Comenius University
About the educational institution
Comenius University in Bratislava is a modern European university, the only Slovak higher education institution that is regularly ranked among the top best universities in the world. UC offers a wide range of specialties from medicine to the humanities and social sciences, from natural sciences, mathematics to theology.
Comenius University annually sends the largest number of students abroad among all Slovak universities, and also receives the largest number of students from all over the world, for example from Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Germany, Austria, Norway, Iceland, Iran, Spain.
List of faculties
Faculty of Medicine
The main mission of the Comenius University Faculty of Medicine is to graduate physicians who embrace their profession first and foremost as a vocation. Teaching of general medicine and dentistry takes place in Slovak for free and in English for a fee. The faculty provides higher education in the field of undergraduate, postgraduate studies in the form of specialization training programs, training courses and doctoral studies.
Bachelor + Master (6 years of study)
General Medicine (6 years)
Dentistry (5 years)
The degree awarded is Doctor of Medicine (MUDr.)
Introductory campaign
The main condition for admission is obtaining a complete secondary or complete secondary vocational education.
Additional admission requirements:
• participation in the entrance exam within the established time frame;
• obtaining a number of points that ensures a place among the maximum planned number of accepted students;
• a medical certificate confirming the applicant’s suitability for study;
• a certificate in English at level C1/C2 gives additional points.
Dates and locations of entrance examinations:
Natural Sciences Test (in Slovak, Biology – 100 questions, Chemistry – 100 questions): conducted exclusively in person.
• May 8, 2026 – general medicine (Bratislava, Nitra, Žilina, Košice, Prešov)
• May 9, 2026 – dentistry (Bratislava, Žilina, Košice)
General Academic Aptitude Test: Can be taken online or in person.
• December 6, 2025
• January 9, 2026
• January 31, 2026
• February 28, 2026
• March 28, 2026
• April 25, 2026
The Faculty of Medicine at Comenius University (LFUK) offers applicants materials to prepare for the entrance exams in biology and chemistry.
For applicants to general medicine and dentistry, LFUK is running an online preparatory course in biology and chemistry, which will run every Saturday from 10 January 2026 to 25 April 2026.
Application deadlines
from December 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026.
Application fee: €99.00 per study programme – includes one General Prerequisites Test.
Faculty of Law
The Faculty of Law of the Comenius University in Bratislava provides higher education at all three levels of study, both full-time and part-time. More than forty specialized subjects are taught in English. The Faculty participates in many international cooperation programs, including the Erasmus program for student mobility in more than 50 partner universities in both the European Union and Turkey.
Bachelor
– Right
– Management and law in English
master
– Right
– Law and Economics
– Canon law
Doctoral studies
– Right
– Canon law
1. Law
The main requirement for admission to the 1st level (bachelor's degree) is complete secondary general education or complete secondary vocational education.
It is assumed that upon submitting an application, the applicant already has a command of the Slovak language at a level sufficient for successful study in the program, and knows one additional foreign language (English, German or French) at a level not lower than B2.
The written entrance exam in Slovak includes:
a social studies test focusing primarily on the fundamentals of law, philosophy, economics and entrepreneurship (as part of the state educational program);
history test (as part of the state educational program).
Exam dates:
Round 1 – June 2026;
Round 2 – August–September 2026.
2. Economics and Law
The written entrance exam in Slovak includes:
General Academic Prerequisites Test (with an emphasis on the fundamentals of economics);
test in one foreign language;
test on history, social studies and logic.
Entrance exam dates: from June 15 to June 19, 2026.
Application deadlines:
Bachelor's degree: specialty "Right":
Round 1 – until April 30, 2026,
Round 2 – until August 7, 2026,
Round III (if announced) – until September 4, 2026.
The application fee is 70 euros.
Speciality "Economics and Law":
Applications will be accepted until April 30, 2026.
The application fee is 60 euros.
Faculty of Philosophy
The Faculty provides applicants with more than 130 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. Many of them are unique and are not taught at any other Slovak university. Faculty students have the opportunity to apply for mobility to foreign universities through Erasmus+, CEEPUS or bilateral agreements between the Comenius University and foreign partners. The main task of the faculty is to train specialists in the field of social sciences, teachers and philologists.
Bachelor
Single-profile social and humanitarian programs:
• archeology
• archival science, museology and digitalization of historical heritage
• history of art
• aesthetics
• ethnology
• philosophy
• German studies (German and Swedish languages)
• story
• information research
• classical languages
• Hungarian language - editing and publishing practice
• marketing communications
• musicology
• pedagogy
• political science
• psychology
• religious studies
• Romance (French, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Italian)
• Russian and East European studies
• Slavic studies
• Slovak language and literature
• sociology
• Central European Studies (in English)
• East Asian languages and cultures (Japanese, Korean)
• journalism
Combined translation and interpreting programs:
• English language and culture and Bulgarian language and culture
• English language and culture and French language and culture
• English language and culture and Greek language and culture
• English language and culture and Latin language and culture
• English language and culture and German language and culture
• English language and culture and Russian language and culture
• English language and culture and Slovak language and culture
• English language and culture and Spanish language and culture
• English language and culture and Italian language and culture
• Bulgarian language and culture and German language and culture
• Bulgarian language and culture and Slovak language and culture
• Bulgarian language and culture and Italian language and culture
• French language and culture and German language and culture
• French language and culture and Slovak language and culture
• French language and culture and Italian language and culture
• Greek language and culture and Hungarian language and culture
• Greek language and culture and Spanish language and culture
• Latin language and culture and Spanish language and culture
• Hungarian language and culture and Slovak language and culture
• German language and culture and Russian language and culture
• German language and culture and Slovak language and culture
• German language and culture and Spanish language and culture
• German language and culture and Italian language and culture
• Russian language and culture and Slovak language and culture
• Slovak language and culture and Spanish language and culture
• Slovak language and culture and Italian language and culture
• Spanish language and culture and Italian language and culture
Combined pedagogical programs:
• teaching English language and literature and biology
• teaching English language and literature and philosophy
• teaching English language and literature and geography
• teaching English language and literature and history
• teaching English language and literature and chemistry
• teaching English language and literature and Hungarian language and literature
• teaching English language and literature and German language and literature
• teaching English language and literature and Slovak language and literature
• teaching philosophy and history
• teaching philosophy and mathematics
• teaching philosophy and German language and literature
• teaching philosophy and Slovak language and literature
• teaching history and Hungarian language and literature
• teaching history and German language and literature
• teaching history and Slovak language and literature
• teaching Hungarian language and literature and German language and literature
• teaching Hungarian language and literature and Slovak language and literature
• teaching German language and literature and biology
• teaching German language and literature and geography
• teaching German language and literature and chemistry
• teaching German language and literature and Slovak language and literature
The main requirement for admission to the 1st level (bachelor's degree) is complete secondary general or complete secondary vocational education.
An SCIO test on general academic prerequisites will be administered for all study programmes (deadline 29 March 2026).
Some programmes also require a test on specific academic prerequisites at the Faculty of Philosophy at Comenius University.
Knowledge of the Slovak language at level B1 is also required (for the specialty “Slovak Language and Literature” – level B2).
For philological specialties, knowledge of the relevant foreign language at level B2 is required.
For some programs, it is mandatory to take the SCIO test in English, Slovak, German, or Spanish.
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree – applications are accepted from December 15, 2025 to February 28, 2026, fee – 20 euros
Master's degree – applications accepted until 30.04.2026, cost – EUR
Faculty
natural sciences
At the Faculty of Science, scientists dedicate themselves to exploring the hitherto unexplained mysteries of nature. Top specialists from various fields of natural sciences conduct research thanks to modern equipment and international cooperation. In addition to studying teacher combinations, the faculty has 13 undergraduate programs, of which 2 programs are taught in English. A wide selection of educational programs allows graduates to easily find work in their profession.
Bachelor
– Biology
– Systematic biology
– Medical biology
– Ecological studies (also environmental studies)
– Geology
– Paleontology
– Geography, cartography and geoinformatics
– Geography, regional development and European integration
– Economic and political geography and demography
— Chemistry (international certificate “EuroBaccalaureate”)
– Chemistry (conversion program)
– Biochemistry (also biological chemistry)
– Conversion biochemistry
– Teaching biology in a complex
– Teaching geography in a complex.
– Comprehensive chemistry training.
master
– Biology
– Botany
–Plant Physiology
– Animal Physiology
– Genetics
– Microbiology and virology
- Molecular biology
– Zoology
– Biotechnology
— Ecology and environmental protection
– Environmental geochemistry
- Analytical chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
– Biochemistry
- Physical chemistry
– Nuclear chemistry and radioecology
— Organic and bioorganic chemistry
– Theoretical and computational chemistry
– Applied Geophysics
– Dynamic geology
– Engineering geology and hydrogeology
– Mineralogy, petrology and geology of deposits
– Paleontology
– Ecophysiology of soil
– Physical geography and geoinformatics
– Economic and social geography, demography and territorial development
— Country studies, regional development and European integration
– Teaching biology in a complex
– Teaching geography in a complex.
– Comprehensive chemistry training.
Introductory campaign
The main condition for admission to a bachelor's degree is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
It is necessary to know the Slovak language at a sufficient level!
Admission without entrance exams*
*Provided that the number of applications does not exceed the planned number.
Application deadlines*
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until March 15, 2024, cost - 15 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until June 14, 2024, cost - 20 euros
Pedagogical
faculty
The Faculty of Education is one of the largest faculties at Comenius University, as well as one of the best pedagogical faculties in Slovakia. The faculty trains: teachers, speech therapists, social workers, philologists, educators for preschool institutions, primary and secondary schools, special schools and other educational institutions in Slovakia. Teacher training meets modern educational requirements. Modernization of teaching methods and work on new curricula are among the priority tasks of the faculty.
Bachelor
Curative pedagogy
Preschool and primary pedagogy
Social work
Special education
Teaching English language and literature and history
Teaching English language and literature and musical arts
Teaching English Language and Literature and Italian Language and Literature
Teaching English language and literature and German language and literature
Teaching English language and literature and fine arts
Teaching Spanish Language and Literature and English Language and Literature
Teaching Spanish language, literature and history
Teaching Spanish language and literature and Italian language and literature
Teaching history and Italian language and literature
Teaching history and fine arts
Teaching music and Italian language and literature
Teaching German language, literature and history
Teaching German language and literature and Italian language and literature
Teaching German language and literature and fine arts
Teaching Civic Education and English Language and Literature
Teaching civic education and history
Teaching Civic Education and Fine Arts
Teaching Psychology and English Language and Literature
Teaching psychology and Slovak language and literature
Teaching Slovak language and literature and English language and literature
Teaching Slovak language, literature and history
Teaching Slovak language and literature and musical arts
Teaching Slovak language and literature and Italian language and literature
Teaching Slovak language and literature and German language and literature
Teaching Slovak language and literature and civic education
Teaching Slovak language and literature and fine arts
Fine Arts and Teaching of Italian Language and Literature
Bachelor + Master
Speech therapy
Speech therapy and therapeutic pedagogy
Teaching for primary schools - primary education
Teaching for primary schools – Slovak language and literature and English language and literature
Teaching for primary schools – Slovak language and literature and German language and literature
Teaching for primary schools – Slovak language and literature and French language and literature
Teaching for primary schools – English language and literature and German language and literature
Teaching Primary Schools – English Language and Literature and French Language and Literature
Teaching for primary schools – German language and literature and French language and literature
Teaching for Primary Schools – Mathematics and Computer Science
Teaching for Primary Schools – “Man and Society”
Teaching for Primary Schools – Arts and Culture
master
— Social work (with the possibility of choosing a specialization)
— Special pedagogy (with the possibility of choosing a specialization)
– Teaching for primary education
– Therapeutic pedagogy
Items in combination:
– English language and literature and history
– English language and literature and pedagogy
–English language and literature and German language and literature
— English language and literature and art education
– Spanish Language and Literature and English Language and Literature
– Spanish language and literature and history
— Spanish language and pedagogy
– Spanish language and literature and Italian language and literature
– Spanish language and literature and German language and literature
- Spanish language and literature and art education
– History and pedagogy
– History and Italian language and literature
— Historical and artistic education
– German language and literature and history
– German language and literature and Italian language and literature
– German language and literature and pedagogy
— German language and literature and art education
– Civics education, English language and literature
– Civics Education and History
– Civic education, Italian language and literature
– Civic education, Spanish language and literature
– Civic education, German language and literature
– Civic education and arts education
– Civic education and pedagogy
– Pedagogy and Italian language and literature
– Pedagogy and art education
– Slovak language and literature and English language and literature
– Slovak language and literature and history
– Slovak language and literature and Italian language and literature
– Slovak language and literature and Spanish language and literature
–Slovak language and literature and German language and literature
– Slovak language and literature and civic education
– Slovak language and literature and art education
– Slovak language and literature and pedagogy
—Art Education and Italian Language and Literature
The main requirement for admission to the 1st level (bachelor's degree) is complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Additional conditions:
The specialty "Curative Pedagogy" - an entrance exam is held, consisting of two parts: an oral interview and a test of creative abilities.
The specialties "Social Work", "Preschool and Primary Pedagogy", "Special Pedagogy" - an entrance exam is held in the form of an oral interview.
The Teaching English Language and Literature (combined) specialty requires a written English exam or a B2+ level certificate.
The specialty "Teaching Spanish Language and Literature" (in combinations) requires a Spanish language test or a B1+ level certificate.
Specialization "Teaching German Language and Literature" (in combinations) - a level B1 certificate is required.
The specialty "Teaching Civic Education" (in combinations) - an oral exam is conducted: motivation and knowledge of civics.
The "Teaching Psychology" specialty (in combination) requires an oral and written exam in biology, psychology, and general knowledge.
The specialty "Teaching Musical Art" (in combinations) - a creative exam is conducted: playing an instrument, vocals, musical diagnostics.
The entrance exam for the Speech Therapy specialty consists of two parts:
– creative exam: testing communication skills, articulation, voice and motor skills (the candidate brings a list of literature read);
– written exam: tests on biology, general knowledge, linguistic sense and English.
Specialty "Visual Arts/Art Education" (in combination) - a creative exam is held: drawing, painting, portfolio.
All specializations require a Slovak language certificate at level B2.
Duration of creative/oral examinations: from May 11 to May 15, 2026
Dates for written entrance examinations: from June 8 to June 12, 2026
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree – applications are accepted from 01.01.2026 to 31.03.2026, fee – 50 euros
Bachelor's degree + Master's degree – applications accepted until 31.03.2025, cost – 50 euros
Master's degree – applications are accepted from 01.02.2024 to 31.03.2025, cost – 50 euros
Pharmaceutical
faculty
The Faculty of Pharmacy of the Comenius University is the only pharmaceutical faculty in Slovakia. Graduates of the faculty occupy important and leadership positions in various institutions in the country and abroad. The Faculty operates two of its own pharmacies, the University Pharmacy and the Faculty of Pharmacy, which serve both for teaching and as public health facilities. The Faculty also has an active Slovak Association of Student Pharmacists, which has a wide range of activities and prepares events for future pharmacists every semester.
Bachelor's and Master's programs
– Therapeutic and diagnostic means (bachelor 3 years)
– Pharmacy (Bachelor + Master 5 years)
The main condition for admission to a bachelor's degree is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Medical confirmation of suitability for training in the chosen specialty.
Admission without exams is possible subject to the appropriate average score for the last years of study: specialty “Therapeutic and Diagnostic Medicines” up to 1.75 and below according to the Slovak equivalent, specialty “Pharmaceutics” up to 1.5 and below according to the Slovak equivalent and submission of a written application.
Exams:
– Written test in biology (and chemistry specialty “Pharmaceutics”)
– Test to check general educational prerequisites for studying
Application deadlines*
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 06/30/2024, cost - 50 euros
Bachelor + Master – applications accepted 02/29/2024, cost – 50 euros
Faculty of Physics
education and sports
The purpose of the faculty is to train specialists in physical education and sports and conduct research in the field of sports sciences. Initially, the faculty trained more physical education teachers than coaches, but now it’s the other way around – coaching is of interest. Students can study at all three levels of study and choose a combination of subjects from other faculties of the Comenius University.
Bachelor
– Coaching*
– Coaching and teaching physical education*
– Teaching physical education and biology
– Teaching physical education and geography
– Teaching physical education and English language and literature
– Teaching physical education and Slovak language and literature
– Teaching physical education and German language and literature
– Teaching physical education and history
*training occurs with the choice of sports specialty
Master's degree
– Coaching*
– Coaching and teaching physical education*
– Teaching physical education and biology
– Teaching physical education and geography
– Teaching physical education and English language and literature
– Teaching physical education and Slovak language and literature
– Teaching physical education and German language and literature
– Teaching physical education and history
*training occurs with the choice of sports specialty
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Medical confirmation from a physical education doctor about suitability for training in the chosen specialty (not older than 3 months).
Exams:
– Practical physical fitness exam
– Theoretical written test (specialties “Coaching” and “Coaching and teaching physical education”)
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications are accepted until 02/29/2024, cost - the first specialty in the application is 50 euros, each subsequent specialty is 20 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until July 10, 2024, cost - 50 euros
Faculty of Physics,
mathematics and computer science
The Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science has established itself as the best faculty among educational institutions in the field of exact sciences. The faculty has gained such fame thanks to a professional team of teachers, scientists and also thanks to talented students. The goal of the faculty is to ensure that every graduate is able to apply their knowledge in practice, knows how to work in a team, has a professional command of computer technology and knows English well.
Bachelor's degree
- Mathematics
– Economic and financial mathematics
– Management Mathematics
– Insurance mathematics
– Physics
– Biomedical physics
– Renewable energy sources and environmental physics
- Technical physics
- Computer science
- Applied Informatics
– Bioinformatics
– Data Science
Teaching subjects in combination
– Physics – Computer Science
– Computer Science – English Language and Literature
– Computer Science – Biology
– Computer Science – Geography
– Computer Science – Chemistry
– Descriptive Geometry – Mathematics
- Maths, physics
– Mathematics – Computer Science
– Mathematics – Physical education
Master's degree
– Astronomy and astrophysics
– Biomedical physics
– Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology
– Plasma Physics
– Solid State Physics
– Nuclear and subnuclear physics
– Optics, lasers and optical spectroscopy
- Theoretical physics
- Applied Informatics*
- Computer science*
- Cognitive Science
– Economic-financial mathematics and modeling
– Mathematics of control
- Mathematics
– Computer graphics and geometry
– Probability and mathematical statistics
Teaching subjects in combination:
– Physics and Computer Science*
– Computer Science and English Language and Literature
– Computer Science and Biology
– Descriptive geometry and mathematics*
- Mathematics and physics*
– Mathematics and Computer Science*
– Mathematics and Physical Education
The main requirement for admission to the 1st level (bachelor's degree) is complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Additional conditions:
• Certificate in Slovak language at level B1
• SCIO Test in Mathematics
• A requirement for admission to the “Teaching Mathematics – Physical Education” program is passing the creative (talent) entrance exams at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of Comenius University.
• A prerequisite for admission to the “Teaching Computer Science – English Language and Literature” program is knowledge of the English language at level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree – applications accepted until 31.03.2026, cost – 15 euros
Master's degree – applications accepted until 30.04.2026, fee – 15 euros
Faculty of Management
The Faculty of Management became the first faculty specializing in teaching management and began working in the field of management. The objective of the faculty is to prepare high-quality and competitive graduates who are able to work in teams or occupy leadership positions in organizations of various types based on the knowledge acquired. Most of the graduates occupy important management positions, are well-known personalities in the banking and financial spheres, and also work successfully in universities.
Bachelor
- Management
— International management (German and French program)
- Business
— Management in English
master
- Management
– Strategy and business
— International management (German and French program)
The main requirement for admission to the 1st level (bachelor's degree) is complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Additional conditions:
Management and Business major – online test in mathematics and English, conducted at the university in the student's personal presence
(without an entrance exam, if the applicant has passed the External Independent Assessment in Mathematics and English at the required level, or has a B2 level certificate in English, or if the average score in Mathematics and English for all years of secondary school does not exceed 1.8, provided that both subjects have been studied for at least 3 years).
The International Management major includes an oral entrance exam via videoconference in German or French and a motivational interview.
(The entrance exam is not required for applicants who have successfully passed the external part of the External Independent Assessment (VNO) in mathematics and a foreign language (B2 or equivalent certificate), or have an average grade of at least 1.8 in these subjects, or have completed a secondary school with 5 years of bilingual education in German or French.)
Resume in Slovak or English.
Certificate of Slovak language proficiency level B1.
Entrance exam dates:
June 8–12, 2026
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree – applications are accepted from 01.12.2025 to 31.03.2026, fee – 50 euros
Master's degree – applications are accepted until May 31 (1st round), July 31 (2nd round), cost – 50 euros
Faculty of Social
economic sciences
The Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the Comenius University in Bratislava is the youngest faculty. Teaching takes place in Slovak and English. Students have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and experience, learning to use them in both professional and personal life. As part of its scientific activities, the faculty implements large European projects and grants in cooperation with private companies.
BACHELOR
— Applied Economics
— European Studies
— Mediamatics
— Social anthropology
— Social and work psychology in English and Slovak languages
MASTER
— Applied Economics
— European Studies
— Social anthropology
— Social and work psychology
DOCTORAL COURSE
— European Studies
— Social anthropology
— Social and work psychology
The main condition for admission to a bachelor's degree is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Exams:
– General training requirements, the level of which must be indicated by the SCIO test
– Knowledge of the English language, minimum level B2 (specialty “European Studies”), level B1 (all other specialties), which must be indicated by the SCIO test
An applicant has the opportunity to receive bonus points for passing the SCIO test in mathematics upon admission to the specialties “Applied Economics”, “Mediamatics” and “European Studies”.
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 31.3.2024 (1st round), until 15.8.2024 (2nd round), price - 40 euros.
Master's degree - applications are accepted until 31.3.2024 (1st round), until 15.8.2024 (2nd round), cost - 40 euros.
Doctoral studies - applications are accepted until 30.4.2024 (1st round), until 15.8.2024 (2nd round), price - 40 euros.
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