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The basic conditions of Doctoral studies (III. level of university studies), are regulated by §54 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education Institutions and on Amendment to Certain Acts, as amended.

Admission to Doctoral studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering TUKE is carried out on the basis of the Internal Regulation of the Technical University in Košice, pursuant to § 49 Par. 4 letter c) of the Statute of TUKE – Principles of Organization, Evaluation and Termination of Doctoral Study at the Technical University of Košice, as amended by Appendix No. 1 and 2.

The basic condition for admission to Doctoral studies is a successful completion of the II. level of university education and successful completion of the admission procedure.

The application is submitted in electronic form – e-application.

The application must state the name of the study programme, the topic of one Dissertation (written in the relevant study programme in the given academic year) together with the name of the supervisor and knowledge of at least one foreign language.

Deadline for submission of applications: August 15, 2025
Date of admission procedure: August 25, 2025
Admission fee for those interested in studying in English: 60 €
Admission fee for those interested in studying in Slovak: 30 €
Payment method: bank transfer

Mandatory payment details:

IBAN: SK41 8180 0000 0070 0015 1492
BIC/SWIFT: SPSRSKBAXXX
Addressee’s account name: Technická univerzita v Košiciach, Strojnícka fakulta, Letná 1/9, 042 00 Košice-Sever, Slovakia
Variable symbol: 9
Constant symbol: 0308
Text for the recipient: name and surname, name of study program, degree of study

Contact address:

Technická univerzita v Košiciach
Strojnícka fakulta
Ing. Beáta Krišáková
PhD study department
Letná 1/9
042 00 Košice-Sever
Slovakia

Contact person:

Ing. Beata KRIŠÁKOVÁ

specialist assistant for doctoral studies

Office: 055/602 2444
Mobile: +421 905 341 279

Study programmes for full-time and part-time study:

Field of study: Mechanical Engineering

Study programme	Guarantor	Training department
Applied Mechanics (SK, EN)	prof. Ing. Jozef Bocko, CSc.	Katedra aplikovanej mechaniky a strojného inžinierstva, Letná 9, Košice
Parts and Mechanisms of Machines	prof. Ing. Jaroslav Homišin, CSc.	Katedra konštrukčného a dopravného inžinierstva, Letná 9, Košice
Energy Machines and Equipment	prof. Ing. Tomáš Brestovič, PhD.	Katedra energetickej techniky, Vysokoškolská 4, Košice
Quality and Safety (SK, EN)	prof. Ing. Hana Pačaiová, PhD.	Katedra bezpečnosti a kvality produkcie, Letná 9, Košice
Industrial Mechatronics (SK, EN)	prof. Ing. Michal Kelemen, PhD.	Katedra mechatroniky, Katedra výrobnej techniky a robotiky, Park Komenského 8, Košice Katedra biomedicínskeho inžinierstva a merania, Letná 9, Košice
Industrial Engineering	prof. Ing. Peter Trebuňa, PhD.	Ústav manažmentu, priemyselného a digitálneho inžinierstva, Park Komenského 9, Košice
Mechanical Engineering Technologies and Materials (SK, EN)	prof. Ing. Emil Spišák, CSc.	Katedra technológií, materiálov a počítačovej podpory výroby, Katedra automobilovej výroby, Mäsiarska 74, Košice
Production Technology	prof. Ing. Peter Demeč, CSc.	Katedra výrobnej techniky a robotiky, Letná 9, Košice

Field of study: Electrotechnics

Study programme	Guarantor	Training department
Biomedical Engineering (SK, EN)	Dr.h.c. mult. prof. Ing. Jozef Živčák, PhD., MPH	Katedra biomedicínskeho inžinierstva a merania, Letná 9, Košice

Method of selection of candidates

Form of selection

Admission to Doctoral studies takes the form of an admission procedure and an entrance exam, which the candidate is obliged to pass on the day of the admission procedure. The exam consists of two parts, language and professional. Based on their results, the admissions committee in the given study programme decides whether it recommends or does not recommend accepting the applicant. The final decision on the admission of applicants is made by the Dean of the faculty.

Conditions of admission

The basic condition for admission to Doctoral studies is the successful completion of the II. level of the study programme or a study programme pursuant to §53 Par. 3 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education Institutions and on the Amendment of Certain Acts as amended. Another condition is adequate knowledge of one foreign language (according to the candidate’s choice) and successful completion of the admission procedure.

Entry exam

The entrance exam consists of a language part and a professional part.

The language part of the exam takes the form of a test. Its purpose is to verify the applicant’s knowledge of a foreign language. The exam is organized by the Department of Languages TUKE, which shares the results of the test with the admission committee and the applicant himself.
The professional part of the exam takes place in the form of a professional presentation (10 – 12 slides) devoted to the Dissertation topic, to which the candidate applies. The candidate can consult the content of the presentation with the guarantor of the topic. The professional level of the presentation is assessed by the admission committee in the given study programme.

Filing of applications

Only one Dissertation topic from the relevant study programme can be mentioned per application. The application must state the following:

name of the study program,
name of the guarantor,
dissertation title,
at least one world foreign language spoken by the candidate.

We prefer application submission electronically via the TUKE MAIS e-application. The MAIS applicant interface allows, in addition to filling in and printing out the application, also monitoring of, e.g. the processing status, acknowledgment of receipt and validity, decisions on acceptance, decisions on appeals. Further details of the electronic application will be updated and published on the website of the faculty www.sjf.tuke.sk.

Mandatory study application annex:

Curriculum Vitae
Officially verified copies of diplomas (university diploma, state examination certificate, diploma annex)
A copy of study results
Proof of admission fee payment
A list of professional and scientific publication

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