| Study programme | wYDAJ22d - Didactics of English Language and Literature |
| Study | Grade of study - III. - doctoral, study form - full time, study type - Single degree study |
| Document type: | Description of the study programme |
| The name of the university | Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra |
| The seat of the university | Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 01 Nitra I |
| The name of the faculty | The Faculty of Education |
| The seat of the faculty | Dražovská 4, 949 01 Nitra I |
The graduate of the study program has the following skills in the field of English language and literature didactics (Dublin descriptors):
1. The graduate demonstrates systematic understanding of the field of study and has acquired the skills and methods of scientific research associated with the field corresponding to the current state of knowledge in the field;
2. The graduate demonstrates the ability to design, construct, carry out and modify a substantial part of research with scientific integrity;
3. The graduate contributes to original research to broaden the frontiers of scientific knowledge through the implementation of an extensive set of papers, some of which are worthy of peer-reviewed publications;
4. The graduate is capable of critical analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of new and complex concepts;
5. The graduate is able to communicate their area of expertise to colleagues, the wider scientific community, and the general public;
6. The graduate is able to promote technical, social, or cultural progress in a knowledge-based society in an academic and professional context.
The graduate of the study program has the following knowledge, skills, and competencies in the field of didactics of English language and literature (National Qualifications Framework of the Slovak Republic, European Qualifications Framework):
Knowledge: The graduate has a systematic, extensive, and comprehensive set of knowledge in the field necessary for independent scientific research, including knowledge and understanding of relations with other parts of the field and related fields, has in-depth knowledge of theories, sophisticated methods and procedures of science and research at international level criteria.
Skills: The graduate can actively acquire new knowledge and information, critically analyse and re-evaluate them and use them in theory and practical applications for the development of the field, can apply and creatively improve and develop theories and research, development and innovation practices in the field and create new, can identify world scientific and innovative developments in the field and related fields and use it in the direction and development of the field with the integration of knowledge from various fields, can plan and implement research projects independently or in institutional, national or international teams, design language didactics programs in order to increase the effectiveness of their teaching, is able to create and participate in the development of methodological materials (teaching texts, teaching aids, tests for scientific research, etc.). The graduate is able to present their scientific research results and pedagogical experience at domestic and foreign scientific events as well as in the form of domestic and foreign publications.
Competences: The graduate can plan and initiate solutions to complex problems/projects, including the formulation of goals, tools and methods in the field of development in the field, can assess and modify their own professional activity in a broader context, in relation to long-term impact in the field and social, ethical, environmental and other criteria, is ready to formulate information on the outputs and conclusions of scientific, research and development work at the international level and manage extensive research tasks and teams, can actively work in expert commissions, editorial boards, organizing committees of domestic and international events, effectively cooperate with teachers and researchers in related disciplines, as well as to increase their professional development through lifelong learning.
Learning outcomes:
- study part (min. 70 credits = compulsory subjects: 50 credits, compulsory optional subjects: min. 20 credits);
- scientific part (min. 52 credits = publication outputs + presentations at scientific/professional events + project activity +
organization of scientific/professional events + editorial/assessment activity), publication of category A output (min. 20 credits);
- completion of an internship at a foreign research/educational institution (min. 10 days);
- state exam + dissertation defence (min. 38 credits).
The graduate is prepared for the following profession in the field of education
(https://www.sustavapovolani.sk/register_zamestnani):
University Assistant Professor
The graduate of the study program is prepared for the following activities in the field of English language and literature taught at university:
- pedagogical: leading to the acquisition of knowledge and skills of students, conducts lessons (esp. seminars/exercises), leads and opposes final theses, provides excursions and professional praxis, performs consultations for students, prepares and implements educational and scientific events,
- scientific-research: participates in the research activities of the workplace, participates in the preparation and implementation of projects,
- publishing: creates study materials, publishes the results of the research activities of the workplace in publications and at scientific and professional events,
- educational: aimed at shaping the character, moral and will characteristics of the student,
- organizational: keeps records of pedagogical activities in the prescribed pedagogical documentation, participates in the creation of
basic pedagogical documents of the school, prepares conceptual materials in the field of science and research of the workplace in
accordance with relevant documents in the field,
- evaluator: evaluates students, evaluates the effectiveness of educational activities in education and training, keeps
documentation of its results, tests at state exams, checks and evaluates educational and scientific events,
- educational: learns and implements knowledge into practice.
SCELT – The Slovak Chamber of English Language Teachers
ZŠ Benkova, Nitra
Stredná škola zdravotnícka v Nitre
Súkromná škola Makovičky
Slovenská komora učiteľov
Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králove, Czech Republic
54% of the graduates of the study program have been employed as assistant professors at universities in Slovakia and abroad (one quarter of them at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, others at UCM in Trnava, SPU in Nitra, STU in Bratislava University Hradec Králove, Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna, Bielsko-Biała) and 38% at primary/secondary/language schools in the Slovak Republic, all in the field of study.
https://www.klis.pf.ukf.sk/absolventi/ (Mgr. Klaudia Pauliková, PhD., Mgr. Jana Kamenická, PhD., Mgr. Veronika Ságová, PhD., Mgr. Gabriela Mikulová, PhD.)
Some teachers at the KAJK PF UKF in Nitra are the graduates of the study program (doc. Mgr. Eva Reid, PhD., doc. Mgr. Elena Kováčiková, PhD. a Mgr. Zuzana Sándorová, PhD.).
The most important employers of graduates of the study program are universities in the Slovak Republic, especially the University of Constantine the Philosopher (29%) and the University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava (13%). Regarding the retention of graduates with the above employers and their graduation growth, it is justified to deduce the quality of the study program in the training of scientific and pedagogical staff.
Študijný poriadok doktorandského štúdia PF UKF v Nitre, 2019
The length of the full-time doctoral study is three years. There are 1500 hours of study (classes and individual study) in the study plan during one academic year, which represents 60 credits for an academic year (30 credits for one semester).
The structure of compulsory and optional subjects is compiled in such a way as to take full account of the requirements of professional training and practice for the subsequent employment of the graduate in the performance of future professions. The core themes of the core have been developed on the basis of the State Curriculum and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, which define the objectives of the English language course. They are divided into three areas: didactics of English language and literature, research methodology and presentation skills (in the form of teaching materials, publications, presentations and proposals for research and educational projects).
The program is focused on the acquisition of theoretical knowledge and practical skills, which aims to develop pedagogical thinking and build pedagogical and scientific competencies. The study program includes scientific knowledge of the disciplines of the profile educational area - didactics of English language and literature. The knowledge, skills and competencies of the graduate of the doctoral study program are in accordance with the profile of the graduate.
The study plan contains the following components:
- study part (min. 70 credits = compulsory subjects: 50 credits, compulsory elective subjects: min. 20 credits);
- scientific part (min. 52 credits = publication outputs + presentations at scientific / professional events + project activity + organization of scientific / professional events + editorial / assessment activity), publication of category A output (min. 20 credits);
- completion of an internship at a foreign research / educational institution (min. 10 days);
- state exam + dissertation defense (min. 38 credits).
Study section
Compulsory courses:
5 subjects (focused on the main topics of lingvo didactics and research methodology), for which the student will receive 50 credits. In the first semester he has 2 compulsory subjects for 20 credits, in the second semester he has 2 compulsory subjects for 20 credits and in the third semester he has 1 compulsory subject for 10 credits.
- Methodology of teaching English language
- Contemporary research in language pedagogy
- Modern technologies in teaching foreign languages
- Quantitative research methods in language pedagogy
- Qualitative research methods in language pedagogy
Compulsory elective courses:
Compulsory elective courses are mainly focused on the development of scientific research competence and the ability to present research results in oral and written form.
- Methodology of working with literary texts
- Meta-analysis of a research problem
- Project management
- Academic writing
- Presentation skills
- Foreign language
- Participation at an extra-faculty lecture
Students can choose from 7 courses (1 course – 5 credits) in any semester so that they obtain at least 20 credits and by the deadline for registration for the dissertation exam they have obtained at least 70 credits (together with the study and scientific part) and completed compulsory subjects and compulsory optional subjects of the study part.
Scientific section (min. 52 credits)
Includes credit-differentiated publication outputs: scientific/professional monograph, scripts/textbooks, scientific work in a foreign/domestic journal, scientific work in a foreign/domestic peer-reviewed journal, professional work in a foreign/domestic journal, and presentation at a foreign/domestic scientific/professional event. Publication of the output of the category (A +/A/A-) in the amount of 20 credits is a condition for proper completion of doctoral studies, as well as completing a continuous internship / study stay of at least 10 working days at a foreign research or educational institution. The project solution of a university/domestic/foreign agency is evaluated with 10 credits. Other activities (organizing the event, editing/reviewing the publication) are evaluated with 4/6 credits.
State Exam
The dissertation exam is focused on the core of the study program and consists of 2 compulsory subjects (1 subject – 3 credits):
- Methodology of teaching English language and literature
- Current issues in language pedagogy
Students also choose 1 of the two compulsory elective courses (2 credits):
- Research methods in language pedagogy
- New trends in teaching foreign languages
Dissertation defense (30 credits)
The doctoral student may apply for permission for the dissertation defense after obtaining at least 150 credits (including credits for the performance of category "A"), completing a compulsory internship / study stay and on the recommendation of the supervisor.
- profile courses of the relevant study path (specialization) within the study programme,
The profile courses are marked with the symbol “P” in the study plan. They include all compulsory courses and one of the compulsory elective courses.
- for each learning part/course the learning outcomes, related criteria and rules of their assessment so that the learning objectives of the study programme are met (they can be stated only in the Course information sheets, in the Learning outcomes section and in the Course completion requirements),
Course information sheets.
- for the design of the study plan, prerequisites, co-requisites and recommendations,
none
- for each learning part of the study plan/course the applied educational activities (lecture, seminar, exercise, final work, project work, laboratory work, internship, excursion, field practice, professional practice, state exam, etc. or their combinations) suitable for achieving learning outcomes,
- methods by which the educational activity is delivered – present, distant, combined (in accordance with the Course information sheets),
- outline/syllabus of the course,
- student workload ("extent" of individual courses and educational activities separately),
- credits allocated to each part based on the learning outcomes achieved and the workload involved,
- the person responsible for the course (or a partner organization/person) with an indication of the contact details,
- course teachers (or participating partner organizations/persons) (may also be mentioned in Course information sheets),
- places where the courses are taught (if the study programme is delivered at several workplaces).
Course information sheets.
Študijný poriadok doktorandského štúdia PF UKF v Nitre, 2019
https://www.pf.ukf.sk/sk/studium-na-fakulte/doktorandske-studium
Študijný poriadok doktorandského štúdia PF UKF v Nitre, 2019
https://www.pf.ukf.sk/sk/studium-na-fakulte/doktorandske-studium
Podmienky uznávania štúdia alebo časti štúdia upravuje vnútorný predpis Študijný poriadok UKF:
https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/Uradna_tabula/Studijny_poriadok_uplne-znenie_23_11_2020.pdf
Študijný poriadok doktorandského štúdia PF UKF v Nitre, 2019
https://www.pf.ukf.sk/sk/studium-na-fakulte/doktorandske-studium
Organizačné usmernenie o uznávaní kreditov a hodnotení získaných v predošlom štúdiu
2021/2022
Učenie sa anglickej slovnej zásoby prostredníctvom digitálnych hier
Digital Game-Based English Vocabulary Learning
Efektívny návrh interkultúrnych výmen realizovaných online medzi študentmi učiteľstva anglického jazyka
Effective Design of Online Intercultural Exchanges among EFL Pre-Service Teachers
2020/2021
Rozvoj interkultúrnych komunikačných kompetencií v príprave študentov učiteľstva anglického jazyka
Development of Intercultural Communicative Competences in English Language Training Programmes
Využitie literatúry vo výučbe anglického jazyka
Use of Literature in English Language Teaching
2019/2020
Prezentovanie kreativity na hodinách anglického jazyka
Introducing Creativity into English Language Lessons
Problematika testovania odborného anglického jazyka v terciárnom vzdelávaní
Issues in Testing English for Specific Purposes in Tertiary Education
2018/2019
Emocionálne kompetentné stimuly vo vyučovaní slovnej zásoby cudzieho jazyka
Emotionally Competent Stimuli in Teaching Foreign Language Vocabulary
Užitočnosť mobilných aplikácií v kombinovanom vzdelávaní anglického jazyka so zvláštnym zameraním na rozvoj slovnej zásoby
Usefulness of Mobile Applications in Blended English Language Learning with a Special Focus on Developing Vocabulary
Prínosy a limity smart technológií v neformálnom vzdelávaní v anglickom jazyku u žiakov so špecifickými vzdelávacími potrebami
Potentials and Limits of Smart Technologies in Non-Formal Learning of English. Focused on Special Educational Needs Learners
Prínosy a limity smart technológií vo formálnom vzdelávaní v anglickom jazyku na základných školách
Potentials and Limits of Smart Technologies in Formal Learning of English at Primary Schools
Prínosy a limity smart technológií v neformálnom vzdelávaní v anglickom jazyku
Potentials and Limits of Smart Technologies in Non-Formal Learning of English
2017/2018
Rozvoj komunikačných kompetencií na hodinách angličtiny na základnej škole
Development of Communicative Competences in English Lessons at Primary Schools
2016/2017
Zvyšovanie komunikatívnej kompetencie výučbou angličtiny ako lingua franca
Enhancing Communicative Competence of EFL Learners through Teaching ELF
Úzkosť z hovorenia v angličtine u slovenských učiteľov anglického jazyka
Speaking Anxiety of Slovak In-Service Teachers of English
2015/2016
Historické, organizačné a metodické aspekty anglicko-slovenského bilingválneho vzdelávania na Slovensku
Historical, Organisational and Methodological Aspects of English-Slovak Bilingual Education in Slovakia
Aplikácia metódy "Phonics" vo vyučovaní anglickej výslovnosti na základnej škole
Application of the Phonics Method in Teaching English Pronunciation to Young Learners
2014/2015
Rozvoj aditívnej bilingválnosti a detí predškolského veku
Developing Additive Bilingualism of Very Young Learners of English
Perspektívy problémového vyučovania v cudzojazyčnej edukácii
Perspectives on Problem Based Learning in Foreign Language Education
2013/2014
Problémy s anglickou výslovnosťou v prehovoroch slovenských žiakov
Pronunciation Difficulties in Slovak Learners´ Oral Production in English
Nástrahy a potenciál technológií vo vyučovaní anglického jazyka
Pitfalls and Potentials of Technologies in English Language Education
Možnosti využitia sociálnych médií vo vyučovaní anglického jazyka ako cudzieho jazyka
Potentials of Using Social Media in TEFL
2012/2013
Interkultúrny komponent a vhodnosť jeho využitia v sade učebníc angličtiny ako cudzieho jazyka
The Intercultural Component and its Suitability in an EFL Course-book Package
2011/2012
Integrovaný model jazykového vzdelávania a manažmentu poznania
Integrated Model of Language Competence and Knowledge Management
2010/2011
Vyučovanie špecializovanej slovnej zásoby prostredníctvom prekladu: problematika kompozít
Teaching ESP Vocabulary through Translation with the Focus on Compounds
Vyučovanie anglického jazyka u žiakov s ADHD prostredníctvom techník tvorivej dramatiky
Teaching of English Language to ADHD Learners through Creative Drama Techniques
Kultúrne aspekty vo vyučovaní anglického jazyka na základných školách v procese kurikulárnej reformy na Slovensku
Cultural Aspects in Teaching English at Primary Schools in the Process of Curricular Reform in Slovakia
Prínos metodiky CLIL k rozvoju jazykovej kompetencie žiakov strednej školy
Contribution of CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) methodology to the development of language competence of students of secondary school
Modernizácia vyučovania anglického jazyka prostredníctvom metodiky CLIL vo vysokoškolskom vzdelávaní
Modernization of Teaching English as a Foreign Language by Means of CLIL Methodology in Higher Vocational Education
Modernizácia výučby anglického jazyka prostredníctvom metodiky CLIL
Modernization of Teaching English as a Foreign Language by means of CLIL methodology
Profesijné kompetencie učiteľa v integrovanom vyučovaní obsahu a jazyka
Professional Teacher Competences in CLIL
Motivačné stratégie a techniky pri vyučovaní anglického jazyka na základných školách
Motivational Strategies and Techniques of Teaching English as a Foreign Language at Primary Schools
E-kurzy a ich implementácia do výučby gramatiky anglického jazyka na vysokých školách
E-courses and their Implementation into the Teaching of English Grammar at Higher Education Institutions
Efektívnosť implementácie e-kurzov do výučby anglického jazyka
The Effectiveness of an E-courses Implementation into Teaching English
Študijný poriadok doktorandského štúdia PF UKF v Nitre, 2019
https://www.pf.ukf.sk/sk/studium-na-fakulte/doktorandske-studium
- opportunities and procedures for participation in student mobility,
https://www.pf.ukf.sk/sk/erasmus
- rules for adherence to academic ethics and rules for drawing consequences,
https://www.pf.ukf.sk/sk/organy-fakulty/disciplinarna-komisia
- procedures applicable to students with special needs,
- procedures for filing complaints and appeals by students.
https://www.pf.ukf.sk/sk/studium-na-fakulte/studijny-poriadok
prof. PaedDr. Zdena Kráľová, PhD. (Professor) zkralova@ukf.sk
prof. PaedDr. Zdena Kráľová, PhD., zkralova@ukf.sk
Contemporary research in language pedagogy
Qualitative research methods in language pedagogy
doc. Mgr. Elena Kováčiková, PhD., ekovacikova@ukf.sk
Methodology of teaching English language
Modern technologies in teaching foreign languages
Methodology of working with literary texts
Mgr. Zuzana Sándorová, PhD., zsandorova@ukf.sk (na funkčnom mieste docenta)
Modern technologies in teaching foreign languages
Quantitative research methods in language pedagogy
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/24584
doc. PhDr. Jana Harťanská, PhD., jhartanska@ukf.sk
Contemporary research in language pedagogy
Methodology of teaching English language
Methodology of working with literary texts
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10302
PaedDr. Soňa Grofčíková, PhD., sgrofcikova@ukf.sk (na funkčnom mieste docenta)
Qualitative research methods in language pedagogy
Quantitative research methods in language pedagogy
https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/portal2/ucitel/ VUP charakteristika
prof. PaedDr. Zdena Kráľová, PhD., zkralova@ukf.sk
Contemporary research in language pedagogy
Qualitative research methods in language pedagogy
Academic writing
Foreign language
doc. Mgr. Elena Kováčiková, PhD., ekovacikova@ukf.sk
Methodology of teaching English language
Modern technologies in teaching foreign languages
Methodology of working with literary texts
Presentation skills
Mgr. Zuzana Sándorová, PhD., zsandorova@ukf.sk (na funkčnom mieste docenta)
Modern technologies in teaching foreign languages
Quantitative research methods in language pedagogy
Project management
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/24584
doc. PhDr. Jana Harťanská, PhD., jhartanska@ukf.sk
Contemporary research in language pedagogy
Methodology of teaching English language
Methodology of working with literary texts
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10302
PaedDr. Soňa Grofčíková, PhD., sgrofcikova@ukf.sk (na funkčnom mieste docenta)
Qualitative research methods in language pedagogy
Quantitative research methods in language pedagogy
Meta-analysis of a research problem
prof. PaedDr. Zdena Kráľová, PhD. zkralova@ukf.sk
Emocionálne kompetentné stimuly vo vyučovaní slovnej zásoby cudzieho jazyka
Emotionally Competent Stimuli in Teaching Foreign Language Vocabulary
Úzkosť z hovorenia v angličtine u slovenských učiteľov anglického jazyka
English Speaking Anxiety of Slovak In-Service Teachers of English
Učenie sa anglickej slovnej zásoby prostredníctvom digitálnych hier
Digital Game-Based English Vocabulary Learning
Aplikácia metódy Phonics vo vyučovaní anglickej výslovnosti na základnej škole
Application of the Phonics Method in Teaching English Pronunciation to Young Learners
Rozvoj aditívneho bilingvizmu u detí v materských školách
Developing Additive Bilingualism of Very Young Learners of English
doc. PhDr. Božena Horváthová, PhD. bhorvathova@ukf.sk
Rozvoj komunikačných kompetencií na hodinách angličtiny na základnej škole
Development of Communicative Competences in English Lessons at Primary Schools
Perspektívy problémového vyučovania v cudzojazyčnej edukácii
Perspectives on Problem Based Learning in Foreign Language Education
doc. Mgr. Eva Reid, PhD. ereid@ukf.sk
Rozvoj interkultúrnych komunikačných kompetencií v príprave študentov učiteľstva anglického jazyka
Development of Intercultural Communicative Competences in English Language Training Programmes
Využitie literatúry vo výučbe anglického jazyka
Use of Literature in English Language Teaching
doc. Mgr. Elena Kováčiková, PhD. ekovacikova@ukf.sk
Efektívny návrh interkultúrnych výmen realizovaných online medzi študentmi učiteľstva anglického jazyka
Effective Design of Online Intercultural Exchanges among EFL Pre-Service Teachers
doc. PhDr. Blanka Klímová, M.A., Ph.D. blanka.klimova@uhk.cz
Problematika testovania odborného anglického jazyka v terciárnom vzdelávaní
Issues in Testing English for Specific Purposes in Tertiary Education
Užitočnosť mobilných aplikácií v kombinovanom vzdelávaní anglického jazyka so zvláštnym zameraním na rozvoj slovnej zásoby
Usefulness of Mobile Applications in Blended English Language Learning with a Special Focus on Developing Vocabulary
doc. PhDr. Ivana Šimonová, PhD. ivana.simonova@osu.cz
Prínosy a limity smart technológií v neformálnom vzdelávaní v anglickom jazyku u žiakov so špecifickými vzdelávacími potrebami
Potentials and Limits of Smart Technologies in Non-Formal Learning of English Focused on Special Educational Needs Learners
Prínosy a limity smart technológií v neformálnom vzdelávaní v anglickom jazyku
Potentials and Limits of Smart Technologies in Non-Formal Learning of English
Prínosy a limity smart technológií vo formálnom vzdelávaní v anglickom jazyku na základných školách
Potentials and Limits of Smart Technologies in Formal Learning of English Language at Primary Schools
dr hab. Krzysztof Polok, prof. ATH sworntran@interia.pl
Prezentovanie kreativity na hodinách anglického jazyka
Introducing Creativity in English Language Lessons
https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/portal2/ucitel/ VUP charakteristika
Mgr. Gregor Vnučko gregor.vnucko@ukf.sk
prof. PaedDr. Zdena Kráľová, PhD. zkralova@ukf.sk, Friday 7.00-15.00
Mgr. Zita Hamarová zhamarova@ukf.sk, streda 10.00-12.00, 13.00-15.00
In the premises of the Faculty of Education building, there are 2 lecture rooms available:
- lecture room D1: 473 m2, 246 seats, wardrobe system (sound equipment - 2 independent sound systems, 2 data projectors, 2x electric screen, computer for the teacher, WIFI router, electric blackout, 2x blackboard system - green, 1x whiteboard system - ceramic),
- lecture room D3: 201.3 m2, 126 seats, wardrobe system (sound equipment - 1 independent sound system, 1 data projector, 1x electric screen, computer for the teacher, audio-visual recording equipment, WIFI router, electric blackout, 2x whiteboard system - green, 1x set of boards - ceramic, ceramic music board).
The Department of English Language and Culture has three seminar rooms, each of which is equipped with a computer with internet connection, E-Beam and data projector. As part of the cooperation between the departments, it also uses the space of computer classrooms for subjects that require such equipment.
Other facilities and teaching aids are continuously supplemented with funds obtained from research and educational projects.
The Department of English Language and Culture has specialized facilities necessary for teaching the study programs. The department has at its disposal modern technology, which includes, for example:
1. 15 computers running Windows 7 and Windows XP
2. 3 classrooms equipped with multimedia PCs with speakers and data projectors
3. 2 classrooms equipped with interactive E-Beam boards
4. DVD player, video player
5. TV receiver
6. Three sets of E-Beam interactive whiteboard
7. wireless broadband internet connection in the department
In all areas of the university, students have access to Wi-Fi in the eduroam network. All information and installation procedures are available here:
https://www.ukf.sk/helpdesk/wifi
Principles of computer network use
https://www.ukf.sk/helpdesk/zasady-pouzivania-pocitacovej-siete
In addition, based on an agreement between the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic and Microsoft, each of our students and employees has
Microsoft Office 365 Education at their disposal
https://www.ukf.sk/helpdesk/office-365-education
Information systems to support communication
students and teachers use university e-mail for communication https://www.ukf.sk/helpdesk/elektronicka-posta
Information systems (IS)
1. Academic information system (AIS) is used to record complex information about the study program - study plans, information sheets, professional characteristics of employees, records, and information about the course of study - admission procedure, student and teacher hours, course and results of studies, final theses, state exams. Through an anonymous questionnaire published in AIS, the evaluation of education and teachers by students is also carried out. Through AIS, data are provided to the Central Register of Students and the Central Register of Final Theses. At the management level, AIS serves as a source for reporting teaching and for measuring the educational performance of workplaces and their employees. The information collected in AIS also serves as a basic source for accreditation and the creation of study offers.
2. Videoconferencing system (meet.sk) - https://meet.ukf.sk/ - serves to provide distance teaching, examination, and evaluation of students, including the implementation of state exams, online consultations and other activities related to the study.
3. Accommodation is solved through a separate module UIS (Accommodation system, https://uis.ukf.sk/) and secured by connection with AIS and LDAP of the university.
4. Library Information System (KIS) https://kis.ukf.sk/opacXE - ensures the activities of the university library. Records of publishing activities are operated within the library information system, while allowing access to personal publishing activities for each employee both at the level of insertion and at the level of obtaining publication and citation outputs. The obtained data serve as a source for the evaluation of employees and workplaces in the field of publishing performance and at the same time represent a source for the Central Register of Publishing Activities.
5. The document management system (DOC) serves as an authorized zone for university staff and students 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 scholarships)), software (licensed and freely available), working material of control components, etc.
6. E-learning portal (EDU) https://edu.ukf.sk/ - serves as a full-fledged replacement for the full-time form of teaching. It serves students, teachers, researchers as well as the management of individual departments of the faculty.
7. UKF portal - which consists of several modules that contain data on the basic characteristics of the employee displayed in the public directory of employees, performance indicators of publishing, artistic, project and other activities of the employee.
8. Registry (https) - https://uis.ukf.sk/
9. Catering system - https://www.stravovanie.ukf.sk/
10. Ordering system (OSYS) - ttps://osys.ukf.sk:4443/osys/users/login/?u=%2Fosys%2F
11. Attendance system (Watt) - https://watt.ukf.sk/
12. Employee Portal (ESS) - https://portal.ukf.sk/kvalita/index.php?r=site/login
13. Web mail for staff and students- https://posta.ukf.sk/webmail/
14. University website - https://www.ukf.sk/
All information systems communicate with the user through a secure channel. To simplify access and minimize the possibility of theft of access data, central authentication has been deployed, which stores the access data of employees and students via LDAP and enables their authentication on request from all information systems.
The system is connected to the financial and personnel system (SOFIA) so that the employee is automatically blocked access to the systems and facilities of the university upon termination of employment and, vice-versa, access is created upon acceptance.
An important step presenting the university level was to participate in the Eduroam project, the basic idea of which is to enable students and academic staff to connect to a computer network in another academic institution without having to register or obtain access data. Connecting to the network requires only the username and password that the user uses in the home institution. We anticipate use by both university visitors and our students and staff. The presentation of the university on the outside is provided by its website.
Access to study literature through the library collection and library services
The newly built premises of the university library of both interconnected buildings (tracts A and B) enable the quality and clear provision of all basic library and information processes and services that are placed on the current modern library. In the new premises, the entire collection (books, periodicals, scientific-qualification works, electronic media, audio, and video documents) is available for free selection, except for older scientific-qualification works, which are enclosed in compact shelves. In addition to the central library, a literature study room for students of the Faculty of Arts on Hodžova Street is available to users, and a second study room on Kraskova Street provides literature and services to students and teachers of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care. In addition, the university library manages sub-libraries in almost every department and workplace of the university.
The UKF library collections currently comprise 275,658 book units and 338 titles of subscribed periodicals, of which 201 are Slovak and 137 are foreign. Three periodicals are subscribed online in electronic form. The University of Constantine the Philosopher acts as an active member of the all-Slovak project of the National Information System for the Support of Research and Development in Slovakia - Access to Electronic Information Resources (NISPEZ IV). The strategic goal of the project is to provide information support for selected top-quality research and development institutions in Slovakia, including the provision of support and related activities. The means of this support is the centralized purchase of 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.
Since 2014, the university has made it easier for the next generation to search for information with a single query from the above databases, The Summon® Service. This search engine is a product of Serials Solutions with a solution concept called "discovery service". Summon® directly indexes metadata and full texts from individual publishers, so the response to a query is almost instantaneous.
The comprehensive scientific research activities of the university are covered by additional services, such as the interlibrary loan service (ILL), the international interlibrary loan service (MMVS), bibliographic information and search services, and educational services for UKF staff and students. The scope of the University Library continues to include the processing of records of publishing activities of employees in the national Central Register of Records of Publishing Activities (CREPČ) and the processing of records of artistic activities in the national register of artistic activities (CREUČ) for the Ministry of Education, Science and Research. The library links cataloguing records of scientific-qualification theses of UKF students to full texts in the Central Register of Final Theses (CRZP). The employees of the bibliographic department participate in the information education of employees and students by organizing professional courses and seminars. By updating the website (www.uk.ukf.sk), the library seeks to make information available to interested parties and visitors’ about the library's activities, licensed and unlicensed information databases, an online catalogue, publishing and artistic activities of school staff and the sale of publications through the e-shop.
The library has 5855 titles from the field of English (MDT 802.0 + MDT 372.880.20), of which 256 titles are script literature and 180 titles are on another medium, i.e., 5419 is a book production. Furthermore, the library has 4381 titles in the field of English literature (MDT 820), of which 47 titles are script literature and 36 titles are on another medium, i.e., 4298 is a book production. Of this number, 3079 are fiction titles. The fund contains 2 titles of magazines in the number of 5 pieces.
The University learning portal is automatically accessible to all students and teachers. The portal provides support for all subjects and allows the sharing of the study materials for students. It is also used for uploading the tasks and assignments, clear communication in forums, and online knowledge testing.
The portal was created to fully replace the full-time form of study. It provides the latest version of LMS Moodle. The teachers can create their own courses, upload study materials, collect students´ assignments, test students online and communicate with them. Students can log in by using the same credentials they use for for AIS. Theachers create courses for the students with the assistance of the faculty administrator. The university E-learning portal provides student with access to study materials, allows watching videos from lectures, and participaton in online feedback. It also also notifies students with upcoming deadlines and allows the monitoring of their study progress, communicaton through messages, sending e-mails, submitting assignemnts via PC, phone or tablet, discussion of projects, lectures and testing students´ knowledge. For teachers, it provides a place for publishing materials for students, sharing interesting links, videos, and texts. It also allows interactive use of activities directly in the lecture via Moodle mobile applications, setting assignment submission deadlines, and direct evaluation of the course. For researchers and management, the portal prvides the validation of forms and approaches to teaching, feedback monitoring. It also provides a space for pedagogical experiments and educational projects. In the same way, it provides data on students´ preferences and behaviour; as well as, the visualisation of data and creation of projects. Online education is provided via the videoconference system Jitsy Meet. There is no need for registration. Teachers and students can log in whith the same credentials thy use for other university systems.
The Department of English language and culture implements several systems and applications for distance learning. Currently, there are 48 courses in LMS Moodle for the purposes of online education. The courses provide e-learning support for all the subjects taught at the department. The courses provide students with online study materials, lectures, additional study sources, activities, self-tests and other materials. At the department, online teaching is implemented the videoconferencing systems Jitsy Meet and Miscrosoft Teams (MS Office 365). The department website http.//www.klis.pf.ukf.sk regularly publishes study related information, department events, new publications and study materials. Teachers and students of the department can also share information on both formal and informal activities on the department facebook page https://www.facebook.com./groups/258611017629023/.
In 2020, the university continued to deepen cooperation with traditional partners, concluding cooperation agreements with entities:
• Nitra self-governing region - 1 agreement on cooperation and promotion
• City of Nitra - 1 agreement on the provision of subsidies and 3 agreements on cooperation.
University partners in 2020: SAIA, n. o., Getclients – partner of HBC Coca Cola, Slovak Association of Coaching in Slovakia, Múdry pes o. z., National Career Center SK, s. r. o., PONK, o. z., Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic, ARRIVA NITRA, a. s., METRO Cash&Carry SR s. r. o., Bratislava, Trnava University in Trnava, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, National Labour Inspectorate, Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava, Jolin s. r. o., Nitra, Academy of Armed Forces of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik in Liptovský Mikuláš, Roman Catholic Church - Bishop's Office Nitra, Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic, Municipal Office of Nitra, Office of the Nitra Self-Governing Region, State Nature Protection of the Slovak Republic, Všeobecná zdravotná poisťovňa, a. s., Bratislava, CKM Association for Students, Youth and Teachers, Bratislava, Andrej Bagar Theater in Nitra, Pavel Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, University of Prešov in Prešov, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín in Trenčín, J. Selye University in Komárno, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, SAIA, n. o., Bratislava, LUMEN - Club of Christian Students of the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra, STORM Association, Nitra, Slovak National Library, Martin, Matica slovenská, Martin, Council for Counseling in Social Work, Bratislava, Association of Users of the Slovak Academic Data Network SANET, Bratislava, COOP Educational Institute, a. s., Mojmírovce, Slovenské elektrárne, a. s., Bratislava, Duslo, a. s., Šaľa, General Directorate of the Prison and Judicial Guard Corps, Bratislava, Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, Bratislava.
The Department of English Language and Culture in the field of providing educational, research and socio-cultural activities of the study program cooperates with many organizations in Slovakia and abroad, either in the form of joint research projects, exchange stays or in the provision of professional practice.
Foreign partners of the Department of English Language and Culture:
KATHOLISCHE UNIVERSITÄT EICHSTÄTT-INGOLSTADT, Eichstaett, Nemecko
KU LEUVEN, Leuven, Belgicko
MERSIN UNIVERSITESI, Mersin, Turecko
MUSTAFA KEMAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, Antakya, Turecko
CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY, Sivas, Turecko
PRIVATE PAEDAGOGISCHE HOCHSCHULE DER DIÖZESE LINZ, Linz, Rakúsko
PROFESSIONSHOEJSKOLEN LILLEBAELT, Lillebaelt, Dánsko
PROFESSIONSHØJSKOLEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SYDDANMARK, Esbjerg, Haderslev, Dánsko
ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, Belfast, Spojené kráľovstvo
SZKOLA WYZSZA PSYCHOLOGII SPOLECZNEJ, Warsaw, Poľsko
UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA, Salamanca, Španielsko
UNIWERSYTET GDANSKI, Gdansk, Poľsko
ISTANBUL SABAHATTIN ZAIM UNIVERSITY, Istanbul, Turecko
Training school of the Department of English Language and Culture:
ZŠ Beethovena 1, Nitra
ZŠ Benkova 34, Nitra
ZŠ Fatranská 14, Nitra
ZŠ Kniežaťa Pribinu, ul. A. Šulgana 1, Nitra
ZŠ Kráľa Svätopluka, Drážovská 6, Nitra
ZŠ Škultétyho 1, Nitra
Gymnázium Golianova 68, Nitra
Gymnázium, Párovská 1, Nitra
Stredná odborná škola, Cintorínska 4, Nitra
Piaristická spojená škola sv. J. Kalazanského, Piaristická ul. 6, Nitra
Spojená škola Slančíkovej 2, Nitra
Stredná zdravotnícka škola, Farská 23, Nitra
Jazyková škola VAGES, Hodžova 385, Nitra
Jazyková škola Language Planet, Martinská dolina 1, Nitra
The Slovak Chamber of English Language Teachers (SCELT) is yet another partner of the Department of Enlglish Language and Culture. The Chamber is an independent, voluntary and non-profit association of teachers of English language as a foreign language and of other professionals in the field of ELT in Slovakia.
Nitra is said to be a university town for young people. This is because it is the seat of two universities - the University of Constantine the Philosopher and the Slovak University of Agriculture, where a total of approximately 13,500 students study in one academic year. Nitra is one of the oldest Slovak towns, the beginnings of its settlement date back to prehistoric times, as documented by numerous archaeological finds in the city. It was the seat of the Nitra principality and survived its greatest glory in the times of the Great Moravian Empire. The work of Prince Pribina, King Svätopluk and the arrival of the Thessalonian brothers Constantine and Methodius relate to Nitra. That is why university life is a crossroad of historical traditions and modern trends of contemporary life. There are many cultural institutions, galleries, museums, theaters, and cinemas in Nitra, as well as restaurants, cafes, and tea rooms, which provide adequate space for students' social life. Detailed information about the history, monuments and other facts and current social realities about the city are published on the website of the City of Nitra (https://www.nitra.sk/) and the Tourist Information Center Nitra (https://www.nitra.eu/).
UKF Student Center
The Student Center (SC) offers students counseling services and services to support their activities outside the teaching process. Centralized counseling includes spiritual, financial, career, psychological, legal, social counseling, health and counseling, and support for students with special educational needs.
As part of its support for student activities, the SC provides social spaces, technical-material and tutoring assistance for individual associations of university students in organizing university events and projects. It also provides an information service on a wide range of offers for students, including job offers, brigades, volunteer, and social activities, cultural, social, sports and other events held at individual workplaces of the university. The advice covers the following areas:
Spiritual counseling
• pastoral-spiritual conversation
• sacramental conversation
• catechesis and teaching
• crisis intervention
• socio-cultural and sports activities to overcome barriers, to strive for inclusion in a homogeneous group of students
• help to orientate oneself in matters of the meaning of life
• assistance in fuller integration into the ecclesial community according to personal preference
Advice on scholarships and student loans
• professional personal counseling and consultations to help students deal with their social and financial situation
• finding out the social status of the student and the persons assessed together with him for the purposes of the legal right to a social scholarship
• submission of information on the procedure in administrative proceedings after the submission of an application for a social scholarship
• providing basic information on the possibilities and conditions of obtaining a loan from the Education Support Fund
• assistance in filling in the loan application form so that the legislative conditions are met
• guidance on the application procedure in question - how, where, when
• advice in the field of special scholarships - conditions for awarding scholarships, how and for what activities scholarships can be obtained
Career counseling
• career guidance
• counseling aimed at supporting and developing key competencies needed for employment
• advice on applying for a job
• advice on vacancies and brigades
• arranging contacts and cooperation with partner organizations
• organizing events with a focus on better employment
Psychological counseling
• psychological counseling for personal, relationship and study difficulties
• crisis intervention
• mediation in conflict resolution
• preventive educational and awareness-raising activities
• online advice
Counseling and support for students with special educational needs
The University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra (hereinafter UKF in Nitra) respects students, including students with special needs. All students have all rights and obligations under Act no. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education Institutions and on Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended. UKF in Nitra with its statute, regulations and other decrees provides optimal conditions for the study of intact students and students with special needs.
All essential regulations, services provided, and formal links are on the website of the Center for Support of Students with Special Needs at PF UKF in Nitra.
Internet address: http://www.centrumpodpory.pf.ukf.sk.
• guidance and consultations in the field of study
• we offer the possibility of diagnosing study skills (READY VŠ battery), cognitive and perceptual areas
• advice on learning strategies, effective remarks and comprehension of the text (via program I can do it)
• the possibility of developing thinking through the FIE program
• possibility of dynamic LPAD diagnostics
• consultations on the admission and administration of records of students with special needs
• help in the library when working with catalogs
• counseling for the compilation of an individual schedule for the fulfillment of study obligations
• assistance in compiling and solving schedule actions
• taking notes from lectures and seminars
• scan and copy notes and textbooks
• counseling for teachers, for working with students
• help with audio recordings of lectures and seminars
• conversion of teaching texts into audio form
• rental of aids, assistive technology and advice
• sign language interpretation
• counseling for teachers, for working with a blind student
Health counseling
• professional lectures presented by the guarantor and professional employees supplemented by lectures by other clinical experts
• workshops aimed at students with a certain database of information in solving specific health problems
• individual counseling with a guarantor or professional employee, or another clinical expert will ensure intimacy in solving problems that the student does not want to present in other forms of education
• group forms of counseling will enable the acquisition of information and the solution of health problems within a smaller group of students, focusing on a common problem
• acquisition of practical skills in providing first aid in acute threats to the health and life of the individual
Legal advice
• civil and family law (alimony, divorce, custody of a child, determination of paternity ...)
• labor law (content of employment contract, wage claims, severance pay ...)
• criminal law (course of criminal proceedings, decisions and possibilities of remedies)
• administrative law (proceedings before administrative bodies - real estate cadastre, tax office ...)
• copyright (copyright protection)
Social counseling
• providing information on the possibilities of dealing with adverse social situations
• crisis intervention in the event of a difficult life situation
• assistance with social problems aimed at mobilizing internal resources
• supporting the client in independence and developing his ability to "seize" his problem and solve it
• development of social skills (in individual and group form)
• implementation of group experiential activities that will lead to the building of positive social relationships
• between students, and at the same time they prepare future UKF graduates for non-discriminatory interactions with people from other social and cultural backgrounds
Website with contact details of the counseling services of the UKF Student Center: https://www.ukf.sk/sc
The University of Constantine the Philosopher supports the social - cultural and sports activities of students within its possibilities. It regularly organizes cultural, sports and social events:
• Academic Ball of Nitra Universities
• Nitrianske univerzitné dni
• Nitra University Days
• Oktoberfest
• Student days of Nitra universities
Student activity is also concentrated in university associations and clubs.
The UKF Student Parliament is a civic association of students that prepares leisure events. It is composed of elected student representatives, members of the university's academic senates and faculties, but is also open to other university students. One of the most famous events organized by the parliament in cooperation with the university is the Nitra University Days, which take place at the turn of April and May on the premises of both universities under the auspices of the rectors and the mayor of Nitra. The largest student project with a long tradition, which the Student Parliament implements in cooperation with the university, is the Student Days of Nitra Universities, held on the occasion of Student Day (November 17). Other activities of the Student Parliament include the organization of Oktoberfest UKF (sports and music event at the beginning of the academic year), the Boarding Football League (competition in students' indoor football at ŠD UKF Zobor) or the publication of the magazine Občas Nečas. The Student Parliament also participates significantly in the organization of annual matriculation festivities and events in connection with the Student Days of Nitra Universities, which are organized in the spring and autumn in cooperation with both Nitra Universities and the City of Nitra. Website of the UKF Student Parliament: https://www.sp.ukf.sk/
Characteristics of sports activities
In addition to individual student performance, the sports activities of UKF students also focus on team sports. An important place is occupied by the Association of Sports Clubs UKF in Nitra, which includes four sports sections
- Volley project UKF Nitra (own FB page: https://www.facebook.com/Volley-project-UKF-Nitra-584333311635973/timeline/),
- BKM Junior UKF Nitra (website: https://www.bkmnitra.sk/, own FB page: https://www.facebook.com/bkmnitra/),
- Taekwon-Do UKF NITRA (own FB page: https://www.facebook.com/Taekwon-Do-UKF-NITRA-126344243294/),
- hockey team Philosophers Nitra (own FB page: https://www.facebook.com/philosophers.nr/)
In addition to pedagogical and scientific activities, the Department of Physical Education and Sport of the PF also presents the preparation of students (athletes) for various sports competitions in Slovakia, Europe and the world. Many successful athletes and coaches study and have studied at the department. Some athletes prepare for the events in the sections and clubs of the UKF Sports Clubs Association. During the Nitra University Days twice a year, students successfully represent the university in various sports in a wide range of events (eg. Night run Nitra, Spring run Nitra, hockey, volleyball, futsal, etc.) and thus increase the credit not only of the department, but also for faculty and university.
Characteristics of opportunities for cultural activities
The university creative studio acting at the Nitra Student Home Premises is a cultural point of UKF students in Nitra, a place of emergence and presentation of predominantly scenic arts. It is an integrating cultural point of university students and their artistic bodies for training and implementation of productions, diverse scenic projects and cultural events. The studio is also used for the pedagogical process (creative workshops, seminars, trainings, workshops) artistic and artistic-educational oriented study programs within the university (more information here: https://www.facebook.com/Univerzitn%C3%BD-tvoriv%C3%BD-ateli%C3%A9r-UTA-66266521340/).
Ponitran folklore ensemble is an artistic set with the longest history at the university and focuses on traditional Slovak folklore within Ponitia area. The mission of the ensemble is to develop students interest activities, build on the traditional culture of Slovakia, artistically interpret it and collect folklore material from various areas of Slovakia, especially from Nitra and Tekova (more info Here: https://www.facebook.com/fsponitran/).
The student theater VYDI was founded in 1992. The creators of the artistic body focus on original theatrical work with a special staging contribution and a purely authentic approach. During one academic year, one setting is practiced with which students present themselves to the domestic audience in the University Creative Studio UKF. Similarly, they also take part in various regional shows or thematic festivals. The action of students in this set is not only related to the formation of theatrical productions, but also with a diverse spectrum of variable activities within the Academic Year: Improliga, Stand up performing, Street parade, St. Nicholas party, Majáles, Cabarets, Imatriculation, Beánie, Workshops and etc. (More Information Here: https://www.facebook.com/vdi-%C5%A1tudentensk%C3%A9-divadlo-pri-ukf-v-nitre-143905417372/).
The civil association JA a MY is dealing with the organization of cultural events, exhibitions, concerts, scientific conferences, seminars, discussion forums, round tables, gabfests, as well as preparation and organization of alternative art projects in national and international context with an emphasis on supporting a versatile art development. The association promotes start-up artists, journalists and art scientists in order to enable them public presentation of their creative and scientific activities. From the activities of the association the most famous is the organization of Petr Scherhaufer Festival. From the functioning of
During the study (not only) students of the Department of Music PF can work in faculty ensemble (academic singing choir, theater JAaMY) and their ability to present within the Musica Da Camera concerts, the Festival of the current art of confrontation and the Petr Scherhaufera theater festival. The musical performances of students at the Old Theater of Karol Spišák or at festivals of amateur theater also testify to the forms of artistic presentation. The Department of Music regularly organizes the singing competition of jazz and popular singing Blue Note, as well as workshops and seminars Ars Musicae under the leadership of leading domestic lecturers, which are focused on new trends in dance, interpretation and acting art.
Gallery Univerzum PF UKF – Department of creative arts and art education PF regularly conducts exhibitions from the work of students and graduates presenting the results of individual studios at the premises of the University Gallery Univerzum PF. The Univerzum Gallery PF also organizes exhibitions of foreign students and teachers (Poland, Serbia), as well as students from other Slovak universities (exhibition of works ŠVUOČ), or exhibitions of works in cooperation with ZUŠ, which connects the academic field with artistic creation and pedagogical practice. The Department has since 1998 organized the exhibition of diploma work of current graduates in June at the premises of the Nitra Gallery in Nitra, moreover, it also realizes other curatorial projects with the involvement of students within the open challenge of the Nitra Gallery.
Characteristics of opportunities for spiritual activities
Among the Slovak cities, Nitra boasts the oldest monuments of Christian religious culture, in this city Prince Pribina of Nitra sanctified the first Christian temple in our territory around 828, whose residues were exposed by archeologists on Martin Hill. In Nitra, the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Nitra, more remarkable objects have been built throughout history, especially of Christian sacral architecture, including temples, which provide adequate opportunities for spiritual life for all religions. In addition, the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra has its own University Pastoral Center.
The Pavel Strauss University Pastoral Center in Nitra (UPC) was opened at UKF in December 2008. Its main goal is to provide pastoral care and spiritual assistance to students and staff of Nitra universities, institutions and student homes.
UPC organizes regular formation, worship, sacral and cultural activities. It focuses primarily on spiritual renewal, supplementing academic education with a Christian value dimension, providing spiritual guidance, counseling, and creating a space for friendly meetings of believers and seeking students and staff. It organizes lectures and discussions in theology, culture and other disciplines in order to conduct a dialogue between faith, science and culture. It provides media resources for the spiritual, human and social development of the personality, through a library, audio and video archive with religious and other topics.
UPC's website is www.upcnitra.sk.
In addition to the above options, the Department of English Language and Culture of PF publishes an electronic journal EnJoY (English Journal for You), which is published twice a year and is created by students of the department. Magazine website: http://www.klis.pf.ukf.sk/casopis-enjoy/
Furthermore, in the theater group, they can test their acting, dramatic talent, but also the creation of their own theater play in English. They develop their organizational skills at departmental events dedicated to Anglophone holidays (eg Halloween, St Patrick’s Day).
UKF supports and enables the mobility of students in currently available mobility programs, implemented under the following grant schemes, respectively challenges of the institutions:
- Erasmus+ (KA103, KA107) – we discuss them in detail below
- Study-lecture residency based on bilateral agreements of UKF, information here:
https://www.ukf.sk/granty/ine-mobilitne-programy/studijno-prednaskove-pobyty
- Project EURAXESS – Mobility of researchers (also suitable for doctoral students), information here: https://www.ukf.sk/granty/ine-mobilitne-programy/projekt-euraxess-mobilita-vyskumnych-pracovnikov
- SAIA, n. o., inormácie tu: https://www.ukf.sk/granty/ine-mobilitne-programy/saia-n-o
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, information here: https://www.ukf.sk/granty/ine-mobilitne-programy/daad
- International Visegrad Fund information here: https://www.ukf.sk/granty/ine-mobilitne-programy/ivf
- Scholarships Erasmus Mundus, information here: https://www.ukf.sk/granty/ine-mobilitne-programy/stipendia-erasmus-mundus
ERASMUS+
Erasmus + mobility is implemented on the basis of Erasmus + bilateral agreements signed with partner academic education institutions abroad. The departmental and faculty coordinator of the relevant UKF faculty is responsible for drafting the Erasmus agreement, selecting students and staff for mobility and recognizing the results of their mobility (list of coordinators here: https://www.ukf.sk/images/medzinarodne_vztahy/ZOZNAM_ERASMUS_KOORDIN%C3%81TOROV_NA_UKF_nove.pdf) To participate in the mobility, simply select the receiving foreign institution, create an application via the StudyAbroad application https://studyabroad.sk/ (applies only to KA103 mobilities), all required documents must be sent online via the StudyAbroad application, printed out, submitted to the department coordinator and to participate in the selection procedure at the department. The deadline for applying for Erasmus + mobility is usually in the spring (the main deadline) for mobility planned for the next academic year, but calls for additional registration are usually announced during the year. UKF publishes on its website all current information related to mobility, information on Erasmus + mobility is available here: https://www.ukf.sk/granty/erasmus
You will find the following information, from the page you can directly link to the relevant topics and instructions related to them:
The European Erasmus program has a long tradition at UKF. Since the academic year 2014/2015, it has existed as an integrated Erasmus + program for the period 2014 - 2021, which provides a wide range of mobility opportunities for students and staff.
Erasmus+ supports 3 key activities:
• KA1 = mobility of individuals
• KA2 = strategic partnerships
• KA3 = policy reform, including the Jean Monnet program and the Sport program
As part of the key activity KA1 (Mobility of Individuals), the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra carries out mobility studies and internships for students. Students have the opportunity to apply for Erasmus + mobility in one of the EU and EEA countries, in the case of approval of a separate Erasmus + project UKF also for mobility within a country outside the EU and EEA area.
For Erasmus mobility in an EU or EEA country (mobility KA103), further information is available on the website:
Study residence (Student Mobility for Studies), https://www.ukf.sk/granty/erasmus/studijny-pobyt-krajiny-eu-a-ehp
• Information for students
• Amount of Erasmus + grants
• Mobility in Turkey - additional information
• Information - residence permit
• Insurance when staying in Turkey
• Study Abroad Handbook for Students
• Minute-book of the Erasmus selection procedure
• Learning Agreement for Studies in Slovak
• Learning Agreement for Studies in English
• Annex to Learning Agreement for Studies in English
• Annex to Learning Agreement for Studies in Slovak
• Instructions for using the Learning Agreement for Studies
• Erasmus Student Charter in Slovak
• Erasmus Student Charter in English
• Information in the contract
• Application for student extension / ERASMUS + Prolongation Application Form
• Application for a supplement to the Erasmus + grant
• Confirmation of ERASMUS + study
• Request for cancellation of ERASMUS + student mobility
• List of approved Erasmus study stays for the current acad. Year
Internship (Student Mobility for Traineeships), https://www.ukf.sk/granty/erasmus/staz-krajiny-eu-a-ehp
• Information for students
• Amount of Erasmus + grants
• Mobility in Turkey
• Information - residence permit
• Insurance when staying in Turkey
• Study Abroad Handbook for Students
• Minute-book of the Erasmus selection procedure
• Learning Agreement for Traineeships in Slovak
• Learning Agreement for Traineeships in English
• Instructions for using the Learning Agreement for Traineeships
• Erasmus Student Charter in Slovak
• Erasmus Student Charter in English
• Information in the contract
• Erasmus Prolongation Application Form
• Application for a supplement to the Erasmus grant
• Confirmation of Erasmus placement
• Request to cancel ERASMUS + student mobility
• List of approved Erasmus student internships for the current acad. year
• List of approved Erasmus student graduate internships for the current acad. year
Databases for ERASMUS internships:
• http://erasmusintern.org/
• http://www.praxisnetwork.eu/
• http://www.eaec.eu.com/index.php?id=32
• http://globalplacement.com/
• http://www.europe-internship.com/
• http://www.jobted.com
• https://ec.europa.eu/eures/droppin/en/all-opportunities
• http://www.schooleducationgateway.eu/sk/pub/opportunities/mobility.cfm
Study residence (Student Mobility for Studies), https://www.ukf.sk/granty/erasmus/studijny-pobyt-krajiny-mimo-eu-a-ehp
• Information for students
• Amount of Erasmus + grants
• Application for Erasmus student mobility
• Minute-book of the Erasmus selection procedure
• Learning Agreement for Studies in English
• Instructions for the study contract in Slovak
• Erasmus Student Charter in Slovak
• Information in the contract
• Consent to the processing of personal data
• Application for student extension / ERASMUS + Prolongation Application Form
• Application for a supplement to the Erasmus grant
• Confirmation of ERASMUS+ study
• Request to cancel ERASMUS + student mobility
Internship (Student Mobility for Traineeships), https://www.ukf.sk/granty/erasmus/staz-krajiny-mimo-eu-a-ehp
• Information for students
• Amount of Erasmus + grants
• Application for Erasmus student mobility
• Minute-book of the Erasmus selection procedure
• Learning Agreement for Traineeships in English
• Erasmus Student Charter in Slovak
• Information in the contract
• Consent to the processing of personal data
• Erasmus Prolongation Application Form
• Application for a supplement to the Erasmus grant
• Confirmation of Erasmus+ traineeship
• Request to cancel ERASMUS + student mobility
In case of interest, UKF students can participate in extracurricular activities within the voluntary student organization ESN UKF in Nitra and help incoming foreign students in arranging the requisites for their stay at UKF.
Contacts at the level of the UKF Rectorate - Department for International Relations
Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 74 Nitra
UKF Institutional Coordinator:
PhDr. Martina Pavlíková, PhD., Vice-Rector for International Relations, tel.: 037/6408 007, e-mail: mpavlikova@ukf.sk
Erasmus StudyAbroad coordinators and administrators for the UKF Rectorate:
Ing. Silvia Hrozenská, PhD., tel.: 037/6408 035, shrozenska@ukf.sk
Ing. Katarína Butorová, PhD., tel.: 037/6408 031, kbutorova@ukf.sk
Ing. Anita Garajová, PhD., tel: 037/6408 031, agarajova@ukf.sk
Mgr. Pavol Vakoš, tel: 037/6408 120, pvakos@ukf.sk
Contacts at the level of the faculty and departments of PF UKF:
Faculty coordinator and administrator of the StudyAbroad application on behalf of PF UKF:
doc. PhDr. Adriana Récka, PhD., Vice-Dean for Development, Lifelong Learning and International Relations, tel: 037/6408 224, e-mail: arecka@ukf.sk
Department coordinators - department, name, phone, e-mail:
- Department of Music: Mgr. Art. Marek Štrbák, PhD., 037/6408 303, mstrbak@ukf.sk
- Department of English Language and Culture: doc. Mgr. Elena Kováčiková, PhD., 037/6408 314, ekovacikova@ukf.sk
- Department of Pedagogy: prof. PhD. Viera Kurincová, CSc./PhDr. Anna Klimentová, PhD.,
037/6408 256/037/6408 236, vkurincova@ukf.sk/aklimentova@ukf.sk
- Department of Educational and School Psychology: Mgr. Andrea Juhásová, PhD. 037/6408 272, ajuhasova@ukf.sk
- Department of Technology a Information Technologies: doc. PaedDr. Peter Brečka, PhD. 037/6408 274, pbrecka@ukf.sk
- Department of Physical Education and Sport: Mgr. Ľubomír Paška, PhD., 037/6408 327, lpaska@ukf.sk
- Department of Creative Arts and Art Education: PaedDr. Janka Satková, PhD., 037/6408 283, jsatkova@ukf.sk
The conditions for applying for mobility in the mentioned programs are applied by UKF in accordance with the instructions published by individual institutions continuously throughout the academic year. The faculty and departmental level of organization and management of mobility is governed by instructions set by the university level. The faculty publishes information on its website in accordance with university-level guidelines, here: https://www.pf.ukf.sk/sk/erasmus.
Detailed instructions for registering students for Erasmus + mobility:
After completing the current agreements, preparing new documents and setting up the StudyAbroad application, the Department for International Relations of UKF sends information on applying for mobility ERASMUS + KA103 (Mobility of Individuals between Program Countries) for the coming academic year.
The deadline for students to register for Erasmus + KA103 mobility (study, internship) is, by default, only one, regardless of the travel date. Those interested in mobility can usually apply until 15.04. of the relevant calendar year (via the StudyAbroad application). The role of the faculty Erasmus coordinators is to collect from the departments and deliver all the applicant's documents to the UKF International Relations Department by a pre-determined deadline, usually by 30.04. of the relevant calendar year (by this deadline the faculty coordinator will check the documents and change in the application the status of applications of candidates nominated by the department to "accepted", "accepted - substitute" or, if necessary, to "unaccepted").
Access data to the StudyAbroad application:
In the StudyAbroad application (www.studyabroad.sk) each departmental and faculty coordinator has their password set and thus access.
Manuals for working with the application:
The manuals are available after logging in to the StudyAbroad application and are also published on the UKF website https://www.ukf.sk/granty/erasmus u jednotlivých kategórií mobilít KA103.
Applying for Erasmus mobility:
Mobility is applied for and the applicant is approved again via the StudyAbroad application. Applicants (students) must pass a selection procedure at the department and be listed in the minute-book of the department.
All those interested in mobility will send all the required documents to the StudyAbroad application, print them out of the application once, sign them and deliver them to the department coordinator by a predetermined date (by the date, if required by the department).
These are the following documents:
- The student submits for study: Application for study in Slovak (application form), Motivation letter in Slovak or in the language of the given country (resp. In English), Curriculum vitae in Slovak and Consent to personal data processing (template uploaded in the application).
- The student submits for the internship: Application for the internship in SJ (application form), Incentive letter in SJ or in the language of the country (resp. In English), Curriculum vitae in SJ, Preliminary acceptance letter from the given institution (scan of signed confirmation on letterhead of the given institution) and Consent to the processing of personal data (template uploaded in the application).
The role of the department coordinator is to check in the StudyAbroad application all submitted applications of students of its department. If someone has sent the documents via the application (application in the "sent" status) but has not delivered the originals to the coordinator, he is invited to submit them. Similarly, if the applicant has submitted paper originals of documents, but has not sent them through the application (he has it in the "new" state, but UKF does not "see" such applications), the coordinator will ask him to do so, otherwise it cannot be accepted. Everything that is sent through the application must also be submitted in paper form.
Managing the selection process of mobility applicants
- The department coordinator will announce and carry out the selection procedure (it is his duty to inform the students in advance) and will prepare the minute-book of the Erasmus + selection procedure. The minute-book must state all candidates and the reason for their proposal or rejection. The assumption is that students from the departments are nominated for the degree of study as allowed by the given Erasmus + bilateral agreement (in the list of agreements degree of study 1 = Bc, 2 = Mgr, 3 = PhD).
- Repeated mobility is also possible for students, provided that the student must not exceed the number of 12 months of Erasmus + mobility used at the same level of study. At the same time, it is possible for a student to submit 1 application for study and 1 for an internship for the same academic year, and with the consent of the department and vice-dean and vacancy and Erasmus + grant, both will be approved provided that the date of these mobilities must not overlap.
- - The principle applies that internships can be carried out anywhere within the EU and the EEA, even outside institutions with which UKF Erasmus + has a bilateral agreement, internship grants are higher than for study, socially disadvantaged students can also apply for study and internship, to which will be also payed an increase in the grant for the status of social scholarship holder for each month of mobility.
- fresh graduates can also travel for the internship under these conditions:
a) they must be approved by the UKF for mobility before the statesmen
b) can travel max. within a year after the state exams (Example: a student states states in May 2021, registers and will be approved in April 2021, travels for a mobility internship for 5 months from December 2021 to April 2022). Of course, it is also necessary to take into account how many months a student has already used up for Erasmus mobility before (max. 12 months also applies to graduates).
- Unless there are serious grounds for refusing a candidate's mobility, the departmental coordinator should propose for the mobility of all candidates, indicating which of them are proposed (up to the number of mobilities as allowed by Erasmus + bilateral agreement) and which of them are alternates (surplus, but could travel later if position becomes available). In the minute-book shall also state min. 2 - 3 students - substitutes for the relevant department in case of sufficient vacancies and grants and the need for their additional filling. In this form, UKF seeks to eliminate the need to open additional rounds for registration, and in the event of the resignation of an approved student, the substitute listed in the minute-book is subsequently contacted.
- It is recommended to nominate at least 2 students for the same host institution abroad (the experience is that students often cancel mobility if they have to travel alone).
- It is possible to list all candidates together in one minute-book, but so that it is clear to which institution who is nominated. Students state in the application for study max. 3 partner universities according to their preference. At the selection procedure of the department, a student is assigned / proposed to one of these 3 universities / institutions and this is authoritative in the subsequent approval of mobilities in the UKF Commission for International Cooperation. After the selection procedure, the student is notified of the result of the selection procedure, including the university for which he was proposed.
- If a student wants to travel within his / her department, but through another department, they will contact the department coordinator of another department and it will be agreed in advance to organize a selection procedure in which the student will participate and this department will enter them in its minute-book. Each department has its own Erasmus + agreements and they "guard" them primarily for their own applicants; Send the e-mail consent (agreement with another department) to the Erasmus faculty coordinator of your and the given faculty (if it is a department belonging to another faculty), as the faculty coordinator changes the status of Erasmus applicants' applications.
- All UKF students sent to Erasmus + study must bring at least 20 ECTS from abroad for each semester of mobility (the rule applies only to Erasmus + mobility studies, with the exception of doctoral students who do not have to complete 20 ECTS / semester). The student will list the planned subjects from the offer of the partner university in the Learning Agreement (Study Agreement), which will be signed only by the head of the department and the faculty Erasmus coordinator - vice-dean for foreign relations of the faculty. The selection and nomination of students takes into account the fact that students who are proposed for Erasmus + study and will be approved, the department is obliged to recognize subjects that were consulted before or during mobility and agreed in writing in the Learning Agreement., in accordance with the Erasmus + UKF Charter. This commitment to recognition is based on the correct nomination of students for mobility to the right partner universities abroad, therefore, the student is required to submit a list of subjects from the offer of the given partner university, which he would like to study there, to the application for mobility by the date of the selection procedure at the department. This step reduces the risk of student mobility being disrupted due to subject incompatibilities, resolving subject changes and their approval during mobility (so-called Changes to Learning Agreement for Study) and possible problems with non-recognition of subjects completed abroad after returning from mobility. At the same time, it provides space for the possibility of assessing the suitability of the student in relation to the chosen partner university and to evaluate the possible degree of recognition of the subjects selected by him. The instructions on the UKF website instruct the student to look at the website of the partner university and look at the study offer before applying. Almost all partner universities require the student to select subjects (only or preferentially) from a field for which an Erasmus + bilateral agreement has been signed with his home university (ie UKF), which UKF considers an important factor in approving its students' subjects. The documents of all applicants listed in the minute-book are then sent by the department coordinator to the faculty coordinator by the deadline set by the faculty coordinator. The faculty coordinator of the respective candidates will change the status of the applicant's application to "accepted", "accepted - substitute" or "unaccepted" (only in case of explicit disagreement of the department with the applicant's departure). In addition, he shall hand a statement to the candidates directly on the department's minute-book and sign. Then the faculty coordinator will deliver the documents of all applicants together with the departmental minute-books to the Department for International Relations of UKF by the set deadline.
In case of technical problems with the application, the applicant (as well as you as coordinators) can contact StudyAbroad technical support directly: podpora@studyabroad.sk.
Approval of Erasmus mobilities:
After the candidate selection process for the mobility on a department and faculty level the UKF Commission for international cooperation will approve Erasmus+ mobilities (study, interships) for the following academic year. Commission approval results are then published on the university web page in Erasmus section https://www.ukf.sk/granty/erasmus (in respective categories of Erasmus+ mobilities).
Past experiences show us that every student that shows interest in a mobility and shows expected language skills along with professional competences during the selection process will be granted an opportunity to realise a successful mobility at any level of study.
- Further information about Erasmus+ can be found on SAAIC web page – national agency for Erasmus+ program: www.erasmusplus.sk or on the web page of European executive agency in Brussels (EACEA): http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus_en where you can also find precious information about submitting Erasmus+ projects (Strategic partnerships, Capacity building, Joint study programs etc.)
Process management before, during and after the mobility
Before the Erasmus mobility student submits Study contract / Internship contract for approval. The purpose of this contract is to ensure transparent and effective preparation for a successful study/internship and to make sure that the student will have their successfully completed courses approved. A template used with Erasmus+ mobilities is published on the UKF web page - study in program countries (KA1), for Erasmus + mobility - study between a program country and a partner country (KA1) and for Capacity Building projects in the university sector in which they are involved. UKF recommends using this template for study contracts. However, if universities have their own information system for creating study contracts or result statements they can keep using it, on the condition that all information from the recommended template is present. Further information can be added if needed (e.g. information about consortium coordinator). The document format can also be adjusted.
Instructions for completing and managing the study contract
BEFORE MOBILITY (STUDY) – administrative data
Before the mobility it is necessary to fill out the contact details of the student on the first page, for both sending and receiving institution. All three parties must agree to the part filled before the mobility. In case of some information already being known to all three parties it is not necessary to repeat them in this template. Majority of the information about the student of both sending and receiving institutions listed on page 1 must be included in the Mobility tool+. Subjects (educational components, outputs) – Table A and B
The proposed mobility program contains preliminary month of the beginning and end of the agreed study program, which the student will be a part of abroad.
The study contract must include all subjects that the student will complete at the receiving institution (Table A) while also containing the subjects of the sending institution that will be replaced by successful completion of the study program abroad (Table B). Both tables must be filled out before the mobility. Rows and columns can be added to the table if needed. Tables A and B must be listed separately and cannot be combined. That is because it has to be clear that some subjects studied abroad do not have to correspond with subjects at the sending institution. The aim is rather for the group of study results achieved abroad to replace the group of study results at the sending institution without the need for agreement between certain modules and courses.
In countries belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), the academic year of full-time study consists of courses with a total of 60 ECTS credits. For mobilities shorter than one academic year the number of credits should roughly correspond to a proportional number of credits (or equivalent units for countries outside of EHEA). If student attends additional courses beyond what their study program requires, these additional credits (or equivalents) must also be included in table A.
If the student carries out their diploma thesis / dissertation work research at the receiving institution, the subject “Diploma Thesis“ or “Dissertation“ will be included in table A. If there are no credits awarded for this subject, the option “not applicable“ will be added. If it is relevant for the sending institution, credits for the work on diploma thesis / dissertation will be included in Table B. The sending institution should list a group of educational components which the student should complete under normal circumstances and which will be replaced by the study program at the receiving institution in Table B. The total number of ECTS credits (or equivalent) in table B should correspond with the total number of ECTS credits (or equivalent) in Table A. Any exception should be clearly stated in an Annex to the study contract and agreed upon by all parties. Example of justification for the difference between total number of ECTS credits (or equivalent): student already collected enough credits and does not need some of the credits obtained abroad.
The European Commission recommends that institutions set aside space for mobility in their study programs (so called mobility windows). If the sending institution accepts all credits from Table A automatically, as a part of study program, which is typical mainly in case of the so called “mobility window“ it can simplify the table and limit it to just one line as follows:
The sending institution will determine what rules to follow in a case of the student not successfully completing some of the subjects from their study program abroad and will provide a web link referring to these rules.
Level of language competences
The recommended level of the main language used at the receiving institution is stated in interninstitutional agreement between sending and receiving institution. Sending institution is responsible for providing a language support for the selected candidates in order to reach the desired language skills before the start of the mobility.
The level of language skills in the main language of the receiving institution, which the student is obliged to reach before the start of the mobility, must be recorded in the study contract or rather in the contract for the provision of financial support. In case of student not reaching desired level of language skills at the time of signing of the study contract (or the contract for the provision of financial support), sending university will agree with the student on the method of acquiring the given level by the beginning of mobility. They also agree on the type of language support that will be provided to them by the sending or receiving institution.
Erasmus + online language training (OLS) is meant to help Erasmus+ students to get better in the main language of the receiving institution before and during their stay abroad and therefore to ensure better quality of education they receive.
In the case of a mobility between program countries and languages covered by the OLS the student must undergo OLS language assessment before the mobility and then final assessment after the mobility. This is not required from native speakers or in exceptional cases (students with disabilities not able to complete the assessment). Passing OLS assessment is a basic requirement for the mobility. The assessment takes place after selection of candidate and before signing of the contract. Based on the result of the OLS assessment, the sending institution may provide the student with a license for OLS language course to help him develop his language competences. Participants who have achieved B2 level or higher in the first assessment of the main language of communication may take part in the language course in that language or the language of given country, as long as it is available within OLS. The sending institution will make the selection directly in OLS. More options for participants in the OLS language course (OLS Live Coaching, MOOCs, Forum and Tutoring sessions) can be found at http://erasmusplusols.eu.
Signing of the study contract
All parties must sign study contract before beginning of the mobility. The contract does not have to be in paper form with original form, copies with signatures or electronic signatures are also acceptable, depending on the national law or internal rules of the institution.
DURING MOBILITY (STUDY) – Extraordinary changes in the proposed study program
Changes in mobility study program should only occur in exceptional cases, since all parties have previously agreed on the set of courses to be taken abroad and are listed in course catalogue. The host institution is obliged to publish the course catalogue early enough before the start of the mobility and update it regularly. Each party can request changes in the study program within five weeks from the beginning of each semester. The changes should be agreed upon as soon as possible, two weeks after submitting the request at the latest. In the case of prolongation of the mobility, the student submits the application no later than one month before the original end of the mobility. All changes are recorded in tables A2 and B2, while the tables A and B remain unchanged. All tables must be attached to all communication. Changes made to the abroad study program are shown in table A2. Use numbers as reason for the change – see final endnote 12 in study contract.
Confirmation of changes
All parties must approve the study contract. The European Commission would like to limit the use of paper and therefore accepts information exchange in electronic form, e.g. email (scanned or digital signatures). However, if the national legislation or internal regulations require original signatures, the recipient may add space for signatures.
AFTER MOBILITY (STUDY) – Statement of results from the host institution (Table C)
The receiving institution is obliged to provide the sending institution and the student a statement of results (Table C) within the period stated in interinstitutional contract (usually no more than 5 weeks after the publication / declaration of the student’s results in receiving institution).
The transcript of the results can be sent in electronic form or in another way available to the student and the sending institution.
The statement of results from the receiving institution (Table C) should correspond with the educational component agreed upon in table A and in table A2 if relevant. In addition, information on the awarded marks should be also included (web link for relevant information should suffice).
The beginning and end of the mobility is:
- Beginning of the mobility is the first day when the student must be present at the receiving institution. This may be the start o the first course, a welcome event, informative meeting for students with special needs or a language and cultural course; it can be a language and cultural course organised by a different institution if it is considered relevant by the sending institution.
- End of the mobility is the last day when the student is present at the receiving institution, not the date on which they leave. This may be the end of examination period, end of a course or compulsory personal participation in classes.
Statement of results and recognition at the sending institution (Table D)
After receiving statement of results from the receiving institution, the sending institution should recognize the student’s successfully completed courses in the total sum of ECTS credits (or equivalent) listed in Table B (if relevant Table B2) and count them as part of the study without the student needing to finish additional courses or exams.
If required, the sending institution will transfer the marks obtained abroad, while taking into account the information on rewarding marks from the receiving institution (for universities from program countries, see methodology described in ECTS user manual). The European Commission recommends using the EGRACONS tool for this process.
The sending institution is obliged to provide the student with a statement of results (Table D) or to record the results in a database available to the student, generally within 5 weeks after receiving the statement of results from the receiving institution. The student will have the opportunity to report on the recognition of educational results by the sending institution via an EU survey or other additional online survey.
Diploma supplement: The diploma supplement issued by the sending institution should contain the information contained statement of results from the receiving institution with precise names of the subjects the student has completed abroad. This applies at least to the diploma supplement issued by the sending institution from program countries.
Note on study recognition: UKF, as a sending institution, will recognize all credits (or equivalents) that student acquires during a mobility abroad, which are specified in the latest version of study contract as included in their studies (Table B and if relevant Table B2), and includes them as a part of their studies, without the need to undergo additional courses or exams at the sending institution. UKF follows international documents available on the internet: ECTS user manual: http://ec.europa.eu/education/tools/ects_en.htm a EGRACONS Grade Conversion Tool: https://tool.egracons.eu/
Guidelines for Erasmus+ internship in EU and EEA are available here:
https://www.ukf.sk/images/medzinarodne_vztahy/erasmus/Informacie_pre_stud_staz_Erasmus_KA103_2020.pdf
Instructions for using the internship contract
The aim of the internship contract is to ensure transparent and efficient internship preparation abroad and to ensure that the interns will have their internship recognized as successful. This template for internship contract is used with Erasmus+ mobility – internships in KA103 countries. UKF recommends using the template. However, if institutions have their own information system for creation of an internship contract or statement of results, they can keep using it on the condition that all information from the recommended template is present. Further information can be added if needed (e.g. information about consortium coordinator). The document format can also be adjusted.
BEFORE MOBILITY (INTERNSHIP)
Before the mobility it is necessary to fill out the contact details of the intern on the first page, for both sending and receiving institution/company. All three parties must agree to the part filled before the mobility. In case of some information already being known to all three parties it is not necessary to repeat them in this template. Majority of the information about the student of both sending and receiving institutions/companies listed on page 1 must be included in the Mobility tool+.
Mobility Program of the receiving institution/company (Table A)
The proposed mobility program contains preliminary beginning and end of the approved internship which the intern will be a part of, its name and number of work hours per week. Detailed program of the internship must include the tasks that are to be performed by the intern, together with their schedule.
In addition, the internship contract must predict the knowledge, skills (intellectual and practical) and competences (learning outcomes) which the intern will acquire by the end of the internship, such as academic, communication, innovative and creative, strategically organizational, team, initiative, decision-making, informative and communicational technologies, foreign language, adaptability etc.
If the internship takes place in a digital skills field, the option “Yes” will be marked in the nearby box.
A digital skills internship is defined as any internship, in which the trainee performs one or more of the following activities: digital marketing (managing social media, web analysis) digital graphical, mechanical or architectural design, development of apps, software, scripts or web pages, installation, maintenance and management of IT systems and networks, cyber protection, data analysis, data acquisition and visualization, programming and training of robots and artificial intelligence application. General customer support, order management, data input or administrative tasks are not a part of this category.
Monitoring plan describes how and when during the internship will the intern monitored by the sending institution, receiving institution / company and if relevant, by a third party. The evaluation plan describes the evaluation criteria that will be used to evaluate the internship and its learning outcomes.
Language competences
The recommended level of language competences in the main working language should be set by the receiving organisation / company in a way that ensures the intern is properly integrated into the organisation / company. In order to define language competences the UKF applies Common European Framework of Reference at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr
The level of language competences which the student is obliged to achieve before the beginning of the mobility can be found in the internship contract, or in the contract for provision of financial support. In case of student not reaching desired level of language skills at the time of signing of the internship contract (or the contract for the provision of financial support), they are obliged to reach them with the support provided by the sending institution (either through courses, which can be financed by organisation support grant or through Erasmus+ online courses).
Erasmus + online language training (OLS) is meant to help Erasmus+ interns to get better in the main language of the receiving institution before and during their stay abroad and therefore to ensure better quality of education they receive.
In the case of a mobility between program countries and languages covered by the OLS the student must undergo OLS language assessment before the mobility and then final assessment after the mobility. This is not required from native speakers or in exceptional cases (interns with disabilities not able to complete the assessment). Passing OLS assessment is a basic requirement for the mobility. The assessment takes place after selection of candidate and before signing of the contract. Based on the result of the OLS assessment, the sending institution may provide the intern with a license for OLS language course to help him develop his language competences. Participants who have achieved B2 level or higher in the first assessment of the main language of communication may take part in the language course in that language or the language of given country, as long as it is available within OLS. The sending institution will make the selection directly in OLS. More options for participants in the OLS language course (OLS Live Coaching, MOOCs, Forum and Tutoring sessions) can be found at http://erasmusplusols.eu.
Sending institution (Table B)
Sending institution is obliged to recognize the interns learning outcomes obtained after successful completion of the internship. There are three different options for mobility – internship:
1. The internship is a part of the study program (counts toward the degree of study);
2. The internship is voluntary (not compulsory for the degree);
3. Internship of recent graduates
Accident insurance
We recommend that either the sending or receiving institution / company provide the intern with a minimal insurance cover and that they fill in information in tables B or C accordingly. The intern must have at least health insurance (to cover damages done to the intern in a workplace) and a liability insurance (to cover damages done by the intern in a workplace).
Receiving institution (Table C)
The receiving institution / company will provide the trainee with the necessary equipment and support (including mentoring and supervision), and let it be known whether the intern will receive financial support or any other form of support in addition to their Erasmus+ grant.
The receiving institution / company will issue a certificate of completion of the internship within 5 weeks of the end of the internship.
Signing of the internship contract
All parties must sing the internship contract before the start of the mobility. The contract does not have to be in paper form with original signatures, a scanned copy or electronic signatures will suffice, as long as the national law and integral regulations of the institutions allow it.
Extraordinary changes in the proposed mobility program (Table A2)
Table A2 needs to be filled out only in the case of changes being made to the original internship contract. In this case, Table A remains unchanged and the changes are registered in Table A2. Both tables must be attached to every communication. If there are changes to the mobility program, they should be confirmed by the sending institution as soon as possible. If the changes made are related to the extension of the mobility abroad, the intern may submit the changes no later than one month before the original planned end of the internship.
Changes of responsible persons
Sending and receiving institutions will record this information in the internship contract in the event of a change of responsible person.
Confirmation of changes
All parties must approve of the internship contract. The European Commission would like to limit the use of paper and therefore accepts information exchange in electronic form, e.g. email (scanned or digital signatures). However, if the national legislation or internal regulations require original signatures, the recipient may add space for signatures.
AFTER MOBILITY (INTERNSHIP)
Certificate of completion of the internship from the receiving institution/company (Table D)
Receiving institution / company is obliged to provide the sending institution and the intern with the certificate of completion no later than 5 weeks after completion of the internship. The certificate can be provided in electronic form or in another way available to the student and the sending institution. It must contain all elements listed in Table D.
Beginning of the mobility:
- Beginning of the mobility is the first day when the intern must be present at the receiving institution. This may be the first work day, a welcome event, informative meeting for students with special needs or a language and cultural course; it can be a language and cultural course organised by a different institution if it is considered relevant by the sending institution.
- End of the mobility is the last day when the intern is present at the receiving institution for internship purposes, not the date on which they leave.
Statement of results and recognition at the sending institution
The sending institution should recognize the internship in accordance with the conditions stated in Table B. The sending institution will provide the intern with a statement of results or record the results in a database available to the student, generally within 5 weeks of receiving the internship certificate, without any additional requirements not previously agreed upon. The statement of results must include at least the information to which the sending institution agreed before the mobility in the internship contract, e.g. number of ECTS credits (or equivalent) and awarded mark (may also be in form of passed / failed)
Diploma supplement
Diploma supplement issues by the sending institution should contain information included in certificate of completion from the receiving institution. This applies at least to the diploma supplement issued by the sending institution from the program countries. Registration of the internship in the diploma supplement is irrelevant if the intern is a recent graduate.
We recommend mentioning the internship in the intern’s Europasss-Mobility document, especially for the recent graduates if the sending institution agreed to it before the mobility. UKF as a sending institution recognizes the credits obtained by an intern for their internship, which are listed in the latest version of internship contract (Table B of the original internship contract), without any requirements not agreed up before the mobility.
Possibilities and conditions of participation of students of the study program for mobilities and internships at the Department of English language and culture
Departmental Erasmus+ coordinator: doc. Mgr. Elena Kováčiková, PhD., 037/6408 314, ekovacikova@ukf.sk
ERASMUS+ KA107
Mobility of individuals between program countries and partner countries outside the EU
- USA (Beloit College, Wisconsin)
- Russian Federation (Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk)
Erasmus+ KA2
Development of transregional information literacy for lifelong education and knowledge economy – DIREKT (2017-2019)
Department staff together with colleagues from Ireland and Germany, as experts, provided the educational part of the project. 14 foreign universities and institutions were involved in the project. The main goal was to develop and improve educational programs aimed at students, young scientific researchers and teachers in order to develop their information literacy and academic writing in English. The goal is based on Bologna Process in an effort to introduce competences in information literacy into educational programs (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral studies) and to support the development of lifelong learning in society.
European Union coordinator: Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland
Partners:
Technische Universitat Dresden (TUD);
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT);
Paul Francis East representing The Pyramid Group (TPG);
Constantine the Philosopher University (UKF);
Ogarev Mordovia State University (MRSU);
Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU);
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU);
Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU);
Al-Farabi Kazak National University (KazNU);
Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University (KATU);
A. Baitursinov Kostanay State University (A. Baitursinov KSU);
Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT);
Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU);
Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST);
Non-for-profit Partnership National Electronic-Information Consortium (NEICON).
Graduates of the second degree study program focused on English language in the field of study Teaching and pedagogical sciences or Philology according to § 54 paragraph 5-7, Act 131/2002 Coll. on higher education institutions and amendments to certain acts.
Entrance exams are carried out according to the study regulations of doctoral studies of the Pedagogical Faculty UKF in Nitra, article 10 within the deadline set in study schedule at UKF in Nitra (https://www.pf.ukf.sk/sk/studium-na-fakulte/doktorandske-studium).
The requirements for the entrance examination correspond with the scope of content of knowledge and skills of the second level of university study in the relevant study program. Applicants are provided with information about the content and form of the entrance exams in advance. Various forms of informing the students are used (through department and faculty web page, presentations with more detailed information during the Open Days, informative leaflets etc.).
Form and contents of the entrance exam: written (dissertation project in English) and oral (defence of the project in English and discussion). When determining the order of the applicants the quality and extent of their research, publication, professional or other creative activities, theoretical knowledge corresponding to the relevant study program, personal prerequisites for study, motivation of the applicant and their academic results are considered.
1. The dean publishes the topics of dissertations for doctoral studies at least two months before the last day of submission of applications, for which it is possible to apply for; if the topics are published by an external educational institution, they shall publish their name as well.
2. For each listed topic the name of the field of study, the name of the study program, name of the supervisor, form of study (full-time, part-time) and contents of the entrance exam are listed as well. Topics of dissertations together with mentioned requirements are published through the website of the department and academic information system of UKF (AIS)
3. The applications are sent in either electronic or written form in accordance with the instructions published on the faculty’s website.
https://www.pf.ukf.sk/index.php/sk/prijimacie-konanie/podmienky-prijatia-na-studium
4. The Dean invites the candidate to the entrance exam at least fourteen days in advance, while notifying them about its content. Copy of the invitation is a part of student’s personal file.
5. The entrance exam is carried out in front of admission committee, which is also an examination committee. It consists of a chairman and at least two members, which are named by the dean based on a proposal. In the case of admission procedure for a topic published by and external educational institution a representative of the institution is also a part of the commission. Proposed supervisor can also be a part of the commission (based on a proposal of the chairman). If they are not a member of the admission committee, they have and advisory vote.
6. The function of a recorder of the admission committee is performed by a pedagogical or scientific researcher of a workplace organising the admission exam. The recorder may be a member of the admission committee.
7. Admission committee evaluates the results of the exam in a private session. The admission committee will draw an order of applicants according to their success in the admission procedure.
8. The committee will draw a record of the result of the admission procedure which records the course of the admission procedure, as well as the method of determining the order of candidates. The admission committee will clearly determine the order of candidates according to their success in the admission procedure and determine the candidates it recommends to accept. The recommendation will be to the dean by the chairman of the committee.
9. The dean decides on the admission or non-admission based on the results within 30 days of the day of the exam. A requirement for the admission for a topic published by an external institution is the consent of its head. A copy of the decision on the outcome is a part of the student’s file.
10. The accepted applicant becomes a doctoral student on the day of enrolment, on a day set by the dean. Personal participation at the enrolment into the first year of study is mandatory. Student may excuse themselves from the enrolment a day in advance at the latest. Absence at the enrolment without a written excuse for the dean is considered as leaving the study.
11. After enrolment, the university will issue a student card for the student, confirming their legal status as university student.
2020/2021
prihlásení
denní 3 externí 0
prijatí
denní 1 externí 2
zapísaní
denní 1 externí 2
2019/2020 1
prihlásení
denní 1 externí 1
prijatí
denní 1 externí 1
zapísaní
denní 1 externí 1
2018/2019
prihlásení
denní 2+1 externí 5+1
prijatí
denní 1 externí 3
zapísaní
denní 0 externí 2
Students are part of the quality of provided education evaluation and are included in the process of creating, approving and monitoring study programs. Persons responsible for the realization, development and quality of study programs, teachers, study advisors actively communicate with students of individual study programs, re-evaluate their attitudes toward study programs and study subjects. Reflections of students then become starting point for innovation in the content and structure of study programs through betterment of recommended resources and conditions for completing the course.
UKF students have in accordance with Act no. 131/2002 on higher education institutions once a year the possibility to evaluate the study program through anonymous questionnaires. This right is incorporated in the Study regulations of UKF and is guided by Directive no. 8/2018 Principles of evaluation of education and teachers by university students. Feedback is provided by students through anonymous electronic questionnaire available in academic informational system. The evaluation has been carried out since 2014. Students have the opportunity in both winter and summer semester to express their attitudes towards the following indicators of quality of the educational process: study program, study subject, implementation of education, evaluation of students by teachers, professional and didactic competence of teachers, study resources for support of education of students, material and technical provision of teaching. Each area in the questionnaire has several items, provide a clearer picture on the evaluated area. The organisation of the evaluation process is ensured by individual faculties in cooperation with students who participate in the evaluation of results. At the Faculty of Pedagogy at UKF the activization for student assessment in AIS is provided through student emails from the position of member of the student part of the academic senate.
The individual management structures of the faculty workplaces are acquainted with the results of the evaluation. Based on the evaluation of individual areas and identified shortcomings, measures are proposed and adopted at the level of individual departments and eventually at faculty level. The adopted measures as well as overall outcomes of the evaluation are talked about at the academic senate of the faculty of pedagogy, UKF, and are a part of annual report presented at the meeting of academic community, scientific board and published at its website.
The key remarks and identified shortcomings represent a source of accepting of measures aimed at improving education at faculty of pedagogy. In addition to innovation of contents of study programs, recommended literature, improvement of material and information equipment some of the measures undertaken by the faculty were the appointment of a faculty schedule coordinator in 2018, who oversees creating schedules for individual study groups and partaking in ESF project at UKF in Nitra, which aimed at support and increase in number of teaching practice hours for students in 2020 and others.
The university obtains information about the success of employment of its graduates through various means, such as alumni club, organization of further education and rigorous procedures for graduates, organizing courses and trainings for example in projects with ESF support. Many former graduates of the study programs cooperate with the faculty in the position of training teachers. Graduates are invited to various professional events and conferences organized by the faculty or university. In 2020, the faculty of pedagogy organized online survey of faculty graduates aimed at determining satisfaction with the implementation of state exams, which took place online because of the pandemic.
Monitoring of the employment rate of graduates is carried out by the faculty through address communication with practice representatives (for example management of primary and secondary schools and the city of Nitra), direct communication of the department of pedagogical practice with representatives of training schools and school facilities, communication via social media as well as communication with representatives of schools and other institutions at professional methodological events. The opinions of graduates about their professional careers are published on the website and in media and presentation materials of the faculty and university.
Study
Study guide
https://www.ukf.sk/studium/vysokoskolske-studium/sprievodca-studiom
Study regulations
https://www.ukf.sk/14-univerzita/2195-studijny-poriadok-ukf
Scholarships
https://www.ukf.sk/stipendia
Study fees and study related expenses
https://www.ukf.sk/studium/vysokoskolske-studium/skolne-a-poplatky
Organisation of Study
https://www.ukf.sk/studium/organizacia-studia
Accommodation
Halls of Residence
https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/studenske-domovy
Accommodation fees
https://www.ukf.sk/14-univerzita/2665-22-2020-smernica-o-poplatkoch-za-ubytovacie-sluzby-a-sluzby-spojene-s-ubytovanim-v-studentskych-domovoch-ukf
Student catering
https://www.ukf.sk/stravovanie
University library
https://www.uk.ukf.sk/sk/
Student councelling
Student activities support services
https://www.ukf.sk/sc
Services for students with specific needs
http://www.centrumpodpory.pf.ukf.sk/