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Acceptance conditions for PhD study programs
Basic information
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.
Planned number of candidates received for 2026/2027
| No. | Doctoral study program | Daily Study (SK) | Daily Study (EN) | External Study (SK) | External Study (EN) | Summary |
1. | Applied Mechanics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2. | Parts and Mechanisms of Machinery | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
3. | Energy Machines and Equipment | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
4. | Quality and Safety | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5. | Industrial Mechanics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
6. | Industrial Engineering | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
7. | Engineering Technologies and Materials | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
8. | Production Technology | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
9. | Biomedical Engineering | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| SUMMARY | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 34 | |
Note: In case of greater interest in external study, all applicants who meet the conditions for admission to study can be accepted.
Deadline for submission of applications: August 23, 2026
Date of admission procedure: August 28, 2026
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: Bežný účet 2 Strojnícka fakulta TU Košice
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:
- Office: 055/602 2444
- Mobile: +421 905 341 279
Study programmes for full-time and part-time study:
| Study programme | Language of study | Form of study |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mechanics (SK, EN) | Sj, Aj | D, E |
| Parts and Mechanisms of Machines | Sj | D, E |
| Energy Machines and Equipment | Sj | D, E |
| Quality and Safety (SK, EN) | Sj, Aj | D, E |
| Industrial Mechatronics (SK, EN) | Sj, Aj | D, E |
| Industrial Engineering | Sj | D, E |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologies and Materials (SK, EN) | Sj, Aj | D, E |
| Production Technology | Sj | D, E |
| Study programme | Language of study | Form of study |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering (SK, EN) | Sj, Aj | D, E |
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.
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