Recognition of education in abroad

Recognizing certificates acquired at secondary education institutions abroad

The recognition of the secondary education completed in another EU members state country or the third country is organized by the Ministry of Education of the Slovak republic, the navigation to the recogniton procedure is published on the following page.

In general, it is not necessary to apply for the recognition of the secondary education, you just need to obtain "Recognition Statement", and you need to deliver us the statement along with the diploma confirming the completion of the secondary education abroad. 

Recognizing certificates on the 1st and 2nd education degree acquired at universities abroad

 Documents on education issued by a recognized university or other educational institution in the European Union member state, in a state of the European Area of Higher Education, the Swiss Confederation, or in a non-EU member country (the third country) can be recognized as being equivalent to the documents issued by a university in the Slovak Republic. The process of recognition of foreign documents on education is targeted at assessing the meeting of the conditions specified for issuing the resolution on their recognition. If the conditions are fulfilled, the university shall decide on recognition of the document on education as of document equivalent to the document on education issued in the Slovak Republic.

Documents on education may be submitted at Comenius University in Bratislava (the  address: Department of Study Affairs, Rector’s Office, CU, Šafárikovo nám. 6, P. O. BOX 440, 814 99 Bratislava 1) for recognition for the purposes of continued study, for the purposes of issue of the EU blue card, for the purposes of performing a job non-regulated in the Slovak Republic, and for the purposes of authorization to use academic title and its abbreviation as awarded in accordance with the national legislation of the country in which the document was issued. Comenius University in Bratislava is entitled to decide upon acknowledging the documents on education, on rejecting requests of acknowledging the documents on education or to require a differential examination. 

Please find more information about the process on the web page of Comenius University in Bratislava.