Risk Management in Public Administration

(full time, bachelor degree)

Graduate profile

The employment of graduates is broad-spectrum, focused primarily on practice, considering the level of science. The Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of the Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, with its offer of study programs, creates an adequate space for education and training of theoretically, methodologically, and organizationally capable managers in various areas of public administration in the Slovak Republic:
– in the foreign service and in the representation of SR in international organizations and institutions;
– in the state administration especially in that which is specialized in integration and organizational branches and branches of public relations in the Slovak parliament, the Government office, ministries, the highest bodies of specialized state and regional state administration;
– in the sphere of regional and interest self-administration as well as the self-administration of public-legal corporations;
– political parties and interest groups;
– in mass media;
– in private sphere.

In order to fulfill its mission, the faculty is constantly looking for new and effective tools to increase its competitiveness, e.g. through the improvement of study programs and their focus according to the requirements of the cooperating bodies as well as the needs of practice; reorganization and adaptability of the pedagogical process; emphasis on the professional growth of its own employees; expanding international scientific and pedagogical cooperation; introducing new modern forms of teaching; by involving students in activities within student professional work.

Acceptance conditions

Applicants for full-time and part-time bachelor's studies at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica (FPSIR UMB) have completed a full secondary education with a high school diploma and must demonstrate the necessary competence for the chosen study.
Applicants for the study in electronic form send the application for the 1st round of the admission procedure no later than April 30, 2027.
Applicants for the 2nd round of the admission procedure send the application in electronic form no later than June 11, 2027.

Information for applicants graduating in the year of application for study academic year 2026/2027

Applicants for bachelor's studies who graduate in the same school year in which they also apply for university studies, send an electronic application.
Certified copies of the graduation certificate, shall be submitted by applicants for the first round of the admission procedure by June 22, 2027 and for the second round of the admission procedure by July 6, 2027. Applicants who do not prove the fulfillment of the basic conditions of admission to study by a specified date, they will be admitted to study conditionally. Applicants are obliged to deliver certified copies of certificates for individual years of secondary school studies, including a certified copy of the final certificate, no later than on the day designated for enrollment in the relevant form and degree of study. Otherwise, applicants will not be enrolled.
Applicants for a bachelor's degree from abroad who apply to study in the same school year in which they finish high school will send an electronic application. Applicants for bachelor's studies who have completed secondary education in one of the countries of the European Union (with the exception of the Czech Republic, where recognition of a document of education is not required), in Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russia, China or Iceland, are obliged to deliver a clause on the recognition of the degree of education in paper form by post or in person for the 1st round of the admission procedure and for the 2nd round of the admission procedure, together with a certified copy of the document of education (school leaving certificate) in paper form and its official translation into the Slovak language. Information on obtaining and using the clause on the recognition of a foreign degree of education can be found on the website of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic: https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/en/category/recognition-statement.
Applicants for bachelor's studies who have completed secondary education in a country that does not have a recognition clause are required to deliver an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of a document of education (school leaving certificate) obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic by post or in person for the 1st round of the admission procedure and for the 2nd round of the admission procedure. The decision on the recognition of a document of foreign secondary education is issued by the regional school administration office in the seat of the region in which the applicant has permanent residence, or by the Regional School Administration Office in Banská Bystrica:
(https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/en/category/recognition-of-secondary-education).
If an applicant for study does not submit a statement on the recognition of the educational degree together with the mandatory annexes (in the case of applicants for bachelor's studies who completed secondary education in one of the EU countries except the Czech Republic, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russia, China or Iceland) or an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of the educational document (in the case of other applicants) by the time of verification of the fulfillment of the conditions for admission to the given faculty, he may be admitted to the study with a condition. The applicant is obliged to submit the above documents no later than the specified date of enrollment in higher education studies. If he fails to do so, he will not be enrolled in the study.

Information for applicants who graduated before the academic year 2025/2026

Applicants for bachelor's studies who have completed secondary school studies in the previous school years of filing the application for bachelor's studies will send an electronic application. Certified copy of the school-leaving certificate will be submitted by applicants for the first round of the admission procedure by June 22, 2027 and for the second round of the admission procedure by July 6, 2026. Applicants who do not prove the basic conditions admission to study by a specified date, they will be admitted to study conditionally. Applicants are obliged to deliver certified copy of the school-leaving certificate, no later than on the day designated for enrollment in the relevant form and degree of study. Otherwise, applicants will not be enrolled.
Applicants for a bachelor's degree from abroad who apply to study in the same school year in which they finish high school will send an electronic application. Applicants for bachelor's studies who have completed secondary education in one of the countries of the European Union (with the exception of the Czech Republic, where recognition of a document of education is not required), in Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russia, China or Iceland, are obliged to deliver a clause on the recognition of the degree of education in paper form by post or in person for the 1st round of the admission procedure and for the 2nd round of the admission procedure, together with a certified copy of the document of education (school leaving certificate) in paper form and its official translation into the Slovak language. Information on obtaining and using the clause on the recognition of a foreign degree of education can be found on the website of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic: https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/en/category/recognition-statement.
Applicants for bachelor's studies who have completed secondary education in a country that does not have a recognition clause are required to deliver an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of a document of education (school leaving certificate) obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic by post or in person for the 1st round of the admission procedure and for the 2nd round of the admission procedure. The decision on the recognition of a document of foreign secondary education is issued by the regional school administration office in the seat of the region in which the applicant has permanent residence, or by the Regional School Administration Office in Banská Bystrica:
(https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/en/category/recognition-of-secondary-education).
If an applicant for study does not submit a statement on the recognition of the educational degree together with the mandatory annexes (in the case of applicants for bachelor's studies who completed secondary education in one of the EU countries except the Czech Republic, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russia, China or Iceland) or an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of the educational document (in the case of other applicants) by the time of verification of the fulfillment of the conditions for admission to the given faculty, he may be admitted to the study with a condition. The applicant is obliged to submit the above documents no later than the specified date of enrollment in higher education studies. If he fails to do so, he will not be enrolled in the study.

Conditions of acceptance without exams

If applicants for full-time and part-time bachelor's studies in the International Relations, Political Science, Risk Management in Public Administration, Central European Studies and International Relations study programs have achieved a study average of less than 1.50 (inclusive) for all years of secondary school education except for the graduation year, they will be conditionally admitted without entrance examinations in an administrative procedure on the basis of submitted documents.

Applicants who achieve at any time in the school year 2026/2027 in the General Study Prerequisites (VŠP) test, in its Czech version General Study Prerequisites (OSP), or in other tests provided by the company SCIO, total percentile 40 (inclusive) or higher, will also be admitted to study by administrative procedure. Test dates, sample tests and conditions for registering for testing are published at www.scio.sk/nps.

Information for foreign students

Information for applicants with a special legal status (granted asylum, granted supplementary protection or granted temporary refuge)

If the applicant for studies is a person with a special legal status (asylum granted, supplementary protection granted or temporary refuge granted), the condition of achieving complete secondary education or complete secondary professional education for the purpose of § 56 par. 1 of the Act on Universities can be proved by submitting a decision on the recognition of education documents issued by the Regional Office of the School Administration in the Slovak Republic.
In the case of persons with a special legal status (asylum granted, supplementary protection granted or temporary refuge granted), the condition of achieving complete secondary education or complete secondary professional education for the purpose of § 56 par. 1 of the Act on Universities can be proven by an affidavit according to the model attached to Methodological Instruction no. 4/2022 Special conditions and procedures of UMB and its faculties in relation to persons who have been granted asylum, granted supplementary protection or granted temporary refuge and the test of general study prerequisites. An affidavit cannot replace incomplete secondary education or secondary vocational education. The applicant will take the General Prerequisites Test as part of the testing conducted by Scio, and the applicant must achieve an overall percentile of 40 (inclusive) or higher.

If an applicant for studies with a special legal status does not submit documents confirming the fulfillment of the admission requirements by the time of verification of the fulfillment of the admission requirements, he may be admitted to the studies with a condition. However, the applicant is obliged to submit these documents no later than the specified date of enrollment in higher education studies. If he fails to do so, he will not be enrolled in the studies.

If a person with a special legal status (granted asylum, granted supplementary protection or granted temporary refuge) requests a waiver of the fee associated with the admission procedure, the dean of the faculty may decide to waive the fee after assessing the request.

Additional information

If applicants for study have not passed the Slovak language school leaving exam and are applying for a bachelor's degree in a study program conducted in the Slovak language, they must submit a certified copy of a document confirming knowledge of the Slovak language at level B1, issued by language schools registered by Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic: and School Facilities of the Slovak Republic (registered state language schools: https://www.cvtisr.sk/buxus/docs/JH/stat_zus.pdf and private language schools: https://www.cvtisr.sk/buxus/docs/JH/sukromne_sasz.pdf).

Application fees

Application fee: 0

Online application fee: 0

General information about the entrance exam

The admission procedure for each applicant begins with the submission of an application for study. An applicant may apply for multiple study programs, but may only indicate one study program in one application. The number of applications submitted is not limited. The application is submitted electronically through the information system for central electronic application. The faculty accepts applications in electronic form even without a guaranteed electronic signature.
A properly completed and confirmed electronic application is considered submitted after the admission fee has been paid.
Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of the Matej Bel University reserves the right to cancel the admission exams. Dean´s decision is based on the sufficient number of students who apply to study a particular studying program.
If there are not sufficient applications to make a studying program viable, dean of the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of the Matej Bel University reserves the right to cancel the studying program.