Conditions of study

In 2019, the Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) concluded a framework agreement with the Faculty of Science, Comenius University in Bratislava. Based on this agreement, the Institute of Geography, as an external educational institution, participates in the implementation of two doctoral study programs:

  • physical geography, geoecology and geoinformatics
  • regional geography

The length of the study in both programs is four years. The basic obligation of a doctoral student is to carry out the study, pedagogical and scientific activities by the conditions defined by the Faculty of Science, Comenius University in Bratislava. The amount of the monthly doctoral scholarship at the Institute of Geography of SAS is as follows:

  • 1 025,50 € until the dissertation exam (first three semesters)
  • 1 194,00 € during the next five semesters,

More detailed information on conditions of PhD. study are available at the institute’s secretary, or at the website of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University.