The study programme aims to acquire specialization in world cultures and religions. Graduates of the study programme can select and apply specific methods of basic research and applied research to bring new insights and interpretations to the field of historical sciences. They can formulate new hypotheses and identify strategies for further research and the development of knowledge in the field of historical sciences. They also use findings from their own analyses and comprehensive scientific research to solve problems in the field of study. They apply selected research methods in the search for new and important interactive system relations. The graduate of the study program can be an expert with a focus on one or more cultural or religious areas, either thematically or geographically. The graduate's profile also includes new language skills appropriate to the geographical or religious area in question, a detailed and specialized knowledge of the historical and cultural context, and the ability to reflect not only substantively but also theoretically on the latest findings in the field. The graduate of the study programme will master the principles of scientific work, the scientific formulation of a problem, the legal and ethical aspects of scientific work, and the presentation of results. They are able to present research results to the professional community in the Slovak Republic and abroad, independently and at a high scientific and communicative level. They are also able to determine the focus of research and coordinate a team in the relevant scientific field, develop and implement an international research project.

Learning objectives in the study programme are achieved through measurable learning outcomes in the study programme's individual sections (modules, courses). They correspond to the relevant level of the Qualifications Framework in the European Higher Education Area.

The study programme is perceived primarily as the preparation of scholars in the field of etnology and religious studies. The graduate is able to carry out work of a scientific nature as a researcher in scientific institutions (academy of sciences), in memory institutions (scientific research in museums, libraries, archives). Graduates will also succeed in socio-political positions in state and local government. They can be employed as university lecturers. They have the skills and preparation to work in the media and in the outreach sector, as well as in non-governmental organisations. They can also find employment in government positions requiring knowledge of foreign cultures and religions, in the state security services and diplomatic services, in foreign trade and cultural missions. Graduates are also able to work in the field of state-church relations, as well as in specialised areas of research and management requiring specific knowledge of foreign cultures and religions.

The study programme in question does not prepare for the exercise of regulated professions in accordance with the requirements for the acquisition of professional competence according to a special regulation.

The expected learning outcomes and qualifications obtained by completing the study programme meet the prerequisites for the performance of several professions: university teacher, research worker in social sciences and religious studies, ethnologist, research worker in religious studies.

This is a new study programme in which we do not yet have graduates. However, PhD graduates in Religious Studies and Ethnology have found employment in relevant jobs. We do not record any unemployed PhD graduates in the previously separate PhD programmes in Ethnology and Religious Studies. The same is to be expected after the merger into one joint World Cultures and Religions/World Cultures and Religion program.

We have used a variety of methods to connect with alumni in our programs to date - intentional searches to create an alumni database, as well as annual alumni meetings with faculty and current students in the field. We learn about alumni's professional careers, publications, awards, collaborations with foreign countries, and other circumstances of their social application. All these data are recorded in the alumni database.

We list graduates of existing doctoral programmes that are being merged into a new doctoral programme.

Successful graduates of the PhD in Ethnology include:

Agócs Attila - Mayor of Fiľakovo, formerly Director of the Museum in Fiľakovo, Municipal Office, Radničná 562, 98601 Fiľakovo;

Dita Andrušková - museologist and curator, Záhorie Museum Skalica, Námestie slobody 13, 909 01 Skalica;

Shafia Azam - university lecturer; Fatima Jinnah Women University, Old Presidency, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Saddar, Rawalpindi, Punjab, 46000, Pakistan;

Vitalija Bella - successful journalist, Denník N , editorial office of N Press, s. r. o., Jarošova 1, 831 03 Bratislava;

Mirka Bobáková - Slovak-Czech Women's Fund, Na vŕšku 7008/10, 811 01 Bratislava;

Tatiana Bužeková – Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava;

Juraj Janto – Associate Professor, FiF UK, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava;

Soňa G. Lutherová - researcher, Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences;

Robert Osaďan - university lecturer, Faculty of Education, Comenius University, Račianska 59, 813 34 Bratislava;

Zuzana Panczová, née Galiová - researcher, Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences;

Zuzana Pešt'anská - Slovak-Czech Women's Fund, Na vŕšku 7008/10, 811 01 Bratislava;

Zuzana Sekeráková Búriková, researcher, Institute of Sociology, Slovak Academy of Sciences;

Helena Tužinská, née Vagačová, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava;

Michal Uhrin – postdoctoral teacher, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava;

Michal Vaněk - museologist and curator, Director of the Museum of Jewish Culture, SNM, Zsigrayova kúria, Židovská 17, 811 01 Bratislava;

Ľubica Voľanská, née Herzánová, researcher, editor-in-chief of the journal Slovak Ethnography, Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences;

Tomáš Winkler, researcher, Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for the Development of Civil Society.

The statements of the graduates of the Ethnology study programme are placed on the website of the Department of Ethnology and Museology of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University: https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/katedra-etnologie-a-muzeologie/etnologia/studium/absolventi/

Successful graduates of the PhD in Religious Studies include:

Vladimír Bahna – researcher, Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Klemensova 19, 813 64, Bratislava 1;

Chris Helton - teacher, Jan Amos Komenský Gymnasium, Škultétyho 1359, 040 01 Košice;

Lenka Horáková - researcher, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Klemensova 2522/19, 811 09 Bratislava;

Danijela Jerotijević - postdoctoral lecturer, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynské lúhy 4, 821 05 Bratislava;

Tomáš Szmrecsányi - editor-in-chief of the journal Systems of Logistics, Holečkova 657/29, 150 00 Praha 5 - Smíchov, Czech Republic;

Jakub Špoták – postdoctoral lecturer, Comenius University, Faculty of Arts, Štúrova 9, 811 02 Bratislava;

Tatiana Zachar Podolinská - Director of the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava 1.

Relevant external interested parties which provided an opinion:

Mgr. Miroslava Bobáková, PhD. and Mgr. Zuzana Pešt'anská, PhD., Directors, Slovak-Czech Women's Fund

Mgr. Tatiana Podolinská, PhD., Director, Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology

PhDr. Viera Drahošová, Director, Záhorie Museum in Skalica

The rules for the design of study plans are part of the process of modification of the study programme which is defined in the Internal Regulation No. 23/2021, Internal Quality Assurance System of Higher Education of Comenius University in Bratislava (hereinafter also referred to as "IQAS CU"), Art. 32(2), Art. 33, 35, 36, and 37. The structure of the study plans of III. level study programmes is also regulated by Internal Regulation No. 11/2023, Study Regulations of Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts ("Comenius University in Bratislava" hereinafter also referred to as "CU" and "University"; "Faculty of Arts of Comenius University" hereinafter also referred to as "Faculty of Arts CU" and "Faculty"), Part Three, Peculiarities of Ph.D. Study.

The Council of the study programme of the III. level World Cultures and Religion was created in accordance with Art. 24(1) to (7) and Art. 10 IQAS CU. Members of the Council of the study programme of III. level World Cultures and Religion: prof. Mgr. Milan Kováč, PhD. (main responsible person/guarantor), prof. PhDr. Marta Botiková, CSc. (co-guarantor), doc. RNDr. Tatiana Bužeková, PhD. (co-guarantor), doc. Mgr. Dušan Deák, PhD. (co-guarantor), doc. Mgr. Attila Kovács, PhD. (co-guarantor), Mgr. Tomáš Hrustič, PhD. (Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, representative of employers), Dominik Čisárik (representative of students).

The complete text of the study programme with all the required information and course information sheets is provided on the webpage of study programme. The study plan contains blocks of compulsory and compulsory elective courses with the recommended year and semester of their implementation, the educational methods used, the names of the persons providing the courses, the ECTS allocation, the range and form of the courses, and if required, prerequisites. For each block of compulsory elective courses, instruction on the selection of courses is provided so that the student can shape the pathway of their studies. The information sheets for each course contain, among other items, the following:

-      detailed conditions for the completion of the course,

-      grading scale set in accordance with the IQAS CU to achieve a minimum level of 60% for successful completion of the course,

-      syllabus of the course,

-      learning outcomes,

-      compulsory literature is available online or in the Library of the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava.

The learning outcomes, conditions, and assessment criteria are described in detail within the information sheets for the courses of the study programme are on the webpage of study programme.

Educational activities are carried out in a full-time and combined method if necessary also by distance learning. The course information sheets provide further specifications.

The outline/syllabus is included in the course information sheets of the study programme. A detailed course syllabus will be given to the student in each course at the beginning of the respective semester.

The student workload is further defined within the course information sheets of the study programme. The workload of all courses is defined in accordance with the ECTS recommendations as follows: 1 credit = 25–30 hours of work.

The credits allocated to each part based on the learning outcomes achieved and the workload involved are mentioned in the course information sheets of the study program.

Persons providing individual courses of the study programme are mentioned in the course information sheets. Contact details of the individual persons providing the course are given in section 7.

Course teachers are mentioned within the course information sheets and in section 7 of the Description of the study programme.

The courses are held at the premises of Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts, Gondova 2, Štúrova 2. The verification of sufficient spatial provision of the study programme is covered by the Internal Regulation of Comenius University No. 23/2021, Art. 111–116.

-      number of credits for compulsory courses required for proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 24

-      number of credits for compulsory optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 12

-      number of credits for creative activity in science and research required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 70

-      number of credits for pedagogical activity (or other practical activity carried out at the faculty or at a related establishment, if required by the nature of the study): 30

-      number of credits required for the proper completion of studies: 240

-      the number of credits for final theses—thesis for the dissertation examination, dissertation thesis—and their defence, required for the proper completion of studies: 20 + 30 = 50

The sum of the above minimum number of credits in the individual parts of the study programme is lower than the total number of credits required for the proper completion of the doctoral studies (186 ‹ 240), which means that the student must obtain more than the prescribed minimum number of credits in some part(s) of the study programme.

The relevant rules on learning outcomes and student assessment and the possibilities for remedial actions are available in the documents:

·        Internal Regulation of the Faculty of Arts CU No. 11/2023- Study Regulations, Art. 11, 12, 14, 15, 29-35.

·        Internal Regulation of Comenius University No. 12/2013 - Guideline of the Rector of Comenius University Bratislava on the basic requirements of final theses, rigorous theses and habilitation theses, originality check, storing and accessibility at the Comenius University Bratislava, Art. 3(1), (2), and (4), Art. 5–8

·        Internal Regulation of Comenius University Bratislava No. 23/2021 - Internal Quality Assurance System for Higher Education at Comenius University Bratislava, Art. 54-59

Decree No 614/2002 Coll. on the credit system of studies, Art. 6

The study programme World cultures and religions, has precisely defined and previously published rules, criteria, and methods of assessment of learning outcomes in the information sheets of individual courses as prescribed by the above-mentioned internal regulations and the Decree on credit system study. At the Faculty, course information sheets of all study programmes are accessible via the Academic Information System (AIS2) and published on study programme website. https://fphil.uniba.sk/en/study/study-programmes/doctoral-studies/world-cultures-and-religion/

Among other details, the course information sheet provides the student with advance access to information on the type, scope and form of educational activities, the course requirements, the learning outcomes, the course syllabus, and recommended literature. The results of assessments of individual courses of the study programme are recorded in the Academic Information System (AiS2) and archived according to the regulations:

·        Comenius University No. 1/2006 - Registrar's Regulations and registrary Plan,

·        Internal Regulation of the Faculty of Arts CU No. 11/2023- Study Regulations of Faculty of Arts CU, Annex 2, Art. 2(2) and (3).

The relevant rules are available in the documents:

·         Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 11/2023, Study Regulations, Art. 18–19

·         Decree No. 614/2002 Coll. on credit system study, Art. 4(2), (3), Art. 7, Annex 1–4

Detailed information on mobility and credit recognition is also available on a separate faculty website and can also be obtained from the mobility coordinator of the study programme. The University and the Faculty have separate departments providing support for mobility programmes (the Department for European Projects and Erasmus+ programme of Comenius University and the International Relations Office of Faculty of Arts CU). A separate guideline governs the operation of the organizational units of the University and the faculty:

·         Internal Regulation of CU No. 3/2016, Guideline of the Rector of CU on the competence of CU and its faculties in the framework of the European Community Erasmus+ programme

The flexibility of study pathways and the achievement of learning outcomes are ensured by the fact that the individual study plan of the doctoral student in the study programme is drawn up by the supervisor in cooperation with the doctoral student, taking into account the student’s specialization and the topic of the dissertation project. Students of the study programme will have the opportunity to take advantage of international mobility programmes, including the jointly supervised doctoral programme (cotutelle), as well as through inter-faculty mobility programmes and elective courses of another faculty which they will be able to enrol in based on the study contract (Internal Regulation No. 5/2020, Study Regulations, Art. 8(6)(a) and (f). The rules of Comenius University and its Faculty of Arts respect the transfer and recognition of credits acquired during a mobility programme. A course taken at the receiving University which is comparable in content and scope to a course taken at the sending faculty and which the student takes as part of approved academic mobility will automatically be recognized as completed (compulsory course, compulsory elective course, or elective course).

According to the Study Regulations of Faculty of Arts CU, Art. 17(1), the student has the right to apply for a change of study programme within the same field of study at Comenius University, thus ensuring the possibility of flexible study pathways. Subsequently, the Study Regulations of Faculty of Arts CU, Art. 18, regulate the conditions for the recognition of studies and parts of studies completed in the past, specifying both the length of the period and the level of assessment that allows the assessment to be recognized.

Faculty of Arts CU, according to the Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 5/2020, Art. 19, allows students to transfer credits acquired while completing part of their studies at another higher education institution in the Slovak Republic or at a higher education institution abroad (student mobility) in the number of credits accumulated by the student pursuant to § 4(3) of the Decree on credit system study.

The mobility coordinator for the Department of Ethnology: doc. Mgr. Helena Tužinská, PhD. (helena.tuzinska@uniba.sk, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava, miestnosť č, 313, https://fphil.uniba.sk/helenatuzinska/).

The mobility coordinator for the Department of Comparative Religious Studies: doc. Attila Kovács, PhD. (attila.kovacs@uniba.sk], Štúrova 9, 1 posch. Kancelária č. 103, https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/kpr/clenovia-katedry/attilakovacs/

Topics of the final theses of the study programme are listed on the website of the Department of Ethnology, and on the website of the Department of Comparative Religious Studies and on the website of the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the SAS.

-      rules for the assignment, processing, opposition, defence and evaluation of final theses in the study programme,

The final theses: the thesis for the dissertation examination and the dissertation thesis play a crucial role in completing the studies of the III. level study programme World Cultures and Religion. Their form and rules for their assignment, processing, opposition, defence, and evaluation are regulated by the internal regulations of the University and the Faculty:

•             Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 5/2020, Study Regulations, Art. 29–34

•             Internal Regulation of CU No. 12/2013, Guideline of the Rector of Comenius University in Bratislava on the basic requirements of final theses, rigorous theses, and habilitation theses, originality check, storing and accessibility at

Comenius University in Bratislava

•             The timing of the dissertation thesis topics as well as the admission procedure for doctoral studies is regulated by the Internal Regulation of CU No. 4/2021, Rules of the Admission Procedure at Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 11,

and Internal Regulation of CU No. 23/2021, Internal Quality Assurance System of Higher Education of Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 53

•             Listing of the topics of dissertation theses is published on the website of Faculty of Arts CU

-      opportunities and procedures for participation in student mobility,

Students of the III. level study programme World Cultures and Religion are provided with access and support to participate in domestic and international mobility and internships. The International Relations Office assists students in this respect by providing administrative support and advice in student exchange programmes, internships, and promoting international mobility. The Erasmus+ Office at the Comenius University is available to students within Comenius University. The Department of Ethnology and the Department of Comparative Religious Studies implement exchanges via Erasmus+ mobility (teaching, administrative, combined and student mobility and internships) and bilateral agreements. Information about mobilities can be found on the website of the Department of Ethnology: https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/katedra-etnologie-a-muzeologie/etnologia/studium/mobility/, https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/katedra-etnologie-a-muzeologie/etnologia/studium/mobility/ and on the website of the Department of Comparative Religious Studies: https://www.flaw.uniba.sk/medzinarodne-vztahy/erasmus/bilateralne-zmluvy-erasmus/.Specific universities and contact information are available on the website. The procedures for participation in student mobility are defined in the Internal Regulation of CU No. 3/2016, Guideline of the Rector of CU on the competence of CU and its faculties in the framework of the European Community Erasmus+ programme, Art. 4(7) to (8), (11) to (13), (15) to (16)

-      rules for adherence to academic ethics and rules for drawing consequences,

There is a number of regulations within the CU and the Faculty of Arts CU that define the rules for adherence to academic ethics and drawing consequences for all members of the academic community. These are the following:

•             Internal Regulation of CU No. 12/2013, Guideline of the Rector of Comenius University in Bratislava on the basic requirements of final theses, rigorous theses, and habilitation theses, originality check, storing and accessibility at

Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 3(4), Art. 8(9) and (10)

•             Internal Regulation of CU No. 23/2021, Internal Quality Assurance System of Higher Education of Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 68–83

•             Internal Regulation of CU No. 13/2018, Disciplinary Rules of Comenius University in Bratislava for Students, Art. 3(6)(m), (n), (p) and Art. 4–10

•             Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 13/2019, Code of Conduct, Art. 3–4, 7

It is also stipulated in the course information sheets of the study programme that a breach of academic ethics results in the annulment of the points obtained in the relevant item of assessment.

Meetings of the Disciplinary Committee of Faculty of Arts CU for Students are governed by the Rules of Procedure: Internal Regulation of CU No. 14/2018, Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of Comenius University in Bratislava for Students

The disciplinary proceedings conducted in the last two academic years within the Faculty are published on the website:

https://fphil.uniba.sk/o-fakulte/disciplinarna-komisia-pre-studentov/realizovane-disciplinarne-konania/

-      procedures applicable to students with special needs,

To support applicants and students with special needs, the Faculty has a coordinator doc. PhDr. Milica Schraggeová, CSc. and the Center supporting students with special needs of CU (hereinafter also referred to as "CSS"). Their activities are regulated by the Internal Regulation of CU No. 23/2021, Internal Quality Assurance System of Higher Education of Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 42

Detailed information and CSS services are available to students on the website of CU: https://cezap.sk/

Ensuring fair, transparent and consistent evaluation of results at the Faculty, fairly applied to all students with particular emphasis on students with special needs is also ensured by the Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 13/2019, Code of Conduct, Art. 3(3)

Students of the study programme World Cultures and Religion are also provided with the Code of Ethics of the Ethnographic Society of Slovakia, which applies to conducting ethnographic field research (http://www.nss.sav.sk/wp-content/uploads/EtickyKodexNSS.pdf).

In accordance with the Rules of the Admission Procedure, applicants with special needs are allowed, upon their written request, a special way of taking the admission examination, taking into account their special needs, in cooperation with the Center supporting students with special needs of CU.

The course of study and its assessment are adapted to the needs of students with special needs in the study programme in accordance with the objectives of the Center supporting students with special needs of CU, in which the Faculty is represented through its coordinator.

Comenius University in Bratislava cooperates with the Support Centre for Visually Impaired Students, which provides services in processing study literature and providing computer technology. In recent years, the Faculty has worked intensively on removing barriers from its buildings, which has greatly accommodated students with special needs (adjusted entrances to individual buildings, elevator access, and complete barrier removal from the building on Štúrova ulica).

-      procedures for filing complaints and appeals by students.

The relevant rules on complaints and appeals are defined in the following regulations:

•             Internal Regulation of CU No. 23/2021, Internal Quality Assurance System of Higher Education of Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 61–65

•             Internal Regulation of CU No. 23/2022, Guideline of the Rector of CU on the handling of complaints at CU

Course information sheets are available in AIS2 and published on the study programme website.

•     Current academic year schedule

•     The current course schedule is available in AIS.

Prof. Mgr. Milan Kováč, PhD., professor, e-mail: milan.kovac@uniba.sk

Persons responsible for core courses are listed in the study plan, core courses are marked with the abbreviation 'C': https://fphil.uniba.sk/en/study/study-programmes/doctoral-studies/world-cultures-and-religion/

Links to the Central register of university staff can be found in the „VUPCH“ (research/art/teacher profiles) of individual teachers, which are accessible through AIS2. Contact information of teachers is also available on the departmental websites.

Research/art/teacher profiles are accessible through AIS2.

Persons responsible for courses are listed in the study plan: https://fphil.uniba.sk/en/study/study-programmes/doctoral-studies/world-cultures-and-religion/

Links to the Central register of university staff can be found in the „VUPCH“ (research/art/teacher profiles) of individual teachers, which are accessible through AIS2. Contact information of teachers is also available on the departmental websites.

The supervisors of the final theses with the assignment to topics are listed on the website of the Department of Ethnology of Faculty of Arts CU: https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/katedra-etnologie-a-muzeologie/etnologia/studium/zaverecne-prace/, on the website of the Department of Comparative Religious Studies of Faculty of Arts CU: https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/kpr/zaverecne-prace/and on the website of the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the SAS: https://uesa.sav.sk/?q=sk/dizertacne-prace-skolene-na-uesa-sav-v-v-i  

In the Annex

Mgr. Dominik Čisárik, študent PhD., Department of Comparative Religious Studies of Faculty of Arts CU, e-mail: cisarik6@uniba.sk

Mgr. Juraj Janto, PhD., Department of Ethnology, Faculty of Arts CU, e-mail: juraj.janto@uniba.sk; https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/katedra-etnologie-a-muzeologie/clenovia-katedry/juraj-janto/

Mgr. Jakub Špoták, PhD., Department of Comparative Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts CU, e-mail: jakub.spotak@uniba.sk; https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/kpr/clenovia-katedry/jakubspotak/

·         At the Faculty, there’s the Department of Postgraduate Studies with adequate staff, expertise, and financial security. The specialized supporting staff in this department, whose competence and numbers correspond to the needs of students and teachers of the study programme in relation to the educational objectives and outcomes, provide tutoring, counselling, administrative, and other support services and related activities for students of study programmes of the III. level (contacts to the staff of the department are listed on the Faculty’s website). The responsibilities and competences of the department are regulated in the organizational regulations of Faculty of Arts CU - Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 7/2023, Article 21.

·         With related issues, students can turn to the Office at the Department of Ethnology of Faculty of Arts CU: https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/katedra-etnologie-a-muzeologie/kontakt/ and to the Office at the Department of Comparative Religious Studies of Faculty of Arts CU: https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/kpr/kontakt/

·         Accommodation at the Faculty of Arts CU is the responsibility of the registrar:

PhDr. Martin Čičilla, Faculty of Arts CU, Gondova ulica 2, 811 02 Bratislava 1, Phone: +421 2 9013 1310, E-mail: martin.cicilla@uniba.sk. All accommodation information is available on the website of CU.

Students of the study programme of III. level World Cultures and Religion are provided with sufficient spatial, material, technical, and informational resources of the study programme, which are a guarantee for achieving the learning objectives and outcomes. The Faculty provides the teaching of the study program in the building on Gondova 2, where the Department of Ethnology is situated on the third floor, and in the building on Štúrova 9, where the Department of Comparative Religious Studies is situated.

The building on Gondova ulica has 54 classrooms with a capacity of 1,331 seats and an area of 1,953m2 and in the building on Štúrova ulica there are 14 classrooms with a capacity of 396 seats and an area of 367m2. Recently, all classrooms have been modernized both technically and didactically and equipped with new equipment. Of the total number of classrooms, ten classrooms have a capacity of 65 to 120 seats, while the remaining classrooms have a capacity of 20 to 35 seats and are intended for teaching smaller study groups. Most of the classrooms are equipped with interactive whiteboards and video projectors (detailed statistics on technical support and equipment for individual academic years are given in the annual reports of the Faculty). Each classroom has a port to connect to the internet. When creating the schedule for the following academic year, individual teachers participating in the implementation of the teaching of the study programme shall request the allocation of teaching spaces with installed information devices. The Faculty meets all the requirements in this regard.

On the faculty premises, there are computers available exclusively for students. Students can use computers and connect to the internet also in the Library of the Faculty of Arts CU.

The Department of Comparative Religious Studies is housed in a building at Štúrova 9 with barrier-free access. It has one separate, fully electronically equipped STRE classroom for about 26 students. Doctoral education, however, usually takes place in two smaller seminar rooms. Both are equipped with computers for PhD students, data projectors, printers, scanners and accessible wifi internet. Doctoral students also have their own office with equipment, wifi and access to databases of scientific articles and publications. They also have a separate Collections Depository to carry out their internship and a Laboratory where state-of-the-art computer and laser equipment is also located.

The Department of Ethnology has one separate, fully electronically equipped classroom G366 for 25 students. Doctoral education, however, usually takes place in room G313. Both rooms are equipped with computers, data projectors and accessible wifi internet. Doctoral students can also use the 3D printer. They also have access to the G301 workroom, equipped with personal computers and a printer.

Comenius University in Bratislava cooperates with the Support Centre for Visually Impaired Students, which provides services in processing study literature and providing computer technology. In recent years, the Faculty has worked intensively on removing barriers from its buildings, which has greatly accommodated students with special needs (adjusted entrances to individual buildings and elevator access).

The expansion of physical activities offered for students and employees of Faculty of Arts CU in Bratislava is provided by the Centre of Physical Education and Sports Activities of the Faculty of Arts CU, which has several sports grounds at its disposal.

The literature listed in the course information sheets is available online, via MS TEAMS and Moodle (presentations, in some cases also manuscripts and unpublished university textbooks of teachers), or in the Library of the Faculty of Arts CU (hereinafter also referred to as "Library"). Literature in the Library’s holdings is searchable through the Library’s online catalogue, where it is possible to check the availability of individual copies. In case of an insufficient number of copies or need for acquisition of new literature, students and teachers may use the request/book proposal option. The Library also provides access to several external electronic resources.

The Library is the largest library and information workplace at Comenius University and it fulfils the function of an educational, scientific, and information workplace. The central workplaces of the Library are situated in the annex of the Comenius University on Múzejná ulica. Readers have access to a central lending library, a study room for textbooks, and a reading room for journals. During the semester, the library is open until 6 pm. A comprehensive reconstruction and modernization of the reading areas were carried out in 2009. The modernization of the premises has significantly improved the conditions for full-time study; the number of study spots in the study room has doubled (from the original 30 to 64), and the collection at hand for full-time study has been significantly expanded (from the original 3,500 books to 9,000). The construction modifications to the lending library have allowed for increasing the handling and storage space for outside-of-library borrowings, expanding the reading room for journals, and placing computers for students. All reading areas offer wi-fi connections, power sockets, and self-service photocopiers. The library stock consists of approximately 500,000 library units. Annual growth in recent years has been fairly stable, ranging from 7,000 to 9,000 library units. The Library subscribes to 249 journals; in addition to traditional print periodicals, library users have access to full texts of approximately 48,000 electronic journals and approximately 440,000 electronic books, which are available via the Comenius University Academic Library website. The library grants around 90,000 borrowings per year. Students of the study programme World Cultures and Religion also have access to well-equipped sub-libraries. The library of the Ján Komorovský Department of Comparative Religious Studies is located on the 1st floor of the building at Štúrova ulica. The Judaic Studies Library of the Department of Comparative Religious Studies is located on the 3rd floor of the building at Štúrova ulica. The library of the Department of Ethnology is located on the 3rd floor of the building at Gondova ulica. There is a library collection of 6718 library units. The library has 18 study places, 2 PCs for users and wi-fi connection. Up-to-date information about the sub-library is available on the website of the Department of Ethnology: https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/katedra-etnologie-a-muzeologie/kniznica/

·         MS TEAMS manual for students

·         MS TEAMS manual for teachers

·         E-learning portal Moodle

·         Video tutorials for distance learning

The procedures for the transition from full-time to distance education are regulated by the internal regulations of Comenius University in Bratislava and the Faculty of Arts CU in Bratislava, which are published on the faculty’s website.

The study programme of III. level World Cultures and Religion is implemented in cooperation with the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, with which the Faculty of Arts CU has concluded a Framework Cooperation Agreement with an external educational institution (https://uesa.sav.sk/?q=en/phd-programme) in the implementation of the doctoral study programme Slovak Literature.

New students’ handbook - sections 4.8 and 4.9

Students of the study programme are provided with access and support to participate in domestic and international mobility and internships. The International Relations Office assists students in this respect by providing administrative support and advice in student exchange programmes, internships, and promoting international mobility. The Erasmus+ Office at the Comenius University is available to students within Comenius University. The most significant share of student exchanges is accounted for by mobility under the Erasmus+ programmes, scholarships awarded by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic on the basis of bilateral agreements, and scholarships under the CEEPUS programme (Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies). Mobility also takes place on the basis of other types of agreements: bilateral agreements between universities concluded at the university or faculty level, intergovernmental and international interdepartmental agreements in education (administered by the Slovak Academic Information Agency), the National Scholarship Programme, International Visegrad Fund scholarships, and individual scholarships. The position of the University and its faculties in relation to Erasmus+ mobility programmes at CU is regulated by the Internal Regulation of CU No. 3/2016 on the competence of CU and its faculties within the European Community Erasmus+ programme. In connection with the implementation of international mobility, the Faculty has established a system of recognition of courses and transfer of credits acquired at foreign universities (Art. 19 of the Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 5/2020, Study Regulations of Faculty of Arts CU).

The abilities and requirements necessary for admission are assessed by the admissions committee based on the submitted dissertation project and the course of the admission examination. Information about the admission procedure is published on the faculty website.

The admissions committee shall apply a point system in the evaluation of applicants and use a uniform procedure to ensure objectivity, fairness, and equal opportunity by means of a uniform form of admissions record, based on which the Dean decides whether the applicant shall or shall not be admitted. 

The results of the admission process for the last period are published on the faculty website. 

The results of the admission process for the last period are published on the Faculty's website.

· Internal Regulation No. 23/2021, Internal Quality Assurance System of Higher Education of Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 23(4)(f), No. 1 

· Student feedback 

The results of student feedback are reviewed by the faculty management, by the Dean’s Collegium, and at the level of the study programme council. Study programme council reviews the relevance of suggestions and comments on teachers, courses, and the study programme. Relevant comments are an incentive for the efficiency and overall improvement of the study programme. Each semester, the results of student feedback are commented on by all interested parties (faculty management, study department, the director of the Faculty of Arts Library, the student section of the Academic Senate and study programme council). Statements on the student feedback are published on the faculty website. Individual teachers of the study programme may also respond to students’ comments directly in the survey form and provide them with immediate feedback. The review of the student survey is also part of the faculty annual report.

·        Measures to improve the quality of the study programme shall be implemented in accordance with the regulations of Part II of IQAS CU (Internal Regulation No. 23/2021) 

·        Surveys of employability of graduates of Faculty of Arts CU 

·        Club of graduates—Alumni Club

·        The Department of Ethnology and the Department of Comparative Religious Studies of Faculty of Arts CU take into account the results of feedback from students, graduates, and visiting lecturers and responds to them by continuously updating the study programme.

·        Teachers at the Department of Ethnology of Faculty of Arts CU receive feedback on an ongoing basis, at the end of each class and at the end of the semester, in their courses. Another procedure is to communicate with the elected student representatives, who give their feedback at regular meetings of the Department of Ethnology.

·        Teachers at the Department of Comparative Religious Studies of Faculty of Arts CU receive feedback on an ongoing basis. At the end of the semester, teachers take an anonymous written survey of each course, which allows them to improve course content, methods of teaching the material, and level of difficulty. A less formal procedure is open discussion with elected class representatives, who collect and forward comments for the entire class to the academic advisor on an ongoing basis. The advisor evaluates such feedback with the department chair or at joint department meetings. The comments often lead to very flexible modification of the difficulty or assignments in individual courses, adaptation of distance learning to specific conditions, etc.

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Doctoral studies website - for students

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