You will be amazed by Slovakia’s beauty and hospitality once you decide to live and study in this small country with a big heart located in Central Europe. The quality of Slovak universities has increased rapidly over the past few years. There are 35 higher education institutions (HEIs) in total in Slovakia. The language of tuition in general is Slovak, but the HEIs offer also a number of study programmes in other languages, mostly in English, but sometimes also in Hungarian, French, German or Russian.

Tuition fees for study programmes offered in other than Slovak are set by each HEI/faculty separately. Fees vary from 490 € to 12,200 € per one academic year. Scholarships for foreign students, researchers and teaching staff for studies or research can be found at

If you choose to study in Slovakia, you will find out that it is not only about obtaining a degree. Slovak universities offer a lot of extracurricular activities, especially when student organisations are involved. You can do sports, sing in a choir, go hiking in the mountains and so much more. Slovakia encourages you to get to know the country, its people, culture and the beautiful nature.