Study Schedule
| January – February | Submission of the dissertation registration for the dissertation examination |
| End of February | New PhD thesis submission |
| March 31st | Deadline for submitting applications for the selection of funded PhD students |
| April 30th | Deadline for submitting new applications for PhD study |
| May | Dates of admission exams for PhD study (candidates will be notified) |
| June | Annual evaluation of students |
| Year-round | Seminars for PhD students |
Study Regulations and Organization
Current study regulations, documents and internal guidelines of the faculties and other administrative requirements can be found at the following websites:
- Information about PhD study at SAS
- Organization of PhD study at FMPI UK
- Organization of PhD study at FEI STU
- Organization of PhD study at FIIT STU
The SAS Young Scientists platform operates at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The platform provides a space for discussion and communication regarding issues of common interest to young researchers and doctoral students of SAS.
For newly admitted PhD students, we recommend reading the material Doctoral Student’s Guide at SAS, which answers the most frequently asked questions.
Steps to Apply for Doctoral Studies:
a) The candidate in consultation with the intended supervisor chooses the topic for doctoral studies from the list of topics of dissertations.
b) Before submitting the current application for doctoral studies, applicants are required to complete the Selection of Funded Doctoral Students. The supervisor can provide more information. A complete application consists of the following documents:
- Topic and name of the supervisor,
- Curriculum vitae,
- Supervisor’s comments on the relevance of the topic and on the candidate’s abilities,
- A brief report from the internal pre-selection process at the department,
- Optional attachments: recommendations, certificates, degrees.
c) When applying for PhD study, the candidate follows the instructions of Faculties: FEI STU, FMFI UK, PriF UK. The preferred method of submitting an application is electronic, it is also possible to fill out a paper form with attachments. The application deadline is ordinarily by the end of April of the respective year.
Electronic Application Details:
- Webpage for electronic application: http://e-prihlaska.uniba.sk/ (select III. degree of study)
- Application fee: 15€
- Choose the name of the study progam.
- Obligatory attachments:
- Curriculum vitae (signed) + add a scan of your passport,
- A college degree diploma (verified photocopy),
- State examination certificate (verified photocopy),
- Diploma complement (verified photocopy),
- Framework project linked with dissertation topic (consult with supervisor),
- Confirmation of payment of the application fee.
(In case that some attachments cannot be added, send them by email to sekr.ui@savba.sk)
Admission Exams
The candidates will be informed in advance about the date, form and other requirements of the admission interview at the provided contacts. The date of the procedure will be set before the end of April of the respective year.
The admission examination is usually a spoken exam taken before the Commission. Upon request and agreement it is also possible to make the examination online. The candidate informs the Commission in a short presentation (~ 10min.) about previous achievements (theses, diplomas, etc.), and the content and intent of the planned study. Then the student answers questions from the Commission members.
The candidates are informed about the results of the admission interview by the director of the Institute.