Recognition of study periods from foreign higher education institutions (HEIs)
Recognition of parts of university studies is usually required in connection with transfer to a university in the Slovak Republic or academic mobility. The basic framework is set out in the Higher Education Act , but the details are regulated by the HEI's internal regulations (study regulations)
The recognition of credits and study periods (e.g. from another study program) is carried out in accordance with the internal regulations of the university, usually upon enrollment in a study program or enrollment in the next part of the study program.
The transfer of credits obtained through academic mobility or a study abroad program at HEIs in the Slovak Republic is governed by a study agreement or the rules of the exchange program.
More information:
- Higher Education Portal
- Act on Higher Education Institutions and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts (Higher Education Act)
- ECTS credit system
Recognition of parts of study from foreign primary and secondary schools
Recognition of parts of study at primary and secondary schools takes place if part of the study was completed abroad or in the case of transfer from a foreign school abroad to a Slovak primary or
secondary school.
In both cases, the procedure is governed by the Education Act and the decision is made by the headteacher of the (home) primary or secondary school.
School attendance at a school abroad (Section 23(b)) or at a foreign school in the Slovak Republic (Section 23(c)) is a special form of school attendance under the Education Act.
In the case of compulsory school attendance, the pupil is required to be enrolled at their home school in the Slovak Republic. Compulsory ten-year school attendance is linked to the pupil's permanent residence in the Slovak Republic. The director of the home school may, on the basis of a written request from the legal guardian or adult pupil, allow compulsory school attendance to be fulfilled at a foreign school.
A pupil who is undergoing schooling in a special form at a foreign school may, on the basis of a request from the pupil's legal representative or a request from an adult pupil, take commission examinations. In the request, the legal representative of the pupil or the adult pupil shall specify the grades for which the commission examinations are to be taken. A copy of the last report card from the foreign school and its translation shall be attached to the request if it is not in the language of instruction or in the Czech language. The date, content, and scope of the commission exams shall be determined by the director of the school where the commission exams are to be held, no later than 30 days before they take place. Based on the results of the commission exams, the school shall issue the student a report card and place him or her in the appropriate grade.
A student who has not applied to take the commission exams will take the commission exams after completing a special form of school attendance. If they do not take the commission exam by the end of the tenth year of compulsory school attendance, they will be removed from the school's records.
When a student transfers from another school, a differential exam is required for the transfer.
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