Bachelor level study programme:
General Information:
The standard length of the full-time form of study: 6 semesters (3 years)
Study Fee/academic year: € 5,000
Study Plan
Important Deadlines
Application Deadline: May 31, 2025
Date of Publication of the Results: by June 27, 2025
Opportunities for Graduates in Practice:
The graduates are prepared to work as professionals in all branches of public administration and the public sector in the Slovak Republic, in the institutions of the European Union, as well as in international organizations. In the course of their studies, they will acquire theoretical knowledge in the field of public administration and related disciplines – political science, sociology, law and economics, with an emphasis on the functioning of the European Union. The graduate’s knowledge include the interconnectivity and familiarity with political science and sociology principles of public administration in a democratic state, especially in the Slovak Republic and the European Union, the constitutional and legal foundations of public administration with focus on state administration and local self-government, as well as economic principles and contexts, including organizational and management issues and their practical application in the actual practice of public administration. Graduates of this study program will acquire the basic knowledge to carry out work activities with a predominance of intellectual work in public administration. Consequently, they will be able to perform tasks, solve problems and take decisions on basic issues at all levels of public administration. They will acquire the skills:
• To implement theoretical knowledge in improving and making public administration more efficient
• To use the principles and principles of communication skills both within the organisation and in the public administration – citizen relationship
• To plan and organize the processes and activities in public administration,
• To apply the norms of primary and secondary law of the European Union related to the issue of public administration in practice,
• To issue simple individual legal acts and to prepare documents for the adoption of normative legal acts in the field of public administration.
→ Duly and fully completed application form, which is to be submitted online via the online application form at https://e-prihlaska.upjs.sk
→ Required attachments to the application form:
Curriculum vitae
Copy of valid ID or passport
Proof of payment of the admission fee
Officially certified:
- End-of-year certificates from secondary school for the two years preceding the final year of study and if the applicant is still a secondary school student – a half-year certificate for the final year of study at secondary school, or a certificate of academic achievement issued by the secondary school
- Photocopies of documents or certificates proving the English language proficiency of at least B2 level
- Photocopies of diplomas (certificates) of participation in competitions and olympiads at regional, national or international level (if the applicant has participated in competitions and/or olympiads)
- Photocopies on successful completion of secondary education will be delivered by the applicant immediately after obtaining the school leaving certificate, including its nostrification, not later than on the day of their enrolment
If the application form is not properly completed or does not contain any of the required attachments, the faculty will invite the applicant to remedy the deficiencies within a specified time limit. If the applicant fails to remedy the deficiencies within the specified period, the application shall be deemed invalid.
→ Complete secondary education or a complete secondary vocational education
→ English language proficiency of at least B2 level proved by a document or certificate on completed examination
→ Results from secondary school (45 points max.)
→ Significant achievements in competitions (10 points max.)
→ Results of admission interview results (45 points)
The applicant may obtain a maximum of 100 points.
Admission Fee:
Submission of e-application: 30 €
The admission fee is to be paid by bank transfer to the account of Štátna pokladnica not later than on May 31, 2025
Account No. (IBAN): SK5881800000007000086002
SWIFT code (for payments made from the Slovak Republic and the EU countries): SPSRSKBA
SWIFT code (for payments from countries outside the EU): SUBASKBX
Variable Symbol: 4971
Constant Symbol: 0308
Specific Symbol: Birth registration number (eg. 1234567890)
Message for beneficiary – first name and surname of the applicant.
The fee for the material support of the admission procedure is not refundable to the applicant.
Study Fee:
5,000 EUR per academic year
Scheduled Number of Applicants to be Admitted in 2025/2026:
Full-time form of study: 30 students
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