The board of guarantors and the authority from practice agreed on the proposal to modify the name of the study program (part-time form) "transport services" to "transport services and logistics", which more accurately describes the true focus of the study program, better describes the profile of the graduate, and the incorporated changes accept the requests and comments of interested groups, especially employers , cooperating institutions, but also graduates and students. The implementation of the study program modification proposal is preceded by systematic monitoring of the internal and external environment, and subsequently the study program modification proposal is processed and submitted in accordance with the formalized processes of the Internal Quality Assurance System at the University of Žilina in Žilina. As part of the processes that are set up in the VSK UNIZA, the competent authorities commented on the proposal for harmonization of the mentioned study program in accordance with the UNIZA Directive no. 214 Structures of the internal quality assurance system for creating, modifying, approving and canceling study programs at the University of Žilina in Žilina. In their opinions, there was a clear demand to change the name of the study program from the original name "transport services" to the new name "transport services and logistics", while the affiliation to the original field of study "transport" does not change, for the reason that the new name will better describe the requirements of practice, as well as the content of the study program itself, which corresponds to the current but especially the future requirements of professional practice and research, which is mainly supported by the EU.

GRADUATE PROFILE

A graduate of the transport services study program, study field of transport, masters the methods of basic and applied research in the field of transport and distribution services, shipping, distribution and logistics within the study field of Transport. He has extensive professional knowledge of transport services, forwarding and logistics, which serve him as a basis for carrying out research and development and creating new knowledge in the transport field of study.

The graduate is able to formulate new hypotheses and strategies for further research and development of the transport field of study. He applies his own findings of his theoretical analysis and his complex scientific research in solving specific problems in the field of higher education in the field of transport technology, technology as well as in the field of operation and economics of transport within the field of study transport. Based on his outputs and findings, he can design, verify and implement new research and work procedures.

The graduate can work in management-technical functions at the strategic level of transport systems and processes at home and abroad, as a scientific-pedagogical worker, technical worker, manager in the field of transport and postal services and logistics, independent creative technologist and development worker of elements, modules, nodes and components within logistics 4.0, as an independent creative worker in the field of design of new technological procedures in transport and logistics, in the design of methodologies in the field of transport and logistics systems, as an independent creative worker in the field of software products in transport services and logistics and in the field of creating new information systems in these areas, as leaders of interdisciplinary research teams. Furthermore, he is able to work in international research teams, in technological, operational and economic research in transport services and logistics. It presents independently the results of research and development and the implementation of new projects before the professional and scientific community. Able to forecast, plan, manage, set research focus and coordinate team in transport services and logistics.

EDUCATION OBJECTIVES (CV)

CV 1: The graduate of the study program will acquire systematic knowledge of specialized areas of research in technology, operation and economics of transport and logistics in the context of the focus of their research in the dissertation.

CV 2: Graduates of the study program will acquire skills in formulating opinions and proposing solutions to current issues of transport services and logistics.

CV 3: The graduate of the study program will acquire competencies in the field of analyzing and solving problems, making independent decisions, in the field of teamwork and communicating processed research and studies, including obtained results, in the scientific and professional community

.EDUCATION OUTCOMES (VV)

VV1: The graduate has the knowledge necessary to evaluate the impact of risk, set priorities, define actions for active risk management in the environment of providing transport and logistics services.

VV2: The graduate is able to understand the current trends in the development of transport technology, information and communication technologies, logistics and innovations in these sectors, identify them, analyze them and use them in the future and manage the processes associated with it.

VV3: The graduate is able to formulate qualified opinions on current problems in the field of transport and postal services, forwarding and logistics.

VV4: The graduate can formulate alternative solutions to current issues in transport and logistics services and evaluate these alternative solutions.

VV5: The graduate has knowledge of quantitative and qualitative analytical methods and, based on them, can critically evaluate the outputs of research focused on logistics and transport technologies, the effectiveness of the provision of transport and logistics services.

VV6: The graduate can present achieved research results, research studies and their parts, professional and scientific knowledge of own original research and proposed solutions in the scientific community in a national and international environment.

VV7: The graduate can independently process the results of research and studies and present them in peer-reviewed journals and proceedings registered in professional and scientific databases.

VV8: The graduate is able to analyze requirements for new solutions, new or expanded and modified functionality of existing systems, including, as well as to propose the implementation of these requirements in transport and logistics services, and at the same time knows how to use modeling and simulation methods in logistics (principles of Industry 4.0, Blockchain, digitization etc.).

VV9: The graduate is able to provide advice, consultations, recommendations and be a coordinator of expert solution support.

VV10: The graduate is able to be a manager of a team of specialists, where he takes responsibility for the preparation, implementation and functionality of the proposed solution.

VV11: The graduate is able to be a team manager for evaluating the economic efficiency of investments and projects in the field of transport services and logistics projects.

The study program Transport Services of the 3rd degree of the university studies is aimed at preparing graduates both for the academic sphere, as well as for decision-making institutions and other specialists in practice. Their preparation is focused on a comprehensive perception of individual challenges faced by entities in the transport services and logistics sector, strategic and development issues, as well as innovative solutions, including Logistics 4.0 and the integration of transport services. They can connect theoretical and practical solutions in the mentioned sectors and contribute to innovations in practice as well as to the development of theoretical knowledge in the field of terminology and methodology. Their skills are also developed in pedagogical activities.

Graduates of the study program meet sector-specific professional expectations for the performance of the following professions:

- 7034/2 Manager (manager) in logistics, higher education II is recommended. respectively III. degree (listed in the note "recommended level of education"):

https://www.sustavapovolani.sk/register-zamestnani/pracovna-oblast/karta-zamestnania/7024-riadiaci-pracovn/

- 2310003 assistant professor at the university (https://sustavapovolani.sk/karta_zamestnania-496034-33);

- 2310004 university assistant; (https://sustavapovolani.sk/karta_zamestnania-496034-33);

- 496033/1 docent (assoc. prof.) at the university: https://www.sustavapovolani.sk/register-zamestnani/pracovna-oblast/karta-zamestnania/496033-docent%c2%a0%c2%a0/

- 1223001 manager of a research institution;

- 2422016 specialist in the field of science development, research and innovation;

- 2422001 specialist in corporate strategy, planning and investment;, head of the department)

Classification code: ISCO-08 1345

Professions can be identified from:

Register of employment; qualification cards of the National System of Qualifications, Statistical Classification of Jobs.

Graduates of the doctoral studies of the study program Transport Services can also apply in other professions that require acquired knowledge, skills and competences.

The study program  does not prepare for a profession requiring an opinion on the compliance of the obtained qualification with sector-specific requirements for the performance of the profession.

Since 2014, the Faculty of Operations and Economics of Transport and Communications has been cooperating with the Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, the Economics Section, the Information Systems Methodology Department, based in Bratislava, which sends data on unemployed graduates every year, broken down into bachelor's, engineering and doctoral graduates study, and the faculty also publishes these in the Annual Report on the Faculty's Activities.

The mentioned reports are available for individual years on the website of the faculty as follows:

• for 2021: N/A
• for 2020: https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/uradna_tabula/vypdf
• for 2019: https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/uradna_tabula/vypdf

The data on the number of unemployed graduates of the Transport Services study program (3rd degree) for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 are as follows:

• as of 31 December 2019 = 0 unemployed;
• as of 31 December 2020 = 0 unemployed;- as of 31 December 2021 = 0 unemployed.

According to data from the portal www.uplatnenie.sk

(https://uplatnenie.sk/?degree=V%C5%A0&vs=710000000&faculty=710050000&field=6203V04&year=2018 (for 2018); data for other years are not available) graduates of the study program Transport Services most applied in the following sectors:

• 86% as employees,

- 14% as SZČO or work abroad.

Graduates were mostly employed in the following industries:

- education,

- public administration and defense,

- transport and storage.

The TOP 3 jobs in which graduates worked include:

- university teachers,

- managers in transport, forwarding and logistics organizations,

- managers in the logistics departments of production and distribution organizations.

The faculty systematically (since 2008) monitors the application of doctoral study graduates also through the questionnaire available at https://fpedas.uniza.sk/~dotaznik/. The results, broken down by individual years, study level and study program, are available at the faculty. According to the results of this questionnaire, the graduates were employed in the following areas:

- transport services,

- shipping company,

- logistics.

- organizers of integrated transport systems,

- transport departments of self-governing regions and cities,

- logistics in production organizations.

During the period of its existence, the study program of Transport Services has graduated a number of successful graduates who have applied themselves in the commercial and academic spheres.

In the business and decision-making sphere, successful graduates are, for example:

- Ing. Anežka Grobarčíková, PhD. -  DHL Global Forwarding, Slovakia

- Ing.  Ľubomír Rovňaník, PhD. (T+T, a.s. Žilina, vedúci dopravy a reverrznej logistiky)

- Ing. Igor Franc, PhD. (Felbmayr, Austra)

- Ing. Miroslav Bartoš, PhD. - Letové prevádzkové služby SR, š. p. - riadiaci letovej prevádzky

-  Ing. Júlia Hankovská, PhD. - Internet Mall, a.s. - Procurement Data Analyst

- Ing. Ivana Šimková, PhD. - Amazon Logistic Prague s.r.o. , Czech Republic

- Ing. Miroslav Fazekaš, PhD. (Košický samosprávny kraj , odbor dopravy)

- Ing. Štefánia Halajová, rod. Semanová, PhD. (IDS Východ, s.r.o. Košice)

- Ing. Peter Marienka, PhD. (IMC Slovakia, s.r.o. Považská Bystrica)

- Ing. Radovan Slávik, PhD., (Mestský úrad Nitra, dopravný inžinier)

- Ing. Pavol Varjan, PhD.,  (Prešovský samosprávny kraj , odbor dopravy)

- Ing. Robert Berežný,  PhD., (IDS Východ, s.r.o. Košice)

In the academic and research sphere, successful graduates are:

- Assoc. Ing. Tomás Skrúcaný, PhD. (associate professor, UNIZA Žilina),

- Ing. Mária Stopková, PhD., born Chovancová, (University of Technology and Economics in České Budejovice

Department of Transport and Logistics, Czech Republic)

- Ing. Andrea Maternová, born Galierikova, PhD. (assist. prof., UNIZA Žilina),

- Ing. Lumír Pečeny, PhD., (assist. prof., UNIZA Žilina),

The evaluation of the quality of the study program Transport Services and the satisfaction of employers with the preparation for the performance of the profession is not determined on the basis of surveys, but is part of the statements of representatives from practice obtained during the dissertation examination and the defense of the dissertation. Valuable information is also the result of cooperation between supervisors and other persons providing the study program with selected institutions, which manifests itself in the form of proposals for dissertation topics, their approval, respectively. solving research tasks in the conditions of specific companies or organizations. Last but not least, successful graduates of the economics and business management study program in the third stage of study are important representatives of practice, whose comments and suggestions are permanently incorporated into the corpus of the study program.

The study program Transport Services is processed as a proposal to modify the study program in the sense of harmonizing the study program with the standards of SAAVŠ and the standards of VSK UNIZA, so it is not a proposal for a new study program. When harmonizing the study program, all formalized processes of the higher education quality assurance system at UNIZA, all procedures in individual processes, as the responsibility of individual structures, are respected.

The study program Transport Services was processed and submitted fully in accordance with the formalized processes of the internal quality assurance system at the University of Žilina  (hereinafter "VSK UNIZA") - Directive no. 222, which was discussed by the Academic Senate of UNIZA on 4 October 2021, approved by the Scientific Council of UNIZA on 14 October 2021 and effective from 14 October 2021.

The study program Transport Services is not a new study program, therefore according to the UNIZA Directive no. 204 is subject to the rules for harmonizing the study program with SAAVŠ standards for the study program - Art. 10.

As part of the process of harmonizing the Transport Services study program, the members of the Transport Services Study Program Council (Transport Services Council) were discussed in the dean's college, then approved by the FPEDAS Scientific Council and appointed by the dean. The dean entrusted the chairman of the SP Transport Services Council with harmonizing the study program with SAAVŠ standards. The Council of the SP Transport Services discussed the proposal for harmonization and the Chairman of the Council of the SP Transport Services presented the proposal for the harmonization of the study program with the standards to the dean of the faculty, subsequently the proposal was presented to the authority from practice, who was asked for a statement. The authorities from practice delivered statements on April 29, 2022, which did not contain any comments.

The dean of the faculty submitted a proposal for harmonizing the study program with the standards to the Board of

Guarantors of the Faculty (May 4, 2022) and further submitted the proposal for approval to the Scientific Council of FPEDAS (June 16, 2022). Throughout the process, if there were significant comments on the proposal, it was returned back to the given structure to incorporate the comments.

Based on the approval of the proposal for the alignment of the study program with the standards by the FPEDAS Scientific Council, the Dean will submit a request for assessment of the study program's compliance with the standards to the UNIZA Accreditation Board through the UNIZA Information System for Accreditation.

In the whole process, the persons assessing and approving the study program (authority from practice, the Scientific Council of FPEDAS and the Accreditation Board of UNIZA) are different from the persons who prepare the proposal of the study program for harmonization.

The nomination of members to individual structures is recorded in the minutes of the meetings of the dean's college (at the dean's secretariat), individual members were appointed by the dean. The composition of individual structures is known and accessible.

The study plan of the study program Transport Services respects the directives and all relevant documents and guidelines for the creation of study plans at UNIZA.

At the university level, related policies, structures and processes are defined by the UNIZA Directive no. 222 Internal quality assurance system at UNIZA (hereinafter "VSK"; https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c222.pdf) as follows:

• policies: Directive no. 222, Art. 7;
• structures: Directive no. 222, Art. 10, Directive no. 210 Statute of the UNIZA Accreditation Board, UNIZA Directive no.214 Structures of the internal quality system; - processes: Directive no. 222, Art. 16.

In addition to the mentioned Directive no. 222, other procedures related to the proposal of a new study program or a proposal to modify a study program, are defined by the following directives:

• Directive no. 203 Rules for creating recommended study plans of study programs at UNIZA;
• Directive no. 204 Rules for creating, modifying, approving and canceling study programs at UNIZA;

• Directive no. 205 Rules for assigning teachers to provide study programs at UNIZA;

  • Directive no. 212 Rules for defining the workload of creative employees of UNIZA;
  • Directive no. 216 Ensuring the quality of doctoral studies at the University of Žilina ;
  • Directive no. 217 Resources to support educational, creative and other related activities of the University of Žilina ;
  • Directive no. 218 on the collection, processing, analysis and evaluation of information to support the management ofstudy programs;
  • Directive no. 220 Evaluation of the creative activity of employees in relation to ensuring the quality of education atUNIZA;
  • Directive no. 221 Cooperation of UNIZA with external partners from practice;
  • Directive no. 110 Study schedule for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina (full text).

  The guidelines are available at:

  https://www.uniza.sk/index.php/smernice-pre-vnutorny-system-kvality-uniza https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/smernica_110_stud_por_pre_3_st_v_zneni_dod_1_a_3.pdf

  At the faculty level, all relevant documents and guidelines are published at:

  https://fpedas.uniza.sk/sk/studenti/vseobne-informacie/doktorandske-studium; including the document "Credit system for the 3rd degree of university studies at FPEDAS"

  (https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/kreditovy_system_doktorandskeho_studia_fpedas_2019.pdf).

   

  Members of the study program Council, representatives of students, graduates and employers took part in the creation of the study program. It is compiled in accordance with:

  1. a) a description of the study field of Transport, within which the study program is provided,
  2. b) practice expectations given by the National Qualification Framework of the Slovak Republic, the National Employment Standard, the National System of Occupations,
  3. c) development in the field of study program.

  At the same time, the study program takes into account international compatibility with UNIZA's partner universities abroad.

  The main topics of the knowledge core of the 3rd degree of study field which are covered in the study part of the program as follows:

  • Logistics and circulation processes (1st semester, 5 credits) – the student acquires knowledge of logistics and circulation processes within production and distribution processes. The student will also acquire theoretical and some practical skills in supporting innovative approaches in the application of logistic thinking in transport and transport activities with the aim of a comprehensive approach to solving the goods, information, financial and socio-economic aspects in relation to acquiring and maintaining a loyal customer.
  • Transport economics (1st semester, 5 credits) – the student acquires knowledge about the tasks, characteristics and functions of economics in the transport sector. His abilities and skills are developed in the area of ??defining and analyzing specific forms of the operation of economic laws in the field of transport and transport services. His competences are formed in relation to the use of new technological platforms and procedures. Students' attitudes are influenced by normative elements in the transport economy.
  • Management and technology of transport services (2nd semester, 5 credits) - after completing the course, the student will have knowledge of current technological procedures as well as anticipated changes due to research and development in individual types of transport and logistics. He will be able to look for ways to optimize the procedures for providing transport services in individual modes of transport, also in view of the focus of the thesis solution, and propose the application of new knowledge to increase the quality and reliability of transport services. He will acquire skills in the field of application of scientific knowledge when solving individual tasks in economic and social practice.
  • Foreign language at the level of module D foreign language (1st and 2nd semester, 5 credits) - the student will acquire knowledge at the level of module D;
  • Theory of transport and logistics systems (1st semester, 5 credits) – the student acquires theoretical knowledge of transport and logistics systems and some practical skills in supporting innovative approaches in the application of optimization, simulation and mode selection criteria. Using knowledge of the basic theoretical subjects of engineering studies, he will acquire theoretical knowledge in the field of optimization of technological processes in transport and their management using modeling methods. He will acquire skills in designing technological procedures and operational management.
  • Methodology of scientific work (2nd semester, 5 credits) – the student acquires knowledge of procedures for processing scientific work (definition of the object and subject of investigation, formulation of hypotheses, selection of methods for verification of hypotheses, processing of measurements and their evaluation); the subject methodology of scientific work, due to the content of the subject, is part of both the study and the scientific part, while the number of credits is included in the total number of credits of the study part.
  • Dissertation exam, which is an output in 2.-3. semester of study and includes the processing and submission of a written work for the dissertation exam (6 credits).

  The graduate's profile is specifically specified through mandatory optional subjects and is related to the topic of the dissertation, the relevant industry and research activity, namely:

  • Quality and safety management (2nd semester, 5 credits) – the student acquires a set of knowledge from quality management in the organization, operational reliability, modeling, analysis, management and improvement of production processes and the methods used for this. He will also gain knowledge in the field of management systems in the supply chain. His skills are developed in the field of quality assessment of transport service suppliers and in the field of measuring the quality of transport services.
  • Applied mathematics (2nd semester, 5 credits) – the student will be familiar with some methods of statistical research, applications of graph theory in transport and mass service methods.
  • Information systems in the management of transport and logistics services (2nd semester, 5 credits) - the student will gain knowledge about designing procedures for expert activities in individual branches of transport.
  • Optimization and modeling of postal and distribution systems (2nd semester, 5 credits) - the student will acquire the knowledge necessary for the use of information systems in the management of processes and services. The student will acquire the skills necessary for the effective integration and implementation of information transmission systems at the technological and managerial level in the management of transport and logistics processes and services.

  The student can also take optional subjects:

  • University pedagogy (1st semester, 2 credits) – the student acquires a basic orientation for the implementation of pedagogical activities at universities, its management and quality assurance, as well as skills for management, organization of exercises and laboratory work connected with university studies, including the development of own presentation and communication skills.

   Number of credits: 25 credits for compulsory subjects in the 1st year of study + 5 credits for a compulsory optional subject, i.e. j. 30 credits out of 60, assuming only 1 compulsory optional subject is selected. In addition to these subjects, the study part is supplemented by the subjects "study and teaching activity" (1st-6th semester, min. 30 credits for the entire period of study) in accordance with the Credit System for the 3rd degree of university studies at FPEDAS.

   

  Min. number of credits per study part: 60 credits

   

  The scientific part of the transport services study program includes:

  • the doctoral student's own scientific activity in cooperation with his supervisor (1st-6th semester, min. 100 credits for the entire period of study) in accordance with the Credit System for the 3rd degree of university studies at FPEDAS. The condition for passing the course is also the publication of scientific work outputs in at least one journal or collection registered in one of the renowned bibliographic scientific databases, such as SCOPUS and Web of Science.
  • research of a current open scientific problem from the field with its development in the topic of the dissertation - preparation and defense of the dissertation (6th semester, 20 credits),

  Min. number of credits for the scientific part: 120/120.

   

Every doctoral student accepted to study in the study program Transport Services has an appointed supervisor who has written the given topic. After admission to study, the supervisor will prepare an individual study plan for the doctoral student (usually within 1 month of registration), which is the recommended study plan. After his discussion with the doctoral student, after being signed by the supervisor and the doctoral student, the individual study plan is submitted to the chair of the committee for approval. The individual study plan follows the research focus of the training workplace and the research task/s. The plan shows an individual approach also when focusing the doctoral student within the compulsory and optional subjects in the form of obligations to submit a written work within the respective subjects - an elaboration dedicated to linking the topic of the dissertation and its solution and the theoretical framework of the given subject. The individual study plan must be compiled in such a way that by completing it, the doctoral student fulfils the conditions for the proper completion of studies within the standard length of study of the given study program.

The individual study plan consists of a study part that ends with a dissertation exam, a scientific part and a defense of the dissertation.

The study part of the doctoral student's study plan mainly consists of participation in lectures, seminars and individual study of professional literature in individual years of study according to the focus of the dissertation, for which the supervisor allocates credits in accordance with the study's credit system. The doctoral student's individual study plan contains a list of subjects, including a professional foreign language in the scope of two semesters, which the doctoral student must complete, a list of subjects (compulsory and mandatory optional) of the dissertation exam and a list of mandatory and recommended literature that the doctoral student must study as part of his individual preparation for the dissertation exam. The doctoral student's individual study plan also contains the dates in which the doctoral student must complete individual subjects and the dissertation exam.

The scientific part of the doctoral student's study plan consists of individual or team scientific work of the doctoral student, which is related to the topic of the dissertation. The scientific part of the doctoral student's study plan is professionally guaranteed by the supervisor.

Part of the doctoral studies in the part-time form of study is the performance of pedagogical activity or other professional activity related to pedagogical activity in the scope of no more than four hours per week on average for the academic year in which the teaching takes place.

An integral part of the doctoral student's activities, prescribed in the study plan, is the active participation of the doctoral student in international conferences, especially with outputs indexed in international databases (WOS, SCOPUS) and publication in scientific journals. It is recommended to include in the doctoral student's study plan the obligation to publish in at least one impact journal that has an assigned quartile in WOS.

As a rule, an integral part of the doctoral student's activities in the daily form of study, prescribed in the study plan, is the active participation of the doctoral student in a stay abroad at the partner workplace of the doctoral student's training institution. It is recommended to include in the doctoral student's study plan the completion of a stay abroad lasting at least two months, or one semester.

In accordance with the topic of the dissertation, it is also possible to complete an internship at home and abroad, which is directly related to the research problem solved at work and at the training workplace as part of the research activity.

Other conditions that the student must fulfil during the study of the study program and for its proper completion, including the conditions of the dissertation exam and dissertation, rules for repeating studies and rules for extending, interrupting studies, rules for exclusion from studies are listed in the documents:

Directive no. 110 Study regulations for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina

 (https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/smernica_110_stud_por_pre_3_st_v_zneni_dod_1_a_3.pdf); Credit system for the 3rd degree of university studies at FPEDAS

(https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/kreditovy_system_doktorandskeho_studia_fpedas_2019.pdf);

Directive no. 216 Ensuring the quality of doctoral studies at the University of Žilina  (https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-216.pdf) as follows:

• Conditions during studies: Directive no. 110 Study regulations for the third degree of university studies at the University ofŽilina (Article 1; Article 5; Article 7; Article 8); Credit system for the 3rd degree of university studies at FPEDAS; Directive no. 216 Ensuring the quality of doctoral studies at the University of Žilina  (Article 7);
• Conditions for proper graduation: Credit system for the 3rd degree of university studies at FPEDAS (section 5-6);Directive no. 216 Ensuring the quality of doctoral studies at the University of Žilina (Article 8);
• Conditions of dissertation examination and dissertation: Directive no. 110 Study regulations for the third degree ofuniversity studies at the University of Žilina (Articles 9-15); Credit system for the 3rd degree of university studies at FPEDAS (paragraphs 12-15, paragraph 17);

-Structure and content of the study programme Rules for repeating studies (dissertation exam and dissertation): Directive no. 110 Study regulations for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina  (Article 9 – Paragraph 11; Article 15 – Paragraphs 13-14);

• Rules for extension, interruption of studies: Directive no. 110 Study regulations for the third degree of university studies atthe University of Žilina (Article 19);
• Rules for exclusion from studies: Directive no. 110 Study regulations for the third degree of university studies at theUniversity of Žilina (Article 7, Paragraph 8).

The standard length of study for the 3rd degree of study in the part-time form of study is 4 academic years; the number of credits, the achievement of which is a condition for the proper completion of studies, is 180 credits (§ 54 paragraph 2 letter a) of the Higher Education Act). Within the number of credits, the doctoral student must obtain:

1. at least 60 credits for study and teaching activities from the total number of credits obtained for the entire period of study,
2. at least 120 credits for scientific activity from the total number of credits obtained for the entire period of study.

The standard load of a student for the entire academic year in part-time form of study is expressed by the number of 48 (§62 paragraph 3 of the Act on Higher Education). During his studies, the doctoral student generally receives credits for the following activities:

1. attending specialized doctoral lectures and seminars according to the study plan of the doctoral student,
2. successful completion of the dissertation exam,
3. independent activity in the field of scientific research and pedagogy (publishing with an emphasis on outputs in highimpact journals, included in international indexed databases, active co-investigator of scientific tasks, etc., management of ŠVOČ works, final theses of bachelor's studies, etc.),
4. acceptance of the dissertation for defense.

In the part-time form of study, a doctoral student must obtain a minimum of 32 credits (per year) for progression from the 1st to the 2nd year of study, for a progression from the 2nd to the 3rd year of study a minimum of 32 credits (per year), for a progression from the 3rd to 4 .year of study at least 32 credits (per year), while the total amount of credits must be equal to at least 112 credits for the first 3 years.

The credit system and the number of credits for individual activities are approved by the scientific council of the faculty

(https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/vedecka_rada/2019-05-16_zapisnica_vr.pdf,

(https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/2022_kreditovy_system_doktorandskeho_studia_fpedas.pdf)

In the part-time form of study, the doctoral student must submit a written work for the dissertation examination by the deadline determined by the academic calendar of the relevant academic year. In the part-time form of study, a doctoral student can take a dissertation exam if he/sheas been awarded at least 60 credits, received an assessment from the Methodology of Scientific Work with a classification grade in the range of A-E, successfully completed a foreign language exam and submitted a written work for the dissertation exam, while:

1. the subjects determined by the study plan (except for a foreign language) must be completed by the doctoral student only as part of the dissertation examination (the evaluation will be entered by individual examiners in the index and minutes of the dissertation examination and the supervisor in the Academic Information and Education System),
2. the dissertation exam consists of a part consisting of a discussion on the written work for the dissertation exam and a part in which the doctoral student has to demonstrate theoretical knowledge in the subjects determined by the study plan,
3. in the event that the doctoral student does not pass the dissertation examination, the procedure is followed in accordance with the effective Study Regulations for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina .

In the part-time form of study, the doctoral student must complete the dissertation examination within 24 months from the date of registration for doctoral studies, according to the date determined by the academic calendar of the relevant academic year.

A doctoral student may apply for permission to defend his/her dissertation if he/she has earned at least 160 credits during his/her studies, actively participated in at least one faculty presentation of the results of his/her doctoral studies, and published the results of his/her scientific work in at least one journal or collection registered in one of the renowned bibliographic scientific databases. for example. SCOPUS and Web of Science, while:

1. in the part-time form of study, the doctoral student is obliged to apply for permission to defend the dissertation no later than in the 4th year of study, according to the date determined by the academic calendar of the relevant academic year,
2. to the application for permission to defend, the doctoral student shall attach the details of the dissertation according to the effective directive Study Regulations for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina .

If there is a change in the study program in the field of study, the credits earned up to that point can be recognized for the doctoral student, if it is in accordance with his new study plan. The dean decides on the transfer or the granting of credits.

No later than August 31 for the relevant academic year, the supervisor submits to the dean an annual evaluation of the fulfilment of the doctoral student's study program with a statement as to whether or not he/she recommends his continuation in studies. The supervisor evaluates the status and level of completion of the doctoral student's study program, compliance with deadlines, awards credits and, if necessary, submits a proposal to modify his/her individual study program. The dean decides, based on the annual evaluation of the doctoral student, whether the doctoral student can continue his/her studies, as well as any changes in his/her study program.

A doctoral student can request to interrupt his/her doctoral studies (even repeatedly) in both the standard and the extra-

standard length of study due to maternity leave, health reasons, because of his/her study stay abroad, which is not part of his individual study plan, or other serious reasons. During the interruption of studies, the doctoral student loses the rights and obligations of a student. The supervisor comments on the doctoral student's request to interrupt his/her studies. Interruption of studies is permitted by the dean. As a rule, the total time of interruption of doctoral studies does not exceed 18 months. In special, justified cases, e.g. during the next maternity leave, the dean may decide to suspend doctoral studies for a longer period of time, but not more than 36 months.

If a doctoral student in the part-time form of doctoral studies during the academic year grossly neglects the obligations arising from the individual study plan, the dean of the faculty may, on the basis of the supervisor's proposal, with the approval of the departmental committee, or of the working group or SOK to exclude a doctoral student from doctoral studies (§ 66, paragraph 1, letter c) of the Act on Higher Education), while the decision on exclusion from studies becomes final on the day of delivery, or on the day of return of the parcel by post (§ 66 paragraph 2 of the Act on Higher Education).

The rules for the verification of educational outcomes and the assessment of students and the possibility of corrective procedures for this assessment are listed in the following documents: Directive no. 110 Study regulations for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina

(https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/smernica_110_stud_por_pre_3_st_v_zneni_dod_1_a_3.pdf); Credit system for the 3rd degree of university studies at FPEDAS

(https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/kreditovy_system_doktorandskeho_studia_fpedas_2019.pdf); Directive no. 216 Ensuring the quality of doctoral studies at the University of Žilina (https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-216.pdf).

Pursuant to Directive no. 216 Ensuring the quality of doctoral studies at the University of Žilina  (Article 8), doctoral studies are evaluated according to the principles of the credit system in accordance with the Decree of the Ministry of Education of

the Slovak Republic no. 614/2002 Coll. on the study credit system, as amended, § 54 par. 2 of the Act on Higher Education and the principles stated in this article.

The quality of doctoral studies is evaluated during its implementation as well as at its end. A successfully completed doctoral study is considered to be one in which, in addition to meeting the schedule, all the required criteria were met and the doctoral student published the results of his/her work in the form of prescribed outputs, which he has listed in the individual study plan. The evaluation is carried out once a year at the end of the academic year by the supervisor (the quality of the doctoral student's outputs and their presentation at conferences, seminars or magazines) and is approved by the guarantor of the relevant study program and subsequently by the dean. The quality of all publication outputs, patents, utility models or other achieved results is evaluated by the committee and opponents in the defense of the dissertation, emphasizing their international level and contribution to the development of the relevant field of study and the originality of the achieved results, also in connection with the control of the originality of the work.

Pursuant to Directive no. 110 Study regulations for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina  (Article 5, paragraph 6) the credit system of the faculty determines the number of credits that the doctoral student must obtain for:

1. progression to the next year of study,
2. registering for the dissertation exam,
3. submission of an application for permission to defend a dissertation,
4. recognition of other activities according to the doctoral student's individual study plan.

The credit system and the number of credits for individual activities are approved by the scientific council of the faculty (https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/2022_kreditovy_system_doktorandskeho_studia_fpedas.pdf) .

In the case of publications and contributions where the doctoral student is a co-author, he/she can receive the number of credits equal to his/her authorship share in the respective publication or contribution.

In the part-time form of study, the doctoral student must submit a written work for the dissertation examination by the deadline determined by the academic calendar of the relevant academic year. In part-time form of study, a doctoral student can take a dissertation exam if he/she has been awarded at least 60 credits, received an assessment from the Methodology of Scientific Work with a classification grade in the range of A-E, successfully completed a foreign language exam and submitted a written work for the dissertation exam, while:

1. the subjects determined by the study plan (except for a foreign language) must be completed by the doctoral student only as part of the dissertation examination (the evaluation will be entered by individual examiners in the index and minutes of the dissertation examination and the supervisor in the Academic Information and Education System),
2. the dissertation exam consists of a part consisting of a discussion on the written work for the dissertation exam and a part in which the doctoral student has to demonstrate theoretical knowledge in the subjects determined by the study plan,
3. in the event that the doctoral student does not pass the dissertation examination, the procedure is followed in accordance with the effective Study Regulations for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina .

In the part-time form of study, the doctoral student must complete the dissertation examination within 24 months from the date of registration for doctoral studies, according to the date determined by the academic calendar of the relevant academic year.

A doctoral student can apply for permission to defend his/her dissertation if he/she has earned at least 160 credits during his/her studies, actively participated in at least one faculty presentation of the results of his/her doctoral studies1 and published the results of his/her scientific work in at least one journal or collection registered in one of the renowned bibliographic scientific databases. for example. SCOPUS and Web of Science, while:

1. in the part-time form of study, the doctoral student is obliged to apply for permission to defend the dissertation no later than in the 4th year of study, according to the date determined by the academic calendar of the relevant academic year,
2. to the application for permission to defend, the doctoral student shall attach the details of the dissertation according to the effective directive Study Regulations for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina .

Possibilities of corrective procedures regarding the evaluation of the dissertation exam and dissertation are listed in

Directive no. 110 Study schedule for the third degree of university studies at the University of

Žilina (https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/smernica_110_stud_por_pre_3_st_v_zneni_dod_1_a_3.pdf) as follows:

• A doctoral student who failed the exam may repeat the exam only once, at the earliest after the expiration of threemonths from the date of the unsuccessful dissertation exam on the date determined by the chairman of the examination committee. Repeated failure in the dissertation exam is grounds for exclusion from doctoral studies (Article 9, Paragraph 11).
• To a doctoral student who, based on the result of the dissertation defense or because of his/her unjustified nonparticipation in the defense, the defense committee proposed not to award an academic degree, the dean will determine in writing an alternative date for the dissertation defense in the same study program (Article 15, paragraph 13). The defense of the dissertation can be repeated only once, at the latest within two years from the end of the standard length of study (Article 15, paragraph 14).

The conditions for recognition of a study or part of a study are specified at the university level in Directive no. 110 Study schedule for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina:

(https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/smernica_110_stud_por_pre_3_st_v_zneni_dod_1_a_3.pdf); in the case of foreign mobilities, they are listed in Article 3, par. 2 Directive no. 219 Mobility of students and employees of the University of Žilina abroad (https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-219.pdf) and at the faculty level in the document Credit system for 3 degree of university studies at FPEDAS

(https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/kreditovy_system_doktorandskeho_studia_fpedas_2019.pdf).

At the university level in terms of documents:

Directive no. 110 Study schedule for the third degree of university studies at the University of

Žilina (https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/smernica_110_stud_por_pre_3_st_v_zneni_dod_1_a_3.pdf); the following applies:

• if the doctoral student completed part of his/her studies at a different than designated training workplace (e.g. abroad),the credits obtained at this workplace are taken into account in full, if he/she was sent to this workplace as part of the fulfilment of his study plan, and if the credit systems of the sending and the receiving workplace compatible, or determined in advance (transfer of credits), (Article 5, paragraph 7); the dean decides on the transfer or the granting of credits (according to paragraph 7);
• if there is a change in the study program in the field of study, the credits earned up to that point can be recognized for thedoctoral student, if it is in accordance with his/her new study plan (Article 5, paragraph 8);
• the proportional part of the duration of the completed study program in the field of study before the change of the studyprogram in the field of study is included in the duration of the doctoral studies (Article 18, paragraph 3);
• when changing the study program in the field of study, the dean decides on the recognition of the dissertationexamination of the doctoral student and the subjects of the study part that he completed before this change (Article 18, paragraph 4).

The rules for submitting, processing, opposing, defending and evaluating final theses in the study program are set out in Directive no. 110 Study schedule for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina

(https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/smernica_110_stud_por_pre_3_st_v_zneni_dod_1_a_3.pdf).

A dissertation is considered the final work (Article 1, Section 9).

Rules for submitting theses (Article 2, Paragraph 4):

The dean of the relevant faculty will list the topics of dissertations that can be applied for as part of the admissions process no later than two months before the last day for submitting applications for doctoral studies. Dissertation topics on the proposal of supervisors after the prior approval of the chairman of the trade union committee,

respectively the chairman of the working group or SOK is approved by the dean. If it is a topic listed by an external educational institution, it will also state the name of this institution. The name of the study program, the name of the supervisor, the form of study (full-time, part-time), the deadline for submitting applications and the date of the admission procedure are indicated for each listed topic. Dissertation topics, together with the above requirements, are published on the official bulletin board and in a mass manner according to a special regulation (§ 57 paragraph 5 of the Act on Higher Education and Act No. 211/2000 Coll. on free access to information on amendments to certain laws ( Act on Freedom of Information)).

Rules for processing final theses (Article 6, paragraph 4; Article 7, paragraph 5):

The preparation of the final thesis is professionally guaranteed by the supervisor.

Rules for opposing theses (Art. 14):

Opponents of the dissertation are appointed by the dean on the proposal of the chairman of the committee, or chairman of the working group or SOK. Opponents are chosen from among experts in the issue being addressed. Each of the opponents must be from a different organization. There can be one opponent from the faculty where the doctoral student is studying.

The dissertation is assessed by at least two opponents. At least one opponent must have a scientific-pedagogical title of professor, or he must have a scientific-pedagogical title of docent and hold the position of professor, or he must have the scientific rank of Doctor of Sciences, or he must be a researcher with a recognized scientific qualification level I. or IIa. Other opponents must have the scientific-pedagogical title of associate professor or hold the position of associate professor; they can be important experts in the position of visiting professor, employees with an academic PhD degree. (or its older equivalent), significant experts from practice with an academic PhD degree. (or its older equivalent).

The opinion of the opponent contains an objective and critical analysis of the advantages and shortcomings of the submitted dissertation, is brief and does not repeat the content. In the opinion, the opponent mainly expresses:

1. on the topicality of the chosen topic,
2. to fulfil the set goals of the dissertation,
3. to the chosen processing methods,
4. to the achieved results, indicating what new knowledge the dissertation brings and where it was published,
5. to benefit the further development of science, technology or art and for practice.

At the end, it will be clearly stated whether, based on the submitted dissertation, it proposes or does not propose the awarding of the academic title PhD. in the relevant study program in the field of study.

Rules for the defense of theses (Art. 13-14):

Before submitting the application for permission to defend the dissertation, the doctoral student will conduct an internal defense at his workplace. The faculty determines the time schedule for the preparation of the defense of the dissertation from the submission of the application for permission to defend the dissertation to its completion. After receiving the application for permission to defend the dissertation, the dean submits to the chairman of the trade union committee, or to the chairman of the working group or SOK, the doctoral student's application together with the dissertation and asks him for a proposal for the composition of the commission for the defense and the proposal of the opponents. In the case of a topic listed by an external educational institution, a member from this external educational institution is also included in the proposal for the composition of the committee for the defense of the dissertation.

If the submitted dissertation is of an interdisciplinary nature, the dean will submit the materials listed in par. 3 for approval by the chairman of the trade union commission, or to the chairman of the working group or SOK in the field in which the results of the presented work are to have the main contribution and in which the doctoral student will be awarded an academic title. The proposal of the committee, including the opponents, must also include representatives of another study field or fields in which the dissertation has a significant impact.

Dean at the proposal of the chairman of the commission, or the chairman of the working group or SOK appoints the committee for the defense of the dissertation and at least two opponents.

The defense of the dissertation can be held even in the case of one negative assessment, but with the participation of the opponent who gave it. If there are more negative reviews, the defense can only be carried out after the deficiencies mentioned in the reviews have been eliminated and the dissertation has been re-assessed (Article 13, paragraph 10).

Rules for the evaluation of final theses (Article 15, Paragraphs 8-16):

After the end of the defense, a closed session of the commission is held, in which its members, including the opponents and the supervisor, will participate. At a closed session, the course and result of the defense and the possibility of using the results of the dissertation in practice will be evaluated. At the same time, the committee and the opponents will decide in a secret vote whether the committee proposes to award the doctoral student an academic title. Subsequently, the committee evaluates the defense of the dissertation with a grade, while the classification is carried out according to the classification scale, which consists of six classification levels (A-FX). In case the committee decides not to award an academic degree, the evaluation of the defense is FX.

At the university level, these procedures are listed in Art. 2 and Art. 3 (para. 2) Directive no. 219 Mobility of students and employees of the University of Žilina  abroad (https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-219.pdf) and in Art. 5 (para. 7) Directive no. 110 Study schedule for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina (https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/smernica_110_stud_por_pre_3_st_v_zneni_dod_1_a_3.pdf).

Doctoral students can study abroad as part of the Erasmus+ program or choose one of SAIA's scholarships and grants. Doctoral students can also participate in research abroad (EURAXESS, CORDIS, etc.).

As part of the study program Transport Services the possibilities and procedures for participation in student mobility are created as follows:

1. The study program enables appropriate education outside the university in domestic and foreign academic institutions, as well as recognition of the results achieved at these institutions. The student has all the necessary documents on the UNIZA and FPEDAS website:
   1. Information for students about studying abroad: https://www.fpedas.uniza.sk/sk/studenti/vseobneinformacie/studium-v-zahranici
   2. Information on Erasmus mobilities: https://www.fpedas.uniza.sk/sk/studenti/vsoebecne-informacie/erasmus
2. Completion of part of the study at another university is conditional:
   1. application for exchange study and confirmation of acceptance by a partner institution (foreign mobility or internship),
   2. an agreement between individual partner institutions on study (in the case of UNIZA cooperation with another partner institution that has an accredited study program in a given field of study at a partner institution or a similar field of study at a foreign partner institution, and that has a certified/accredited internal system of higher education quality education or in accordance with ESG 2015),
   3. an agreement between individual partner institutions on a joint study program, which is also jointly accredited as a joint study program in accordance with the internal system of ensuring the quality of higher education at

UNIZA,

1. a statement of study results in the case of letter a) to c) of this paragraph.To ensure student mobility, as well as study in the faculty study program, the main coordinator is the faculty coordinator, who is the vice dean for development and foreign relations.
2. The task of the coordinator is to organize partnership, mostly international cooperation in the field of education, solving tasks connected with the sending and receiving of students and providing advisory services on study options.
3. When studying at another university in the Slovak Republic or abroad, a contract is concluded between the student, the relevant faculty of UNIZA or UNIZA and the partner institution that provides the study. The details are set out in the decree of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Slovak Republic on the study credit system. The contract is concluded before the student enters the receiving university.
4. Credits obtained for study, teaching and scientific activities are counted in accordance with par. 18 of the credit system for the 3rd degree of university studies at FPEDAS

(https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/kreditovy_system_doktorandskeho_studia_fpedas_2019.pdf).

Responsible people:

prof. Ing. Jozef Gnap, PhD.. – guarantor of the study program (jozef.gnap@fpedas.uniza.sk)

prof. Ing. Jozef Gašparík, PhD. – vice dean for science and research (jozef.gasparik@fpedas.uniza.sk)

At FPEDAS, the following employees are appointed for students, who provide consultations on mobilities:

• Ing. Martin Bugaj, PhD. (Erasmus+ faculty coordinator: phone: +421/41/513 34 56, e-mail: martin.bugaj@fpedas.uniza.sk);
• Vladimír Šalaga, PhD. (FPEDAS mobility coordinator: phone: +421/41/513 30 62, e-mail: vladimir.salaga@fpedas.uniza.sk).

Students of the Transport Services study program are guided to observe the principles of academic ethics as part of their education.

UNIZA has a formalized code of ethics for employees through Directive no. 207 Code of Ethics of the University of Žilina :

• The principles for UNIZA students are stated in Art. 7 Directive no. 207. This directive expresses the basic moral andethical requirements for the academic community and other employees of the university in accordance with the Constitution of the Slovak Republic, with Act no. 131/2002 Coll. on universities as amended, with the University Statute and other regulations.
• Any violation of academic ethics and subsequent measures are dealt with by the university's ethics commission, which isappointed by the rector.
• In connection with the observance of the Code of Ethics, every member of the academic community and employee of theuniversity has the right to submit an initiative to the chairman of the Ethics Commission.
• Any UNIZA employee, faculty employee, UNIZA student or any other person who has learned about the actions of aUNIZA student or employee that could have signs of a violation of the Code of Ethics can submit a complaint to the Chairman of the Ethics Committee.
• In the event of a violation of the Code of Ethics, the opinion of the Ethics Commission will contain a recommendation orproposal for corrective measures for further action by the decision-making bodies, which are the rector, dean or other head of the UNIZA component in accordance with the UNIZA Organizational Rules.

The result of the Ethics Commission's deliberations may also be a recommendation of a procedure in accordance with § 108 f et seq. Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on universities as amended, that is the invalidation of the state exam or its part by the rector of the university.

• The student's actions against the principles of academic ethics, violation of the principles stated in Art. 7 Directive no.207, primarily plagiarism in final theses, seminar papers, use of unauthorized practices during the examination, etc. can lead from the evaluation of the study of the given subject with the grade "FX" to disciplinary proceedings in accordance with Directive no. 201 Disciplinary regulations for students of the University of Žilina , which defines a "disciplinary offense" as a culpable violation of legal regulations or internal regulations of UNIZA and its components, or public order, and at the same time defines actions that constitute a disciplinary offense (Directive No. 201, Article 2 ).

The rules for observing academic ethics and drawing consequences at UNIZA regulate:

 Guideline 207 of the Code of Ethics of the University of Žilina :

  https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/12072021_S-207-2021-Eticky-kodex-UNIZA.pdf

 Guideline 201 Disciplinary rules for students of the University of Žilina :

https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/02092021_S-201-2021-Disciplinarny-poriadokpre-studentov-UNIZA.pdf

 FPEDAS Disciplinary Commission:

https://fpedas.uniza.sk/sk/fakulta/vsoebecne-informacie/organy-fakulty

 Directive no. 215 on final, rigorous and facilitation theses under the conditions of the University of Žilina :

https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-215.pdf

 Directive no. 226 on copyright ethics and the elimination of plagiarism in the conditions of the University of Žilina :

https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-226.pdf

At the university level, the mentioned procedures are defined by Directive no. 198 Support for study applicants and students with specific needs at the University of Žilina . Both UNIZA and the faculty provide individualized support and create suitable conditions for students with specific needs in the study program Transport Services.

In the individual phases of the study cycle, the study rules are appropriately applied to the conditions of students with specific needs, in particular the conditions of the admission procedure (Directive No. 209, Article 7), the possibility of allowing an individual study plan (Directive No. 209, Article 8) and overall study conditions (Directive No. 209, Article 9).

The procedures applicable to students with special needs of the given study program are:

• For programs provided at the faculty, the dean may allow students with specific needs, with serious health problems, tostudy according to an individual study plan (hereinafter referred to as "IŠP").
• IŠP is drawn up by the student in cooperation with the guarantor of the study program and approved by the dean or vicedean for science and research in cooperation with the guarantor of the study program.
• The conditions of study according to the IŠP must be agreed with the teachers during the first week of the relevantsemester at the latest if possible. IŠP must enable the student to acquire the same knowledge in the subjects of study as a standard study plan using other forms and methods of teaching.
• If an applicant for studies with specific needs is required to take an entrance exam, based on his application and afterevaluating his specific needs in accordance with §100 par. 9 letters b) of the Act on Higher Education Dean, or the vicedean for science and research, will determine the form of the entrance exam and the method of its execution, taking into account his specific needs and in accordance with Directive no. 198 Support for study applicants and students with specific needs at the University of Žilina .
• In justified cases, at the student's request, the dean may allow an individual form of study organization for students withspecific needs and students from a disadvantaged social environment in accordance with Directive no. 198 Support for study applicants and students with specific needs at the University of Žilina .
• A student can submit a request to be included in the register of students with specific needs, if he agrees to theevaluation of specific needs. The application is submitted to the relevant faculty coordinator at the beginning of the academic year.

Attaches relevant documents to the application, which are:

1. a medical certificate not older than three months, which is mainly a medical report, a report on the course and development of the disease and disability or an extract from the medical documentation, or
2. statement of a psychologist, speech therapist, school psychologist, school speech therapist or special pedagogue.

• Based on the recommendation of the committee for the evaluation of specific needs, the dean issues a decision ongranting the status of a student with specific needs for the entire duration of the study program in the given degree. With this document, the student demonstrates his ability to communicate with university teachers and other university employees as needed.
• In some cases, on the recommendation of the committee for the evaluation of specific needs, it is possible to issue adecision on granting the status of a student with specific needs for one academic year, namely for students with specific needs whose health condition is expected to improve.
• A student with specific needs is entitled to support services in accordance with § 100 par. 4 of the Act on HigherEducation. Adequate adjustments and support services are established for the entire period of study of the given study program.

Students have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with their rights, information on the provision of support services and the necessary forms on the website of the university and faculty:

https://uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/vseobne-informacie/studenti-so-specifickymi-potrebami

The UNIZA Counselling and Career Centre as well as psychological counseling are available to students with specific needs:

https://www.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/prakticke-informacie/poradenske-a-karierne-centrum-uniza

At FPEDAS UNIZA, the coordinator for students with specific needs is doc. Ing. Eva Nedeliaková, PhD., eva.nedeliakova@fpedas.uniza.sk, phone: +421 41 513 3409.

The students of the given study program have sufficient mechanisms for reviewing suggestions in order to assert their rights:

• the existence of a box for submitting anonymous suggestions,
• suggestions submitted to their representatives in the Academic Senate of FPEDAS, the supervisor, the guarantor of thestudy program, the vice-dean for science and research and the dean; the dean of the faculty deals with every complaint, whether it is an anonymous or non-anonymous complaint,
• students can submit their suggestions at a meeting with the dean, which is regularly organized by the student part of theFPEDAS academic senate, the proceedings of which are published on the faculty's Facebook page or on the website: https://fpedas.uniza.sk/sk/studenti/vseobecne-informacie/oznamy ,
• students can also write their criticisms and suggestions as part of the quality research, which is carried out at the facultyin the MsTeams application after each teaching part of the semester, where students can anonymously comment on the quality of the teacher's approach and the quality of the teaching itself using a rating scale of 1-5, and at the same time providing a comment on the assessed area,
• Students will be able to address their suggestions to their representatives in the Council of the Transport Services study program.

The review of suggestions is transparent and takes place with the participation of student representatives.

On an informal level, students can also use a meeting with the faculty management, information is available at: https://fpedas.uniza.sk/sk/studenti/vseobne-informacie/oznamy/kava-s-dekanom.

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prof. Ing. Jozef Gnap, PhD.. – guarantor of the study program (jozef.gnap@fpedas.uniza.sk)

tel: +421 41/ 513 3500

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Members of the student part of the FPEDAS Academic Senate: https://fpedas.uniza.sk/sk/fakulta/vseobecneinformacie/organy-fakulty/akademicky-senat

Katarína Cáderová

Dominika Kapečková

Ing. Stanislav Kubaľák 

Ivona Kuzmová

Ivana Ondrejková

Bc. Tatiana Pagáčová

Member of  Board of SP:

Ing. Ján Beňuš,  benus10@stud.uniza.sk

Darina Miháliková

study agenda – communications with students, enrollment

Mail: darina.mihalikova@fpedas.uniza.sk

Tel: 041/513 3069

Consultation hours: monday, wendesday, friday: 8:00 – 10:00 h 

the Transport Services study program has sufficient support staff to meet the needs of students and teachers:

study officer: Darina Miháliková, darina.mihalikova@fpedas.uniza.sk; Head of the Department for Science and Research, Education, UNIZA:

Ing. Janka Macurová, macurova@rekt.uniza.sk;  coordinator for Erasmus and student mobility:

Ing. Vladimír Šalaga, PhD., vladimir.salaga@fpedas.uniza.sk  coordinator of psychological counselling for students and employees:

PhDr. Miroslava Bruncková, PhD., miroslava.brunckova@uniza.sk – Counselling and career centre, which also includes psychological counselling: https://uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/prakticke-informacie/poradenske-a-kariernecentre-university,

contact person for the UNIZA catering facility: Anna Ďatková, anna.datkova@uniza.sk; information about meals: https://www.fpedas.uniza.sk/sk/uchadzaci/studentsky-zivot/moznosti-stravovania contact person for UNIZA accommodation facilities for FPEDAS students: Anna Kačiaková, anna.kaciakova@uniza.sk; information on student accommodation is available at: https://www.fpedas.uniza.sk/sk/uchadzaci/studentsky-zivot/moznosti-ubytovania contact person for social scholarships: Bc. Jana Závodská, jana.zavodska@uniza.sk; information about scholarships: https://www.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/vseobne-informacie/stipendia faculty coordinator of students with specific needs: doc. Ing. Eva Nedeliaková, PhD.,

eva.nedeliakova@fpedas.uniza.sk; information for students: https://www.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/vseobneinformacie/studenti-so-specifickymi-potrebami

coordinator for study abroad: Mgr. Lenka Kuzmová, lenka.kuzmova@rekt.uniza.sk; information about studying abroad: https://www.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/vseobne-informacie/studium-v-zahranici

Erasmus+ mobility coordinator: Mgr. Lenka Kuzmová, lenka.kuzmova@rekt.uniza.sk; information about

Erasmus+: https://www.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/vseobne-informacie/erasmus

Tuition and fees coordinator: Bc. Jana Závodská, jana.zavodska@uniza.sk; information about tuition and fees: https://www.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/prakticke-informacie/skolne-a-poplatky

staff of the university library: http://ukzu.uniza.sk/kontakt/

advisors for e-learning: Ing. Peter Fraňo, peter.frano@uniza.sk, Ing. Peter Malacky, peter.malacky@uniza.sk; information about e-learning: https://www.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/prakticke-informacie/e-vzdelavanie

Students of the Transport Services study program have plenty of options for extracurricular activities as well:

• options for using students' free time are available at the link: https://www.fpedas.uniza.sk/sk/uchadzaci/studentskyzivot/volny-cas;
• opportunities to work in university student organizations in the field of sports and culture: https://www.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/studentsky-zivot/studentske-organizacie.

At the university level, it defines the structures and processes of spatial, material and technical provision of study programs Directive 217 Resources for the support of educational, creative and other related activities of the University of Žilina  (https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/ directive-UNIZA-c-217.pdf).

At the level of FPEDAS and UNIZA, sufficient spatial, material and technical resources of the study program are ensured, which are a guarantee of achieving the set goals and outcomes of education. To ensure teaching in the subject study program, classrooms managed by the Rectorate of the University of Žilina  (hereinafter "university-wide"), faculty classrooms and laboratories, including specialized laboratories (classrooms) of individual departments of the faculty, such as computer technology laboratories, psychological laboratories, flight laboratories (Dolný Hričov Airport), transport laboratories.

These are the following sources:

 classrooms and laboratories

The faculty is located in the BF building, Univerzitná 1, Žilina. To ensure teaching, it uses classrooms managed by the rectorate of the University of Žilina , faculty classrooms and laboratories, and departmental laboratories. The operability of these premises is ensured in terms of hygiene, fire prevention, safety and health protection at work.

University-wide classrooms:

12 lecture courses with a capacity of 117 to 280 seats, 38 classrooms with a capacity of 25 to 97 places.

Faculty classrooms and laboratories:

 18 classrooms and laboratories (internet is available in all areas).

The list of classrooms and laboratories at the faculties is available:

https://vzdelavanie.uniza.sk/vzdelavanie/download/doc/UNIZA-ucebne-nazvy.pdf

There is also a specialized laboratory focused on researching human interaction with machines and devices in virtual and real environments. It is an expert research workplace HMI lab, which is part of the University Science Park.

In addition to these specialized laboratories, the following are available:

 University science park research areas of the University Science Park: https://uvp.uniza.sk/oblasti-vyskumu/

 Technological incubators:

profession entrepreneur – Startup program: https://uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/studentsky-zivot/povolanie-podnikatelstartup-program

The university WiFi network covers all workplaces of the university, including lecture and seminar rooms.

The operability of the mentioned premises is ensured in terms of hygiene, fire prevention, safety and health protection at work, and it is assumed that these premises are sufficient for the planned number of students.

At the Faculty of PEDAS, there are separate spaces for doctoral students within the BF building, UNIZA campus. Every doctoral student has access to the Internet and equipment necessary for independent work at the faculty.

The list of university-wide classrooms is available at: https://vzdelavanie.uniza.sk/vzdelavanie/download/doc/UNIZAucebne-nazvy.pdf

At the university level, processes, procedures and structures are defined by Directive no. 217 Resources to support the educational, creative and other related activities of the University of Žilina (https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-217.pdf).

Access to study literature:

The University Library of the University of Žilina  (UK UNIZA http://ukzu.uniza.sk/) is a central workplace providing complex library and information activities within the framework of profiling UNIZA, its individual fields of study and study subjects by acquiring and making available professional monographs, textbooks, scripts, standards, gazettes, legislative documents, periodical literature, statistical reviews and yearbooks, language and professional dictionaries, encyclopedias, electronic information carriers, electronic information sources, electronic books.

Together with the sub-libraries, UK UNIZA reached 215,398 library units, purchased 241 titles of periodicals, of which 118 were foreign titles. The annual increase was 3,408 library units. Foreign titles in foreign languages ??represent

approximately 60% of the library's total collection. It has 3,032 audiovisual and electronic units in its fund, including 154 digital books and electronic scripts/learning texts.

For users, UK UNIZA has 3 study rooms with a capacity of 216 study places. 3 quiet boxes have been added for studying in a separate quiet space for individuals or groups of up to 10 users. Quiet boxes allow Internet connection with your own PC with the option of renting a data projector and printing materials. The quiet boxes have flipcharts and a wall board. There is a workplace for readers with disabilities in the premises of the rental office. In addition to electrically adjustable desks, there is a specially adapted computer with voice input, a special keyboard and a program to facilitate learning. Barrier-free entrance is provided to these premises. In front of the entrance to the library, there is a smart bench with the possibility to connect to Wi-Fi, charge your phone and other mobile devices.

21,172 library items (basic study literature, electronic and audio-visual documents, final and qualification theses, standards) and periodical literature are freely available for face-to-face study in the study halls. Electronic databases corresponding to the subject profile of the university are accessible in the study rooms (also via other IP addresses of the university) - a total of 14 databases, mostly providing access to full-text resources. Part of the service offer is access to the standards database with multiple entries for individual faculties. The number of searches in the EIZ is 163,195. The number of downloaded/displayed electronic documents from the fund is 96,047. The university library manages its own website, Facebook and Instagram.

In addition to the library fund in the UK, the departments have established sub-libraries (in the number of 109 sublibraries) with the possibility of borrowing for students. FPEDAS teachers try to make as much information as possible available to students, which is why they publish part of the study literature in electronic form. Chapters from scripts, presentations from lectures, graphs and methodological procedures necessary for exercises are published by teachers in the university e-learning system.

Through the university publishing house EDIS, FPEDAS teachers publish author's works - monographs, university textbooks and scripts, which are based on the needs of securing individual study subjects.

The university publishes its own journals:

https://www.uniza.sk/index.php/vedci-a-partneri/vyskumne-zazemie/vedecke-casopysy

 Access to information databases:

Students can use databases subscribed by the university such as: WOS, SCOPUS, Springer Online, Oxford Publishing, Science Direct, , Wileys, etc.

 Access to other information sources:

1. UNIZA Academic Information and Education System (AIVS)

The basic information system for the education and teaching process is the Academic Information and Education System at ŽU. AIVS is available for students from the university domain and from the Internet. It covers the detached workplaces of the university. The university WiFi network supports EDUROAM.

Currently, AIVS covers the entire life cycle of a university student with its services, from the submission of an application to the final exam and activities related to the completion of studies at the university. AIVS supports the management of the study agenda at the faculties and other parts of the university, in all levels, forms and types of higher education, as well as decision-making at the level of the faculty leadership. It is used to record study applicants, students and graduates, to track study results, to support the credit system of studies in accordance with § 62 of Act 131/2002 Coll., to support the creation of a timetable, to record the pedagogical workload of teachers and workplaces, the provision of social benefits , scholarships and accommodation. It supports the generation of ECTS information packages (§ 20 paragraph 1 letter e), activities related to the completion of studies (certificates, diplomas), as well as the processing of addenda to diplomas (§ 68 paragraph 1 letter c).

AIVS is integrated with other information systems that are part of the university intranet, such as the university library (records of final theses, verification of final theses for originality), accommodation (waiting list, accommodation, payment records...), issuance of student ID and management of student IDs, access system, user management (identity management), attendance system (doctoral student attendance). AIVS is connected with the system of university e-mail addresses of students and with applications for digital certificate and electronic signature in selected services of AIVS logging into the system, signing documents (e.g. exam reports, final theses,...).

2. e-education

In terms of UNIZA, e-education is built on the basis of LMS Moodle. The organization of the courses is based on controlled study with the support of information and communication technologies in close connection with the Academic Education and Information System. E-learning has been used at the university since the academic year 2004/2005. (https://uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/prakticke-informacie/e-vzdelavanie).

 Internet access:

All classrooms and laboratories in which the students of the Transport Services study program are taught have unlimited access to the Internet through the university network. UNIZA operates its own Wi-Fi network. By connecting to the university Wi-Fi network, which is accessible in all UNIZA premises, students gain free access to the UNIZA and FPEDAS websites and access to the Internet, and thus also to the faculty FB. The university WiFi network supports EDUROAM. UNIZA students also have access to the Microsoft Office 365 software package. The student license allows them to use the web and desktop applications of the Office 365 package throughout their studies.

The University of Žilina is also the owner of the Total Academic Headcount (TAH) license for MATLAB &

Simulink (https://ikt.uniza.sk/uniza-wiki/category/software/matlab/). The University of Žilina  is the owner of the license for engineering and simulation software from Ansys.

The study program Transport Services is provided on a part-time basis.

Nevertheless, as a result of the emergency situation to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease, it was provided remotely from March 2020 through the MS Teams application, about which the students were informed in advance by the

orders of the rector and the dean and through e-mail communication with teachers.

Each study subject was and has a separate team, in which students and teachers are assigned via assigned addresses. For the sake of quality control, superior employees are also assigned to the teams - guarantor, head of department, vice dean for science and research, dean.

Teachers provide students with study materials in electronic form, primarily through e-mail and the MS Teams and Moodle platforms.

Selected lectures on the study program are provided by responsible employees of partner institutions and other partners from the business environment, for example:

• Zväz logistiky a zasielateľstva SR,
• Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s.,
• GEFCO Slovakia, s.r.o.,
• ČESMAD Slovakia,
• Ministerstvo dopravy a výstavby SR.

Possibilities for social, sports, cultural, spiritual and social enjoyment are described in Directive no. 217 Resources for the support of educational, creative and other related activities of the University of Žilina , especially articles 17, 18 and 19.

(https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-217 .pdf)

All students of the Transport Services study program have the same and transparent access provided they meet the conditions - criteria of the given form of mobility, in accordance with Directive no. 219 Mobility of students and employees of the University of Žilina  abroad, available at: https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-219.pdf.

The given conditions are (Article 2, paragraph 3):

1. application for exchange study and confirmation of acceptance by the partner institution (foreign mobility or internship),
2. agreement between individual partner institutions on study (in the case of UNIZA and FPEDAS cooperation with another partner institution that has an accredited study program in a given field of study at the partner institution or a similar field of study at a foreign partner institution, and that has a certified/accredited internal system quality of higher education or ESG 2015),
3. agreement between individual partner institutions on a joint study program, which is also jointly accredited as a joint study program in accordance with the internal quality system of higher education at UNIZA).

Any student who has been approved by the selection committee and submits proof of approval of a foreign study stay can complete part of his studies at a foreign university (receiving college), within the framework of the European Union, Erasmus+, National Scholarship Program, SAIA, Fulbright Commission, cross-border cooperation programs , bilateral programs and others.

Pursuant to Directive no. 110 Study schedule for the third degree of university studies at the University of

Žilina (https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/smernica_110_stud_por_pre_3_st_v_zneni_dod_1_a_3.pdf) the following applies:

• if the doctoral student completed part of his studies at a different than designated training workplace (e.g. abroad), thecredits obtained at this workplace are taken into account in full, if he was sent to this workplace as part of the fulfilment of his study plan, and if the credit systems of the sending and the receiving workplace compatible, or determined in advance (transfer of credits), (Article 5, paragraph 7); the dean decides on the transfer or the granting of credits (according to paragraph 7).

At the faculty level, according to the document Credit system for the 3rd stage of university studies at FPEDAS

(https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/kreditovy_system_doktorandskeho_studia_fpedas_2019.pdf), the following applies:

• in the part-time form of study, the doctoral student can complete a part of the study at another workplace, or in anotherinstitution (e.g. abroad), while the credits are counted if he was sent as part of the fulfillment of his individual study plan in terms of the valid credit system applicable to FPEDAS (section 18).

Responsible persons:

doc. Ing. Martin Bugaj, PhD. vice dean for development and foreign relations faculty Erasmus+ coordinator phone: +421 41 513 3467 e-mail: martin.bugaj@fpedas.uniza.sk

Ing. Vladimír Šalaga, PhD.

coordinator of Erasmus+ FPEDAS mobility room: BF252 phone: +421 41 513 3062 e-mail: salaga@fpedas.uniza.sk

The required skills and prerequisites for admission to study are listed in the following documents:

• information leaflet on accredited study programs (doctoral studies) offered for the academic year 2022/2023

(https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/INFOLETAKY-akreditovanych-studijnych-programov/programy-20222023/FPEDAS/FPEDAS- PHD-2022-2023-3.pdf);

• Directive no. 110 Study schedule for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina

(https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/smernica_110_stud_por_pre_3_st_v_zneni_dod_1_a_3.pdf); - orders and methodological guidelines of the dean of the faculty on the website of the faculty.

Basic condition for admission to study

The basic condition for admission to doctoral studies (third-level study program) is the acquisition of a second-level university education (Act on Universities No. 131/2002 Coll., as amended) within the given field of study. In the case of a foreign applicant or a student who has completed his studies abroad, he submits to the application for university studies, no later than when enrolling for studies, a decision on the recognition of a document of completion of a second-level university education by the relevant institution in the Slovak Republic, or apply to UNIZA for recognition of the education document.

An applicant who does not demonstrate fulfilment of the basic conditions for admission to study at the time of verification of fulfilment of the conditions for admission may be admitted to study conditionally, with the obligation to demonstrate fulfilment of the basic conditions for admission to study at the latest on the day designated for enrolment. Additional terms of acceptance

Tender

All study applicants go through a selection process. For applicants coming from practice, the faculty takes into account their abilities and assumptions resulting from the focus of their practice for the last 2 years at least.

Rules of the selection procedure

The entrance exam takes place before the admission committee in the given study program, which has at least four members. The admission committee consists of its chair and at least two members appointed by the dean. Another member of the committee is the supervisor for the listed topic.

The content of the entrance exam is:

a written exam in the form of a test in one world language (meaning a language other than the applicant's mother tongue), an oral exam before the committee of the relevant field of study, the content of which is the verification of knowledge and professional and scientific orientation of the applicant in the field for which he is applying, including the reasons for choosing the given topic, the methods he expects to use in solutions to the given topic, as well as the expected conclusions of the work.

The admission committee evaluates the result of the entrance exam in a closed session with the conclusion "passed" or "failed". If several applicants were registered for one topic, they will be ranked according to the success of the entrance exam. When determining the ranking, the commission also takes into account the scope and quality of the applicant's previous professional publication activity and the results of his other professional activity (e.g. results in competitions for student scientific, professional or artistic works, professional experience, etc.). At the same time, it will determine the order of all successful applicants.

The committee submits the recommended proposal of successful applicants for admission to the dean. The dean will decide on the admission of the applicant within 30 days from the date of the entrance exam. If he decides to accept the applicant, he/she will also state the name of the supervisor and the topic of the dissertation in his decision. In addition to the above, the written decision must contain a statement, justification, instructions on the possibility of submitting a request for review of the decision and is delivered to the applicant personally. An applicant who has received a decision not to be admitted to doctoral studies may submit a request for a review of this decision to the dean. If the dean does not change his/her decision, he/she forwards the request for review of the decision to the rector (Section 58 paragraph 8 of the Act on Higher Education). By announcing the decision on admission to study, the applicant has the right to enrol in studies.

Medical fitness

The faculty does not require a medical certificate of medical fitness for university studies and accepts applications without a medical certificate.

For foreign applicants, the same admission conditions apply as for applicants from the Slovak Republic. Foreign students who study in a language other than the state language pay school fees according to the conditions specified in § 92 par. 8 of the Act on Universities. Tuition fees are determined by the UNIZA directive and published for the relevant academic year on the university's website. Foreign students who study in the Slovak language (full-time studies) do not pay school fees. Applicants from the Czech Republic can use the form valid in the Czech Republic to submit their study application. Applicants who do not actively speak Slovak or Czech are required to successfully complete language training (with the option of completing it at UNIZA). For foreign applicants accepted on the basis of interstate agreements, bilateral contracts or scholarship holders of the Slovak government, the conditions specified in the relevant documents apply.

At the faculty level, the principles and rules of the admission procedure are published on the faculty's website:

https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/INFOLETAKY-akreditovanych-studijnych-programov/programy-2022-

2023/FPEDAS/FPEDAS-PHD-2022-2023-3.pdf, including a list of topics listed by supervisors and approved by the union committee (https://fpedas.uniza.sk/sk/uchadzaci/moznosti-studia/doktorandske-studium).

Admission procedures for studies are regulated by the following documents:

• information leaflet on accredited study programs (doctoral studies) offered for the academic year 2022/2023

(https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/INFOLETAKY-akreditovanych-studijnych-programov/programy-20222023/FPEDAS/FPEDAS- PHD-2022-2023-3.pdf);

• Directive no. 110 Study schedule for the third degree of university studies at the University of Žilina

(https://fpedas.uniza.sk/images/doktorandske_studium/smernica_110_stud_por_pre_3_st_v_zneni_dod_1_a_3.pdf); - orders and methodological guidelines of the dean of the faculty on the website of the faculty.

The admission procedure is governed by the following rules:

• Applications are submitted for study programs and listed dissertation topics (dissertation topics are published onwebsite www.fpedas.uniza.sk – Students – Doctoral studies).
• If you are interested in several study programs, you need to submit an application for each study program separatelyby paying the appropriate fee.
• Applicants fill in the form Application for university studies – 3rd degree. The application is available in electronic formon the website of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic. The application form can also be purchased in shops with ŠEVT forms or it is possible to use the electronic form. The electronic application can be filled out via the UNIZA website: https://vzdelavanie.uniza.sk/prijimacky/index.php or the University portal https://prihlaskavs.sk/sk/.

Applications are accepted:

in person at the office of the University of Žilina (no. AA021), by post at the address: University of Žilina , Faculty of PEDAS, Department of Science and Research, Univerzitná 1, 010 26 Žilina 1,

or electronically on the website https://vzdelavanie.uniza.sk/prijimacky/index.php or the university portal https://prihlaskavs.sk/sk/.

In case of an incomplete study application, the applicant will be asked to complete it.

In case of non-participation, or failure in the admission procedure, the faculty does not refund the fee for the admission procedure.

Attachments to the application for doctoral studies:

1. biography,
2. certified copies of documents on the highest level of education achieved (diploma on completion of secondary education, state examination certificate and addendum to the diploma),
3. a list of professional and scientific works published so far (if the applicant has published),
4. documents on other professional activities,
5. proof of payment of the admission procedure fee,
6. proof of recognition of education by the relevant university in the Slovak Republic (applies to foreign and Slovak applicants who have completed their second-level university studies abroad, does not apply to the Czech Republic).

Admission fee:

€30 – EU citizens, €50 – non-EU citizens must be paid to the address: Žilina University , Univerzitná 1, 010 26 Žilina                                                    bank: State Treasury                                                        account number in IBAN form: SK81 8180 0000 0070 0026 9888                                                        constant symbol: 0308                                                        variable symbol: 10133 – doctoral studies

Method of payment: payment can be made by bank transfer or postal order to the above account.

Proof of payment: send the proof of payment to the address of the faculty together with the application.

When paying the fee from EU member countries, EEA contracting countries, territories that are considered part of the EU (Article 299 of the Treaty of Rome) and countries that have voluntarily joined SEPA, use BIC: SPSRSKBAXXX, IBAN: SK81 8180 0000 0070 0026 9888.

Fees for studies in accordance with the Higher Education Act. The University of Žilina  will publish information on  the amount of tuition fees for the relevant academic year on its website within the specified dates.

The results of the admission procedure are regularly published in the Annual Report on Faculty Activities in the Educational Activities section: https://fpedas.uniza.sk/sk/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/uradna-tabula.

Monitoring procedures and evaluation of students' opinions on the quality of the study program are regulated by Directive no. 223 Monitoring and periodic evaluation of study programs (https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-223.pdf).

Significant feedback is provided by the individual character of doctoral studies in direct communication between the supervisor and the doctoral student. Students communicate with their supervisor, with whom on a daily basis, in addition to solving the pedagogical and scientific part of fulfilling the individual study plan, they provide feedback on the difficulty and quality of education.

Communication with the faculty management is ensured by the vice-dean for science and research, who organizes regular meetings for doctoral students at the training workplace, where there is room for feedback, suggestions and proposals for solving the quality of the study program.

The process of improving the quality of the transport services study program is coordinated by the guarantor of the study program. The evaluation of the study program will also be carried out by the Council of the study program, annually for the respective academic year in the Report on the evaluation of the study program. The results of monitoring and periodic evaluation of the study program can serve as a basis for adjusting the study program in accordance with the rules for adjusting the study program, which are set out in Directive no. 204 Rules for creating, modifying, approving and canceling study programs at the University of Žilina in Žilina.

The UNIZA Accreditation Council will enter the monitoring process as the highest structure of the VSK UNIZA, which systematically analyzes the level of quality of higher education provision and performs its periodic evaluation with an emphasis on the level of quality of study programs at UNIZA. During the annual periodic evaluation of the study programs, it is checked and ensured that the study programs are carried out in accordance with the standards of SAAVŠ for the internal system of quality assurance of higher education, with the standards for the study program and with the rules of VSK UNIZA.

The Faculty monitors the opinions of graduates at the level of study programs, and thus also of the Transport Services program via the portal: https://fpedas.uniza.sk/~dotaznik/, where the results are evaluated electronically and then published in the Annual Report on FPEDAS activities in part 2. 7 Graduates and their application. Despite the faculty's efforts to obtain relevant data from graduates, interest in completing the questionnaire has been low in recent years.

The application of the graduates is also determined by their supervisors, as the contact between the doctoral graduate and his supervisor is very intense and immediate.

The results of feedback from graduates are evaluated at work meetings of the departments that provide the given study program and at meetings of the Dean's College, where measures are taken in connection with the information received from graduates.