International Student Essentials

Bachelor: The completion of secondary education or full vocational secondary education, including the school-leaving (maturita) examination.
In the case of an applicant who completed secondary education outside the territory of the Slovak Republic, it is necessary to submit an officially certified and translated decision on the recognition of equivalence of educational documents (so-called nostrification)
Master: An officially certified copy of the diploma and the state examination certificate. An applicant who has not completed their bachelor's degree at University of Prešov must send, by post or personally deliver, an officially certified transcript of records, including the weighted grade point average (GPA) for the entire period of bachelor's studies, as well as the grades from the state examination.
Applicants who completed their first-cycle studies at a higher education institution outside the territory of the Slovak Republic (or the Czech Republic) are required to submit: The decision on the recognition of the equivalence of education documents (so-called nostrification) - also officially certified.
The nostrification must be requested from:
(a) the relevant faculty in Slovakia that offers study programmes in the same or related fields as those indicated on the education document, or (b) the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport (if there is no higher education institution in the Slovak Republic offering study programmes in the same or related fields as those indicated on the education document).
The admission procedure for bachelor's and Master's studies is conducted with or without an entrance examination depending on study programme.
The obligation to undergo verification of language competence to study the study programme in English applies to:
an applicant who has not completed secondary school studies in the English language, including the grade in English on the school-leaving certificate,
an applicant who does not present the prescribed certificate proving English language proficiency at the required level of at least B2 – upper-intermediate (the achieved level must be demonstrated by a diploma or certificate, e.g., TOEFL, IELTS, etc.).
The dates and method of conducting the verification of language competence to study the study programme in English (physical attendance/online) may vary depending on study programme.
Specific cases will be assessed individually by a committee established for this purpose.
English language proficiency – level B2 → verified by certificate or online interview

How to apply:

Applicants can choose one of the following options:

Electronic application via MAIS: Fill in the electronic form through the Modular Academic Information System (MAIS), print it, sign it, and send it by post to the faculty address.
Paper application: Download and fill in the official application form in English , and send it with all required documents by post to the faculty.

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In both cases, the application must be delivered to the Faculty by the given deadline, along with all required documents.

Required documents:

1. A duly and fully completed electronic application for studies submitted through MAIS including the attachments specified in the following points.

2. An officially certified copy of the school-leaving (maturita) certificate, which must be sent by post or delivered in person to faculty.

Applicants who complete the school-leaving (maturita) examination in the academic year 2025/2026 must, immediately after the examination, send or personally deliver to the address of faculty an officially certified copy of the school-leaving certificate, including grades.
Applicants who completed secondary education outside the territory of the Slovak Republic are required to submit officially translated and certified documents proving the completion of either full secondary education with a school-leaving (maturita) examination or full vocational secondary education with a school-leaving (maturita) examination, along with the decision on the recognition of equivalence of education documents for the purpose of continuing studies (so-called nostrification), issued by the Regional School Office in the Slovak Republic ( information from the Ministry of Education regarding the recognition of education documents is available at: https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/en/navigator/.

3. A structured curriculum vitae (in the case of an electronic application, it must be uploaded as an attachment to the e-application).

4. Proof of payment of the admission procedure fee (in the case of an electronic application, it must be uploaded as an attachment to the e-application, may vary depending on study programme).

If all the required documents are not submitted by the specified deadline, the application will be placed into the 2nd round of the admission procedure.

Payment details:

IBAN: Specific for each faculty.

Variable symbol: applicant's birth number (without slashes)/ Social Security Number/ National Insurance Number

Note for the recipient: name and surname of the applicant

VISA AND ENTRY CONDITIONS

Each international student must follow these steps:

Fulfill the application procedures and receive the Letter of Acceptance (LoA).
Apply for a visa at the Slovak embassy in the respective country.

Once the student receives the LoA, the University of Prešov sends information about the student to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which then communicates with Slovak embassies worldwide.

After receiving this information from the University of Prešov, the embassy grants the student a visa appointment, during which the student submits all required documents for the visa application. If all documents are in order, the student is then granted the visa for which they have applied.

For info about documents, please refer to this WEBSITE.

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When hesitating what you should do in order to organise your entry and legal stay in Slovakia, you can use our interactive navigation that will guide you to proper procedures fitting your circumstances.

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Aktualizoval(a): ‍ Jana Homolová , 17.02.2026