UJOP

THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE AND ACADEMIC PREPARATION FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS, CENTRE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, COMENIUS UNIVERSITY IN BRATISLAVA

The Institute of Language and Academic Preparation for Foreign Students, Centre of Continuing Education is the part of Comenius University in Bratislava, the oldest and largest university in Slovakia. It is the only institution preparing international students for their studies at all Slovak universities both in language and professional respects. We organize short-term as well as long-term Slovak language courses in our premises applying 46-year tradition in teaching Slovak as a foreign language. University studies in Slovakia attract attention of students from Sweden, Great Britain and USA but also from Bangladesh, Bahrain, Ethiopia, Bolivia, Yemen, Kuwait, Thailand, Japan or South Korea. The Institute prepares students from over 50 countries annually. During the 46-years existence of the Institute altogether over 10,000 students from 127 countries have prepared for their university study there.

A COURSE OF LANGUAGE AND ACADEMIC PREPARATION FOR UNIVERSITY STUDIES
is intended at mastering Slovak language and intensive preparation in dominant subjects in the following fields of study: medical and biological, technical, economic, natural sciences, humanities, law, architecture, art, being the first step for foreigners towards university education in the Slovak Republic. The students are placed into groups according to the following fields of study. The learning is aimed at sufficient Slovak language acquisition to enable international students not to only communicate in the new surroundings but also to acquire specialized knowledge in the range of subjects, which will be the focus of their future university studies. The study is organized in two terms in the period from September to June. Examinations are scheduled at the end of winter and summer terms in written and oral forms. Representatives of respective faculties participate in final exams together with teachers of the Institute. After successfully completing the course the student is awarded a certificate for passing language and academic preparation meeting all the conditions for his/her university studies in the chosen field of study. Although this certificate does not guarantee admission to the university, it increases, to a considerable extent, the chances of successfully passing the entrance exams.

The students who wish to enrol in the program need a complete secondary education. They must submit completed enrolment form, a photocopy of identification page of their passport and school-leaving certificate.

FIVE-MONTH OR TEN-MONTH INTENSIVE COURSE
of Slovak language for foreigners is for those who are interested in learning the language and about the new country or need Slovak in his/her job or everyday life. Three-week intensive summer courses of Slovak language aimed at basic understanding and improving Slovak language skills as well as learning about Slovak geography, history and culture via lectures, discussions, extramural and club activities–sports, culture, sightseeing.

The activities of the Institute of Language and Academic Preparation for Foreign Students focus also on Slovak language and cultural promotion abroad. Our Institute offers the study of Slovak as a foreign language in courses of varying duration and level of proficiency to applicants from all over the world.

5-MONTH OR 10-MONTH INTENSIVE SLOVAK LANGUAGE COURSES
are designed for a very wide range of applicants: for students preparing for their post-graduate studies at Slovak universities, for applicants not planning to study at a Slovak university but having an interest in the Slovak language or needing it in his/her job or everyday life, e.g. foreign representation officers, diplomats, international managers, foreign language lectors, etc. We cannot forget compatriots bound with family ties to Slovakia who would like to improve their knowledge by learning the language of their parents or grandparents.

Further interesting program is:

3-WEEK INTENSIVE SUMMER COURSES
focused on the acquisition of basic understanding or improving Slovak language skills as well as learning about Slovak geography, history and culture via lectures, discussions and sightseeing. Teaching Slovak is with a concentration on communicative principles by experienced staff, together with the lectures on Slovak Studies and interesting facts of Slovakia. The students are divided into groups of beginners, intermediate and advanced. There is no age or education restriction, so the course is open for everyone. The program includes a variety of trips, excursions, meetings, discussions, workshops and other activities such as learning Slovak folk dances or cooking traditional meals (various cultural activities and trips for visiting monuments and Slovak natural beauty is very popular). Children of Slovaks living abroad regularly attend this course, as they do not want to lose contacts with the mother country of their forefathers.

1 – 4 WEEK STUDY STAYS
are organized in cooperation with Departments of the Slovak Language and Literature at universities abroad and they are designed for Slovak language students in order to improve their language skills.

SLOVAK LANGUAGE EVENING CLASSES
are designed for those who find daytime inconvenient, i.e. employees, daily students of universities.

In addition to these courses the Institute is accredited by the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic to hold
General State Examinations in Slovak as a foreign language
.
This examination is designed for foreigners interested in Slovak language acquisition demonstrating the reliable competence in oral and written communication.  In 2003 our project
Language Competence testing
was labelled as a “Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for languages.
Along with other study program ÚJOP CĎV UK also issues its own course books, multimedia and study materials and is engaged in the methodology of teaching Slovak as a foreign language.
The Institute mission is to prepare students for entrance exams and studies at Slovak universities in the Slovak language. The successful admission for universities is 85-95 per cent of ÚJOP leavers. After the wide range of our language courses the participants
will be able to communicate in Slovak and also they will get acquainted with information of Slovak history, geography, culture.



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