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Public Higher Education Institutions

Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra

Rector

prof. RNDr. Libor Vozár, CSc.

Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovak Republic

Number of students in 2024/25: 7,420

Number of scientific degree lecturers in 2024/25: 480

Short description

The Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (UKF) is the 6th largest public university in Slovakia formed as a modern European educational, scientific and artistic institution. UKF currently offers 6 accredited single-major and 29 double-major teacher training study programs, 67 Bachelor’s and Master’s study programs and 36 Doctoral study programs. The uniqueness of UKF in education is represented by teacher training programmes in Hungarian and the training of teachers, social workers and public education for Roma ethnicity. UKF also provides lifelong education particularly as complementary pedagogical study, extended study and interest study within the Third Age University.

List of faculties

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Central European Studies

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics

Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care

Scientific research/artistic projects

The most significant international research projects of the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (UKF) are HBM4E – European Human Biomonitoring Initiative and SPOT – Social and innovative Platform On cultural Tourism and its potential towards deepening Europeanisation, financed under the Horizon 2020. Research at UKF is funded and organized through the grant schemes:

Institutional resources available in the University Grant Agency (UGA) for the employees under 35 years of age and PhD. students in full-time study;

Resources from the national grant agencies – APVV, VEGA and KEGA;

Non-departmental resources – Ministry of Culture, Government Office and the institutions of the Nitra Region;

International resources – Horizon 2020, Comenius, Erasmus+, International Visegrad Fund etc.

International relations

The main objective of the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (UKF) in the area of internationalization is its sustainable participation in international cooperation. Instruments to fulfil

the main objective of internationalization in higher education focus on promotion of quality in higher education corresponding to international standards and development of international cooperation in higher education and, within this cooperation, permanent bilateral mobility of students and teachers. Recruitment of foreign students to study at UKF as their home university. UKF continually develops international cooperation for example with University of Toronto, University of Buenos Aires, Royal University of Bhutan, Alexandar Moisu University in Durres (Albania), Hassan II University of Casablanca (Morocco), Bar-Ilan University and Kibbutzim College (Israel), University of Burgos, University of Thessaloniki, Charles University in Prague, St. Polten University, University of Porto, etc. The significant development of international cooperation dwells in program Erasmus+ KA131/171/220.