The expert aim of research activities of the Institute of Engineering Pedagogy and Humanities at MTF STU stems from the profile of the Institute and faculty in the area of pedagogy, and it is in accord with the long-term aim of the development of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and it covers a full range of the Institute's educational activities. The content of the Institute's research activities is directed mainly at research in the area of humanities and social sciences with an emphasis on the development and innovation of methods and forms of education under the conditions of technical intelligence preparation. The specialty of the
Institute's research lies in its division into two research areas:
Research Area No. 1: "Pedagogy".
This area includes the research assignments concerned with engineering
pedagogy, preparation of high school teachers, advancement of personality,
history of technical educational system, body culture and language skills
development.
Research Area No. 14: "Engineering".
This area includes the research assignments concerned with personnel work and
preparation of e-learning courses for personnel officers.
The Institute's research activities take the form of Scientific and scientific-pedagogical projects solved within the scope of selection and subsequent support by the grant agencies VEGA and KEGA. Projects solved within the scope of selection and subsequent support by the grant agency APVV. Projects solved within the scope of international programs. The transfer of the outcomes of the Institute's research into practice can be accomplished by the special and expertise activities. Members of the Institute work out a practical training in the enterprises (e.g. Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant, VUJE Trnava and ŽOS Trnava) to the extent of their expertise.
The regular organizing of scientific and expert colloquiums is an important part of the Institute's research and its outcome presentation. The Institute organizes the international scientific conference SCHOLA on a regular basis which takes place under the auspices of the International Society for Engineering Education - IGIP.
The student scholarly activities and the student scientific conference are a stable part of the Institute's care for talented and gifted students. The Institute regularly organizes the conference in the section of humanities and foreign languages.