
Programmes are usually taught in Slovak. Universities also offer programmes in other languages – most often in English, sometimes in Hungarian, French, German or Russian. SAIA publishes a list of programmes taught in foreign languages in its brochure “Study in Slovakia: Study Programmes Offered in Foreign Languages”.
If you speak another Slavic language, Slovak will come more easily, but the faculty may ask you to prove your Slovak – check before you apply. For programmes in English you will usually need IELTS or TOEFL; the university sets the required score.
Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.