SLOVAKIA
Welcome to the European Capital
of Culture 2013
INFORMATION FOR ERASMUS AND OTHER FOREIGN STUDENTS
Dear students, dear international colleagues,
The Faculty of Economics was established on the 8th July 1992 in response to market demand, within the
framework of transformation of the Technical University to a "full-fledged" university covering also non-technical
disciplines. Faculty is one of the youngest and most progressive faculties of the Technical University of Kosice.
The Faculty of Economics is putting great emphasis on international cooperation in the area of research and
education, fostering links with institutions in private and public sectors and thus responding to their needs and to the
needs of society in general. The effort put into research and internationalisation is reflected also in the evaluation of
the Faculty by external agencies. Our efforts have been already recognized by the Academic Ranking and Rating
Agency (ARRA, www.arra.sk) several times. The Faculty of Economics at the Technical University of Kosice was ranked
as the best faculty in Slovakia in the category of economics in 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011.
We strive to be a sought-after faculty providing education in the spirit of democracy and humanism, leading students
to tolerance and the capacity of critical and creative thinking. We are happy that our students are successful in the
labour market and have opportunities to work with well recognized international and domestic companies.
We are looking forward to meeting you at our Faculty.
Prof. RNDr. Vincent Šoltés, CSc.
Dean
Košice is the second largest town in Slovakia with rich cultural and social life. Košice has around 250 000 inhabitants.
It is the European Capital of Culture in 2013.
Three universities reside in Košice. The Technical University of Košice was established in 1952. However, university
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education in Košice reaches to the 17 century. Current university consists of nine faculties with approximately 16 000
students. The Faculty of Economics was established in 1992 and since 2005 is ranked among the best faculties of
economics in Slovakia according to national ranking.
Faculty of Economics provides bachelor and master degree in two accredited study programmes:
1) Finance, Banking and Investments
2) Public Administration and Regional Development
PhD study is available in two accredited study programmes:
1) Finance
2) Public Administration and Regional Development
Foreign students can choose from courses listed below according to their language requirements (Slovak, English,
French, and German). In the most of the cases, foreign students study in mixed international classes.
FACULTY CONTACT INFORMATION
Faculty of Economics, Němcovej 32, 040 01 Košice,
Slovakia
www.ekf.tuke.sk
LLP Erasmus University Coordinator
Ing. Erna Béres
Tel: +421-55-602 2114
Email: Erna.Beres@tuke.sk
Web :http://web.tuke.sk/erasmus/index_en.html
LLP Erasmus Faculty Coordinator
Ing. Marianna Siničáková, PhD.
Tel: +421-55-6022665
Email: Marianna.Sinicakova@tuke.sk
Web: http://www.ekf.tuke.sk
ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
Autumn term: September 23, 2013 – December 22, 2013
Examination period: January 2, 2014 – February 16, 2014
Winter holidays: December 23, 2014 – January 1, 2014
Spring term: February 19, 2014 – May 18, 2014
Examination period: May 19, 2014 – July 06, 2014
Summer holidays: July 07, 2014 – August 31, 2014
English Study Programme in Finance, Banking and Investment
Bachelor Degree Courses
ECTS
Year of
Study
Autumn
Semester
Spring
Semester
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
5
1
2/2 zs
-
Foreign Language (English, German, French or Russian)
3
1-3
0/2 kz
-
Management
4
1
-
2/2 zs
Foreign Language (English, German, French or Russian)
3
1-3
-
0/2 zs
Introduction to Microeconomics
3
1
2/1 kz
-
Introduction to Macroeconomics
3
1
-
2/1 kz
Finance and Currency
5
2
2/2 zs
-
Banking
4
2
2/2 zs
-
Marketing
4
2
2/2 zs
-
Probability and Statistics
4
2
2/2 zs
-
Central Banking
5
2
-
2/1 zs
Corporate Finance
5
2
-
2/2 zs
Accounting II
5
2
-
2/2 zs
Statistical Methods in Finance
4
2
-
2/2 zs
Economic Policy
5
3
2/2 zs
-
Financial Markets
5
3
2/2 zs
-
Financial Investment
5
3
2/2 zs
-
Marketing of Financial Services
5
3
-
2/2 zs
Public Finance
5
3
-
2/2 zs
World Economy
4
3
-
2/2 zs
ECTS
Year of
Study
Autumn
Semester
Spring
Semester
Quantitative Microeconomics
5
1
2/2 zs
-
Investment Project Evaluation
5
1
2/2 zs
-
Technical Analysis
5
1
2/2 zs
-
Risk and Uncertainty in Finance
5
1
2/2 zs
-
Management of Banking Operations
5
1
2/2 zs
-
Monetary Macro-analysis
5
1
Econometrics
5
1
-
2/2 zs
Portfolio Analysis
5
1
-
2/2 zs
Financial Derivates
6
1
-
2/2 zs
Economie Industrielle
4
1
1/2 kz
-
Company Valuation
3
1
2/0 kz
-
Economie régionale et spaciale
4
1
-
2/1 kz
Commerce international
4
1
1/2 kz
-
Unternehmensbewertung
3
1
2/0 kz
-
Econométrie
4
1
1/2 kz
-
International Finance
5
2
2/2 zs
-
Financing Territorial Self-Government Units
6
2
2/2 zs
-
Financial Decision Making
5
2
2/2 zs
-
Accounting of Financial Institutions
5
2
2/2 zs
-
Electronic Commerce
5
2
-
2/2 zs
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management
3
2
2/1 kz
-
International Entry and Country Analysis
3
2
Master Degree Courses
2/2 zs
2/0 kz
Note: assessment (kz), exam (zs)
English Doctoral Degree in Two Study Programmes
PhD Study Programmes
FINANCE
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
First year
ECTS
Autumn
Term
15
ECTS
Spring
Term
0
ECTS
Autumn
Term
15
ECTS
Spring
Term
0
Principles of Scientific Work
0
5
15
0
0
5
15
0
Total
20
15
20
15
ECTS
Autumn
Term
5
ECTS
Spring
Term
0
ECTS
Autumn
Term
5
ECTS
Spring
Term
0
Financial Derivatives
Competitiveness in International
Entrepreneurship and Investment
Monetary Macro-Analysis
5
0
5
0
5
0
0
National Economics
Decision Making and Efficiency in the Public
Sector
Structural Aid Programming
5
0
5
0
5
Public Finance
Option Properties and Neutral Portfolios
5
0
Methods of Regional Analysis
0
5
0
5
E-Government
0
5
Entrepreneurship in the Knowledge Economy
0
5
Application Econometrics
0
5
Fusions and Acquisitions in Financial Sector
0
5
Risk management in the field of the finance
5
0
Minimum Total
5
5
Minimum Total
5
5
ECTS
Autumn
Term
0
30
ECTS
Spring
Term
8
0
ECTS
Autumn
Term
0
30
ECTS
Spring
Term
8
0
Dissertation Exam
0
30
Dissertation Exam
0
30
Total
30
38
Total
30
38
Compulsory Courses
Macro- and Micro- Economic Theory
Finance and Financial Intermediation
Optional Courses
Economic Policy
Compulsory Courses
Macro- and Micro- Economic Theory
Regional Economics and Development
Principles of Scientific Work
Total
Optional Courses
Public Sector Finance
Second year
Activities
Research Work activities
Thesis for the Dissertation Exam
Activities
Research Work activities
Thesis for the Dissertation Exam
Third year
Number of
Requested ECTS
Activities
Number of
Requested ECTS
Activities
Research Work activities
56
Research Work activities
56
Dissertation Thesis
30
Dissertation Thesis
30
Total
86
Total
86
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In 2012, 60 anniversary of the Technical University of Košice and 20 anniversary of the Faculty of Economics
Useful Information
How to get to Košice:
Some useful links and hints how you can travel to and within Slovakia can be found here.

The nearest aiport is Kosice - Airport (http://www.airportkosice.sk/). It has good connections to airports
in Prague, Vienna and Bratislava.

The aiport in Budapest is the second nearest from here. You have to take a train to get to Košice, but it has
pretty good connections to all international aiports.

If you wish, you can also use trains (http://www.zsr.sk/) or buses (http://cp.atlas.sk/vlak/spojenie/) to get to
Košice.
Accommodation: University dormitory at Jedlíkova 13 in Košice, 15 min. from the Faculty of Economics by public
transport, appr. 90 € /month, more info:
http://web.tuke.sk/erasmus/en/accommodation.html
Public transport: 0,60 € basic 30-min. ticket, 0,30 € student´s 30-min. ticket; more reductions available using prepaid
card (ISIC) for students under 26 years.
School canteen: lunches and dinners are available in school canteen near Jedlíkova 13 or in the university campus in
several canteens. One meal a day (lunch/dinner) is partially covered by state (e.g. if price of a lunch/dinner is 3,32 €,
each Erasmus student under 26 years will be given 1,60 € back using ISIC prepaid card).
Private restaurants offer their daily menu starting from 2,80 €.
Other useful information: http://web.tuke.sk/erasmus/en/index_en.html
Spiš Region (UNESCO)
Dobšiná Ice Cave (UNESCO)
Slovak Krast Caves (UNESCO)