The study programme is not a joint study programme.

Knowledge

The requirement to complete the study program is knowledge of the basic anatomical and histological structure of the human body, organs and systems, molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of basic processes taking place in cells, tissues and organs, as well as their disorders resulting in pathological states; theoretical and practical mastery of biological material processing methods for relevant analyses, in particular at the level of molecules, cells and tissues; preparation and implementation of a scientific experiment; propose scientific projects, including the preparation of a written proposal, an objective evaluation of the results obtained and their statistical analysis; extension and modernisation of diagnostic procedures in medicine; the ability to present their own research results to the professional public at conferences and scientific events, publication of articles in scientific and professional journals at home and abroad. 

Competences

Graduates of the study programme Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, 3rd degree of university studies, will master the principles and methodology of scientific work and will be able to carry out professional and scientific activities in the field of anatomy, histology and embryology (morphology), clinical anatomy, pathological anatomy, biomedical and pharmaceutical research. The theoretical knowledge and practical skills they acquire through study will also enable them to pursue the profession of researcher in related medical and pharmaceutical fields, such as molecular biology, veterinary medicine and pharmacology. Graduates of the field have the ability to independently scientifically work and bring their own solutions in the listed fields.

Skills

During his doctoral studies, the student in this study program acquires knowledge in the field of anatomy, histology and embryology, morphology as such, focused on the issue of the mechanisms of physiological and pathological processes that take place in the human body. It studies the essence of disease processes at the level of the organism and at the cellular and subcellular level. During the course of his studies, the student learns to independently formulate a scientific problem, formulate a scientific hypothesis, prepare and conduct a scientific experiment, propose scientific projects, including the elaboration of a written proposal, use biological model organisms in research, objectively evaluate the results obtained by statistical analyses. The main objective of these activities will be theoretical as well as practical mastery of biological material processing methods for relevant methodologies and analyses. The student's abilities after completing the study programme will be based on framework themes.

Doctoral studies (PhD, III. degree of study) are focused on narrower specialization and deepening of theoretical and scientific knowledge of professional training of an expert in the field of anatomy, clinical anatomy and histology. Graduates of the study programme find employment at all universities where anatomy, clinical anatomy, histology and embryology are taught, either as a university lecturer or as a scientific researcher. Thanks to familiarization with a wide range of knowledge and practical laboratory skills, the graduate finds employment in the workplaces of the Health Ministry (e.g. departments of reproductive medicine, pathology workplaces, experimental pharmacology, oncology). He can also be used in the private sector as a research, development and professional in the pharmaceutical industry.

1223 R&D managers

1223001 Researcher

1342007 Healthcare Manager - Health Laboratory

1342010 Healthcare Professional Manager - Laboratory Diagnostics

22 Healthcare specialists

221 Doctors

2211 General Practitioners

2212 Specialist doctors

231 University teachers

2310 University teachers

2310001 Professor

2310002 Associate Professor

2310003 Assistant Professor at the University

2310004 College Assistant

2433001 Medical and Pharmaceutical Goods Sales Specialist

32 Healthcare professionals

3212 Laborers in medical laboratories and pathology

325 Other healthcare professionals

As General Medicine is a study programme whose content definition is related to the preparation of experts for some from regulated occupations with coordination of education in appendix No. 2 MSVVS SR no 16/2016 No 16/2016 Coll. and results from study branches assigned to regulated professions according to the Government Regulation No.296/2010 Coll. we asked the Ministry of Healthcare SR for the positive opinion to the concord of acquired qualification with sectoral specific requirements for the performance of the occupation.

Graduates of doctoral studies can apply within the education sector as university educators or scientific researchers at universities  with a focus on medicine, health sciences, public health and morphology. Graduates of the study programme Anatomy, Histology and Embryology at UPJŠ in Košice, the Faculty of Medicine will master the principles and methodology of scientific work and will be competent to carry out professional and scientific activities in the field of morphology, clinical anatomy, biomedical, laboratory medicine and pharmaceutical research. The theoretical knowledge and practical skills they acquire through study will also enable them to pursue the profession of researcher in related medical and pharmaceutical fields, such as molecular biology, toxicology and veterinary medicine. Graduates of the field will have the ability to work independently scientifically, bring their own solutions and thus contribute to the development of scientific knowledge in these fields. They will have the prerequisites for successful application in the leadership of teams in a wide range of scientific and research institutions focused on medical, veterinary or pharmaceutical sciences, they will be professionally prepared to work creatively in scientific institutes of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, at various stages of research. An overview of graduates and their employment immediately after the defense of the dissertation is on the website of the Institute, where there is also further information about the doctoral program Anatomy, Histology and Embryology. 

Successful graduates include e.g. Dr. Janka Vecanová, PhD., Dr. Jozef Muri, PhD., MVDr. Alena Pastornická, PhD., Dr. Zuzana Kováčová, PhD., DR. Zuzana Benetinová, PhD., MVDr. Dorota Sopková, PhD., MVDr. Natália Hvizdošová, PhD., and many others who are listed on the institute's website in the Doctoral study section.

For the purposes of evaluating the quality of the study programme, the best evidence is their applicability in the labour market, especially in universities focusing on medicine (medical faculties) or in clinical practice. Employers have a direct impact on quality assessment, as practitioners are members of the Board of Study Programme (BSP).  Employers have given positive feedback regarding the quality of graduates of the study programme Anatomy, histology and embryology so far.

University has functioning Internal quality assurance and verification system, which use the Rector's Decision No. 8/2021 (the Rules of the Internal Quality Assurance and Verification System of education, scientific, research, development, artistic or other creative and supportive activities at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice). The UPJŠ in Košice has Board for Internal Quality Verification (hereinafter BIV) composed of representatives of faculties and employers as well as students. Board for Internal Quality Verification follows its rules of procedure (see meetings of BIV). Schedule of its meeting is publicly announced. Faculty of Medicine has also functioning internal quality assurance and verification system, where indicators of quality assessment, board of study programs, principles of admission procedure, evaluation of education and assessment of the teaching quality are updated on regular basis. 

Study programme takes into account aims proposed by UPJŠ in Košice, Faculty of Medicine of UPJŠ in Košice in document Long-term plan of Faculty of Medicine in scope of science and research and education and is in line with Long-term plan of UPJŠ in Košice. Study programme was created and innovated according to development trends of analogous programmes in Europe and world with the aim to increase its attractiveness for graduates of II. degree of higher education focused on biology, morphology, pharmacy, veterinary medicine and others.

Study programme is created according to the requirements of practice, therefore, one of the main aspects used in subject design is the aspect of usability of acquired knowledge and competencies in real practice. The study program and its study plan are designed in way that students interested during the study program Anatomy, histology and embryology, can complete part of their studies abroad using the faculty and institute´s extensive experience and a wide network of partner workplaces that offer related study programs.

In accordance with the Dublin Descriptors and with the National Qualification Framework, the graduates of the study program will obtain the 8th level of qualification (hereinafter SKKR). The profile subjects of the study program are compulsory or compulsory optional and are designed so that the student acquires the knowledge and skills that are essential for the completion of the study program. Profile subjects represent a theoretical and methodological basis in the corresponding field of education. They are an essential part of the thematic parts of state examination. Student can use other educational activities that are offered to the students in the form of elective subjects at the UPJŠ in Košice.

The creation of study plans at UPJŠ is governed by the provisions of the PhD study regulations at UPJŠ in Košice, which define the student's workload, evaluation, control stages of study, method of graduation and other requirements. Responsibility for the content of the study and for the correct course of quality evaluation is defined by: Rector's Decision No. 7/2021, which issues the Accreditation Rules of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice and the Rector's Decision No. 8/2021 (the Rules of the Internal Quality Assurance and Verification System of education, scientific, research, development, artistic or other creative and supportive activities at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice).

The study program, the recommended study plan and the standard length of study are regulated in accordance with the Law of Higher Education. The study program in accordance with the study regulations of the doctoral study follows the rules of the European system of transfer and accumulation of credits and the workload of the student for the academic year. It adheres to the specified workload expressed by the number of hours of contact teaching together with all activities necessary for the preparation and completion of the course. The number of credits determined for individual subjects reflects the difficulty of the subject in terms of the specific subject area and the method of completing the subject. The subjects within the recommended study plan enable to reach the determined learning outcomes. The student's workload is in accordance with the PhD Study Regulations at UPJŠ (Articles 3 and 4). Doctoral students have the opportunity to use all development activities offered by the university.

Study plan:

The recommended study plan, including the specification of compulsory, compulsory optional or elective subjects, is on the website of the faculty/institute providing the study program Anatomy, histology and embryology in the section 

Teaching subjects, Doctoral study, where the study plan, requirements of completion and recommended literature are specified.

Information Sheets (hereinafter IS) of the subjects include:

‑       specification of study outcomes and related criteria and requirements for their evaluation in order to fulfil all educational goals of the study programme

‑       educational activities (lecture, seminar, exercise, state examination) for each part of the study plan/subject used to fulfil education goals

‑       methods specifying the educational activities – presence, distance, combined, curriculum/syllabus of the subject and workload (“schedule” for all subjects or educational activities)

The rules and regulations for proper completion of studies at UPJŠ, control stages of studies and rules for repetition, extension or interruption of studies are set out in the PhD Study Regulations. The study regulations also regulate the organization of state exams, including the Rector's Decission No. 7/2020, which determines the conditions for the use of teleconferencing technology for the purposes of conducting a dissertation examination and defending a dissertation at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice. The conditions for passing the state examinations are available in the phD study, section State exams.

-      individual parts of the study programme (modules, courses, and other relevant school and extracurricular activities, if they contribute to the achievement of the required learning outcomes and allow to obtain credits) in the structure of compulsory, compulsory optional and optional courses,

-      profile courses of the relevant study path (specialization) within the study programme,

-      for each learning part/course the learning outcomes, related criteria and rules of their assessment so that the learning objectives of the study programme are met (they can be stated only in the Course information sheets, in the Learning outcomes section and in the Course completion requirements),

-      prerequisites, co-requisites and recommendations for the design of the study plan,

-      for each learning part of the study plan/course the applied educational activities (lecture, seminar, exercise, final work, project work, laboratory work, internship, excursion, field practice, professional practice, state exam, etc. or their combinations) suitable for achieving learning outcomes,

-      methods by which the educational activity is delivered – present, distant, combined (in accordance with the Course information sheets),

-      outline/syllabus of the course[1],

-      student workload ("extent" of individual courses and educational activities separately)[2],

-      credits allocated to each part based on the learning outcomes achieved and the workload involved,

-      the person responsible for the course (or a partner organization/person[3]) with an indication of the contact details,

-      course teachers (or participating partner organizations/persons) (may also be mentioned in Course information sheets),

-      places where the courses are taught (if the study programme is delivered at several workplaces).

A detailed study plan, also with necessary explanations, is an attachment of the application form and is presented in faculty website in the part Education, Teaching subjects, Doctoral study.

Outcomes of the education and related criteria and rules of their assessment determined to fulfil all educational aims of the study programme are stated in the subjects' Information Sheets (IS) which is complete in Study programmes in one place. For each educational part of the study, plan/subject are determined educational activities (lecture, seminar, exercise, state examination) suitable to achieve education outcomes and are stated in the subjects' information sheets.

[1] During the assessment, teachers responsible for the course will allow the working group access to the study materials of the course and the content of individual educational activities.

[2] We recommend indicating the workload of contact and non-contact teaching in accordance with the ECTS Users' Guide 2015.

[3] E.g. when providing the professional practice or other educational activities carried out outside the university.

-      number of credits for compulsory courses required for proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 40

-      number of credits for compulsory optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 10

-      number of credits for optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 5

-     number of credits required for the completion of studies: 240

- Doctoral students in the full-time form may receive credits for teaching activity, i.e. direct teaching or other professional activity related to teaching activity in the full-time form of study to the extent of no more than 4 hours per week per academic year in which the teaching takes place - 10 credits/academic year.

- full-time doctoral students working at clinical sites may also receive credits for the therapeutic and preventive activities they carry out - 10 credits/academic year.

- Doctoral students in the scientific part of their doctoral studies receive credits for publishing scientific articles, for preparing textbooks and teaching texts, for submitting or obtaining a grant within the Grant System for Doctoral Students of the University of Applied Sciences in Košice (it is intended only for doctoral students in the full-time form), for participation in the solution of grants, for lectures at congresses or at the workplace, and so on. E

- each year, the doctoral student and his/her supervisor submit an annual evaluation of the doctoral student, which is checked by the vice-dean of the faculty responsible for doctoral studies when enrolling in the higher year. It is recommended that a full-time doctoral student should obtain 60 credits each year.

Examination of suggestions submitted by the student is governed by Law no. 269/2018 Coll. on quality assurance in higher education, the complaints Law, Rector's Decision No. 13/2017 on the handling of complaints and PhD Study Regulations of doctoral studies at UPJŠ in Košice. Verification of the methods and objectivity of evaluation of students is governed by the Rector's Decision No. 8/2021, which issues the Rules of the internal system of quality assurance and verification system of education, scientific, research, development, artistic or other creative and supportive activities. Further information is publicly available at university website Study programmes. 

The rules for the recognition of studies or parts thereof are regulated by the PhD Study Regulations at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice. Further information is publicly available at university website Study Programmes.

The study programs are designed in accordance with European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) transfers and credit recognition, with the priority being that the graduates of the study program acquire knowledge and new skills also through mobility at domestic and foreign institutions. Specific requirements for completing mobility are regulated by the Individual Study Plan of PhD student. Mobility can be performed within a wide range of publicly available schemes and programmes (ERASMUS +, SAIA).

Recognition of the completion of the subject is the awarding of the evaluation of the subject and the subsequent acquisition of the appropriate number of credits that are assigned to the course, based on the part of the study completed in the past. A student who has previously studied at a university and whose studies have not been properly completed, a student requesting a transfer and a student requesting a change of study program within a field of study may apply for recognition of completion of subjects if they meet the conditions determined by the Study Regulations. Student must apply for recognition of the completion of the subjects in written form before the beginning of the teaching of the subject of the relevant semester of academic year in which the subject is taught. The dean decides on the recognition of the completion of the subjects after receiving opinion of the responsible teachers of the subjects for which the student requests the recognition of the completion.

Credit transfer is the process of accounting credits obtained within a study part at another university in the Slovak Republic or at a university abroad into the number of total credits according to § 4 par. 3 of the Decree on the Credit System of Study. Academic mobility is formally preconditioned by a study contract between student of UPJŠ in Košice and the receiving university. The study contract contains the proposed study plan at the host university and the recognition of the corresponding part of the study at the home faculty. The subjects that the student has to complete at the receiving university on the basis of a study contract become a valid part of the student's study plan. Subjects completed at the receiving university within the framework of academic mobility are recognized by the faculty to the student on the basis of a statement of study results prepared by the receiving university at the end of his / her studies. The list of study results becomes part of the student's personal study documentation kept by the faculty. Details on the recognition of subjects in academic mobility are set out in the PhD Study Regulations at UPJŠ. 

The topics of final theses are regularly updated and published on the faculty website, part PhD study and in the Academic Information System AiS2. The summarized overview of defended doctoral theses is publicly available in part Graduates, according corresponded academic year. 

Rules for the assignment, processing, opposition, defence and evaluation of final theses in the study programme are stated in section Dissertation thesis defence of PhD Study Regulations at UPJŠ.

International mobility of students and staff is an essential area of ​​the university's international activities. All information is available at university website part International Relations or faculty website International Relations.

The Rules of the Internal quality assurance and verification system at UPJŠ in Košice declare compliance with the general principles and rules of ethical behaviour - UPJŠ Code of Ethics and UPJŠ Student Code of Ethics, to which the Principles of good practice of scientific publishing (Rector's Decree No. 8/2021) and Rules for assessing plagiarism (Rector’s Decision No. 21/2021) are closely linked.

The following support services are available to students by University Counselling Centre (hereinafter UNIPOC), include students with special needs (Rector's Decree No. 19/2018):

-       Counseling: psychological, social, legal, courier

-       Career services and Career Club

-       Support for students with special needs:

ₒ       Technical support (special devices and tools)

ₒ       IT consulting - assistance and support in the use of IT resources; AiS2 setup consultancy for visually impaired students; PC settings for visually impaired students

ₒ       Library services adjusted to the special needs of students

ₒ       Erasmus+: a UPJŠ student with special needs has the opportunity to apply for a grant to cover expenses related to special needs during the implementation of mobility abroad; more information at the university page International Relations.

The examination of complaints by the student is governed by the Rules of the Internal Quality Assurance and Verification System, the Law on Complaints, the Rector's Decision on Handling Complaints and the PhD Study Regulations. Verification of the methods and objectivity of awarding students is governed by the Rules of the Internal Quality Assurance and Verification System of education, scientific, research, development, artistic or other creative and supportive activities at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice.

Information sheets are available in the monitoring panel of the study programme in the Academic Information System AiS2 and are available to the public in the Study Programme Register at Faculty of Medicine – Study programs on one place, SP Anatomy, histology and embryology.

The current university schedule is available on the UPJŠ website in the Current Students, Academic Calendar or on the Faculty of Medicine website in the Current students, section Calendar of academic year or section Organisation of Study.

prof. MUDr. Ingrid Hodorová, PhD. / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15060

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/zamestnanec/ingrid.hodorova/

Contact information: Department of Anatomy, UPJŠ FM, Šrobárova 2, 041 80 Košice

VoIP: +421 55 234 3211, e-mail: ingrid.hodorova@upjs.sk

From June 20, 2024

prof. MUDr. Ingrid Hodorová, PhD. / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15060

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/zamestnanec/ingrid.hodorova/

Contact information: Department of Anatomy, UPJŠ FM, Šrobárova 2, 041 80 Košice

VoIP: +421 55 234 3211, e-mail: ingrid.hodorova@upjs.sk

Name of the profile subject: Anatomy (C), Dissertation examination, Defence of Doctoral Thesis 

doc. MVDr. Štefan Tóth PhD., Associate professor / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14679?do=filterForm-submit&name=stefan&surname=t%C3%B3th&sort=surname&employment_state=no&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/LF/zamestnanec/stefan.toth1/

Contact information: Department of Histology and Embryology, UPJŠ FM, Šrobárova 2, 041 80 Košice

VoIP: +421 55 234 3382, e-mail: stefan.toth1@upjs.sk

Name of the profile subject: Histology and Embryology (C), Dissertation examination, Defence of Doctoral Thesis 

doc. MVDr. Jozef Mihalik, CSc. / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15076?mode=full&do=filterForm-submit&surname=mihalik&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/employee/jozef.mihalik/

Contact information: Department of Anatomy, UPJŠ FM, Šrobárova 2, 041 80 Košice

VoIP: +421 55 234 3219, e-mail: jozef.mihalik@upjs.sk

Name of the profile subject: Anatomy (C), Dissertation examination, Defence of Doctoral Thesis 

From June 20, 2024

prof. Mgr. Andrea Madarasová Gecková, PhD. / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15155

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/zamestnanec/andrea.geckova/

Ústav psychológie zdravia a metodológie výskumu UPJŠ LF, VOIP: +421 55 234 3395

e-mail: andrea.geckova@upjs.sk

Name of the subject: Research Methodology and Statistics

PhDr. Helena Petruňová, CSc. / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15418

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/FF/zamestnanec/helena.petrunova/

Language Training Centre UPJŠ, Faculty of Arts, Moyzesova 9, Košice

VoIP.: +421 55 234 7187

e-mail: helena.petrunova@upjs.sk

Name of the profile subject:  English language for PhD students of Faculty of Medicine

The research/art/teacher profiles (RATP) of persons responsible for the study programme's profile courses are in a separate attachment. Research/art/ teacher profile (RATP) of persons responsible for profile subjects are available in the monitoring panel of the study program in the Academic Information System AiS2. Data from RATP are also incorporated into the official personal pages of employees, which have a URL in the form: https://www.upjs.sk/LF/zamestnanec/meno.priezvisko/. The list of current teachers and their RATP are also available from the public register of study programs - Study programs at one place.

MUDr. Alžbeta Blichárová, PhD. / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/21090

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/zamestnanec/alzbeta.blicharova/

Contact information: Department of Pathology UPJŠ FM, Rastislavova 43, 040 01 Košice, VoIP:+421 55 615 2605

e-mail: alzbeta.blicharova@upjs.sk

Name of the subject: Patological Anatomy - selected chapters

doc. MUDr. Adriana Boleková, PhD. / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15025

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/zamestnanec/adriana.bolekova/

Contact information: Department of Anatomy, UPJŠ FM, Šrobárova 2, 041 80 Košice

e-mail: adriana.bolekova@upjs.sk

Name of the subject: Anatomy

doc. Mgr. Zuzana Dankulincová, PhD. / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15453

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/LF/zamestnanec/zuzana.dankulincova

Contact information: Department of Health Psychology and Research Methodology UPJŠ FM, Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Košice, VoIP: +421 55 234 3392

e-mail: zuzana.dankulincova@upjs.sk

Name of the subject: Scientific communication and research projects management

prof. MUDr. Viliam Donič, CSc. / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14933

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/zamestnanec/viliam.donic/

Contact information: Department of Medical Physiology UPJŠ FM, Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Košice,

VoIP: +421 55 234 3334

 e-mail: viliam.donic@upjs.sk

Name of the subject: Human physiology

prof. MUDr. Ingrid Hodorová, PhD., Associate Professor /  https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15060

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/zamestnanec/ingrid.hodorova/

Contact information: Department of Anatomy, UPJŠ FM, Šrobárova 2, 041 80 Košice

VoIP: +421 55 234 3211, e-mail: ingrid,hodorova@upjs.sk

Name of the profile subject: Anatomy (C), Dissertation examination, Defence of Doctoral Thesis 

prof. Mgr. Andrea Madarasová Gecková, PhD. / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15155

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/zamestnanec/andrea.geckova/

Contact information: Department of Health Psychology and Research Methodology UPJŠ FM, Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Košice, VOIP: +421 55 234 3395

e-mail: andrea.geckova@upjs.sk

Name of the subject: Research Methodology and Statistics

prof. Ing. Mária Mareková, CSc. / www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15019

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/zamestnanec/maria.marekova/

Contact information: Department of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry UPJŠ FM, Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Košice, VoIP: +421 55 234 3368 e-mail: maria.marekova@upjs.sk

Name of the subject: Processing and interpretation of measured data in clinical practice 

prof. MUDr. Eva Mechírová, CSc. / www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14974

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/zamestnanec/eva.mechirova/

Contact information: Department of Histology and Embryology, UPJŠ FM, Šrobárova 2, 041 80, Košice, VoIP: +421 55 234 3380

e-mail: eva.mechirova@upjs.sk

Name of the subject: Histology and Embryology

PhDr. Helena Petruňová, CSc. / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15418

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/FF/zamestnanec/helena.petrunova/

The Language Training Centre, Faculty od Arts, Moyzesova 9, Košice

VoIP.: +421 55 234 7187

e-mail: helena.petrunova@upjs.sk

Name of the subject: English language for PhD students of Faculty of Medicine

Mgr. Zuzana Kolaříková, PhD. / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15420?mode=full

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/FF/employee/zuzana.kolarikova/

The Language Training Centre, Faculty od Arts, Moyzesova 9, Košice

VoIP: +421 55 234 7191

e-mail: zuzana.kolarikova@upjs.sk

Name of the subject: English language for PhD students of Faculty of Medicine

prof. MUDr. Leonard Siegfried, CSc. / www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14992

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/zamestnanec/leonard.siegfried/

Contact information: Department of Medical and Clinical Microbiology UPJŠ FM, Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Košice, VoIP: +421 55 234 3388

e-mail: leonard.siegfried@upjs.sk

Name of the subject: Immunology

prof. RNDr. Ján Šalagovič, PhD. /  www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15030

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/zamestnanec/jan.salagovic/

Contact information: Department of Medical Biology UPJŠ FM, Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Košice,

VoIP: +421 55 234 3355

e-mail: jan.salagovic@upjs.sk

Názov predmetu: Medical Biology 

doc. MVDr. Štefan Tóth PhD., Associate professor / https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14679?do=filterForm-submit&name=stefan&surname=t%C3%B3th&sort=surname&employment_state=no&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5

Homepage: https://www.upjs.sk/en/LF/zamestnanec/stefan.toth1/

Contact information: Department of Histology and Embryology, UPJŠ FM, Šrobárova 2, 041 80 Košice

VoIP: +421 55 234 3382, e-mail: stefan.toth1@upjs.sk

Name of the profile subject: Histology and Embryology (C), Dissertation examination, Defence of Doctoral Thesis 

An overview of supervisors, including the solved works, is given in the overview on the website of Anatomy. Final theses with the indication of the solution beginning in the relevant academic year.

A complete overview of defence dissertations in the PhD study programs are in the section Graduates. An overview of doctoral students' publishing activities can be found on the anatomy website in the which also lists foreign doctoral student internships abroad and a list of graduates in SP Anatomy, histology and embryology.

The research/art/teacher profiles (RATP) of persons responsible for profile subjects are available in the monitoring panel of the study program in the Academic Information System AiS2. Data from RATP are also incorporated into the official personal pages of employees, which have a URL in the form: https://www.upjs.sk/faculty/zamestnanec/meno.priezvisko/.

MUDr. Marko Vrzula

marko.vrzgula@upjs.sk, +421 55 234 3208

Students are represented on the Board of study programme. The current composition of the Study Program Board is also available in the study program monitoring panel in AiS2 and in the public register of study programs. Students are also represented in the Board for Internal Quality Verification. The competence of the Board for Internal Quality Verification UPJŠ (BIV UPJŠ) is defined by its Statute. The rules and requirements of the meeting are regulated by the Rules of Procedure.

prof. MVDr. Silvia Rybárová, PhD., (silvia.rybarova@upjs.sk, personal meeting can be arranged)

Department of Scientific-Research Activities within the dean's office of UPJŠ, Faculty of Medicine is in charge of complex care for students of doctoral study programs. A separate department is adequately personally, professionally and financially secured. Supporting professional staff in this separate department provides tutoring, counselling, administrative and other support services and related activities for students of doctoral study programs. With the use of the Academic Information System (AiS2), the student is able to efficiently process most of the agenda without direct interaction with the Department of Scientific-Research Activities.

Administrative support for foreign mobility of doctoral students is provided by the Department for International Relations and UPJŠ, International Relations. Further information:

-       The University Counselling Center of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice (hereinafter UNIPOC), is a specialized workplace of UPJŠ established by the Rector of UPJŠ with university-wide competence. UNIPOC's mission is to provide free counselling to all students UPJŠ in Košice, specifically psychological, career services, legal and social counselling and counselling in effective learning. UNIPOC is also in charge of supporting and caring for students with special needs. Students can use counselling services in personal and online form in Slovak and English. The purpose of the provided services is to improve the employability of students and graduates in the labour market, to act preventively and to help with problems that could jeopardize the successful completion of our students' studies. More information about events and news, within which you will also find information about the UPJŠ Career Day, which has been regularly organized for several years.

-       UPJŠ in Košice also offers students accommodation and catering services through UPJŠ Student Hostel and Canteens (hereinafter ŠDaJ) or at contractual partners. The accommodation subsystem is a part of AiS2, more about catering at website Student Hostel and Canteen, The ordering meals in Canteen, Faculty of Medicine.

At the level of UPJŠ in Košice, full-time doctoral students can apply for grants each year within the Internal Scientific Grant System of UPJŠ in Košice (hereinafter VVGS). Grants are aimed at supporting scientific and pedagogical projects (hereinafter IPEL). The Internal grant system for PhD students at UPJŠ, Faculty of Medicine is regulated by the Dean's Decision No. 8/2018.

For the activities of the Erasmus+ program, the International Relations Office at the Rectorate UPJŠ in Košice.

UPJŠ provides spatial, material, technical and information resources of the study program separately for each base in which the study programme takes place, in proportion to the goals and outcomes of education. Ensuring a full infrastructure supporting higher education, creative scientific and research activities belong to the university's priorities. The constant progress of the university is also reflected in the continuous expansion of the existing infrastructure, the reconstruction of buildings and the introduction of modern information and communication technologies. The existence of university workplaces is essential to ensure the required quality of selected services, which are characteristic for a respected and materially well-equipped university. All current information on the quality of PhD study programs at the university can be found at website PhD Portal and PhD study programs at the Faculty of Medicine can be found at website PhD study.

The equipment of the faculty is sufficient for educational quality of the subjects of the study program. Reflecting the current number of students, the faculty has a sufficient number of reconstructed classrooms with high quality technical infrastructure, including classrooms for interactive teaching. The study programme Anatomy, histology and embryology will take place mainly at the Department of Anatomy and Department of Histology and Embryology. The educational base will depend on the topic of the dissertation and the year of study in which the doctoral student is. The educational and scientific research infrastructure of the Department of Anatomy and the Department of Histology and Embryology where the key part of teaching takes place, is available on the department's/clinic website in the research section, where the research programs of the department, completed projects, scientific activities reports, employee publications and workplace instrumentation are described in full detail.

Further information:

‑       University internet connection with Sanet 10Gbps network

‑       Throughput of the Slovak Academic Network (SANET) network backbone-2 times 100GE channels, can be extended up to 500Gbps https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/ciakt/saunet/

‑       WIFI connection, all university buildings are covered, part of the eduroam network

‑       AiS2 - comprehensive academic information system for study management

‑       Email for each employee and student - operated on the Office 365 platform, own e-mail domain @upjs.sk or @student.upjs.sk

‑       Office 365 distance learning support Teams and ICT services at UPJŠ FM

‑       Cyber ​​Security - own CSIRT team https://csirt.upjs.sk/#/

‑       Security awareness: support for students in case of data leakage, compromise of email addresses, compromise of equipment by malware

‑       IT support helpdesk

‑       Audio visual technology - enabling audio and video projection, as well as remote connection in hall RB0A5 in the RB pavilion building, hall AK0A7 on Kostlivého Street, in the Historical Rector's Seminar room, Grand Rector's Seminar room, Small Rector's Seminar room and Vice-Rectors' Seminar room and lecture halls of UPJŠ FM

‑       The university is also involved in the Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (CVTI), National Tele presentation Infrastructure (NTI CVTI SR) - 10 connections

‑       Career services

‑       UPJŠ FM Portal - multimedia support for teaching clinical and medical departments together with all medical faculties in the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic – Medical Faculties Network (MEFANET)

‑       UPJŠ University Counselling Center (UNIPOC)

‑       Technology and Innovation Park, which includes an incubator and support for technology transfer

‑       MEDIPARK, center of clinical and preclinical research

‑       Promatech Research Center

‑       TECHNICOM University Science Park

‑       UPJŠ Botanical Garden

‑       Danišovce teaching and training facility

Library and information services are provided by the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, University Library (hereinafter UL), which is an educational and information base as well as a part of the university's scientific and research base. The main activities of the UL are mainly focused on activities, the majority of which have a long-term or permanent character:

-       replenishment of the library fund with a focus on covering compulsory and optional subjects - by purchase, exchange with domestic and foreign partners, donation,

-       revision of the library collection, disposal of obsolete, worn-out and multiplicity literature, physical protection of the library collection,

-       present and absence lending of literature,

-       interlibrary and international lending service

-       borrowing literature from other libraries for users, processing requests for borrowing from other libraries, obtaining copies of articles from scientific journals,

-       consulting activities - professional assistance to users in finding information,

-       provides publishing activities (ŠafárikPress),

-       ensuring the operation of study rooms,

-       creation of specialized databases,

-       registration of publishing activities and citations of UPJŠ employees, building a database,

-       search service - literature reviews on required topics (selectively to the level of full texts), reviews of publishing activities, citation searches,

-       online access to electronic information sources - bibliographic, citation and full-text databases, e-print journals,

-       information training for users - lectures and courses for students aimed at finding information,

-       solution of own projects focused on grant schemes, especially of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic or the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic.

The main mission of the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, University Library (UL) is to participate in the information support of teaching and scientific research activities of its employees and students, to create conditions for the support of the educational process and an inspiring environment for users. The UL fulfils this mission by making creative use of information resources and technologies, providing, documents, information and consultation, expertise staff and facilities to support teaching, learning and research. As part of the NISPEZ project (National Information System for Support of Research and Development - Access to Electronic Information Resources), it makes electronic information resources available. The UL creates a database that contains complete bibliographic information on publications of UPJŠ employees and doctoral students (e.g. pedagogical, scientific-research, professional). The information value of the database is also increased by the registration of responses to publications. The data from the database are exported to the Central Register of Publishing Activities (CREPČ) and are one of the bases for the distribution of state subsidies to public universities. UL also provides e.g.: lending services, catalogues, electronic information resources, virtual study room UPJŠ, University bookshop.

The Šafárik Press publishing house of UPJŠ in Košice participates in spreading awareness of the possibilities of electronic publishing at the university. The Unibook portal provides a permanent repository of electronic documents, an archive of all published publications and at the same time modern possibilities for purchasing books authored by UPJŠ employees via the standard web interface of the e-shop.

The AiS2 Academic Information System is used to support comprehensive education management at all three levels of higher education.

The Centre of Information and Communication Technologies (hereinafter CIaKT) UPJŠ in Košice is a university-wide information workplace that covers the activities of information and communication technologies inside UPJŠ, but also externally in relation to its surroundings. The CIaKT UPJŠ university node is also a regional node of the Slovak Academic Network (SANET).

Distance education is provided by the MS Teams platform, to which all students and employees of UPJŠ in Košice have free access. By using MS Teams, lectures, seminars and selected exercises can take place. All study materials are accessible to students in electronic form. MS Forms is platform also used for examination. Alternatively, Moodle is used for distance learning.

Thanks to the MS Office 365 package, which is used by the entire university, it is possible to share large files, online teaching and testing in a very reliable mode with smooth transfer of large amounts of data at the same time. This package also includes modules such as Teams and Forms, which can be used in distance teaching and online testing. In the case of the change from full-time study to distance education on the level of entire faculty, the UPJŠ FM Management informs the students by e-mail. In the case of a short-term change to distance form of study of a certain subject, students are informed in advance by the responsible teacher of the subject.

The provision of study materials to students is a standard part of the teaching process. Several approaches are used for this purpose. Basic information about the contents of the subjects is published in the information sheets (IS) of the subject, which also contains description of relevant literature sources necessary to acquire knowledge determined by the contents of the subject. More detailed information for study programme anatomy, histology and embryology is provided on the webpages of the Department/Clinic dedicated to subjects: education, teaching subjects, Doctoral study.

The faculty provides necessary study literature mainly through Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, University Library (UL). Another way is to publish presentations and other study materials for relevant subjects on the Portal UPJŠ FM, associated to departments and clinics in accordance with copyright law.

Implementation of the scientific / practical part of the study program anatomy, histology and embryology in the third level of education exclusively in the distance form is not possible. In practice, the combined method is more common, where part of the presence theoretical teaching is replaced by the distance method with electronic support. Educational activities at UPJŠ, which are provided by distance or combined method, are sufficiently supported and secured. The implementation of teleconferencing lectures is regulated by the Rector's Decision No. 22/2020 on the production and use of audio-visual recordings of teleconferencing educational, popularization and presentation activities at UPJŠ in Košice or Rector´s Decision No. 7/2020, which determines the conditions for the use of teleconferencing technology for the purposes of conducting a dissertation examination and defending a dissertation

Information on the distance form, an overview of tools with instructions and available university portals can be found on the university's website: E-learning a dištančná výučba and Portal UPJŠ FM.

The university strives to link knowledge with practice supported by strong links with important partners and organizations. The partners are officially associated in the Career Club UPJŠ.

UPJŠ is a founding member of IT Valley Košice. He also cooperates with other partners. Partnerships enabling the support of educational activities of the study program: MEDIREX a.s., MEDIREX Group Aademy and other Specialized educational facilities of the Faculty of Medicine, Science, Research and Development, experimental workplaces of the Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Clinical and Preclinical Research MEDIPARK, Centre for Simulator and Virtual Medicine, Technology and Innovation Park UPJŠ.

The development of UPJŠ students is ensured not only by quality education, but also by social, sports, cultural, spiritual and social activities during their studies. An overview of what the university, its workplaces and also the city of Košice (as well as the Official Website of the city of Košice) offer to our students can be found on the university's website, in the part Current students, section Recommendation and Announcements for students: Student Associations and Interest Group or Further information for students.

Sports activities for UPJŠ students are provided by the Institute of Physical Education and Sport (hereinafter ÚTVŠ). It offers a choice of 21 sports through the elective subject Sports Activities. Students can play sports not only within the compulsory or optional subject, but also beyond the credit acquiring. In addition to the offered physical activities, students can participate in the university league in 4 sports (futsal, floorball, basketball, volleyball). The ÚTVŠ traditionally offer winter and summer courses (ski course, survival, cycling course, rafting on the river Tisza and exercise by the sea). Students who would not be satisfied by sports activities offered by ÚTVŠ can also apply for a much wider range of sports offered by TJ Slávia UPJŠ. There are 5 gyms available for students' sports, most of which have undergone a major renovation in recent years. The gym is equipped for the needs of various levels - from beginners to advanced and is regularly supplemented and innovated. In addition, there are 4 tennis courts and 3 multifunctional concrete courts in the ÚTVŠ building, which students use mainly for sports games. Information about ÚTVŠ sports events, sport facilities.

At UPJŠ, various events are organized for the student within UNIPOC. Traditional events at UPJŠ include Door open days, Researchers' Night or at UPJŠ Faculty of Medicine Open day at the Faculty of Medicine. Students can use specific facilities such as the Center for Simulator and Virtual Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine (CSaVM), Unique Laboratories at UPJŠ Faculty of Science, can also cooperate with Student Radio Košice - ŠtuRKo, or more at webpage UPJŠ Student associations and interest groups.

Students can participate in international mobility programs of the European Union such as CEEPUS and Erasmus+, where application and recognition rules follow the rules of the respective programs. The list of participating institutions is regularly updated. The instructions are published on the website of the Faculty of Medicine and the UPJŠ in Košice. As part of their scientific work on their own projects, or on the projects of the supervisor, they are sent to partner universities and research institutions, particularly within Europe, but also across the globe. They can also benefit from bilateral international mobility projects, e.g. through the Slovak Academic Information Agency (SAIA) and the National Scholarship Programme (NSP).

Contractual partnerships allow participation of parties and their representatives in the design, approval, realisation and evaluation of the study program. The agreements with the partners specify the conditions of participation of the employees of partner organization in realization of the study program and the conditions of providing spatial, material and information resources and quality assurance of the studies carried out at the partner institution including preparation of final theses.

Wide possibilities covering practically the whole world exist within various schemes, especially within the Erasmus+ program and activities covered by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the SR (MŠVVŠ SR), implemented through Slovak Academic Information Agency (SAIA). These are, for example: Central European Exchange Program of University Studies (CEEPUS), National Scholarship Program (NSP), Austria-Slovakia Action, Vysegrad Fund. However, during the current COVID-19 pandemic, planning and realizing external mobility should be carried with caution, take into accounts all benefits and risks due the epidemiological situation in the host country.

The university supports education beyond UPJŠ at domestic and foreign institutions. Student international mobility is an essential area of ​​the university's international relations. All important information about the possibilities of mobility and internships for university students is published on the page International Relations, and in more detail at website of Faculty of Medicine section International Relations. Comprehensive information on the offer of mobility and internships and the selection process is available on the university's website. The university uses AiS2 and portal tools created within the Erasmus without paper (EWP) project to administer mobility. AiS2 and EWP are gradually integrated into one functional unit. The conditions for the recognition of completed studies are regulated by the PhD Study Regulations at UPJŠ.

The Erasmus+ coordinator working at the faculty helps the applicants to design a precise study plan at a foreign university, which is a prerequisite for the recognition of studies completed abroad at UPJŠ in Košice. Detailed information on the participation of students in international mobility for individual academic years is provided by the faculty's annual reports. Thanks to the activities of the Department for International Relations and the presentation of the UPJŠ FM, each employee or student has sufficient information about the possibilities of mobility and also has administrative support in applying for foreign mobility. The aim of the department is to improve the provision of country information for students and staff and to help plan their studies and research abroad. Information on the support of foreign mobility and internships at the UPJŠ Faculty of Medicine is available at website Internal Relations.

The required skills and prerequisites for admission to study are in accordance with the regularly updated conditions of admission for the respective study degrees and are published on the university website (Rector’s Decision No. 14/2021, determining the Principles of the Admission Procedure for studies at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice). The admission conditions are usually yearly discussed at the Scientific Board of the UPJŠ, Faculty of Medicine and are approved by the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Medicine. There are adjusted and actualised on the website Faculty of Medicine in part PhD study, Admission procedure in the needed information (e.g. list of accredited study programs offered by the faculty, the basic conditions for applying and admission to the study programme, term of the application forms, term and scope of the entrance examination) and approved by the dean of UPJŠ FM. Details for study programme Anatomy, histology and embryology are listed on the website.

The admission procedures are in accordance with the PhD Study Regulations (Rector's Decision No. 14/2021, which determines the Principles of the Admission Procedure for studies at UPJŠ). The principles of the admission procedure define the basic legislative points and general principles according to which a reliable, fair and transparent admission procedure for study programs carried out at UPJŠ in I., II., joint I. and II. as well as in III. degree of higher education. General information on the admission procedure at UPJŠ is published on the university's website in the section Information for prospective students and in the section Internal quality assurance and verification system, Study programs. Detailed conditions regarding admission to individual study programs implemented at the Faculty of Medicine are published on the website of the Faculty of Medicine in the section Current students, PhD study and for SP Anatomy, histology and embryology specified on the website.

The list of dissertations these topics, information on the admission procedure and the application form are regularly updated on the faculty website Current study in section PhD study. The annexes to the application usually include:

-       professional curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate,

-       a certified copy of the diploma; the full-time applicant must also supply the averages of study results for individual years of study,

-       the graduate of a foreign university shall also present the recognition of diplomas from studies abroad,

-       the applicant for study in the external form of study also submits a confirmation from the employer about the duration of the employment relationship at the time of submitting the application for study,

-       list of published and unpublished works of the applicant (or expert reviews of these works) and other documents worthy of consideration (e.g. diplomas from conferences of student scientific activity, documents on completed professional courses, documents on completed language examinations, etc.).

-       a brief annotation of the planned dissertation project prepared together with the prospective supervisor,

-       confirmation of payment of the admission fee.

The university archives the documentation of the admission procedure, enrolment in the study and enrolment in the following part of the study, list of study results, copies of study documents and other documentation for at least 25 years from the date of graduation. An overview of monitored Quality Indicators at UPJŠ in Košice as well as UPJŠ FM is on the faculty website. The overview of the number of admitted applicants / enrolled students is summarized (for the period of last 6 years) regarding the admission of students to the III. degree of study in SP Anatomy, histology and embryology, is listed in the follow.

AY                     number of applicants         number of admitted applicant          number of enrolled

2021/2022                   0 0 0                    

2020/2021                   0 0 0                        

2019/2020                   1  1 0                   

2018/2019                   8 3 2                    

2017/2018                 0 0 0                             

2016/2017                   1 1 1                    

Information on the process of monitoring and evaluating student satisfaction at the university is published on the university's website in the Study Programs section Continuous Monitoring, Periodic Evaluation and Periodic Approval of the Study program section. The objectives of obtaining feedback are implemented on the basis of the Principles for obtaining feedback for purposes of evaluating the quality of educational activities, creative activities and support activities at UPJŚ in Košice (Rector´s Decision No. 13/2021)

Quality indicators and results of quality monitoring at UPJŠ and its components are publicly available on the university's website in the Internal Quality Assurance and Verification System section, Quality Indicators, or the faculty's website in the Internal Quality Assessment System section, Quality Assessment Indicators and Questionnaire Surveys.

The University informs about the results of the evaluation of the quality of educational activities on its website in the section Internal quality assurance and verification system, Questionnaire surveys for quality monitoring, or the Faculty of Medicine website Internal quality evaluation system in the section Evaluation of Education. Specific measures implemented in order to increase the quality of the study programme based on the results of the surveys are listed in the memoranda of the study program board meetings, which are archived in the monitoring panel of the SP in AiS2.

The university and its faculties conduct questionnaire surveys on the employability of university graduates in order to improve the profile of the graduates, enhance connection of studies with practice and improve the position of graduates in the labor market. Information on monitoring graduate feedback is provided on the University graduates and their employability website. The current rules, periodicity and methodology of the questionnaire surveys are described on the university's website in the section Internal quality assurance and verification system, continuous monitoring, periodic evaluation and periodic approval of the study program.

Specific conclusions from questionnaire surveys conducted at the level of the university, faculty or workplaces for the given study program are regularly monitored and documented in the memoranda of the Study Program Board. The memoranda are archived in the monitoring panel of the study program in AiS2.

All information on study programs, which provide an overview of relevant internal regulations, fees or student loans, is available to the public and regularly updated on the following page:

PhD study at Faculty of Medicine

PhD Portal at UPJŠ in Košice

Documents UPJŠ FM            

Documents important for students of UPJŠ in Košice

Quality assessment indicators at the UPJŠ in Košice

Quality monitoring at UPJŠ in Košice – last fourth years

Indicatos for assessment of quality at Faculty of Medicine

Board for Internal Quality Verification - BIV

Internal quality assurance and verification system

Statute and Rules procedure of the BIV 

Members BIV

Schedule of meetings

Minutes of the BIV UPJĚ meetings

Accredited field of study and study programs – III. degree of study

Field of study

Boards of study programs

Study program commission - chairmen

Study and scholarship regulations for PhD students

PhD Study Rules of Procedure at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice

Rector's decision No. 25/2020 on the determination of tuition fees, fees associated with studies and on the reimbursement of costs associated with raising qualifications in the academic year 2021/2022 at UPJŠ in Košice

Scholarship Regulations at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice

Student part of the Academic Senate

Academic Senate UPJŠ in Košice

Academic Senate UPJŠ in Košice, Faculty of Medicine - UPJŠ LF

Accommodation and eating for students

Accommodation or more information about accommodation

Student Hostel and Canteen

The ordering meals in Canteen, Faculty of Medicine

House and Accommodation Rules of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice