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Private Higher Education Institutions

Short description

The School of Management (VŠM)/CityU of Seattle Programs offers high quality business education (Bc., Mgr., BSBA, MBA,) – without consideration of borders - to anyone with the capability and motivation to learn. More globally connected than ever, VŠM/CityU has extended its reach into Central Europe, partnering with many well-known educational institutions. Currently, the university offers programs in Slovakia, in Bratislava.

Scientific research/artistic projects

The School of Management (VŠM) considers the provision of quality education and training of graduates to be prepared for practice as its priority (it profiles itself as a “teaching university”). VŠM plans to develop its long-term strategy in the research and development area at the levels such as: e-learning, economic sciences, quality management, quantitative methods in management, IT, etc., primarily by participating in grant schemes and projects with the support of resources from EU or US funds in the form of cooperation with other universities.

International relations

Based on the approved projects, the School of Management (VŠM) carries out on the present the mobility cooperation with the following partner countries and universities in Mexico: Tecnológico de Monterrey and in the USA: City University of Seattle. VŠM has the opportunity to participate in international student mobility scheme within the branch network of City University of Seattle in the USA and the Czech Republic. This program allows students to gain academic experience and also cultural, social, and entrepreneurial insights into the target countries.

In the new period 2021 – 2027, the Erasmus+ program in higher education emphasizes as horizontal dimensions of the project inclusion and diversity in mobility, digitalization and digital education in mobility and environmental sustainability and ecological practices in mobility. Within the framework of the new Erasmus+ programme period the School of Management (VŠM) offers Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP). BIP are short and intensive training programmes, including online cooperation by combining physical mobility with a virtual part, and

promoting and using innovative ways of learning and teaching, research-based and challenge-based learning. The virtual part will allow the participation in teaching/training of experts. The physical short-term mobility will allow the face-to-face cooperation of teachers and participants.

Rector

Dr. h. c. prof. Ing. Edita Hekelová, PhD.

Panónska cesta 17, 851 04 Bratislava, Slovak Republik

School of Management

Number of students in 2024/25: 2,394

Number of scientific degree lecturers in 2024/25: 96

Dear Students,

I will be pleased when you have chosen our school, the School of Management (VŠM), which is the first private university in Slovakia. The founder of VŠM is City University of Seattle, USA, whose branch operated in Slovakia from 1991 to 2016, and our cooperation with City University of Seattle with its programs continues. The School of Management was established by law of the National Council of the Slovak Republic on December 1, 1999.

Since its establishment, VŠM has educated hundreds, even thousands, of graduates at both the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels in a study program focused on Business Management (study field 8: Economics and Management). Within this program, Bachelor’s students can choose a specialization (Marketing). VŠM offers education in Bratislava in both Slovak and English, in full-time (on-campus) and online formats, and its study programs are compatible with those of City University of Seattle.

VŠM and City University of Seattle offer students the opportunity to earn both a Slovak Bachelor’s degree and an American Bachelor’s degree (BSBA), as well as a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, awarded with an American diploma. Students also have the opportunity to participate in a trimester-long study program in the USA or another selected branch at City University tuition rates valid in Slovakia. In 2014, the School of Management was granted the right to award the academic title of Master to graduates of the joint study program “Business Management/Master of Business Administration,” offered in collaboration with City University of Seattle, USA.

Through its study programs, curricula, teaching methods, and forms of instruction (in which VŠM is a leader in online education in Slovakia), as well as its professional, international, and experienced faculty, the School of Management aims to prepare you for a successful professional career after graduation. The excellent employability of our graduates both at home and abroad is a testament to this.

Our school—the School of Management—offers exciting opportunities. It is up to you, dear students, to make the most of them.

Dr. h. c. prof. Ing. Edita Hekelová, PhD.

Rector of the School of Management

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