The Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice was founded in 1959. The university is named after a 19th century Slovak philologist, poet, and historian.
It comprise 5 different faculties: Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Science; Faculty of Law; Faculty of Public Administration and Faculty of Arts.This University is place of studying for more than 5 700 students, employing 1250 staff members (500 teachers and 95 research staff).
The University provides education in three main cycles – bachelor’s, master’s, doctor´s and PhD. studies in different fields. The process of education is provided in both, Slovak and English language.
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice provides 
higher education based on the newest scientific findings in a wide international context. The University co-operates very intensively with academic institutions all around the world. International Relations.
Scholarships
The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities.
More info: National Scholarship Programme, Slovak Academic Information Agency
Visegrad Scholarship Program
Visegrad Fund offers Master’s and Post-Master’s scholarships for 1 or 2 semesters. Visegrad Fund website.
Adress
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
Šrobárova 2
041 80 Košice
Slovak Republic
Phone: +421(0)55 / 234 1100
Fax: +421(0)55 / 678 69 59
e-mail: rektor@upjs.sk
