07 - Slovakia - Registration and/or tuition fees
In the Constitution of the Slovak Republic the financing in the field
of higher education is declared according to the possibilities and
abilities of an individual. The state guarantees to their citizens
possibilities of the study at universities with the State’s support
after completing secondary or secondary specialised education.
The
main resource of financing of the public higher education is
appropriation from the state budget and another out budget resources.
The base for definition of tuition fees (according to Section 92 Clause
4 of the Act No. 131/2002 of Law Code on higher education) and the
payments connected with the study in the public higher education
institution is 10% of the average amount paid per student of daily
study from the total current expenses provided by the Ministry of
Education. The students of full-time or part-time study do not pay yet
the tuition fees. The last amendment to Higher education Act has
preserved the philosophy of one free full-time study course in public
higher education institution but the student pays for his study in case
of exceeding the standard length of study. The provisions have been
made more precise if the student pursues several study programmes of
the same level, the latter are taken into account in overall period of
study. The amendment introduced payment for part-time form of study in
public and State higher education institutions, particularly, for the
study programmes which cannot be provided free of cost within the
framework of the sum limits set by the Government according to the
Directive of the SR Government No. 475/2007 of Law Code. The limit of
subsidised part-time students and fields of study will be determined
according to needs of labour market by the SR Government by the issue
of the government decree for the next academic year (Directive of SR
Government No. 475/2007 on determination of limits of sums for
provision of study programmes in part-time form for academic year
2008/2009 entered into force on 20th October 2007.). Public higher
education institutions are obliged to publicise the scale of tuition
fees and study-related fees for the next academic year, but no later
than two months prior to submission of applications for study.
The
public higher education institution may require from the applicants of
study the fees for material provision of admission procedure. The fee
is derived from real expenses of the hei connected with this
administration. The amount is from SKK 400 to 1 500. Also, the
procedure on examina rigorosa and issue of the diploma after having
taken the examina rigorosa, the fees for issue of documents on study
and the copies, issue of documents on completion of study,
if required in foreign language, issue of copies of the
documents on study and for recognition of equivalence of documents on
study. If the student pursues studies longer than the
standard length of study without a serious reason he/she must pay to
the higher education institution a yearly tuition fee for each
additional year of study as set out by the institution. For foreigners
the tuition fees for study programme of any level shall be determined
by the higher education institution. Payment of tuition fees for
students studying under international agreements is regulated according
to provisions of these agreements. The amount of the fee is set by the
internal schools regulation. The Rector can lower the amount of the
tuition fees and payments, to delay or postpone the deadline of payment
with regard to study results, social or health situation or other
serious reasons, which are defined in higher education institution
statute. The tuition fees and payments connected with the study are the
income of the higher education institution.
The full-time students of PhD study programmes are required no fees.
The
tuition fees and payments connected with the study in a private higher
education institution are defined by each institution individually in
their internal regulation.
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Date: 2009
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