04 - Slovakia - General Objectives
The idea of European area of higher education stressed in Bologna
Declaration, Prague summit is put into practice via emphasis on the
central role of universities in the area of development of European
dimension, acceptance of compatible system of 2- cycle education
(pre-gradual and 2-level gradual). Introducing the credit system in
higher education study, support of student, teachers and researchers
mobility and support of European cooperation and European dimension in
higher education mainly in the process of preparation and
transformation of the study programs.
The conclusions and
recommendations of international declarations together with the
conclusions and recommendations ensuing from evaluation of development
and present state of higher education became a basis for the Concept of
Further Development of Higher Education in Slovakia for the 21st
century. The development of this concept was one of the most
significant tasks of the ministry of education in 2000. This program
document was approved by the Slovak Republic Government in August 30,
2000 and became the key document for the Act No 131/2002 on higher
education and on the change and supplement to some acts, as amended.
In
accordance with the Act No. 131/2002 of the Law Code on Higher
Education and on the Change and Supplement to Some Acts, as amended,
the higher education in the study programme or in combination of the
study programmes can be accomplished by the study courses according to
the accredited study programme in this study programme or via
combination of the study programmes.
According to the above-mentioned Act we define:
- Bachelor study programs
- Master, Engineer and doctors degree study programs
- PhD study programs
General Objectives - Higher Professional Education
In
postsecondary study at the conservatoire and at schools of applied art,
the students improve their knowledge for qualified performance of
artistic profession; at the secondary health school the students
specialise on professional activities.
The specialised postsecondary study at other
SOŠ is carried out in the fields of study that are predominantly linked-up to the branches of secondary specialised schools.
General Objectives - Bachelor's Study
Bachelor’s
study as a study program of the first level is aimed at acquisition of
theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge based on the recent state
in the science or art and at management of its use in practice or in
continuation in further higher education study. Bachelors study program
graduates achieve the higher education of the first level. Duration of
study is 3 – 4 years.
General Objectives - Magister’s Study, Engineer’s Study and Doctor’s Study
The
mission of higher education is to develop harmonious personality,
knowledge, wisdom, goodness and creativity in man and to contribute to
the development of education, science, culture and health for the
profit of the whole society.
The main tasks of higher education
institutions are as follows: provision of higher education and creative
scientific research or creative artistic activities. Higher education
institutions have the right to provide higher education and exclusive
right to award academic degrees to university graduates; they have the
right to carry out scientific education or artistic education in the
form of PhD. study and exclusive right to award to its graduates
academic degrees. Higher education institutions accomplish their
mission also in the way that they train the experts with high moral
principles, civil and social responsibility, they contribute to the
education development at all levels, provide the in-service education
and cooperate with outer environment: bodies of state and public
administration, communities and civil initiatives, entrepreneur sphere
and develop international cooperation via participation in common
projects, employees and students mobility and mutual recognition of the
study and documents on study.
General Objectives - PhD Study
The
PhD. study is the third level of higher education aimed at preparation
of new scientific workers not only for higher education institutions,
but also the entire economy. It is aimed at acquisition of knowledge
based on the present state of scientific and artistic knowledge and,
particularly, on the student’s contribution to it, which is a result of
scientific research and independent creative activity in the field of
science or technology or independent theoretical and creative activity
in the field of art.
The PhD study became a standard type of
higher education. In the PhD study, the graduates of Bachelor, Engineer
and Doctor’s studies may continue after meeting the admission
requirements. In the full-time form the study takes three to four
years, in the part-time form it takes five years.
The students
of PhD study in full-time form of study are provided scholarship which
is regulated by Amendment to Act No. 363/2007 of the Law Code whereby
the present decree of Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic No.
204/2002 of Law Code on granting scholarships to PhD students of
full-time PhD study, as amended by Decree of Ministry of Education of
the Slovak Republic No. 505/2004 was annulled. For purposes of health
insurance, retirement insurance and for purposes of covering security
contributions in case of unemployment the PhD student in full-time form
of study has a position of a student. The amendment to the act
specifies the provision of PhD scholarships in such a way that the PhD
student in full-time form of study is entitled to it during the
standard length of pursuing his study programme only.
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Date: 2009
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