Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of STU
Nám. slobody 17, 812 31 Bratislava 1, tel.:02/5729 6198, fax: 02/5292 5749
e-mail:
Deadline for the application submission: by 31 March 2008 – Bc.
Term of selection procedure:at the beginning of June 2008
Term of written admission test:at the end of June 2008
Deadline for the application submission: by 31 May 2008 – Ing.
Fee for admission procedure:SKK 500
Bank:State Treasury
Account No.: 7000085595/8180
Variable Symbol: 200809
Accredited study programmes:...... FoS D YsPPNAA*)
Bachelor Level of study
Automobiles, Ships and Combustion MotorsFTBc.3800
Automobiles, Ships and Combustion MotorsPTBc.4300
MechatronicsFTBc.3
MechatronicsPTBc.4
Process Mechanical EngineeringFTBc.3
Process Mechanical EngineeringPTBc.4
Mechanical Manufacturing and Quality ManagementFTBc.3
Mechanical Manufacturing and Quality ManagementPTBc.4
Energy Mechanical EngineeringFTBc.3
Energy Mechanical EngineeringPTBc.4
Engineer Level of study
Automobiles, Ships and Combustion Motors FTIng.2
Thermal energy machinery FTIng.2
Hydraulic and pneumatic machinery FTIng.2
Automated production systems FTIng.2
Production machineryFTIng.2
Chemical and food processing machineryFTIng.2
Machinery for civil engineering ,upgrading
and agricultureFTIng.2
Automation and informatization of machines and processesFTIng.2
Applied Mechanics FTIng.2
Engineering technologies and materials FTIng.2
Quality management in engineering companiesFTIng.2
Low-potential power engineeringFTIng.2
MechatronicsFTIng.2
NAA – Number of Accepted Applicants
*) the expected number of admitted students for full-time Bachelor level of study is 800, for part-time Bachelor level of study is 300
Terms of admission
Bachelor Level of study
-obtainmenting of the complete secondary education or complete technical secondary education
Terms of admission of foreign students
-the completion of high school equivalent with theto Slovak high schools with school-leaving examination
-good assessment of mathematics and physics subjects,
-a command of the Slovak language or English language according to the form of study selected.
Admission test
Bachelor level study
-with a remission of the admission test or written admission test from mathematics and physics
Engineer Level of study
-without admission test
Additional information
-the admission with aremission of the admission test – the applicants will be selected in the selection procedure for Bachelor level of study on the basis of high-school study results The high-school assessment in points includes:a study average during the entire high-school study, the result and school-leaving examination type, the average mark from the main subjects – mathematics, physics and type of high school.The Dean of faculty will determine, upon aproposal of by the admission commission, apoint value up to which it will be possible to remit the admission test.Other applicants will take the written test from mathematics andphysics on the basis of which they may be admitted for study.
–the applicants state two study programs in the application.If, due to insufficient interest (less applicants than the limit specified) some study program is not opened, the application will be transferred to the study program which the applicant has stated as the second option...
–the entry command of at least one foreign language (English, German, Spanish, French) at the level of „moderately advanced“,
–the students for Engineer level of study will be selected without admission test, in the case that the number of applicants is higher than the capacity of the given branch, the study marks in Bachelor level of study,
–the administrative fee for the admission procedure will be paid by postal orders of „U“ type to the address of the faculty, on to the account of State Treasury, Account No.7000085595/8180, Variable symbol: 200809,
–the faculty ensures the study in English for self-payers.
Coordinator for work with physically disabled students
PhDr.Svatava Saleh, PhD., tel.:02/5729 6201, fax: 02/5292 6627
e-mail:
Study Organization
The study is three-level:
1st. degree Bachelor study is made in 5 study programs, the full-time form lasts 3 years, the part-time form lasts 4 years, it is ending completed by state examination and exposition of the Bachelor work After the successful completion of the study, the academic degree of „bakalár“ (Bachelor) (Bc.) will be conferred on the graduate.
2nd level – Engineer study, is intended for the graduates of the 1st level;, it is made in 13 study programs and it lasts 2 years, the part-time form of study lasts 3 years, it is completeding by state examination and exposition of thesis. After the successful completion of the study, the academic degree of „inžinier“ (Engineer) (Ing.) will be conferred on the graduate..
3rd level – PhD study, is intended for the graduates of the 2nd level;, it is made in 10 study programs and lasts 3 years, in part-time form of study it lasts 5 years, it is completeding by state examination and exposition of the dissertation. After the successful completion of the study, the academic degree of „philosophiae doctor (PhD.) will be conferred on the graduate. „.
Graduates assertion
Bachelor level of study
Automobiles, Ships and Combustion Motors – the graduate will obtain the basic knowledge from the subjects of general technical education within the study branch of Motor vehicles, Rail Vehicles, Ships and Aircrafts, he/she has ageneral overview about the machinery-engineering production and its management, special knowledge from the sphere of automobile equipment, tractors, working machines and ships, the knowledge for quality assessment and testing in traffic equipment and way means of fulfilment of legislation requirements laid on the products of the study direction..The broad basis of theoretical and professional subjects enables to the graduate of the 3-year study avariability at asserting them in practice, especially with focus to on technical activity in the sphere of production, to on structure of parts of traffic equipment, to on the medium level of management of traffic equipment, testing, management of service and consulting activity.
Mechatronics – the study is oriented towards technically progressive machinery which includes the demanding elements of engineering machinery, electronics and informatics..For this the methods of computer mechanics, intelligent materials, sensor fields, neuron networks, methods and means of automated control along with computing equipment such as local computer networks and database systems.The graduates will assert themselves at ensuring of the operation and maintenance of measuring, controlling, robotic and mechatronic systems, or at in the making of new products having the a certain type of intelligence, e.g. ABS, EDS systems, airbags in automobiles, various systems in consumer electronics and so on.
Process Mechanical Engineering – the graduates of the study program are able to analyze the processes running in the process equipment from various spheres of industrial and food-processing production.They know the equipment for the processing and recycling of solid and liquid waste.They have acommand of the computer skills and they know how to read technical documentation.They are able to control the process equipment, to manage it and to manage the processes in it.They are able to communicate and cooperate with technologists, chemical engineers – process operators, designers, managers and specialists of other professions.They know the fundamentals of their study program, organization of work and management, fundamentals of engineering machinery technologies.They will assert themselves in various branches of industry at in the control of process equipment, waste water cleaning plants, waste dump management, development of process equipment, investment construction as well as officials of protection and monitoring of the environment.
Mechanical Manufacturing and Quality Management – the graduate will obtain knowledge from the sphere of engineering machinery technologies, materials, production equipment, metrology, standardization and testing, he/she has the basic knowledge about management of enterprises and management of products quality, he/she is able to use information technologies.He/she will assert him-/herself especially in industrial enterprises and operations in the sphere of technical and technological preparation of production, technical inspection, control and quality management, warehouse management, handling and transport. Also he/she will assert him-/herself in marketing activities and management at the basic and medium levels of management..
Energy Mechanical Engineering – the study is oriented towards a wide spectrum of machinery which is used for production, transformation and accumulation of the various forms of energy taking the ecological requirements into account.The graduates will obtain professional and theoretical, as well as practical, knowledge about the structure and operation of energy machinery.The graduate will be able to work in spheres connected with the production, building and operation of energy systems and machinery. They will assert themselves in various energy operations and design units in energy, gas and chemical industriesy, as well as in the municipal sphere.
Engineer Level study
Automobiles, Ships and Combustion Motors – the graduate will obtain the a complete higher education within the study branch of Motor vehicles, Rail Vehicles, Ships and Aircrafts, with apossibility to obtain the a more precise profile of the offered optional subjects, projects and thesis – for the sphere of motor vehicles, ships, aircrafts, combustion motors or application of electronic systems of motor vehicles and motors.He/she will obtain knowledge from theory, structure, testing and operation of transport machines, he/she will be able to solve construction, design and development tasks with utilization of modern software products, he/she will have knowledge from technical activity in production and operation, including ecological, economic and energy connections for solutions in his/her profession.The graduate will be prepared for immediate entry into the labour market and managerial tasks from shop up to enterprise, he/she will assert him-/herself in the sector of automobile, ship, aircraft production and energy machines from supplier of components, systems and modules up to final producers and services.
Thermal energy machinery – the graduate will obtain the a higher-education qualification in the second level oriented to the processes of acquiring, treatment, change, transport, accumulation, distribution and consumption of various forms of energy on the basis of use and utilization of fossil fuels and restorable types of energy.He/she will obtain also the related knowledge from the point of view of economic and ecologic aspects of the branch.He/she will obtain the qualification for the research, development, construction, designing, production and operation of wide spectrum of power engineering (thermal power engineering, hydroenergetics, drawing equipment, nuclear power engineering, metallurgical power engineering, heat and ventilation, pressurized air techniques, heating systems, gasworks systems, combustion turbines, cogeneration facilities, combustion motors, steam turbines, heat plants, power stations, non-traditional sources of energy, thermal pumps, cooling equipment, power engineering economics, designing, control).He/she will assert him-/herself in the activities connected with the production, operation, designing, development and efficiency improvement of energy systems and with areduction of their energy demandingness.
Hydraulic and pneumatic machinery – the graduate will obtain the a complete higher education in the study of branch power engineering with orientation towards hydraulic and pneumatic machinery.This orientation means an acquisition of deep knowledge from hydroenergetics, drawing equipment of hydrostatic and pneumatic mechanisms.In addition, the graduate has the knowledge from theory, construction, testing and operation of hydraulic and pneumatic machinery.He/she is able to solve the construction, design and development tasks with utilization of modern software products,products; he/she will have knowledge from technical activity in production and operation.The graduate is aware about ecological, economic and energy connections and about their solution in his/her profession.The graduate will assert him-/herself in construction departments of production enterprises, designing institutions especially in the spheres of activities connected with the problems of power engineering.He/she may works as an expert in water constructional companies, departments of the living environment and in other technical and administrative activities.The graduate is able to work at all the levels of management and ensuring of production and operation and also in the sphere of research.
Automated production systems – the graduate of the study program will apply the knowledge obtained in productions utilizing modern means and methods, in own production as well as in preparation of production, i.e. NC, CNC machines, industrial robots, directed transport, CAD/CAM systems, CAQ and other CAxXx technologies.He/she has a good command of programming and use of these means as well as designing of productions.The knowledge obtained in this programme e, enables to him/her to manage demands laid on workers in preparation and control of production at engineer level.These abilities are integrated with knowledge of an economic nature, whichat enables to graduates to solve also the problems of management and operation of machinery-engineering productions.All these activities he/she will perform with athesupport of CA technologies, methods of mathematical modelling, simulation methods, logistics and mathematical optimization.
Production machinery – the graduate has knowledge, abilities and skills at handling the construction and technological tasks of the development (retrofit) of production equipment.He/she knows the theory, construction and technical and economic evaluation of production machinery, tools, preparations, hydraulic mechanisms and flexible production systems.He/she will handle the managing of tasks of mechanization and automation of production facilities with the emphasis to on construction, calculations and technical documentation needed for the manufacturing of production equipment.His/her assertion is as aconstructor, designer, calculator in technical as well as in technical and trading and investment spheres.
Chemical and food-processing machinery – the profile of the graduate consists of knowledge of physical principles and theoretical fundamentals of phenomena in process equipment, theoretical connections of phenomena at processing operations of achange of substances for acquiring of their required properties, namely from mechanical, hydraulic, thermal, and diffusion processes, from chemical reactors and bioreactors.The graduate knows the constructions of apparatuses, machinery for the implementation of production operations for the achievement of the required products.The graduate will learn the theory of processes running in the process equipment and construction of units as well as particular construction elements in itthem, which provide the suitable conditions for implementation of proposed processes and operations.He/she is able to analyze, design, construct, operate, and maintain not only particular machines, but also the complicated production systems and production lines. He/she will assert him./herself as acalculator,constructor, and designer of production processes, machinery, production lines for industrial practice.
Machinery for civil engineering, upgrading and agriculture – the graduate of the study programme will obtain a good theoretical and methodological basis from applied scientific discipline, practical experience and skills at designing and constructing of more complicated units and handling the problems connected with the operation of constructional, upgrading and agricultural machines.The graduates with knowledge of technologies applied at the construction and manufacturing of these machines, utilizing the modern construction and calculation methods, will assert themselves in engineering-machinery companies with production of transport machinery, as well as in other branches of the economy, in small and medium-sized firms where the transport machinery and its components are developed, produced and operated.In addition, they will assert themselves as technical workers and executives in the companies dealing with the import and service of transport machinery, as well as by consulting, training and expertise activitiesy...They also may assert themselves as workers of a scientific and research basis and in testing.
Automation and informatization of machines and processes – the graduate has intensified knowledge from mathematic and physical fundamentals of automation and informatization, advanced methods of management, optimization, methods of design of components of systems of automated management, modelling and simulation of information provision of management systems, intelligent management systems and industrial management systems, handling of actual tasks of informatization and automation of machinery, technological and production processes.He/she will be able to handle independently the tasks connected with the analysis, design, operation and implementation of extensive information and managementing systems.The graduate will assert him-/herself in the designing and operation of automated and information equipment of machines and processes in industrial enterprises and organizations, where information and managementing systems are used.
Applied mechanics – the profile of the graduate is created by theoretical knowledge from the mechanics of asolid, mechanics of continuum, termomechanics and hydraulics.The Orientation of agraduate is chosen in such away so that he/she could have suitable adaptability for various problems of a theoretical and application character in engineering machinery.The graduate knows the analysis of structures dynamics, synthesis and proposing of mechanisms and robots, the methodology of optimum dimensioning of machine component parts, calculation of the life cycle and reliability of machines, theory of thermal calculations and fundamentals of mechatronics.He/she knows the methods and means of engineering experiment and research in the branch of applied mechanics.
Engineering technologies and materials – atheprofessional profile of agraduate is created by knowledge about properties and use of traditional construction and tool materials, about a wide variety of conventional and modern processing technologies (machining, mechanical working, casting, welding and so on), about machines and tools for the implementation of these technologies with emphasis to on the construction of the tools and construction of technical equipment of special-purpose and universal production machines, flexible automated production machines and assembly systems as well as for their control.A graduate is a completely professionally, economically and ecologically educated engineer.He/she is able to fulfil the functions in enterprises of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and consumption industries, in evaluating and technical and managerial services, in the sphere of production control, technical control and quality management.