Admission procedure 3rd stage

Information on the admission procedure for the 3rd degree of study for the academic year 2026/2027

The Dean of the Faculty of Commerce of the Bratislava University of Economics and Business announces the admission procedure for doctoral studies for the academic year 2026/2027

for a 3-year full-time study and a 4-year part-time study in the field of study of economics and management in the following study programmes:

Study programs of the 3rd degree of study

In English language:

study programme „Tourism Management“ – full-time and part-time study
study programme „Management of International Business“ – full-time study
study programme „Marketing and Trade Management“ – full-time and part-time study

More detailed information in the internal regulation:

Further conditions of admission to study third degree study programmes at the Faculty of Commerce of the Bratislava University of Economics and Business for the academic year 2026/2027

Important dates

Submission of applications

Elektronická prihláška pre 3. stupeň štúdia na Obchodnej fakulte – the electronic application must be submitted between April 8, 2026 and June 9, 2026
Guide to e-Application

Dissertation topics - will be published in April 2026
Attachments - title page and structure of the dissertation project for the admission procedure in English

An applicant who submits an electronic application must also deliver all required attachments to the Research and PhD. Study Office of the Faculty of Commerce (see Further conditions of admission to study third degree study programmes at the Faculty of Commerce of the Bratislava University of Economics and Business for the academic year 2026/2027, Art. 2, point 4, 5).

Only the applicant will be invited to the entrance exam who submits a duly completed application, attaches all required attachments electronically and in printed form, and pays the fee for the admission procedure.

Fees associated with studies are listed in internal regulation number B/5/2025 - Tuition fees and charges related to the study at the Bratislava University of Economics and Business for the academic year 2026/2027 - Valid from September 1, 2026.

The deadline for electronic submission of applications for doctoral studies and at the same time submission of all required attachments, including projects in Slovak and in English, in printed form to the Research and PhD. Study Office of the Faculty of Commerce is

until June 9, 2026.

The required forms and attachments to the application must be delivered in person, or by mail to the address:

Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave
Obchodná fakulta
Referát pre vedu a doktorandské štúdium
(doctoral admission procedure)
Dolnozemská cesta č. 1
852 35 Bratislava 5, Slovak republic

Planned number of admitted students for doctoral studies

Study programme	Planned number of admitted students	Mode of study
Tourism Management (in English)	1	full-time
Tourism Management (in English)	1	part-time
Management of International Business (in English)	1	full-time
Marketing and Trade Management (in English)	1	full-time
Marketing and Trade Management (in English)	1	part-time

In the full-time form of doctoral studies, the number of accepted students will be known at the time of the entrance exams, based on the determination of the number of scholarship places and allocated financial resources.
In the part-time form of doctoral studies, the exact number of accepted students will be known at the time of the entrance exams based on the free capacity of the supervisor.

Only one candidate can be accepted for one topic listed for doctoral studies.

Enrollment for study

If you are interested in more detailed information about the admission procedure, or the organization of doctoral studies at the Faculty of Commerce, you can contact:

Assoc. Prof. Dipl. Ing. Róbert Rehák, PhD., Vice-Dean for Research and PhD. Study

e-mail:

tel.: +421 2 672 91 110