Overview

About the program

The Spatial Planning program from Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava also includes knowledge and skills to ensure activities, from assessing the challenges, conditions, problems and potentials of development and territorial capital, through the formulation of development goals, development of strategic and operational plans, coordination of spatially relevant sectoral planning activities to management of integrated development strategies and plans in a system of socio-economic, landscape and spatial planning, transport infrastructure planning, smart rural and urban development and a system of monitoring and information on the territory.

Special attention is paid to the preparation of graduates for moderating the processes of social participation and mediation of conflicts of subjects of spatial development.

The graduate masters the scientific methods of inventory, analysis, evaluation and purposeful guidance of processes in social ecosystems of the landscape, including the area of settlements in terms of landscape ecological, socio-economic, historical development, technical, psychosocial, technical-infrastructural and other aspects.

Careers

The data obtained from the portal https://uplatnenie.sk/ on graduates of the 3rd level of the Department of Spatial Planning clearly show that the majority of students were employed in 2019 – 83% and 17% had a contract job, mainly in the Bratislava region.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

PhD Project - Spatial Planning
Research Activities

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-05-31 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Urban Planning

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Copy of the master diploma;

Copy of the diploma supplement;

List of published and unpublished works, or reviews of these works

Documents to prove participation and awards in students’ scientific conferences;

Curriculum vitae;

Receipt (duplicate receipt) of payment for admission procedure

Applicants for English-language study will enclose to the application a language certificate (TOEFL, IELTS).

Tuition Fee

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International

1000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1000 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

1000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1000 EUR per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Bratislava

600 - 980 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Spatial Planning.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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