Information on admission Comenius University Faculty of Law
1. Name of the School
Univerzita Komenského (Comenius University) Bratislava, Právnická fakulta (Faculty of Law)
Dean: Doc. JUDr. Marián Vrabko, CSc., mim.prof.
Address: Šafárikovo nám. 6, 818 05 Bratislava
Contacts: Dean’s Secretariat: tel. 421 02 59244 104
Fax: 421 592 44216;
Students’ Affairs:
tel.: 59244 107,199,190,306,189,311,169,501,500
fax: 592 44 408;
2. General Information about the School
The Faculty of Law was established as part of Comenius University in June 1919. Augustín Ráth became its first Dean, and the classes opened in October 1921.
In almost 90 years of its history, the programs of study underwent many changes. At present the School offers the programs of study leading to three academic degrees based on the credit system.
The mission of the School is to provide the programs of legal education enabling its graduates to make successful legal careers both at home and in the EU, and careers in other areas of communal and societal life.
The aim of the School is to continuously improve the content and form in all levels of study programs by introducing modern teaching methods developed by its academic staff striving to for the best academic achievements and the highest scholarly distinctions.
3. A Survey of Accredited Programs of Study
4. Admission - General Terms and Conditions (for Study in Slovak Language)
a/ Admission to full-time and part-time bachelor programs
Applicants for admission to bachelor program must have completed full secondary general or vocational education and obtained a certificate of secondary education. Other requirements, such as the application deadline, admission procedures and the system of confirmation of compliance with the requirements will be published no later than two months before the application deadline. The program of study is compatible with the requirements of international rules for recognition and equivalence of academic degrees, as provided by special law.
b/ Admission to full-time and part-time master programs
Applicants seeking admission to programs of study for a second degree in law must have obtained the first degree in law. Other requirements, such as the application deadline, admission procedures and the system of confirmation of compliance with the requirements will be published no later than two months before the application deadline.
c/ Admission to full-time and part-time Ph.D. programs
Applicants seeking admission to doctoral programs of study must have completed the programs of study for the second degree in law or a combined program of study of the first and second degree in law.
Other requirements, such as the application deadline, admission procedures and the system of confirmation of compliance with the requirements will be published no later than two months before the application deadline.
d / Admission requirements for international applicants to full-time bachelor programs
International applicants can seek admission based on scholarship/grants/exchange programs provided by any E.U. country, or as paying students from non-E.U. countries. Applicants are required to have completed general or vocational secondary education, to have obtained a certificate of secondary education and to be speaking Slovak. Other requirements, such as the application deadline, admission procedures and the system of confirmation of compliance with the requirements will be published no later than two months before the application deadline. Each applicant must submit a certificate of secondary education translated into Slovak or a certificate of validation (where the applicant comes from the country not having an agreement on equivalence of documents), and also a birth certificate. Entrance interviews are prescribed for students from non-E.U. countries.
e/ Admission requirements for international applicants to full-time master programs
International applicants will be required to have completed a bachelor program of study in law. Other requirements, such as the application deadline, admission procedures and entrance tests/interviews will be published no later than two months before the application deadline.
Each applicant is required to submit a document of graduation from the program of study for the first degree in law translated into Slovak or a certificate of validation of a bachelor diploma certificate in law (where the applicant comes from the country not having an agreement on equivalence of documents), and also a birth certificate.
f/ Admission requirements for international applicants to full-time and part-time Ph.D. programs
International applicants seeking admission to doctoral programs of study must have completed the programs of study for the second degree in law or a combined program of study of the first and second degree in law, and to have a good command of the Slovak language. Other requirements, such as the application deadline, admission procedures and the system of confirmation of meeting the requirements will be published not later than two months before the application deadline.
Each applicant must submit a master diploma certificate in law or a combined master and bachelor diploma certificate translated into Slovak or a certificate of validation (where the applicant comes from the country not having an agreement on equivalence of documents) and also a birth certificate.
