To be eligible to apply for the PhD. study, the applicant must have accomplished the second stage of the engineering (Master) study.
The study at STU MTF is carried out in a full-time or part-time form. The part-time form of study is paid for. The standard length of the full-time study is four years; in the part-time form of study it is five years. The applicant can study the selected study programme in the Slovak or English language. The applicants have to take the entrance examination.
Important dates
Deadlines for the Study Program Taught in English
Submission of the electronic application via the information system: 31 March 2026
Payment of the admission procedure fee: 31 March 2026
Date of the entrance examination: 14 April 2026
Meeting of the Dean’s Admissions Committee: 20 April 2026
Online enrollment: by 30 April 2026
In-person enrollment (applicable to international applicants): August 2026
Deadlines for the Study Program Taught in Slovak
Submission of the electronic application via the information system: 31 May 2026
Payment of the admission procedure fee: 31 May 2026
Date of the entrance examination: 16 June 2026
Meeting of the Dean’s Admissions Committee: 22 June 2026
Online enrollment: by 31 July 2026
In-person enrollment (applicable to international applicants): by 31 August 2026
Fee for material preparation of the admission procedure
The fee for the material preparation of the admission procedure is 60€ for the application per one study programme in the English language. We strongly recommend to execute the payment for e-application directly via e-application (payment gateaway). In case of the payment via bank transfer it is necessary to introduce a variable symbol (each application has its own unique generated variable symbol) and add to the note the applicant´s surname, name and abbreviation of the study programme.
Tuition fee (exceeding the standard length of study, part-time form of study)
The study for the applicant who applies for the part-time study shall be paid throughout the entire study time-period. The applicant who has already been included in the doctoral study at the university in the previous time-period, will be accepted, enrolled, and in case of exceeding the standard length of study (4 years – full-time study, 5 years – part-time study) will be obliged to pay the tuition fee appropriately in compliance with the Rector´s Directive.
Mandatory appendices to the application
Please send the appendices to the application to the following address:
MTF STU so sídlom v Trnave
študijné oddelenie (Registrar´s Office)
Ulica Jána Bottu č. 2781/25
917 24 Trnava
In case of any question contact:
Mgr. Renáta Ivančíková, email: renata.ivancikova@stuba.sk, +421 918 646 005
In case the applicant has accomplished the study abroad
- A decision on the recognition of the educational qualification issued by a foreign university (§ 33 Act 422/2015) MORE INFORMATION
preklik https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/en/navigator/
- University diploma
- Diploma supplement (if available)
- Transcript of completed courses from the most recently completed study program
- A certificate confirming completion of a Slovak language course as a foreign language at a minimum level of B1. This certificate is required only from applicants applying for a study program taught in Slovak (it is not required from applicants who are citizens of the Slovak or Czech Republic and have completed university studies abroad).
The document submitted to the faculty no later than the last day of the application period must include the number of hours completed, the language level, and information on how the course was completed.
To be granted the points in the category of Scientific, artistic and expertise activities, the applicant is obliged to submit to the Registrar´s Office the following:
- certified list of published and unpublished papers, eventually reviews to these papers,
- certified copies of certificates of attending the Student Research Conferences together with their positions on the first, second or third place,
- certified copies of any other documents of significant expert activities.
The documents stated in points 1 and 2 shall be accepted only if their certified copies are not older than five years. Publication for which the applicant can be granted the points in the admission procedure are stated in detail in Annex 1 of the Internal Regulation 21/2023.
Length of study
The Faculty offers the doctoral study in the full-time and part-time form. The standard length of the study is as follows: full-time study – 4 years, part-time study – 5 years.
Admission Requirements for Study
The basic condition for admission to a third-cycle (doctoral) study program is the completion of a second-cycle (Master’s) study program. An applicant who does not submit proof of completion of second-cycle studies by the date of the Dean’s Admissions Committee meeting may be admitted conditionally, provided that the required document is submitted no later than the date specified for enrollment. As part of the admission procedure for the doctoral study program at MTF STU, every applicant must take an entrance examination, which includes: an English language test and a discussion on a topic related to the chosen dissertation.
Entrance examination
The entrance examination is usually oral and focused on learning about the applicant´s prerequisites and motivation for independent creative activities in the field of science and technology as well as on learning about the applicant´s expert knowledge in the particular study branch in which the doctoral study programme is carried out. The written test on verifying the applicant’s English language competence i the part of the entrance examination.
The entrance examination can be executed also via videoconference if approved by the Dean. Shall the applicant not be able to attend the entrance examination in person; they shall submit the application for the possibility to take the entrance examination online. The applicant is obliged to submit such an application till the end of May at the latest.
Language in the doctoral stage of study
All offered full-time and part-time doctoral study programmes are provided in the Slovak language, and some selected study programmes also in the English language.
For those foreign applicant who are interested to study their study programme in the Slovak language, STU organizes courses in the Slovak language lasting 1 year. We strongly recommend to take the course one year before applying for the study. More information can be provided by STU in Bratislava, Institute of life-long education
The accepted applicant to both forms of the doctoral study (in Slovak, In English) will pass the foreign language training only in the English language during his studies.
Dissertation thesis topics
The applicant applies for a specific dissertation thesis topic and shall state the name and the form of the selected study programme. Dissertation thesis topics list
On the related webpage, section *type of thesis* the applicant selects the dissertation thesis either according to its supervisor, institute, or workplace, and study the details of the related dissertation thesis topic.
Accredited study programmes in English langauge
If you want to learn more about the particular study programme, click on the name of the study programme. For the study program, we indicate the planned number of admitted applicants for full-time and part-time study.
Industrial Informatics, Automation and Robotics
Full-time form of study: 2, part-time form of study: 2
Mechanical Engineering Technologies
Full-time form of study: 2, part-time form of study: 2
Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
Full-time form of study: 2, part-time form of study: 2
Safety and Environmental Management
Full-time form of study: 2, part-time form of study: 2
Materials Science and Engineering
Full-time form of study: 3, part-time form of study: 2
