ERASMUS+

Currently the Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine offers two main undergraduate study programmes, Dentistry and General Medicine, both in Slovak or in English language.

First to third year´s courses provide theoretical and pre-clinical lectures, labs and practical classes, the remainder from the fourth to sixth years include diverse clinical experiences.

The clinical courses can be chosen just according to the study years and the schedules. 

 

Erasmus Coordinator: prof. Daniela Ostatníková MD., PhD.

                                      tel: +421 2 90119525

Administrative contact: Zuzana Opoldusová MSc., Bc. Petra Šikulová

 

MEDICAL FACULTY ACADEMIC CALENDAR:

• Winter semester:
  Lecture period:
   11^th September 2023 -  15^th December 2023
  Examination period:
    2^nd January 2024 -  16^th February 2024
• Summer semester:
  Lecture period:
    19^th February 2024 –  24^th May 2024
  Examination period:
  27^th May 2024 –  28^th June 2024

 

ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION:

Before study:

Student Nomination by Coordinator at home University - deadline to be nominated for winter semester 2023/2024 - May 15, 2023

Once your coordinator at the home university nominates you, you will receive an automatically generated email with further steps:

•  registration to the system

• uploading of documents (CV, passport format photo, scan of ID/passport, transcript of records from your home institution)

 

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION:

• 15 May for winter semester, full academic year
• 15 November for summer semester

 

AFTER RECEIVING THE CONFIRMATION FOR ERASMUS+ STUDY AT COMENIUS UNIVERSITY:

• uploading Learning Agreement -to fill in Learning Agreement - please use the Learning Agreement issued by your home University (obligatory)

• Confirmation about payment for Student University Identification Card - 10,00€ or if you choose International Student Identification Card (ISIC) -20,00€

 

ACCOMMODATION: 

Mlyny dormitories provides accommodation for Slovak and international students attending the Comenius University. More information and instructions concerning the accommodation procedure at Mlyny can be found on the their webpage.

 

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:

Foreign students have to show good proficiency in English (or any language in which courses are offered) both in spoken and written form.

Comenius University in Bratislava offers to all Erasmus students a Slovak language course.

 

Prior to your departure you have:

• to arrange your health insurance
• to inform our Erasmus officer of the date of your arrival

Upon your arrival in Bratislava you have:

• to register next day in the Foreign Relations Office of Medical Faculty:
  Spitalska 24, door No. 16
  Bratislava
  working hours: 8.00 – 14.30
• to apply at the Foreign Police Office:
  Regrútska street 4
  Bratislava

Documents needed for applying for the Temporary Residence Permit in the Slovak Republic.

• passport
• application form
• certificate of the purpose of the stay (issued by Foreign Relations Office of Medical Faculty)
• certificate of accomodation (issued by the students dormitory)
• documents confirming financial resources
• 2 photos

Before your departure from Bratislava at the end of your study stay at CU Medical faculty you have to inform early enough our Erasmus officer:

• of the Certificate you need for your home university
• of the date of your departure 

Please be informed that classes and clinical practice are compulsory. You are obliged to participate at each one in order to pass the course. Late arrival to classes or clinical practice is not accepted.

ERASMUS STUDENT NETWORK:

A student of Medical faculty CU can help you on your arrival to Bratislava and during your stay at the university (to take you to the hostel, to find a private accommodation, ectr.) Please contact: 

Registration form for getting a buddy

Visit website: cu.esn.sk

Some important info before your arrival:

International Student´s Guide to Slovakia

News about Slovakia in English: https://spectator.sme.sk/

University factsheet with contact info and inportant dates

You can also consult our Green mobility guide

 

 

Erasmus+ is a program of the European Union (EU) which support projects in the fields of education and science. Erasmus+ is the European Commission's exchange program that enables students in 33 European countries to study, work or teach for part of their degree in another country.
Erasmus+ is managed by the International Relations Office of Comenius University via Erasmus Departmental Coordinator and the Office for International Relations:

Prof. Daniela Ostatníková MD., PhD.

Vicedean and Erasmus Departmental Coordinator
tel.: +421 2 90119525
e-mail: daniela.ostatnikova@fmed.uniba.sk

Office of International Relations: 

Bc. Petra Šikulová and Zuzana Opoldusová, MA

tel.: +421 (0)2 59357690
e-mail: med_edu@fmed.uniba.sk

Terms of the foreign study stay in the scope of Erasmus+ programme:

• selection in the competition and finished 3rd year at CUFM (General Medicine and Dentistry)

• programme and content of the study at host university should be equal with the programe and with the content of the 4th or 5th year at CUFM in Bratislava. Student is obligatory to choose courses abroad the way to be able to continue the studies at CUFM after his/her arrival.

• CUFM is responsible for the enrollment of the student to the host university

• CUFM is not responsible for the accommodation, for the board money, nor health insurance during the study stay abroad

• EU grant is just supporting grant and does not cover all the expenses of the student abroad

• Competition commitee is named by Dean of CUFM. Committee defines the succesion of the students according to the results of the competition.

• Competition is just for the students of CUFM in Bratislava which have been duly enrolled and:

1. have to be at least in 3rd year of full time study (GM or Dentistry)
2. will show the ability to speak the language of the host country or english language (by certificate, test)
3. study average of all the finished study years should be to 2.0.
4. activities in the students organizations connected to CUFM, or in the other ones is necessary to document by the signature of the head of the organization.

 

Basic rules

General terms

Before the stay

During the stay

After the stay