Admission Bachelors

Universities in Slovakia

For students applying for Bachelor study
Every applicant who has successfully completed his secondary education abroad is obliged to submit a special confirmation (NOSTRIFICATION) of equivalence of the documents obtained abroad.   

• Nostrification:

  This process, also known as recognition of foreign qualifications, is a formal procedure to determine if a foreign secondary school diploma is equivalent to a Slovakian one.

• Purpose:

  It ensures that the educational background of international students meets the required standards for admission to Slovakian universities.

• Requirement:

  Universities in Slovakia will likely require this confirmation as part of the application process for bachelor's degrees, especially for students who have completed their secondary education outside of the Slovakian education system.

Admission Masters

Universities in Slovakia

For students applying for Master study
Universities in Slovakia may decide on recognition of a bachelor diploma issued by a foreign university only if the study programme in the study field is the same or related to the study programmes in the study fields carried out at Universities. The recognition procedure depends on a status of country, where the Bachelor diploma was issued according to the law.

• Nostrification:

  This process, also known as recognition of foreign qualifications, is a formal procedure to determine if a foreign secondary school diploma is equivalent to a Slovakian one.

• Purpose:

  It ensures that the educational background of international students meets the required standards for admission to Slovakian universities.

• Requirement:

  Universities in Slovakia will likely require this confirmation as part of the application process for bachelor's degrees, especially for students who have completed their secondary education outside of the Slovakian education system.

Admission Language and Prepartory course leading to degree

Universities in Slovakia

VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS OBTAINED ABROAD
      The previous education diploma must be verified, in case this was not obtained in Slovakia. Following

    a) Apostille All documents issued by countries of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization of Public Foreign Documents have to be certified by an “Apostille”. Public document certified with an Apostille can be used abroad.

    b) Consular legalization - Superlegalization

All documents issued by country which has not signed the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization of Public Foreign Documents, have to be fully certified by the Embassy or Consulate of the Slovak Republic in the particular country. More information can be found here:

https://www.euraxess.sk/en/main/info/living/authentication-and-translation/legalisation

    After obtaining the verification of your certified diploma of the previous level of education (secondary education for the Bachelor study and Bachelor graduation for Master study), this diploma has to be verified in Slovakia “Nostrification”
    SlovakUni can help you with this procedure. :)

In case of any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our International Relations Department
     admissions@slovakuni.sk