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The graduates of the study programme Theory of Mathematics Education are aware of the axiomatic construction of mathematics, the history and epistemology of selected mathematical concepts. They have an extensive knowledge in a selected field of mathematics (Algebra and Number Theory; Mathematical Analysis; Geometry and Topology; Probability Theory; Discrete Mathematics), that serves as a basis for conducting research in education of given mathematical field.

The graduates know the basic psychological basis of learning and teaching mathematics, including the theory of learning and cognitive development. They can work with scientific literature, identifies seminal and current research results in the theory of mathematics education. They are aware fundamental international studies in the theory of mathematics teaching (TIMSS, PISA, TEDS-M, etc.). The graduate critically analyzes the didactic concepts of mathematics and the impact of their use in mathematics education. They have an extensive repertoire of methods for solving mathematical problems and can use it in evaluating students' work or in analyzing students' solutions of mathematical problems. The graduates are able to use didactic software, they can meaningfully include it in the teaching of mathematics, respecting the processes of instrumental genesis and instrumental orchestration.

The graduates know the methods of qualitative and quantitative research in the theory of mathematics education, their ontological and epistemological characteristics, several methods of analysis and presentation of research findings. They can identify gaps in knowledge in selected areas of mathematics education, formulate research questions or hypotheses and design research to answer and verify them. The proposed research can be carried out independently or coordinated by a team. In accordance with the focus of the department, graduates have a decent knowledge of mathematical statistics, which allows them to use statistical methods creatively and correctly in the analysis of collected research results. They are able to present the results of their own research in the form of a scientific article and present it to the professional and scientific community in the Slovak Republic and abroad. They collaborate in the organization of scientific events: seminars, conferences, schools for doctoral students and early-career researchers. They take into account social, scientific and ethical aspects when formulating research intentions and interpreting research results.

They are able to use their acquired knowledge in the construction of teaching materials and plans. They participate in activities and public events aimed at popularization of science, such as events organized by the faculty and the university (Science Fair, Children's Science Day).

Absolvent doktorandského študijného programu Teória vyučovania matematiky sa uplatní v súlade s Národnou sústavou povolaní, ESCO– Európska klasifikácia zručností/kompetencií, kvalifikácií a povolaní (https://ec.europa.eu/esco/portal/occupation).

University teacher in mathematics

Researcher in education

Research assistant at the university

University lecturer

Designer of educational materials and learning activities, author of school materials,

Professional officer for education

Coordinator of educational programmes

Teacher for professional development

This is not a regulated profession. Application of graduates in practice and the compliance of the acquired qualification with sector-specific requirements follows from the parts of the Description of the study programme 2b), 3a), 3b). The opinion was provided by universities: J. E. Purkyne University in Ústí nad Labem in the Czech Republic and the University in Bergen, Norway.

Graduates of the doctoral study programme Theory of Mathematics Education will find employment at universities or research institutes, the Academy of Sciences, as a pedagogical and research worker with the ambition of further qualification growth.

They can work in primary and secondary schools, or methodological and pedagogical centres as a teacher-researcher or as a person expected to link research and practice.

Under the conditions of completing undergraduate teacher education, the graduate is qualified to be a teacher of mathematics at primary and secondary schools, they can act as methodologists for teaching mathematics, they can be specialized employees of the state administration in the field of education in schools. The graduates are able to expand their knowledge through further education, professional development and self-study, so they can find the employment in various other areas, e.g. in the field of finance, banking, in various positions in academic and scientific institutions.

According to the Slovak university portal, in 2019 100% of graduates were employed in the field. The top 3 sectors where graduates were employed in 2019 included: education (50%), public administration and defense (33%) and other activities (17%); top3 jobs in which they worked: university teachers (33%), managers in specialized services (17%), teachers in lower-secondary schools (17%).

PaedDr. Kristína Ovary Bulková, PhD. (rod. Bulková) – assistant professor at Tomas Bata University in Zlín

PaedDr. Lucia Vargová, PhD. (rod. Klimentová) - assistant professor atConstantine the Philosopher University in Nitra

Mgr. Michaela Vargová, PhD. (rod. Klepancová) – assistant professor at FMFI Comenius University Bratislava

PaedDr. Stanislava Cesnaková, PhD. (rod. Beláková) – assistant professor at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

PaedDr. Miroslava Janečková, PhD. (rod. Sovičová) – assistant professor at University J.E. Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem

Mgr. Lukáš Lednický, PhD. – data curator, Department of Statistical Survey Methods, Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, awarded as Young Statistician of the Year 2018

PaedDr. Eva Barcíková, PhD. – Methodology Manager of the Central Coordinating Body at the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic

PaedDr. Edita Szabová, PhD. (rod. Tatárová) - personal banker TatraBanka a.s., (regularly nominated for Top Banker of Tatrabanka)

Mgr. Filip Halama, PhD. – reporting specialist at Tatra Banka, a.s.

Mgr. Mária Havrlentová, PhD. (rod. Kóšová) –guarantor of the creation of testing tools in NUCEM

The doctoral study in Theory of Mathematics Education has more than 20 years of history at Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra.

The following authorities commented on the quality of theoretical and practical readiness of programme graduates:

• Faculty of Education, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

Doctoral study programme at the faculty is a study programme of higher education of the third level, which is carried out pursuant to Article 54 of the Act. It is carried out in accordance with the Decree of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic No. 614/2002 Coll. on the credit system as amended by the Decree of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic No. 155/2013 Coll.

Doctoral studies in a given field of study are monitored and evaluated by a departmental committee established in accordance with the Study Regulations for Doctoral Studies at FNSaI. The study, pursuant to Article 65 par. 2 of the Higher Education Act, does not exceed the standard length of study determined by the decision on granting accreditation to the relevant study programme by more than two years, while the study is carried out according to the student's study plan under the guidance of a supervisor.

In accordance with the Dublin descriptors and the National Qualifications Framework, graduates of the study programmes will be awarded level 8 qualifications.

The study programme, the recommended study plan, the individual study plan of the doctoral student and the standard length of study are set according to the Higher Education Act. The study programme follows the rules of the European system for the transfer and accumulation of credits and the student workload per academic year, in accordance with the Study Regulations for Doctoral Studies. 

The study plan is defined in Article 7 of the Study Regulations for Doctoral Studies of the FNSaI.

The study plan for the entire study is prepared by the supervisor within one month after the doctoral student starts his/her studies. The study plan is approved by the chair of the doctoral study departmental committee and is part of the doctoral student's personal file.

The study plan consists of a study part, a pedagogical part and a scientific part.

·         - The study part of the study plan consists of a set of activities related to the doctoral student's self-study, participation in lectures and seminars, participation in domestic and foreign internships, etc. Compulsory and compulsory elective courses are prescribed to the student on the basis of the requirements defined in the graduate profile of the study programme.

·         - The pedagogical part of the study plan consists of tasks related to the performance of teaching activities. The doctoral student's pedagogical activity of no more than four hours per week is usually carried out at the department to which the doctoral student is assigned.

·         - The scientific part consists of activities related to individual or team scientific work. The doctoral student's research activities shall be evaluated in particular on the basis of the doctoral student's publishing activities, active participation in conferences, participation in scientific projects and recognition of his/her results by the scientific community, and other research, development and other creative activities at the workplace as authorised by the supervisor and the head of the department.

Control of the implementation of the study plan is the subject of the doctoral student's annual evaluation.

The recommended study plan in the structure of compulsory, compulsory elective and optional courses, courses of state examinations is given in a separate annex.

The methods and forms of teaching, course syllabi, including information on profile courses, data on student workload (“scope” for individual courses and learning activities separately), course syllabi, conditions for awarding assessments and obtaining credits, as well as recommended literature are given in the course information sheets.

The doctoral student obtains credits separately for activities during his/her studies:

a) study activities (min. 20 credits, max. 40 credits),

b) teaching activities (min. 30 credits),

c) research and development activities (min. 60 credits),

d) successful completion of the dissertation examination, including the defence of the written dissertation (20 credits),

e) defence of the dissertation (30 credits).

Credits for study activities, teaching activities, research and development activities are the minimum values that a doctoral student must obtain in each part of his/her studies in order to successfully complete his/her studies. The condition for the proper completion of the studies is the obtaining of the necessary number of credits according to the standard length of studies as defined by the Higher Education Act. In case that a doctoral student has obtained more than 40 credits in the study part, a maximum of 40 credits shall be counted towards the number of credits according to Article 1, par. 5 of the Study Regulations for Doctoral Studies at the FNSaI.

-      number of credits for compulsory courses required for proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 10 credits

-      number of credits for compulsory optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 10-30 credits for the study part, at least 40 credits for the pedagogical activities and at least 60 credits for the scientific part of the study, at least together 180 credits

-      number of credits for optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies,-

-      number of credits required for the completion of studies/completion of a part of the studies for the common foundations and for the relevant specialization, in the case of a teaching combination study programme or a translation combination study programme,

not applicable for the given study programme

-      number of credits for the final thesis and the defence of the final thesis required for the proper completion of studies: 50 credits (20 credits for the dissertation exam, 30 credits for the dissertation and its defense)

-      number of credits for professional practice required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies, -

-      number of credits required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of the studies for project work with the indication of relevant courses in engineering study programmes,

not applicable for the given study programme

-      number of credits required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of the studies for artistic performances in addition to the final thesis in art study programmes.

not applicable for the given study programme

Clear criteria, rules and conditions for passing the course, taking into account the verification of learning outcomes and the fulfilment of the objectives of the study programme are clearly defined in the infosheet and known to the doctoral student in advance (infosheet availability in the AIS, the obligation to announce the assessment rules by the lecturers at the beginning of the semester).

According to the superior Study Regulations of the CPU, a doctoral student must fulfil the conditions for obtaining credits for a course completed by examination in the regular exam date or in a resit (maximum two resits possible) by the end of the semester in which he/she enrolled in the course. In accordance with the Decree on credit studies, a compulsory course which has been unsuccessfully completed may be re-enrolled during the course of study.

A student may also re-enrol in a compulsory elective course or elective course that he/she has failed or may choose another compulsory elective course or elective course instead. 

The student shall be informed in due time of the dates of assessment and possible resit dates, both for interim assessments and for all examination dates.

The dates of examinations shall be set by the teacher in a reasonable number and timing no later than two weeks before the end of the lecture period of the semester in question. The student has the right to withdraw from the examination date not later than one day before the date for which he/she has registered.

The student also has the right not to accept the assessment of the examination and to register for the relevant resit examination date. In justified cases, the student has the right to request in writing to the Dean of the Faculty a board examination. Based on the proposal of the head of the department providing the relevant course, the dean shall determine the date of the examination and the three-member examination board, usually consisting of the lecturer, the person responsible for the study programme (the chair of the board) and the head of the department concerned.

Further details of the conditions for taking courses, awarding and recording assessments and obtaining credits are regulated by the Study Regulations of the CPU in Nitra.

A specific feature of the verification of learning outcomes in the case of doctoral studies is the annual evaluation of the doctoral student by the committee, which is specified in Article 8 of the Study Regulations for Doctoral Studies. The evaluation committee shall, on the basis of the results of the doctoral student's studies, clearly state whether it recommends the continuation of the doctoral student's studies in the following academic year. In the event of a negative opinion, it shall give reasons for its decision.

Every doctoral student has the right to feedback on the assessments provided for all parts of the doctoral student's interim assessment or examinations or annual evaluation.

As part of the periodic monitoring in the form of anonymous questionnaires, the student has the right to comment on the processes of lectures provision, the processes of providing assessments, as well as the professional and didactic competences of the lecturers. The details are set out in Internal Guideline no. 8/2018 Principles of evaluation of education and teachers by

students of the University.

In cases where a student has been expelled from his/her studies, he/she may apply for a review of the decision to expel him/her from the studies. The dean may grant the request or forward the request to the rector within 15 days from the date of its receipt, together with the attached file material and a written opinion on the applicant's comments and objections.

Based on a written request to the Dean of the Faculty, the doctoral student may apply for recognition of credits and assessments, whereby the following categories are distinguished: recognition of assessments from completed motilities and internships within exchange study programmes, recognition of credits and assessments obtained from the student's previous, unsuccessfully completed studies, or recognition of credits and assessments of a student applying for transfer (from another university or in case of change of study programme).

The rules of transfer are defined by the Study Regulations of the CPU in Nitra, as well as by the organisational guidelines of the FNSaI of the CPU in Nitra, namely:  Organisational Guideline on the Recognition of Credits and Assessments from Previous Studies,

Organisational Guidelines on the Recognition of Credits and Assessments from Mobility.

The guidelines are discussed in the FNSaI Academic Senate, publicly available at https://www.fpv.ukf.sk/sk/fakulta/uradna-tabula/usmernenia-platne-na-fakulte and known to students in advance before applying for mobility or internship.

The topics of final theses of the study programme are regularly updated and published in the AIS Academic Information System (https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/start.do).

The list of defended dissertations for the last 6 years is part of the appendices.

-      rules for the assignment, processing, opposition, defence and evaluation of final theses in the study programme,

The topics of dissertation theses for the respective academic year are published by the faculty at least two months before the deadline for the submission of applications for doctoral studies. The name of the field of study, the name of the study programme, the name of the supervisor and the form of study (full-time, part-time) are indicated for each topic. The thesis topics together with the above mentioned requirements are published via the faculty's website. Applicants shall apply for studies electronically or in writing in accordance with the instructions published on the faculty's website. The dean shall invite the applicant to the entrance examination at least fourteen days before the examination, and shall inform him/her of the content of the examination. The propositions of the entrance examination are published on the Faculty's website.

Dissertation topics are provided by potential supervisors who are approved by the Faculty's Scientific Council. They propose dissertation topics usually in relation to a project within which the doctoral student may carry out research, development or other creative activities.

After a successful admission procedure, the admitted applicant continues to be professionally guided and supervised by a supervisor or consultant throughout his/her studies. With the dissertation examination and the defence of the dissertation examination, the doctoral student demonstrates that he or she has profound knowledge in the relevant field of research, is capable of independently acquiring and presenting new knowledge of science and practice, and is able to apply the acquired knowledge in a creative way in practice and research. In the written thesis, the doctoral student shall also indicate the state of development of the dissertation, its further direction in the form of a dissertation project, as well as the results of research, development and other creative activities obtained during the doctoral studies. The supervisor shall comment on the dissertation project in his/her opinion on the written dissertation for the dissertation examination.

Under the supervision of the supervisor, the doctoral student shall prepare the dissertation thesis in accordance with the Guideline no. 13/2021 on final, rigorous and habilitation theses. The dissertation defence itself is public, its preparation and course are characterised by Article 11 and especially paragraph 3 of Article 12 of the Study Regulations for Doctoral Studies at FNSaI.

At the dissertation defence, the chair of the examination committee shall give a brief curriculum vitae of the doctoral student, provide information on the topic of the dissertation, essential information from the supervisor's opinion and any written statement from the head of the doctoral student's department, an overview of the doctoral student's scientific or artistic works and the responses to these outputs. The doctoral student shall briefly state the content of the dissertation, its concept framework, results and contribution. The opponents (at least two) shall present the essential parts of their reports; in the absence of an opponent, the chair or a member of the examination committee designated by him/her shall read his/her report in its entirety. The doctoral student shall provide a view on the opinions of the opponents, comment on all the objections and comments made and answer their questions. The chair of the committee shall open a discussion in which all present may participate.

Anyone who is interested in the subject under study and the defence of the dissertation may submit their comments to the chair of the examining committee at least one week before the defence or may make their comments orally at the defence. At the defence of the doctoral thesis, the doctoral student shall take a position on such statements or remarks.

The discussion verifies the correctness, validity, scientific originality and relevance of the findings contained in the dissertation. It is the doctoral student's responsibility to respond to all questions raised during the discussion. The result of the dissertation defence shall be announced by the chair of the committee at a public meeting.

-      opportunities and procedures for participation in student mobility,

Pursuant to Article 8 of the Study Regulations of the CPU, the supervisor submits a proposal to the Dean of the FNSaI for a doctoral student's study stay in other domestic or foreign scientific research and university departments.  

Each faculty department has a designated departmental mobility coordinator who provides initial information about mobility opportunities to students of the respective study programme and at the same time provides advice and assistance in the administration of the mobility application. Departmental coordinators are managed and guided by the faculty mobility coordinator -the Vice Dean for External Relations and Development.

The conditions for academic mobility within exchange programmes (Erasmus + or offered by SAIA) are defined in the Study Regulations of the CPU in Nitra (Art. 20), the Strategy of Internationalisation of the CPU in Nitra for the years 2019-2025 (available at: https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/medzinarodne_vztahy/Strategia_internacionalizacie_UKF_SK_web.pdf) and Organisational Guidelines on the Recognition of Credits and Assessments from Mobility for students of the FNS (available at: https://www.fpv.ukf.sk/images/uradna_tabula/usmernenia/1_Org_usmernenie_mobilita.pdf ).

The possibilities and procedures for participation in student mobility are regulated by the internal Guideline on the implementation of mobility within the Erasmus+ programme, other scholarship programmes and bilateral agreements

Information for students about mobility at CPU in Nitra is available at: https://www.ukf.sk/granty/erasmus/erasmus-bilaterarne-dohody, https://www.ukf.sk/granty/erasmus or https://www.ukf.sk/granty/ine-mobilitne-programy

-      rules for adherence to academic ethics and rules for drawing consequences,

CPU in Nitra has rules of compliance with academic ethics embodied in the Code of Ethics of CPU in Nitra, as well as in the Study Regulations of CPU. The Code of Ethics of the CPU in Nitra defines some principles of professional ethics in teaching and creative activities. Consideration of complaints concerning compliance with the Code of Ethics falls within the competence of the Ethics Committee of the CPU in Nitra.

The full text of the Code of Ethics (as of 26.9.2016) is available at:

https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/O_univerzite/2016-Eticky-kodex-UKF.pdf as well as the Statute of the Ethics Committee of the CPU in Nitra at:

https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/organy_univerzity/2017-Statut_etickej_komisie.pdf .

Prevention and detection of potential plagiarism in students' theses is addressed through the obligation to send theses for originality checking via AIS. Offences related to unethical activities are dealt with by the Disciplinary Committee for Students in accordance with the applicable regulations (Disciplinary Regulations for Students of the FNSaI, Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of the FNSaI), as well as the Disciplinary Regulations of the CPU for Students, Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of the CPU for Students.   

Disciplinary Committee for Students

https://www.fpv.ukf.sk/sk/fakulta/samospravne-organy/disciplinarna-komisia

Disciplinary Regulations for FNSaI Students

Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee for FNSaI Students

https://www.fpv.ukf.sk/sk/fakulta/uradna-tabula/vnutorne-predpisy-fakulty

-      procedures applicable to students with special needs,

Counselling and activity support services for students with special needs are provided by the CPU Student Centre, which also provides career, financial, legal and health counselling to other students at the university. In this way, the University creates a generally accessible academic environment and appropriate study conditions for all its students.

Procedures aimed at supporting students with special needs are regulated by the internal regulation aimed at supporting and ensuring a generally accessible academic environment for students with special needs 28/2015 Internal guideline on ensuring a generally accessible academic environment for students with special needs

Support services are provided by the CPU Centre for Students (https://www.ukf.sk/sc) or

https://www.ukf.sk/sc/poradenstvo-a-podpora-pre-studentov-so-specifickymi-vzdelavacimi-potrebami

With its statutes, regulations and other regulations the CPU in Nitra ensures optimal conditions for the study of both students without and students with specific needs.

http://www.centrumpodpory.pf.ukf.sk

Support activities for students are provided in the centre directly by the teachers of the study programme of special pedagogy and pedagogy of persons with learning disabilities - counselling.

The counselling also includes work by the faculty coordinator for students with specific needs (the Vice Dean for Education at FNSaI), as well as a departmental counsellor, the so-called tutor, who provide students with advice and consultation, especially in the field of study. The above-mentioned persons assess the possibilities / limitations / and level of risks of studying the respective study programme for students with specific needs. They propose specific reasonable adjustments and support services for the student with specific needs and carry out counselling and mediation activities. They participate in the development of a special hybrid system of education and support for students with specific needs.

-      procedures for filing complaints and appeals by students.

Any student of the CPU in Nitra may approach the supervisor, the head of the department, the study department of the faculty, the dean's office, the Disciplinary Committee of the FNSaI of the CPU in Nitra, the Ethics Committee of the CPU, or the Department of Control at the CPU in Nitra, depending on the nature of the complaints or appeals.

The procedures for filing and investigating complaints and petitions are regulated by internal Guideline No. 12/2017 on Complaints and Petitions at the CPU in Nitra.

https://www.ukf.sk/intranet/vnutorne-predpisy/73-moja-ukf/3072-vnutorne-predpisy-2017

The review of student and applicant complaints and appeals is carried out at the level of the Rector's Office by the Department of Control

https://www.ukf.sk/univerzita/vnutorne-predpisy/vnutorne-predpisy-univerzity/14-univerzita/2198-organizacny-poriadok-ukf

Course information sheets of the study programme form a separate annex to the description of the study programme.

https://www.ukf.sk/studium/organizacia-studia/harmonogram-akademickeho-roka

prof. RNDr. Anna Tirpáková, CSc., position profesor, e-mail: atirpakova@ukf.sk

·         prof. RNDr. Anna Tirpáková, CSc., e-mail: atirpakova@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10463

profile courses: Algebra and Number Theory, Multivariate Statistics and Latent Variable Analysis in Mathematics Education,

·         doc. Mgr. Ján Mačutek, PhD., e-mail: jmacutek@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4648

profile courses: Probability Theory, Regression Analysis in Mathematics Education

·         doc. PaedDr. Janka Medová, PhD . , e-mail: jmedova@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10673

profile courses: Statistical Methods in Research in Mathematics Education,

·         doc. PaedDr. Gabriela Pavlovičová, PhD., e-mail: gpavlovicova@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10461

profile courses: Theories of Mathematics Education

·         doc. PaedDr. Soňa Čeretková, PhD., e-mail: sceretkova@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10458

profile courses: Discrete Mathematics

Research/art/teacher profiles of persons responsible for the profile courses of the study programme are part of the annexes. Research/art/teacher profiles of other persons are available in the University's Academic Information System (https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/start.do)

·         doc. PaedDr. Lucia Rumanová, PhD., e-mail: lrumanova@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10749

Geometry and Topology

·         doc. RNDr. Dušan Vallo, PhD., e-mail: dvallo@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10465

Mathematical Analysis, Geometry and Topology

·         doc. PaedDr. Soňa Čeretková, PhD., e-mail: sceretkova@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10458

Theories of Mathematics Education

·         doc. RNDr. Mária Kmeťová, PhD., e-mail: mkmetova@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10459

Geometry and Topology

·         doc. PaedDr. Janka Medová, PhD., e-mail: jmedova@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10673

Theories of Mathematics Education, Algebra a teória čísel, Discrete Mathematics, Regression Analysis in Mathematics Education, Multivariate Statistics and Latent Variable Analysis in Mathematics Education,

·         RNDr. Viliam Ďuriš, PhD., e-mail: vduris@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10751

Algebra and Number Theory  

·         prof. RNDr. Anna Tirpáková, CSc., e-mail: atirpakova@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10463

Regression Analysis in Mathematics Education, Statistical Methods in Research in Mathematics Education

·         Mgr. Jana Kamenická PhD., e-mail: jkamenicka@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/33984

ESP for Doctoral Studies 1, ESP for Doctoral Studies 2

·         doc. Mgr. Elena Kováčiková, PhD., e-mail: ekovacikova@ukf.sk, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6970

ESP for Doctoral Studies 1, ESP for Doctoral Studies 2

List of the supervisors of final theses with the assignment to topics are available in the University's Academic Information System (https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/start.do )

List of the supervisors of defended dissertation final theses is part of the annexes.

The current list of supervisors approved by the FNSaI Scientific Council can be found here:

https://www.fpvai.ukf.sk/sk/studium-fpv-ukf/doktorandske-studium/141-studium/aktualna-ponuka-studijnych-programov/doktorandske-studijne-programy/960-teoria-vyucovania-matematiky

Research/art/teacher profiles of other persons of the supervisors of final theses are available in the University's Academic Information System (https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/start.do)

Mgr. Katarína Laššová,   katrina.lassova@ukf.sk

Mgr. Silvia Haringová, silvia.haringova@ukf.sk 

Students' statements are included in the annexes

The study programme of doctoral studies in a given field of study is monitored and evaluated by a departmental committee established in accordance with the Study Regulations for Doctoral Studies at the FNSaI. The function of the study advisor in matters of the doctoral student's studies and scientific direction is performed by the doctoral thesis supervisor, whose duties are specified in paragraph 4 of the Study Regulations for Doctoral Studies at the FNSaI. In case that the doctoral supervisor is unable to fulfil his/her duties, for example, due to long-term absence, termination of employment or other serious reasons, the dean, based on the proposal of the chair of the departmental committee, shall appoint another supervisor for the doctoral student.

In cases where the study is carried out in cooperation with an external educational institution, the dean also appoints a dissertation consultant who is a teaching staff member of the faculty.

FNSaI has staff assigned to individual departments: the FNS Study Department for Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral and Extension Students, the Department for Scientific Research Activities, which are adequately staffed, professionally and financially provided for.

The FNSaI Study Department cooperates closely with the Rector's Department of Social Scholarships of CPU in the administration and provision of data relevant to the awarding of scholarships, as well as with the Secretariat of the CPU Student Housing in advising on the provision of accommodation for  the students. https://www.ukf.sk/studium/sluzby-studentom

Professional support staff provide tutoring, counselling, administrative and other support services and related activities for students. Responsibilities and authority are regulated in the Faculty's organizational regulations:

https://www.fpv.ukf.sk/images/uradna_tabula/vnutorne_predpisy/FPV_organiz_poriadok_1_9_2019.pdf

Advice for students

https://www.ukf.sk/studium/poradenstvo-pre-studentov

Study officers of the FNSaI Study Department

Mgr. Jana Ďuriačová, jduriacova@ukf.sk, doctoral studies, extension studies

Administrator of AIS + helpdesk

Ing. Zuzana Ďurfinová, zdurfinova@ukf.sk

Support centre for students with specific needs

PaedDr. Vladimíra Polačková, +421 37 6408 246, vpolackova@ukf.sk,

Student centre - centre manager Mgr. Miroslav Tvrdík, PhD. – tel. +421 37 6408 140, email: mtvrdik@ukf.sk 

https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/studentske-centrum

Student services

https://www.ukf.sk/studium/sluzby-studentom

ACCOMMODATION

Student housing – Director Mgr. Peter Hrobár, Secretary: tel/fax: +421 37 6408 168; email: kabelova@ukf.sk

https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/studenske-domovy

CANTEEN AND CAFETERIAS

University canteen - CPU canteen system - ordering internet portal - https://www.stravovanie.ukf.sk/ - UC currently has service points and cafeterias in five buildings of the university

https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/univerzitna-jedalen

SCHOLARSHIPS

Ing. Dana Buchová, +421 37 6408 161, dbuchova@ukf.sk

https://www.ukf.sk/stipendia

IT SUPPORT ALSO FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Centre of Information and Communication Technologies CPU

https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/centrum-informacnych-a-komunikacnych-technologii/28-univerzita/pracoviska/318-informacne-systemy-v-sprave-cikt

OTHER SERVICES

University Library

https://www.uk.ukf.sk/sk/

University Pastoral Centre

http://www.upcnitra.sk/

In preparation for the pedagogical process and in scientific research, the members of the department use both desktop computers and departmental laptops (each employee and doctoral student have a desk with a desktop computer and at least one laptop). If necessary, employees and doctoral students also have the opportunity to use digital cameras (5 pcs.) And video cameras (7 pcs.). The work of employees is further facilitated by other equipment, such as copiers (4 pcs), various types of printers and multifunction devices (25 pcs), external HDD (37 pcs), data projectors (7 pcs), scanners (5 pcs). The department also has a 3D printer Prucha.

To support the distance form of teaching, tablets with S-pen (25 pieces) were purchased for employees, doctoral students and students, which are very helpful in providing distance teaching, but also in full-time teaching, especially in subjects focused on the use of digital technologies in education.

The department uses specialized mathematical and statistical software STATISTICA, SAS, MatLab, Mathematica, SPSS, MS EXCEL, Derive, Cabri II and Cabri 3D, or freely accessible software R and LaTeX.

Students have access to the study literature listed in the information sheets primarily through the University Library of the CPU in Nitra and the department's separate book collection and collection of journals and proceedings (if the department has such a collection). The University Library of the CPU in Nitra enables to provide all the basic library and information processes and services that are required of a modern library. The library provides internet access and wifi coverage throughout the library premises.

The University Library of the CPU in Nitra also includes the Study Room (studying books, journals and final and qualification theses, possibility of scanning documents, copying, wifi connection, access to databases).

The library collections of the CPU in Nitra currently comprise 275 658 book units and 338 titles of subscribed periodicals, of which 201 are Slovak and 137 foreign. Three periodicals are subscribed on-line in electronic form (https://www.uk.ukf.sk/sk/kniznicny-fond).

CPU in Nitra is an active member of the nationwide project of the National Information System for Support of Research and Development in Slovakia - Access to Electronic Information Resources (NISPEZ IV), which allows to provide information support, including centralized access to the most important electronic information resources, reflecting the current situation in the field of open access to information (Open Access) in the world.

The library also provides additional services such as the Interlibrary Loan Service (ILS), the International Interlibrary Loan Service (ILLS), bibliographic information and research services, and educational services for the staff and students of the CPU. Licensed and unlicensed electronic information databases are available for searching publication resources (e.g. Gale Virtual Reference Library: Art, Knovel Library, ProQuest Central + ebrary education collection, ScienceDirect, SCOPUS, Springer eBooks, SpringerLink, Web of Knowledge – Current Contents Connect, Web of Knowledge – Essential Science Indicators, Web of Knowledge – Journal Citation Reports, Web of Knowledge – MEDLINE, Web of Knowledge – Web of Science, Wiley Online Library, EBSCO), on-line catalogue, or publishing and artistic activities of CPU Nitra employees.

An overview of library services:

https://www.uk.ukf.sk/sk/sluzby

https://www.uk.ukf.sk/sk/studovne

The library also offers the sale of publications through a brick-and-mortar shop and an e-shop. Through its website (www.uk.ukf.sk) it informs about new book additions, information resources and databases, the library's services and activities.

The basis of the technical infrastructure of data and telecommunication networks is a fibre-optic network, through which all CPU departments and student houses are connected, which allows students to have continuous access to Internet information resources.

and databases. Wireless signal coverage is currently available in all University buildings via the Eduroam network. The Eduroam wireless (wifi) network is used for students and staff of the CPU to access the CPU wireless network and at the same time to connect guests and students from other universities participating in the Eduroam project. In order to provide basic information support for studies, each student has his/her own university email account for official communication with the institution. In addition to e-mail communication, communication is ensured via the university (www.ukf.sk), faculty (www.fpvai.ukf.sk) and department (www.km.fpv.ukf.sk) websites and via the distribution of messages in the AIS system and via large screens integrated into the university's information system. This technology enables the provision of up-to-date information, multimedia presentations and departmental presentations at the most frequented locations of the University. CPU in Nitra operates a number of information systems and information and communication technologies serving the students and staff of the University. We specify only those systems that serve for information provision of the study programme, or by means of which students can access information resources, technologies, etc.:

·         Electronic mail - system for managing e-mail accounts of doctoral students (name.surname@ukf.sk) via the following access: posta.ukf.sk/webmail,

·         Academic Information System (AIS) (ais2.ukf.sk/) - the system processes data on the student's education from the moment of submitting his/her application for university studies, checking and registering records on the course of studies up to the registration and printing of documents on education. In addition to the study results, it also includes the registration of final theses, timetable of classes and students' registration for it. At the same time, data are provided to the Central Register of Students and the Central Register of Final Theses via the AIS. At the management level, the AIS serves as a source for measuring the educational performance of departments and their staff and for conducting questionnaire surveys to assess the quality of education at the CPU.

·         Library Information System (KIS) (kis.ukf.sk) - the system provides several activities of the University Library of the CPU in Nitra, such as online search catalogue, news in the library collection of the university library, electronic orders and forms (registration form and order for interlibrary loan service, order for research), registration (search and entry) of publishing and artistic activities of the staff of the CPU in Nitra,

·         Document management (DOC) (doc.ukf.sk) - the system serves as an authorized zone for employees and students of the university and together with the intranet part of the website provides access to current documents (internal regulations of the university and faculties, forms, decisions of the rector, deans (e.g. in the field of scholarships), software (licensed and open-source, free and freely distributable software), working materials of the management units, etc.,

·         Microsoft Office 365 - a collection of services that allow you to share and collaborate on school tasks. This service includes Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, etc.), use of 1 TB of storage in OneDrive, Yammer, and SharePoint sites. Every student and staff member has access to the automatically updated Microsoft Office 365 Education suite for free. This suite of applications is designed for offline or online use. Students can work with the software throughout the duration of their studies.

Education at the doctoral level is carried out primarily in the presence form of lectures and consultations. In case of special conditions of study (e.g. regulation of pandemic measures), the transition from full-time to distance education is enabled through the own systems of CPU in Nitra or other platforms. The basic means of communication within distance education includes the student email account, which is assigned to each student upon entering the first year.

One of own systems of CPU in Nitra is the MEET videoconferencing system (meet.ukf.sk), which can also be used via mobile phone. This system can be used especially in lectures, seminars, examinations or consultations on students' final theses. The MEET videoconferencing system allows online video/audio communication (camera, microphone), chat - messages, screen and audio sharing, call recording, live streaming, or sharing of YouTube videos. Students can access the videoconferencing system with the same login credentials as, for example, the Academic Information System (AIS). Other videoconferencing platforms used for distance education include Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams or Cisco Webex.

Another system used for distance education is the Education Portal (EDU) (edu.ukf.sk), which is an e-learning portal based on LMS Moodle and is a full-fledged substitute for the full-time form of study. Through this portal, the teacher can create his/her own courses, supplement study materials, check the solutions of assignments and outputs of seminar papers, test students' knowledge online and communicate with them. Students have access to the system with the same login details as, for example, to AIS. Tutorials on how to use the portal can be found in the videos in the Course creation and management menu in the portal or directly on the Moodle YouTube channel.

The e-learning portal of the CPU in Nitra allows students to access study materials, watch videos from lectures, engage in online feedback, be notified of upcoming deadlines, monitor progress in their studies, communicate via messages, send e-mails, submit assignments via PC, mobile and tablet, discuss projects, lectures and test the acquired knowledge.

The Department of Mathematics is a member of the ICSE - International Centre for STEM Education (https://icse.eu/) based at the University of Education in Freiburg, Germany. The lively cooperation of the Department of Mathematics with other universities is also reflected in the teaching within the doctoral study programme. Within the project ‘Improving the Quality of University Studies through the Development of Multilateral Institutional Cooperation’, professional and scientific lectures were organized and a university textbook on the Theory of Mathematics Education in English and Slovak was published. For example, Freyja Hreinsdóttir (University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland) and Mette Andressen (University of Bergen, Norway) gave the lectures.

Students of the doctoral study programme Theory of Mathematics Education regularly participate in schools and courses for doctoral students organized by partner institutions, whether in cooperation on international projects, e.g. The MoMaTrE intensive study program organized in cooperation with Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, Germany in 2019, or the Intercultural Learning in Mathematics and Informatics summer school, organised within the IncluSME project by the University of Vilnius, Lithuania.

In the last 6 years graduate students from the Department of Mathematics CPU have attended training schools and courses organized by the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands; University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Miskolc University, Hungary and Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria. In addition, PhD students in Theory of Mathematics Education participate in events for early-career researchers organized by the European Society for Research in Mathematics Teaching Theory (ERME) and the International Group on Psychology in Mathematics Teaching (PME), such as YESS Summer School for PhD Students, YERME day in within CERME conferences, or webinars organized by YERME members or within the PME Early Researchers' Series.

In 2012, the PhD students took part in two 14-day intensive courses in academic English in the UK, at the University of Manchester and at the University of Sunderland.In 2013, doctoral student Miroslava Janečková Sovičová completed a research stay at the University of Nottigham, School of Education, Great Britain, prof. Malcolm Swan.

The Department of Mathematics organizes lectures by foreign lecturers as part of the Scientific Seminar for PhD students in Theory of Mathematics Education. In addition to doctoral students and staff of the department, they are attended online by employees and doctoral students in the field of theory of mathematics education from other universities (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Italy). Steve Watson (University of Cambridge, UK), Jorryt van Bommel (Kartlstadt University, Sweden), Birgit Griese (Padeborn University, Germany), Libuše Samková (JČU, České Budejovice, Czech Republic), Vlastimil Chytrý and Jaroslav Říčan (UJEP, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic), Kateřina and Antonín Jančařík, Jarmila Novotná (UK, Prague, Czech Republic), Josef Molnár (UPOL, Olomouc, Czech Republic), Ana Donevska-Todorova (University HTW, Berlin, Germany), Hennig Wesphael, (University of Aarhus, Denmark), Andreas Ulovec (University of Vienna, Austria), Vladimir Georgiev (University of Pisa, Italy), Jenni Sendova and Toni Cechlarova (Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgaria Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria), Rob Hughes (University of Sunderland, United Kingdom), Nicholas Mousoulides (University of Nicosia, Cyprus), Benedetto di Paola (University of Palermo, Italy) and Henk van der Kooij (University of Utrecht, Freudenthal Institute, The Netherlands) have accepted the invitation to lecture at the Department of Mathematics in recent years.

Intensive training in qualitative research methods in mathematics teaching took place in 2021, attended by 60 doctoral students and young researchers from 28 countries (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ghana, Greece, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Hungary, Macedonia, Mexico, Germany, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Austria, Slovakia, Serbia, Shanghai, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom). Eight foreign lecturers, three from the Czech Republic and one each from Austria, Poland, Slovenia, Greece and Sweden, accepted the invitation to the spring school. In 2022, the Department plans to organize the continuation of this successful event with speakers from Israel, Poland, Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The training for doctoral students and young researchers was financially supported by the European Society for Research in Mathematics Teaching Theory (ERME) and Erasmus + projects.

CPU in Nitra supports cultural and sports activities of students. Student activities are also concentrated in university associations and clubs, which are mainly the Student Parliament of the CPU in Nitra.  (https://www.ukf.sk/univerzita/studentske-kluby-a-zdruzenia).

Culture

The following can be found in the premises of the Student Home Nitra:

·         University creative studio. It is an integrative cultural point for university students and their artistic bodies to rehearse and realize productions, diverse scenic projects and cultural events.

·         The Ponitran Folklore Ensemble is the artistic ensemble with the longest history at the University and focuses on traditional Slovak folklore with a focus on the Ponitrie region. The mission of the ensemble is to develop students' interest activities, to build on the traditional Slovak culture, to interpret it artistically and to collect folklore material from different areas of Slovakia, especially from the Nitra and Tekov region.

·         The civic association JA a MY (ME and WE) is dedicated to the organization of cultural events, exhibitions, concerts, scientific conferences, seminars, discussion forums, round tables, discussions, as well as the preparation and organization of alternative artistic projects in a national and international context with an emphasis on supporting the all-round artistic development of the region.

·         Other cultural opportunities are offered by the VYDI Student Theatre or the Hungarian Choir of the CPU.

Sport

·         The students of the CPU use the gym and the swimming pool of the CPU in Nitra at the Trieda A. Hlinku 1, the gym in the Student House Zobor and the Fitness Studio and Gym in the Student House Nitra. The Boarding School League in mini football is organised annually in the gym of the Zobor Student House. 

·         CPU annually organizes the Nitra University Days and the Student Days of Nitra Universities, which include sporting events such as the Spring Run through Nitra, Evening Run through Nitra, Dodgeball, Interuniversity Water Slalom Race or Night Climb to Zobor.

·         The Association of Sports Clubs of CPU Nitra, which includes four sports clubs of Volley Project CPU Nitra, BKM Junior CPU Nitra, Taekwon-Do CPU NITRA and the Philosophers Nitra hockey team, plays an important role in the sports activities of CPU Nitra.

Spiritual activities

·         The main objective of the University Pastoral Centre of Paul Strauss in Nitra (UPC) (https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/univerzitne-pastoracne-centrum) is to provide pastoral care and spiritual support to students. The UPC organizes regular formation, worship, cultural and leisure activities. It focuses primarily on spiritual renewal, supplementing academic education with a Christian value dimension, providing spiritual guidance, counselling, creating a space for friendly encounters between worshippers and seeking students and staff. It organizes lectures and discussions in theology, culture and other disciplines with the aim of dialogue between faith, science and culture. It provides media resources for spiritual, human and social development of one´s personality, through a library, audio and video archive with religious and other themes.

Social, cultural and sporting events

·         The Nitra University Days (NUD), which take place in spring, offer a series of scientific, sporting, artistic and social events. Traditionally this includes the Rio Carnival in Slovak - an allegorical parade through the city, Superstar of Nitra universities, Majáles (May Festival) or the May Day. Sports events include the Spring Run through Nitra, Inter-university Water Slalom race for students of SPU in Nitra and CPU in Nitra, and tournaments in futsal, basketball, table tennis, volleyball and floorball. The highlight musical, artistic and social event of the NUD comes in the form of the Gaudeamus Gala Evening.

·         Academic Nitra, which takes place in the summer months, is one of the top international festivals of traditional folk culture in Slovakia, where both domestic and foreign folklore ensembles are presented.

·         Oktoberfest offers an annual music concert and various competitions for students.

·         Student Days of Nitra Universities are held in November. It is a set of social, cultural and sporting events for students of the CPU in Nitra and the SPU in Nitra, such as art concerts, theatre and film performances, an exhibition hockey match between the CPU and the SPU, an autumn run through Nitra, and others. The highlight event is the Matriculation Ball of the CPU in Nitra.

·         Additional opportunities for students are provided by the Student Centre (SC) (https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/studentske-centrum), which offers students counselling and services to support their activities outside the classroom. Centralised counselling activities include spiritual, financial, career, psychological, legal, social, health and counselling and support for students with specific learning needs.

Source: https://www.ukf.sk/studium/studentsky-zivot

The Department of Mathematics has current agreements on mobility with workplaces from universities and colleges in Austria - University of Salzburg; in the Czech Republic - Charles University in Prague, University of Hradec Králové, Palacký University in Olomouc, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen and University J.E. Purkyně in Ústí nad Labe; in Germany - J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main; in Iceland - University of Iceland, Reykjavík; in Lithuania - Vilnius University. In addition to scholarships based on bilateral agreements within Erasmus +, students of the study programme can also take advantage of mobility within the CEEPUS networks in which CPU is involved. The partner of the HU-0019-17 International Cooperation in Computer Science network is doc. RNDr. Mária Kmeťová, Ph.D. and the partner of network HU-0028-15 Active Methods in Teaching and Learning Mathematics, Informatics and their Applications is doc. PaedDr. Janka Medová, PhD., persons providing profile subjects of the study programme. Within the network HU-0019-17 the student get scholarship for mobility to one of 15 universities from 10 countries, within the network HU-0028-15 to 52 universities in 13 countries of Central, Southern and Eastern Europe.

Doctoral students, on the recommendation of their supervisor or programme guarantor, apply for a foreign mobility or internship through the www.studyabroad.sk application. The requirement to complete at least one internship or study stay of at least 14 days is defined in Article 7 of the Regulations for Doctoral Studies at FNSaI. The completion of the internship or mobility forms part of the doctoral student's studies and is the subject of the doctoral student's annual evaluation according to Article 8 of the Study Regulations for Doctoral Studies at FNSaI.

The process of approving the study stay also includes defining the additional courses that the student will take during the mobility. The awarding of credits and the recognition of assessments for courses studied on mobility beyond the established framework of study is decided by the relevant Head of department on the basis of the recommendations of the guarantor and the supervisor. The recognition of credits and the assessment of a course which does not correspond to any course at the CPU, but which is in accordance with the student's study programme at the FNS, is decided by the study programme supervisor or the head of the department.

Further information is available at:

https://www.ukf.sk/granty/erasmus/erasmus-bilaterarne-dohody

The process of administration of student mobility is regulated by the 26/2020 Guideline on the Recognition of Erasmus+ Mobility of CPU Students and staff affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and on the recognition of the costs of such mobility

Basic information on the conditions of application, application deadlines, the date and scope of the entrance examination, as well as a list of accredited study programmes offered by the faculty, including the requirements for the required abilities and prerequisites necessary for admission to the study are published on the faculty's website:

https://www.fpv.ukf.sk/sk/studium-fpv-ukf/prijimacie-konanie1

and in the document Principles for the evaluation of applicants for doctoral studies

(https://www.fpv.ukf.sk/images/Studium/prijimacie_konanie/Zasady_hodnotenia_uchadzacov_o_doktorandske_studium_2022_2023.pdf)

All information and conditions of admission to doctoral study programmes at FNSaI are updated annually, approved by the AS of the FNSaI and regularly published within the statutory deadline - at least three months before the last day for submission of applications (31 May of the relevant year).

The propositions of the entrance examination are published on the faculty's website under the relevant study programme.

https://www.fpv.ukf.sk/sk/studium-fpv-ukf/doktorandske-studium

The conditions of the admission procedure are regulated by Article 5 of the Study Regulations for Doctoral Students at the FNS

https://www.fpv.ukf.sk/images/uradna_tabula/vnutorne_predpisy/Studijny_poriadok_PhD_studia__FPV_final_version_29_april_2020.pdf

Based on the results of the admission procedure, the Dean shall decide whether or not to accept the applicant within thirty days from the date of the admission examination. The admission of a candidate to a topic offered by an external educational institution shall be subject to the approval of the head of the institution. A copy of the admission decision shall be included in the applicant's file.

Results of the admission procedure for the years 2015 - 2021:

applicant in total: 17

accepted in total: 10

enrolled in total: 10

The results of the admission procedure for the individual academic years from 2015/2016 are part of the appendices.

In accordance with the Guideline no. 5/2009 Principles of evaluation of education and teachers by students of the University and internal Guideline 21/2013 Quality Assurance of Education at the CPU in Nitra (as amended), the FNSaI conducts a regular survey of students' opinions on the quality of the educational process in the form of an anonymous questionnaire via AIS, which is open to students of doctoral studies as well.

The pedagogical activity of doctoral students (to the extent determined by law) is also part of the above-mentioned questionnaire survey organised by the faculty.

A special way of monitoring students' opinions includes informal meetings of the faculty management with student representatives from the student sections of the academic senates of the faculty and the university, which are usually held at the beginning of each semester.

The results of the evaluation questionnaire can be viewed by the lecturers evaluated by students as well as PhD students through the AIS. The overall processing of the questionnaire is an agenda developed by student representatives and members of the student section of the Faculty Academic Senate. The results are presented at the meetings of the College of the Dean of the FNSaI, as well as at the working sessions of the departments and are discussed by the Academic Senate of the FNSaI. The measures taken are aimed at creating better conditions for study and improving the quality of study at the Faculty.

The results of graduate feedback, or their suggestions and subsequent measures to improve the quality of the study programme can be obtained through personal contacts, conferences of the department, which are also attended by the graduates, their lectures within the study programme, activities of the Student Centre (e.g. Career Days, career counselling). It is also possible to use the potential of university/faculty/department social networks (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).  

STUDY GUIDE:

https://www.fpv.ukf.sk/sk/studium-fpv-ukf/organizacia-studia 

·       ACCOMMODATION:

Contacts:

https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/studenske-domovy

ACCOMMODATION REGULATIONS:

https://www.ukf.sk/univerzita/organy-univerzity/poradne-organy-prorektorov/ubytovacia-komisia

20/2016 Smernica: Domáci poriadok študentských domovov UKF - zverejnený na internete medzi vnútornými predpismi: https://www.ukf.sk/intranet/vnutorne-predpisy/73-mja-ukf/3096-vnutorne-predpisy-2016

20/2020 Smernica o zásadách ubytovania v študentských domovoch UKF a v zmluvných zariadeniach UKF je zverejnená: https://www.ukf.sk/ubytovanie/ubytovanie-pre-studentov-vyssich-rocnikov/14-univerzita/3129-smernica-19-2019-o-zasadach-ubytovania

·       FEE DIRECTIVE: https://www.fpv.ukf.sk/sk/studium-fpv-ukf/organizacia-studia

·       GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT LOANS:

Loans from the Education Support Fund

https://www.ukf.sk/stipendia/pozicky-z-fondu-na-podporu-vzdelavania?highlight=WyJwb3ppY2t5Il0S

Student loans

https://www.ukf.sk/verejnost/aktuality/oznamy/782-studentske-pozicky?highlight=WyJwb3ppY2t5Il0

·       STUDENT SERVICES:

https://www.ukf.sk/studium/sluzby-studentom