AUTOMATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Doctoral Studies (3rd Level) (Full-time - Length of Study 3 Years)
GRADUATE PROSPECTS
The graduate of the third degree study programme has acquired the knowledge and skills necessary for research and development of automation of mechanical engineering production. He / she has acquired theoretical knowledge of technological processes and the possibility of their applications in engineering enterprises, taking into account the qualitative, technical-economic and ecological aspects. He / she is ready to solve the most demanding tasks of technical practice.
The graduate of the doctoral degree study is employable in research and development departments of production companies, at top managerial positions, in managing production departments with sophisticated production technology, at institutes of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and at technical universities. He / she is also employable in consultancy companies and organisations where higher degree of technical education is required. The graduate is capable of independent scientific work and is ready to creatively develop and deepen the knowledge in the field.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION
Basic condition of admission:The basic condition for admission to the doctoral degree study (a study programme of the third degree) is the full completion ofthe second degree of university study (Higher Education Act, No. 131/2002 Coll. as amended). In case of a foreign applicant or a student who has completed his / her study abroad, he / she shall submit along with the application form (no later than on the date of enrolment) a decision on the recognition of the certificate of completion of the second degree of higher education recognized by a relevant institution in the Slovak Republic or he / she shall ask UNIZA for the recognition of the certificate of education
Other conditions of admission:
1. No entrance exams:
Selection procedure for the doctoral degree study is carried out in a form of an interview with each of the applicants individually in front of the admission committee.
Rules of the selection procedure:
ADMISSION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS
Basic condition of admission:The basic and other terms and conditions of admission are applicable as for the applicants from abroad as for the applicants from Slovakia. Foreign students who study in a foreign language (i.e. not Slovak), pay the tuition fee as stated in Section 92 para 8 of the Higher Education Act. The tuition fee is specified by the UNIZA directive and published for the respective academic year on the university website. Foreign students who study in the Slovak language do not have to pay the tuition fee. Applicants from the Czech Republic who want to apply and study at UNIZA can use the application form valid in the Czech Republic. Applicants who do not actively speak Slovak or Czech are required to attend the language training (it is possible to attend the Slovak language courses at UNIZA). For foreign applicants who were accepted on the basis of intergovernmental agreements, bilateral agreements or scholarships offered by the Slovak government, terms and conditions stated in respective documents are applicable.
Tuition fees: – in accordance with the Higher Education Act, the information on the amount of tuition fee for the relevant academic year will be published on the website of the University of Žilina within the stipulated deadlines.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Full time students of the doctoral degree study programmes are granted a scholarship pursuant the Higher Education Act, No. 131/2002 Coll. (On universities and on amendments to certain laws), Section 54 para 18.
Detailed information on the particular study programmes: ACCREDITED STUDY PROGRAMMES OFFERED FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR.