Full-time programmes in Slovak at public universities are free whatever your nationality, while programmes in English cost €500–12,200 a year according to SAIA. Slovakia has 20 public, 3 state and 11 private institutions with more than 5,000 programmes, and a minimum budget is around €350 a month. Learn when to apply, how your school certificate is recognised and how many hours you can work while studying.
How long: full-time 3 years (180 ECTS) or 4 years (240 ECTS); part-time 4–5 years. Graduates receive a PhD (ArtD in the arts).
Your status: full-time doctoral students receive a tax-free monthly scholarship of at least €1,025.50 before the dissertation examination and at least €1,194.00 after it, may teach up to 4 hours a week, and the state pays health insurance for those under 30. Part-time study is fee-paying and without a scholarship.
How to get in: a master's degree and an admission examination before a board of university and external members.
Where to look: doctoral positions and calls are published on the websites of universities and their doctoral schools and on EURAXESS. Programmes in Slovakia in our database: Slovakia – 840 doctoral programmes (as of September 2026) »
Sources: Eurydice – national description of third-cycle (PhD) programmes (updated 11 March 2025). As of October 2026.
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.
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