is one of the state examination, and defending the dissertation, which serves as the final thesis.
The study comprises two main parts: a study component and a scientific/research component. The study part primarily involves lectures, seminars, and individual study of literature, while the scientific/research part entails individual or collaborative scientific work related to the dissertation topic.
Full-time doctoral studies also include teaching or other professional activities related to teaching activities, to the extent of no more than four hours per week on average per academic year in which the teaching takes place.
The study is based on a credit system and the doctoral student receives credits for the following activities: study part, scientific part, other activities, state examinations.
Dissertation topics
Topics for Academic Year 2024/2025
Applications
Applications for doctoral studies starting at the beginning of the following academic year (September) may be submitted from May 1 to May 31 of that year.
The online application form is available from May 1 to May 31 here. If you are currently studying at Comenius University, you can apply via the Faculty's AIS2; others will create a new account following the instructions.
Please send us the documents that are mandatory attachments to the application form in electronic form (colour scans of the original documents) to rvvcfphil.uniba.sk/ to the Faculty (via the Department of Science and Doctoral Studies) in paper form.
Adress: Comenius University
Faculty of Arts
Department of Science and Doctoral Studies
Gondova Street Nr. 2
SK-811 02 Bratislava
- curriculum vitae (in Slovak, Czech or English),
- certified copies of second-degree education evidence are required. An applicant who has completed a Master's degree at the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University, should submit copies of their education evidence. If the applicant completed their Master's degree at another faculty of Comenius University, they should provide copies of education evidence along with the originals for inspection and verification by an employee of the Department of Science and Doctoral Studies of the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University. If the applicant hasn't completed second-degree education at the time of application, they must submit a certified copy of their educational qualifications no later than the enrolment date. For applicants who obtained a second-degree education at a higher education institution outside the territory of the Slovak Republic, a decision issued by an authorized authority on the recognition of the attained education must also be submitted,
- Dissertation project focusing on the specified topic, which should include defining the subject of the research, providing methodological background and procedures, outlining research objectives, and presenting a list of relevant literature,
- List of published articles or a list of other professional or artistic activity results, along with evaluations of those works and activities if they have been produced,
- confirmation of payment of the admission fee,
- in the case of the clinical psychology study programme, a letter of motivation,
- confirmation of payment of the admission fee in the amount of 20 € (the payment order will be generated by the electronic application system).
The applicant may also add other documents as annexes (e.g. a letter of recommendation or a motivation letter if the study programme is other than clinical psychology).
Fees
The fee for the external form of the doctoral study programme:
1200 € per academic year (students who started in the academic year 2024/2025).
Social security
Throughout the duration of doctoral studies, full-time doctoral students are granted a scholarship in accordance with special regulations. Non-Bratislava doctoral students enroled in full-time programs are offered accommodation in the Comenius University Dormitory. The academic year at the Faculty is organized for doctoral students in line with their status as students.
Enrolment of PhD students
The admitted applicant becomes a doctoral studies student on the day of enrolment. Enrolment dates for both forms of study are determined by the dean of the faculty.
External educational institution
Several institutes of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) cooperate with our faculty in the implementation of doctoral studies: Institute of Archaeology, Institute of Philosophy, Institute of History, Ľudovít Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Institute of Sociology, Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology, Institute of Musicology, Institute of Oriental Studies, Institute of Slovak Literature and Institute of World Literature.
Persons who have applied for a topic assigned by an institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, and who are accepted and enroled at the Department of Science and Doctoral Studies at the Faculty of Arts, carry out the scientific part of their doctoral studies at the respective institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, perform their study duties at the Faculty of Arts of the Comenius University and the institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (according to the study plan), and teach at the Faculty of Arts of the Comenius University, or at other universities, as appropriate. The obligations of the study part of the doctoral studies at this external educational institution are agreed upon with Comenius University. Comenius University concludes an individual agreement with the external educational institution regarding the doctoral studies of such doctoral student(s).
Date of admission procedure
June 17, 2024
If you submit your application on time and meet all the requirements, you will receive an invitation specifying the date, time, and venue of the entrance examination.
The entrance examination is conducted in the form of an interview. The content of the interview shall include questions about the submitted project and questions from the committee related to the topic and the submitted project and aimed at verifying the level of theoretical and methodological knowledge in the relevant field, as well as knowledge of the literature.
The admissions committee will evaluate the results of the admissions examination in a closed meeting. If more than one person has applied for a single subject, the committee will determine the order of merit. The extent and quality of professional or scientific publications and other professional and scientific activities shall also be taken into account.
Accomodation
Full-time PhD students are provided with accommodation in a Comenius University Dormitory.
Student Accommodation Office:
PhDr. Martin Čičilla
E-mail: martin.cicillauniba.sk
tel.: 02/91131310
Contact
Department of Science and Doctoral Studies
Gondova 2, SK-811 02 Bratislava
Room 121 (1st floor)
rvvcfphil.uniba.sk
Phone: + 421 2 9013 2123