The graduate of the third of level university study in the study program entitled Ekonomika a manažment podniku manifests deep systematic understanding of various fields of Business Economics and Management (Business management systems, managerial finance, marketing management of Business, leadership, and sustainable business), which serves as the basis for conducting research and development, formulating solutions to economic and managerial problems, as well as to generating new scientific knowledge. The graduate masters and is able to select suitable methods of basic and applied scientific research in core areas of the study program. Based on a targeted, varied, and critical research, the graduate can formulate challenges for scientific knowledge, identify scientific problems, formulate scientific questions, and derive the research design. The graduate masters the basic approaches to scientific work, is able to identify sources of information, and in using them, can properly apply the available information systems. Depending on the character of the research problem and scientific field, the graduate can formulate and evaluate the research theses, and formulate and verify the research hypotheses, while applying both qualitative and quantitative research methods appropriately. Based on findings of the conducted research, the graduate proposes, verifies, and implements the innovative research approaches, while reflecting the current trends in the targeted fields, the needs of the business practice, and the latest knowledge regarding social responsibility, sustainability, ethics, and ecological conduct.

The graduate is characterized by independent, critical, analytical, and conceptual thinking, which he/she applies in the dynamically changing conditions; manifests the ability to independently present the results of research and development in their field, that being in front of a community of scholars and professionals in Slovakia or abroad. Thanks to language competence, the graduate publishes in respected journals and proceedings, including those registered in the selected international databases; and is able to turn attention to and defend his/her views regarding the current problems in relevant fields related to the conducted research. Within the scientific world, the graduate takes account of its social, scientific, and ethical aspects, and applies the acquired skills and methods of scientific research individually, as well as in a team of researchers. He/she further applies and transfers the obtained results into pedagogical process, and to managerial practice, thus contributing to the development and social progress not only in scientific research but also within the national and international context.

The graduate of the third of level university study in the study program entitled Ekonomika a manažment podniku prepares for the future scientific and academic work, and/or can utilize the acquired knowledge and skills as a manager in research and consultancy-oriented institutions, multinational corporations, and other organizations of different types and fields in Slovakia and abroad.

The learning objectives of the study program entitled Ekonomika a manažment podniku in the third level of university studies aim at acquiring relevant professional knowledge in different areas of Business Economics and Management at both national and international levels, including the current scientific theories and approaches. The purpose of study is to prepare students for their future scientific, research, and academic work, but also for potential managerial utilization of the acquired knowledge in research and consultancy-oriented institutions, and in enterprises and organizations of different types and fields in Slovakia and abroad. This presumes embracing a large spectrum of scientific methods, as well as methods of basic and applied research within the core areas of the study program. The graduate will be able to identify relevant information sources, effectively work with statistical and resource databases in the given field, critically evaluate the obtained information, and based on this, formulate challenges for scientific knowledge and research questions, as well as derive the research design. The further objective of the study is to learn how to integrate the obtained facts, and conceptual and cognitive knowledge in writing scientific papers and the dissertation thesis, and in synthesizing the data to improve the existing phenomena and processes in enterprises of national and international importance.

The outcomes regarding knowledge, skills, and competences will be assured by completing the compulsory courses of the study (managerial finance, corporate management systems, marketing management of an enterprise, methodology and ethics of scientific work I, and II), three selective, and one elective courses (related to the topic of the student’s dissertation thesis). At the same time, the student will be obliged to complete compulsory courses within the scientific part of the study plan (project of the dissertation thesis and dissertation exam, top international quality paper (JCR, SJR), dissertation thesis and its defence), and participate in a research project.

The main learning outcomes are:

Regarding the knowledge:

• proving deep systematic understanding of various fields of business economics and management, focusing on the current development trends within the individual areas of the study program,
• the ability to use the acquired knowledge in conducting research and development, formulating the solutions to economic and managerial problems, and generating new scientific knowledge, and
• the ability to choose and apply appropriate scientific methods of the basic and applied research within the core areas of the study program.

The acquired skills:

• mastering the scientific work, formulating and evaluating research theses, formulating and verifying hypotheses while applying both qualitative and quantitative research methods appropriately,
• identifying scientific problems, formulating research questions and deriving the research design,
• the ability to target and critically explore the relevant sources of information, to effectively work with statistical and resource databases in the given field, while utilizing the obtained data in theoretical and practical applications important for the development of the study program and field of study,
• the ability to observe and reflect current trends in the research work, regarding the fields of research that relates to the study program.

Competences of the graduate:

The graduate

• possesses an independent, critical, analytical, and conceptual thinking, which he/she applies in the dynamically changing conditions,
• can present and defend the results of research and development in their field of study in front of a community of scholars and professionals in Slovakia or abroad, and
• thanks to his/her language competences is able to publish the results of their scientific work in respected journals and proceedings, including those registered in the selected international databases.
• The candidate is able to apply the acquired skills and methods of scientific research individually, as well as in a team of researchers, and transfer the obtained research results, as well as the new knowledge, into pedagogical process and managerial practice.

University teachers (associate professor, university assistant professor)

Classification code: ISCO-08 231 (2310002, 2310003)

Rector of the university

Classification code: ISCO-08 1120004

CEO (company president)

Classification code: ISCO-08 1120001 

Financial planning and controlling manager

Classification code: ISCO-08 1211004

Manager in the field of accounting and financing

Classification code: ISCO-08 1211002

Budget specialist

Classification code: ISCO-08 2411008

Financial compliance specialist

Classification code: ISCO-08 2413005

Financial manager not elsewhere classified

Classification code: ISCO-08 1211999

Human resources managers

Classification code: ISCO-08 1344999

Managers (managers) in the field of corporate policy and strategic planning

Classification code: ISCO-08 1213

Sales and marketing manager not elsewhere classified

Classification code: ISCO-08 1221999

Marketing manager

Classification code: ISCO-08 1221002

Chief project manager

Classification code: ISCO-08 1213004

Manager in education (dean, vice-dean, head of department)

Classification code: ISCO-08 1345

The study program entitled Business Economics and Management in the third level of university studies prepares its graduates for the future scientific and academic work, mainly as university educators, team leaders of creative employees, or managers in the educational field.

However, they can also work as managers in research and consultancy-oriented institutions, multinational corporations, and other organizations of different types and fields in Slovakia and abroad.

Evaluation of UMB graduate applicability was a part of an international project Horizont 2020 docEnhance. Within its activities, a report was elaborated regarding tracking the careers of the doctoral study program graduates, in which, besides UMB in Banská Bystrica, other eight universities in the EU took part: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), UiT Arctic University of Norway Tromso (Norway), Maastricht University (Netherlands), Technical University of Munich (Germany), University of Alcala (Spain), University of Chemistry and Industry Prague (Czech Republic), MNOVA University Lisbon (Portugal), and University of Sassari (Italy). Interesting conclusions were made from over 2,200 respondents, e.g. low inter-sectoral mobility (stable workplace in the field), prevailing academic practice after completing the studies (44.7%), low fluctuation (70.4 %of graduates with one employer after completing the studies), prevailing research activities in the current profession (85.4%). https://docenhance.eu/career-tracking/

In 2018, doctoral studies in the study program Business Economics and Management were completed by nine graduates, of which eight are employed, and one is self-employed. As to the field of work, most graduates found their application in water distribution industry, information and communication technologies, and in financial services (51%). As to working positions, the graduates of the program are found among the analysts in the field of management and organization of work, specialists in strategy and development, and professional accountants (51%). The data was taken from the web portal uplatnenie.sk (www.uplatnenie.sk, 2021).

https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/alumni/stories-of-successful-graduates/

Ing. Peter Hronček, PhD., Analyst, Value for Money Department, Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic

Ing. Lenka Debnárová, PhD., financial planning and controlling manager Municipal Office, Liptovský Mikuláš

Ing. Peter Sliacky, PhD., Chief project manager of EOS Innovazioni, a.s., Bratislava

Ing. Miroslava Mištunová, PhD., MPH, Director of the Institute, National Institute of Pediatric Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, n.o., Dolný Smokovec, High Tatras

doc. Ing. Vladimír Hiadlovský, PhD. Rector and associate professor at the Department of Business Economics and Management, EF MBU Banská Bystrica

doc. Ing. Ľuboš Elexa, PhD. associate professor and Head of the Department of Business Economics and Management, EF MBU Banská Bystrica

doc. Ing. Miroslava Vinczeová, PhD. associate professor at the Department of Business Economics and Management, EF MBU Banská Bystrica

doc. Ing. Lenka Veselovská, PhD. associate professor and Head of the Institute of Managerial Systems in Poprad , EF MBU Banská Bystrica

Ing. Janka Grofčíková, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Accounting , EF MBU Banská BystricaIng.

doc. Ing. Michal Ištok, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Accounting , EF MBU Banská Bystrica

doc. Ing. Silvia Lorincová, PhD., associate professor at the Department of Business Economics, Management and Business, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen

Ing. Mária Moresová, PhD., Assistant Professor, at the Department of Business Economics, Management and Business, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen

Ing. Petra Lesníková, PhD. Assistant Professor, at the Department of Business Economics, Management and Business, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen

The following employers participated in the process of creating the study program to evaluate its quality:

IBM International Services Centre, Prievozská 2, Bratislava, BL, Slovakia, 821 09, Ing. Karol Potančok, manager,

TATRAVAGÓNKA, a.s., Štefánikova 887/53, 058 01 Poprad, lng. Monika Hotáková, PhD., projektový manažér

These employers commented on the quality of the study program by drawing up a report on the evaluation of the study program by an interested party. These evaluation reports as well as the opinion of the person responsible for the study program on the incorporation of the comments of the interested parties are annexes to the submitted internal accreditation file.

The rules for the formation of study plans in the study programmers are defined in the Study Regulations of MBU https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/study-rules-and-other-documents/study-rules-of-the-faculty-of-economics-mbu-in-banska-bystrica/

In addition to the above-mentioned documents, we followed the following other rules when creating the recommended study plan:

• credit evaluation of courses is based on the time intensity of the student's work, usually in the range of 1,800 hours per academic year in the full-time form of study and usually 1,440 hours per academic year in the part-time form of study, including independent study and independent creative activity, which represents an average of 30 hours/1 credit.
• the credit allocation reflects the time burden of the student necessary for the acquisition of the prescribed learning outcomes
• the time and content sequence of the courses in the recommended study plan is determined so that by completing it the student achieves the required knowledge, skills, and competencies

E.g.:

• profile courses are defined only from the group compulsory courses and compulsory elective courses
• the credits of profile courses are generally higher than those of non- profile courses

The proportion of credits for profile courses is at least ½ of the total number of credits for compulsory courses.

The recommended study plan is part of the internal accreditation file of the study programme as Attachment 12 of the MBU Directive No.1/2021. The recommended study plans are also part of the Study Guide, which is published on the faculty's website https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/doctoral-study-phd/recommended-study-plans.html

The recommended study plan contains the names of compulsory courses, compulsory elective courses, credit endowment of the course, basic learning activities and their rate in hours, recommended semester, student's workload in hours and course teachers. All course information sheets include course objectives and learning outcomes, subject identification data, midterm and final subject evaluation rules, literature, distribution of time load between methods and learning activities.

The information sheets are available in the academic information system AiS2 Within the offer of elective courses, students can choose any course taught at individual units of Matej Bel University for the third degree of studies. The elective courses are chosen by students at their own discretion. The study plan has been designed in such a way that the student's workload and the number of hours of contact teaching enable the achievement of the learning outcomes of the study programme.

Learning outcomes of the course unit, rules of their evaluation, educational activities, teaching methods, syllabus, student's workload are part of the information sheets of the course (they are part of the internal accreditation file).

The structure of the recommended study plan in the study program Business Economics and Management was created in such a way as to maximize the compliance of the study program with the core themes of the core of Economics and Management, with areas and scope of knowledge, skills, and competences that profile graduates of the third- degree study program. in accordance with the relevant level of the national qualification’s framework.

The OSP and all related information are published on the faculty website : https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/doctoral-study-phd/recommended-study-plans.html

Number of credits for compulsory courses required for proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies:

86 (study part 36 + state exams 20 + 30 contribution of top international quality JCR, SJR)

Number of credits for compulsory optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies:

48 (study part 18 + scientific part 30)

Number of credits for optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies:

6 (study part)

Number of credits for the final thesis and the defense of the final thesis required for the proper completion of studies:

40

Number of credits for professional practice required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies:

0

The rules for verifying learning outcomes and assessing students and the possibilities for corrective procedures are defined in the Study Regulations https://www.umb.sk/en/study/degree-studies-full-time-student/study-regulations/

Methods for verifying the achievement of learning outcomes, criteria and conditions for completing a course are listed in the information sheets of the study program subjects and communicated to students at the beginning of the semester. The results of verification and student assessment are published to the student in the academic information system. At the student's request, the teacher is obliged to provide the student with feedback on the assessment result.

The possibilities for corrective procedures against the assessment are defined:

• in the study regulations https://www.umb.sk/en/study/degree-studies-full-time-student/study-regulations/

In addition, students can contact the chairman of the trade union subcommittee of the relevant study program, the head of the department or the vice-dean for scientific research, who are obliged to deal with each complaint.

The conditions for the recognition of the study, or part of the study, are defined: https://www.umb.sk/en/study/degree-studies-full-time-student/study-regulations/

https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/applicants/doctoral-study-phd/topics-of-dissertations.html

Rules related to final theses are defined in Directive No. 2/2021 Modification of Written University Papers, Final Theses and Habilitation Theses https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/state-exam-and-final-thesis.html and in the Study Regulations https://www.umb.sk/en/study/degree-studies-full-time-student/study-regulations/.

Support for individual student mobility is one of the strategic priorities of UMB in the field of internationalization. This priority is elaborated in detail in the document Internationalization Strategy available at https://www.umb.sk/en/international/strategy-principles-and-goals/ and in Directive No. 4/2025 on Erasmus+ Mobilities at UMB https://www.umb.sk/medzinarodne-vztahy/som-student-umb/. Information about mobility abroad is currently published on the EF UMB website https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/student-mobilities/.

The third level of study offers a compulsory elective course in both the winter and summer semesters: Foreign Mobility 1 and Foreign Mobility 2.

The Internal Quality Assurance System of Higher Education at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica guarantees, according to criterion VS 2.6.e, the preservation of scientific integrity and adherence to academic ethics, vigilance against plagiarism and other academic misconduct, enables their detection, and ensures that consequences are applied. Students are continuously informed about the principles and rules of academic ethics, particularly in the first year of study through the courses Methodology and Ethics of Scientific Work 1 and Methodology and Ethics of Scientific Work 2. Teachers and supervisors thoroughly verify the originality of submitted seminar papers, prepared scientific articles, published scientific contributions, or projects. https://www.umb.sk/en/study/degree-studies-full-time-student/study-regulations/

An Ethics Committee has been established at UMB to address issues and problems related to adherence to academic ethics by both employees and students. Relevant information related to the Ethics Committee and its activities is published on the university’s website. https://www.umb.sk/univerzita/univerzita/o-univerzite/akademicka-etika-umb/eticka-komisia/

The university and its units provide applicants and students with special needs with appropriate adjustments and support services and create an environment that ensures equal opportunities to study at UMB. Procedures for applicants and students with special needs are described in the Study Guide for Students with Special Needs at UMB and in other published guidelines available on the university website. https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/students-with-special-needs.html

At EF UMB, a coordinator for working with students with special needs has been appointed. The coordinator provides support to these students in adapting to the university environment as well as in resolving various situations related to their studies. https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/students-with-special-needs.html

Procedures for submitting suggestions and appeals by students are defined in the Directive on Handling Complaints. https://www.umb.sk/univerzita/verejnost-a-media/podnety-peticie-a-staznosti/

Students also have the possibility to submit suggestions anonymously via the faculty website. https://www.ef.umb.sk/student/podnety-od-studentov/

The list of courses and course information sheets are available in the Academic Information System AIS2 and on the faculty’s website: https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/doctoral-study-phd/

The information is available on the faculty’s website: https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/doctoral-study-phd/

prof. Ing. Hussam Musa, PhD.

Department of Finance and Accounting Faculty of Economics MBU in Banská Bystrica Tajovského 10, 975 90 Banská Bystrica

+421 48 446 6311; +421 48 446 6315;

[email protected]

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11455

https://www.ef.umb.sk/hmusa/

Manažérske financie (Managerial Finance)

prof. Ing. Hussam Musa, PhD.

Department of Finance and Accounting Faculty of Economics MBU in Banská Bystrica Tajovského 10, 975 90 Banská Bystrica

[email protected] , +421 48 446 6311; +421 48 446 6315;

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11455

https://www.ef.umb.sk/hmusa/



Podnikové manažérske systémy 2 (Business management systems 2)

prof. Ing. Ján Závadský, PhD.

Institute of Managerial Systems in Poprad [email protected] , +421 908 068 333;

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11528

Marketingový manažment podniku (Marketing Management of Business)

doc. Ing. Janka Táborecká, PhD.

Department of Business Economics and Management [email protected], +421 48 446 2732;

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11520

Udržateľné podnikanie (Sustainable Business)

prof. Ing. Zdenka Musová, PhD.

Department of Business Economics and Management [email protected], +421 48 446 2724;

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11460

Manažment a vodcovstvo (Management and Leadership)

doc. Ing. Martina Minárová, PhD.

Department of Business Economics and Management [email protected], +421 48 446 2726 ; https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11534

 prof. Ing. Zdenka Musová, PhD.

Department of Business Economics and Management [email protected], +421 48 446 2724;

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11460

Manažment výroby (Production Management)

doc. Ing. Denisa Malá, PhD.

Department of Business Economics and Management [email protected] , 048/ 446 2726

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11242

doc. Ing. Zuzana Závadská, PhD.

Institute of Managerial Systems in Poprad [email protected], +421 908 068 333;

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/20993

Medzinárodný finančný manažment 2 (International Financial Management 2)

prof. Ing. Hussam Musa, PhD.

Department of Finance and Accounting Faculty of Economics MBU in Banskej Bystrici Tajovského 10, 975 90 Banská Bystrica

[email protected], +421 48 446 6311; 048/446 6315.

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11455

https://www.ef.umb.sk/hmusa/

https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/doctoral-study-phd/

https://www.ef.umb.sk/student/akreditovane-studijne-programy/doktorandske-studijne-programy-phd/ekonomika-a-manazment-podniku-aj-denna/ucitelia-studijneho-programu/

The list of study programme teachers includes all those involved in teaching compulsory and compulsory elective courses in accordance with the recommended study plan and course information sheets. The list of teachers of the study programme is also available on the faculty’s website: https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/doctoral-study-phd/

https://www.ef.umb.sk/student/akreditovane-studijne-programy/doktorandske-studijne-programy-phd/ekonomika-a-manazment-podniku-aj-denna/ucitelia-studijneho-programu/

prof. Ing. Hussam Musa, PhD.

Manažérske financie (Managerial Finance)

Medzinárodný finančný manažment 2 (International Financial Management 2)

Metodológia a etika vedeckej práce 2 (Research Methodology and Ethics 2)

[email protected] 048/ 446 6315

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11455

prof. Ing. Ján Závadský, PhD.

Podnikové manažérske systémy 2 (Business management systems 2)

Metodológia a etika vedeckej práce 1 (Research Methodology and Ethics 1)

[email protected] +421 908 068 333

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11528

prof. Ing. Zdenka Musová, PhD.

Metodológia a etika vedeckej práce 1 (Research Methodology and Ethics 1),

Udržateľné podnikanie (Sustainable Business)

Manažment a vodcovstvo (Management and Leadership)

[email protected] 048/ 446 2724

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11460

doc. Ing. Janka Táborecká, PhD.

Metodológia a etika vedeckej práce 2 (Research Methodology and Ethics 2)

Marketingový manažment podniku (Marketing Management of Business)

[email protected] 048/ 446 2732

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11520

doc. Ing. Denisa Malá, PhD.

Manažment výroby (Production management),

Komplexné manažérstvo kvality (Total Quality Management)

[email protected] 048/ 446 2726

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11242

prof. Ing. Juraj Nemec, CSc.

Metodológia a etika vedeckej práce 1 (Research Methodology and Ethics 1)

Metodológia a etika vedeckej práce 2 (Research Methodology and Ethics 2)

[email protected] 048/446 63 18

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11585

doc. Mgr. Ing. Martin Boďa, PhD.

Kvantitatívne metódy vo výskume (Quantitative Methods in Research)

[email protected] 048/446 6617

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11590

doc. Ing. Jana Marasová, PhD.

Mikroekonómia (Microeconomics)

[email protected] 048/446 2617

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11215

doc. Ing. Martin Hronec, PhD.

Makroekonómia (Macroeconomics)

[email protected] 048/446 2616

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11233

doc. Ing. Zuzana Závadská, PhD.

Manažment výroby (Production Management)

[email protected] +421 908 068 333

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/20993

doc. Ing. Martina Minárová, PhD.

Manažment a vodcovstvo (Management and Leadership)

[email protected] 048/ 446 2726

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11534

doc. Ing. Miroslava Vinczeová, PhD.

Metódy merania a hodnotenia výkonnosti podniku (Methods of Measuring and Evaluating Company Performance)

[email protected] 048/446 2719

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11522

doc. Ing. Ľuboš Elexa, PhD.

Metódy merania a hodnotenia výkonnosti podniku (Methods of Measuring and Evaluating Company Performance)

[email protected] 048/446 2711

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11532

The list of thesis supervisors is available on the faculty’s website: https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/doctoral-study-phd/supervisors.html

https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/doctoral-study-phd/

https://www.ef.umb.sk/student/akreditovane-studijne-programy/doktorandske-studijne-programy-phd/ekonomika-a-manazment-podniku-aj-denna/ucitelia-studijneho-programu/

Ing. Adriána Gvorová

[email protected]

prof. Ing. Zdenka Musová, PhD., Vice-Dean for Scientific Research Activities.

zdenka.musova@umb.sk, 048/446 2724

Study officer

PhDr. Ingrid Balážová, [email protected] 048/446 2141

Accommodation officer

Mgr. Ján Gréner, Director of the Administration of Special Purpose Establishments of MBU; [email protected] 048/446 6914

Social Affairs Officer

Jana Lobbová, [email protected] 048/446 1152

Coordinator for applicants and students with special needs

doc. Ing. Radoslav Kožiak, PhD. [email protected] 048/446 2014

International Relations Officer

Mgr. Jana Prašovská [email protected], 048/446 2123

Project administration

Ing. Denisa Voskárová [email protected], 048/446 2179

Centre for Research and Development

Ing. Mgr. Mária Reháková [email protected] 048/446 2168

Ing. Kristína Murínová [email protected] 048/446 2168

At EF MBU we are constantly trying to innovate and modernize the technical equipment in classrooms and lecture halls, as well as the equipment available to the staff. Doctoral students at EF MBU attend the teaching part in a special seminar room, which is called "Center for Doctoral Student Development" (abbreviated CRD in Slovak). This room is equipped with 25 seats, an interactive 65" touch screen with PC, video conferencing equipment, a projector and audio equipment, which is also used for workshops or other scientific and educational events for doctoral students, or implemented directly by doctoral students.

In total, the faculty currently has 410 desktop computers at its disposal. Classrooms, lecture or seminar rooms and meeting rooms used by teachers for teaching are equipped with 50 desktop computers. Students use 92 thin client PCs in the classrooms, through which they connect to the school servers, and 87 computers are used by students in the computer labs. The remaining number of desktop computers are used by staff in their offices. The Faculty also has approximately 200 laptops, which are primarily used by staff for work at home or on business trips, or some meeting rooms are equipped with laptops. All lecture theatres, classrooms and meeting rooms are equipped with video projection equipment in the form of projectors (45 pcs.), TVs (12 pcs.), 55" and 65" touchscreens (3 pcs.), interactive whiteboards (3 pcs.), touchscreen monitors for PCs in classrooms and lecture theatres (15 pcs.) Classrooms, lecture halls, meeting rooms and special seminar rooms also include video and audio equipment that enable seamless online or hybrid teaching - videoconferencing sets (7 pcs. in total), webcams (50 pcs.), omnidirectional microphones (50 pcs.).

At the same time, staff also have webcams, omnidirectional microphones or headset and microphone sets in their offices, graphic tablets with stylus or pen tablets.The Faculty has 8 computer rooms (7 in Banská Bystrica and 1 at the IMS in Poprad), 3 of which are equipped with RDS clients (92 in total), through which students connect to the RDP Server, and 5 computer rooms equipped with desktop computers (87 computers in total). All our students and staff can also use the possibility of remote access to the MBU servers from their private desktops or laptops using an encrypted VPN (via the RDP client on their PC they connect to our RDS server) and thus have the possibility to use the necessary software also during distance learning without restrictions. The faculty has 10 large multifunctional centrally managed printers with scanner and copier at the disposal of all staff - in addition, staff have a total of 106 other printers and multifunctional devices (printer, scanner and copier) at their disposal. All computers and laptops are connected to the Internet via cable. We have a total of 77 Wi-Fi AP devices deployed in the faculty, of which 32 are CISCO and 45 are Ubiquiti, which serve the needs of the educational process for both staff and students. In the premises of our faculty, students have at their disposal a branch of the university library with a study room, which is complemented by 2 other study rooms.

All information about the study programme, including information sheets for individual courses, is available in the Academic Information System (AiS2). Basic information and the recommended study plan for each study programme are available on the faculty’s website and in the study guide for our faculty. Course syllabi, criteria for meeting the requirements for obtaining credits and qualitative evaluation are part of the courses created for each subject within the e-learning portal LMS Moodle (LMS). LMS is built on the Moodle platform and serves as the primary tool for managing distance education (materials, lectures, study texts, assignments, tests, deadlines, evaluations, etc.). Within the courses for individual subjects in LMS, students have access to all study materials necessary for successfully completing and mastering the given course.

In addition to traditional printed study materials available in the university library, students also have the opportunity to access electronic book resources, scientific articles, and other publications through the university library. From any university computer, it is possible to connect to 20 paid publication databases to which the university has licensed access (e.g., ProQuest eBook Central, Emerald, Science Direct, Wiley Online Library, HST, and others). Students can also access these online databases from home via a VPN connection. Scientific monographs, textbooks, and study materials produced by our academic staff are gradually being digitized and made available to students through the Virtual Study Room and the UMB Repository in accordance with the open access policy of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica. The University Library of UMB https://kniznica.umb.sk/en/university-library-of-mbu/ has 5 study rooms, a circulation desk, and the Matej Bel Education Centre. The Economic Study Room provides students with borrowing and in-library loan services, user registration, advisory and bibliographic information, reprographic services, and the possibility of returning books via a bibliobox. It contains 32,292 book documents and 37 periodical titles in the form of scientific and professional journals, daily newspapers, weeklies, and monthlies.

Students of the Faculty of Economics of UMB have extensive and very flexible access to information technologies. In the event of technical problems with information systems, both students and staff can contact the technical support website helpdesk.umb.sk (https://helpdesk.umb.sk/), where they can find general information, guides, and procedures related to user accounts, Office 365 accounts, AiS2, LMS Moodle, internet and WiFi connectivity within faculty buildings and dormitories, and student ID cards. Students have access to their schedules in the AiS2 system, through which they also register for final and continuous examinations and receive both ongoing and final evaluations. Instructors communicate with students via their student email accounts or through the option of sending mass emails via AiS2 or the relevant course in LMS Moodle. Based on their student or employee university account, every student and instructor has access to five licenses of the Office 365 package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, OneDrive, PowerBI, Teams, Whiteboard, and others). Each department maintains its own section on the faculty website, where it informs students about important information, news, and updates.

The software available to students for educational purposes includes, in addition to applications available within the Office 365 or MS Office 2016/2019 packages, R and R-Studio, the statistical software IBM SPSS 28, SAP, Power BI, SQL, Inkscape, CorelDRAW, 7Zip, WinRAR, JAVA, Adobe Reader (in some cases Adobe Acrobat Pro), QGIS, Notepad++, web browsers such as Windows Explorer or Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, IrfanView, VLC Player, Total Commander, PC Translator, ABBYY FineReader, as well as video recording software (Camtasia in some classrooms, but most commonly Open Broadcaster Software), and others.

Distance education is implemented primarily through regular videoconference online meetings according to the schedule for the given semester via the MS Teams application, which also allows the use of audio lectures, document sharing, chat communication, and the creation of separate study groups. Each course taught in a given semester has its own dedicated team, whose members include the instructors and the students enrolled in the course. Alongside MS Teams, LMS Moodle is used as a tool for providing study materials in the form of study texts, lectures, assignments, data files, solutions, and video presentations. LMS Moodle also serves for the continuous and final submission of student assignments, assessment through tests, and the provision of feedback to students. In addition to MS Teams, instructors in some cases also use applications such as Zoom, Google Meet, or Cisco Webex. Our instructors also have the possibility to use the education license of Slido to increase student interaction during online teaching or to obtain feedback. If special software installed in computer laboratories is required, students are provided with remote access to these computers through an encrypted VPN connection (by connecting via an RDP client on their PC to our RDS server), allowing them to use the required software even during distance learning without limitations.

In the case of distance (and also hybrid) education, online teaching is carried out via the MS Teams application. All students are gradually added to the course team, through which the instructor conducts online lectures, exercises, seminars, consultations, and similar activities. Instructions for online teaching, including guides, are available to both students and instructors on Helpdesk.umb.sk (available in both Slovak and English) (https://helpdesk.umb.sk/sk/23/zakladne-informacie-ms-teams.html). The guides also include videos (which are partly available for instructors and students in the IT Services course in LMS https://lms.umb.sk/course/index.php?categoryid=182 as well as on YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxzjGZonsfzV7RTjvqlUizBMq8WeORF_N). Students and staff can also contact the ICT administrators at EF UMB (https://helpdesk.umb.sk/user/local_admins), who are able to assist them even through remote access.

The transition from face-to-face to distance education can be implemented virtually immediately, since, as mentioned above, all classrooms and lecture halls where teaching takes place are equipped with the necessary technology that enables audio and video transmission via the internet. Courses for the study programme are created in LMS Moodle. The use of the portal by both students and staff is governed by Directive No. 3/2016 on the use of e-learning at UMB, which is available at the beginning of the environment (https://lms.umb.sk/). At the beginning of their studies (first year), every student is thoroughly instructed on the use of e-learning support and other necessary tools and systems during the introductory meeting (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po6youDiKj4). In case of problems or questions, students may also use the additional consultation hours provided by instructors. At the beginning of each semester, every instructor updates the course and sends students information about access (passwords). In addition to syllabi and course completion requirements, the courses also contain links to online classes via MS Teams or ZOOM, lecture videos with explanations, various assignments, support forums and discussions, surveys, study materials, and other activities.

Collaborating institutions participate mainly in invited lectures within individual subjects, providing internships, trainings, conferences as well as in joint research and project activities. As needed and possible, representatives of selected institutions participate in the defense of dissertations as external members of commissions. Some institutions work with doctoral students to solve specific business problems within the solution of the dissertation.

• TUZO - participation in the educational process, participation in dissertation exams and defense of dissertations.
• IBM - participation in the educational process
• Železiarne Podbrezová, - a.s. solving specific tasks within the dissertation
• TATRAVAGONKA, a.s. - solving specific tasks within the dissertation
• SAP Slovakia s.r. about. - support for the educational process, training and courses

Matej Bel University offers students a wide range of opportunities for social, sports, cultural, spiritual, and community activities (https://www.umb.sk/en/study/student-life/leisure-time.html). In the area of sports activities, students can join several sports clubs, such as an athletics club, a women’s basketball team, a gymnastics club, a university hockey team, a mountaineering club, a karate club, and a judo club. The Sport for All Club offers students various physical activities including swimming, sports games such as floorball, football, and volleyball, fitness activities in the gym, Power Zumba, country dancing, jumping workouts, and classical as well as sports massage.

In the field of artistic activities, three artistic ensembles operate directly at the university: the Mladosť University Choir, the Mladosť University Folklore Ensemble, and the Mladosť Chamber Orchestra. Students also have the opportunity to participate in the activities of the UNIS student theatre ensemble, which is open to students who have an interest in theatre and would like to actively take part in it. The University Dance Center offers various dance courses for students. Students of the university may also participate in the International Award of the Duke of Edinburgh programme (https://youtu.be/BSy4TKWuD1I). This is a comprehensive development programme that gives young people aged 14 to 24 the opportunity to develop their abilities and character traits for real life, fulfil their potential, and succeed in life. Students at our university can participate in the DofE programme and may also receive training in its methodology and become programme leaders.

For leisure activities, the Faculty of Economics at UMB provides several suitable spaces for students within its outdoor area (seating areas with benches and, in good weather, space for sitting directly on the grass). Inside the buildings of the Faculty of Economics, there are two cafés, a chill-out relaxation zone, two respire areas where students have access to PCs and the internet and use them for project meetings or studying, as well as the Economic Study Room and the Self-Study Centre. Students and staff also have access to a cafeteria and a buffet directly at the faculty, and there are several beverage vending machines available throughout the building. Students regularly organize entertainment quizzes for other students as well as Beánie (the faculty student ball). In addition to the activities offered directly by the faculty and the university, the city of Banská Bystrica also provides many opportunities for leisure activities. The university actively cooperates with the city and regularly informs students about available opportunities through social media, the faculty website, emails, and information boards located within the faculty premises.

The opportunities and conditions for students of the study programme to participate in mobilities and internships are governed by Directive No. 4/2025 on Erasmus+ mobilities at Matej Bel University and are published in a dedicated section of the Faculty of Economics website: https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/student-mobilities/. These include mobilities within the Erasmus+ programme as well as mobilities within other schemes (for example through the organization SAIA).

The call for applications for mobilities is published every year during the first half of the winter semester. Students interested in mobility submit an application, a motivation letter, a CV, and proof of foreign language proficiency. This is followed by a pre-selection process consisting of an evaluation of the submitted documents and a personal interview (either in person or online). The results of the pre-selection process are communicated to students after the grant allocation by the National Erasmus+ Agency. After completing the mobility, the supervisor confirms the recognition of the ECTS credits obtained during the mobility based on the confirmed Transcript of Records.

In addition to study mobilities, students of the study programme also have the opportunity to participate in internships in Slovakia or abroad. Within the Erasmus+ traineeship programme, in which Matej Bel University participates, students may choose from a wide range of organizations listed on the website of the Faculty of Economics or contact a selected company or organization within EU countries. The current offer of internships is published on the faculty website: https://www.umb.sk/medzinarodne-vztahy/som-student-umb/chcem-ist-na-staz.html.

The admission conditions are the same for all third-cycle (PhD) study programmes at the Faculty of Economics of UMB in Banská Bystrica and are based on Directive No. 7/2021 on Doctoral Studies, Art. 4. An applicant for the third-cycle study programme in Economics and Business Management must meet the fundamental, personal, and knowledge requirements in accordance with the Slovak Qualifications Framework (SKKR) at Level 7. The applicant possesses extensive professional and methodological knowledge in the field of economic and management theory and practice, as well as the ability to apply this knowledge when identifying problems in new or unfamiliar environments, both in domestic and international contexts. On this basis, the applicant is able to propose and implement original solutions to identified problems and draw appropriate conclusions. The applicant’s abilities and prerequisites are verified based on the results of completed second-cycle studies, the results of the admission examination, and activities beyond previous studies. Applicants are expected to have knowledge of at least one foreign language. Active involvement in publishing activities, participation in research projects, or involvement in the Student Scientific Activity is considered an advantage.

The basic condition for admission to doctoral studies is the completion of the second degree of higher education. Applicants for studies who have completed a previous degree abroad are obliged under Act No.422/2015 on the recognition of evidence of education and on the recognition of professional qualifications and on the amendment and supplementation of certain acts, as amended, to submit the recognition of evidence of education obtained outside the Slovak Republic The decision on the recognition of educational qualifications. Another condition is the successful completion of the entrance examination. The admission procedure and the conditions for admission to doctoral studies are set out in the document Admission options and conditions and planned admission numbers for the academic year 20xx/20xx+1 https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/doctoral-study-phd/

Before the start of the admission procedure for doctoral studies, the faculty announces the thesis topics for which the applicant may apply in the admission procedure. A supervisor is appointed for each of the topics. The doctoral candidate must apply for one of the topics. https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/doctoral-study-phd/

https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/applicants/doctoral-study-phd/topics-of-dissertations.html

The admission examination for full-time applicants is combined and comprises three components: presentation of a written dissertation project by the applicant in English, an assessment of the applicant's previous activity in scientific research (publications and research activities), and the average grade achieved during the second degree of higher education. The maximum number of points that can be obtained by a full-time applicant is 100. The admission examination of a candidate for a part-time form of study comprises two components: presentation of a written dissertation project in English, assessment of the candidate's previous activity in scientific activity (publications and research activities). The maximum number of points that can be achieved by an applicant for the external form of study is 90. Parts of the admission examination for full-time and part-time applicants shall be held before the examination board in person or by distance learning. The composition of the examination board for all study programmes shall be determined by the Dean of the faculty on the basis of the proposals of the chairpersons of the departmental subcommittees of the individual doctoral study programmes. The examination board shall be composed of at least three members. The supervisor whose topic the candidate has applied for may be invited to join the committee with the consent of the chair of the committee.

The results are published on the faculty's website on the day of the entrance examination. The admission of the applicant is decided by the Faculty Admissions Committee. The composition of the admissions board consists of at least two members of the faculty management, the faculty secretary and at least two members of the examination board. The result of the admission examination shall be recorded in the minutes. The admissions board shall determine the threshold for admission and submit a proposal for admission of successful candidates to the Dean. Applicants will be admitted to study in the order of the total number of points achieved in the admission procedure within the planned capacity of the study programmes in the individual forms of study. The results of the admission procedure are recorded in the academic information system. Applicants who have fulfilled the conditions for admission are sent an admission decision with other relevant documents.

Admission procedure for AY 2025/2026

Number of applicants: 0

Number admitted: 0

Admission procedure for AY 2024/2025

Number of applicants: 0

Number admitted: 0

Admission procedure for AY 2023/2024

Number of applicants: 0

Number admitted: 0

Admission procedure for AY 2022/2023

Number of applicants: 0

Number admitted: 0

Since the number of students in a specific study programme and year of the third cycle is only 1–2, a different method of obtaining feedback was chosen when evaluating the quality of education by PhD students. Collecting feedback through questionnaires in AIS2 would not guarantee anonymity. The persons responsible for the third-cycle study programme regularly met with doctoral students in order to obtain feedback on various aspects of the study, listen to their expectations, suggestions, and comments.

Some of the conclusions from the meetings with students include repeated requests for properly functioning equipment at the workplaces of doctoral students, as well as requests for organizing events and activities focused on high-quality publishing. In addition, an anonymous questionnaire survey is conducted annually within the doctoral studies, in which enrolled students from all years usually participate. The aim is to identify the current opinions and views of students regarding their studies in order to improve its quality.

https://www.ef.umb.sk/student/studentske-ankety/vysledky-studentskych-ankiet-na-ef-umb.html

As part of the periodic evaluation of doctoral study programmes, interviews with PhD graduates were also conducted in the academic year 2024–2025. The participants particularly appreciated the wide range and flexibility in selecting courses within the study programme. They also positively evaluated the support provided by their supervisors and highlighted the importance of mobility opportunities, which they consider important for developing skills and building professional contacts.

Study Rules

https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/study-rules-and-other-documents/study-rules-of-the-faculty-of-economics-mbu-in-banska-bystrica/

Accessible Academic Environment for Students with Special Needs

https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/students-with-special-needs.html

Tuition Fees and Study-Related Charges

https://www.umb.sk/en/study/degree-studies-full-time-student/payments/general-information-on-fees-at-umb.html

Scholarships and Loans

https://www.umb.sk/en/study/degree-studies-full-time-student/scholarships-and-loans/

Accommodation

https://www.umb.sk/en/study/student-life/accommodation-and-boarding/

Sports Activities

https://www.umb.sk/en/study/student-life/free-time-activities-and-organizations/

Support and Counselling Centre

https://www.umb.sk/en/study/student-life/umb-career-centre/

Student Organizations

https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/student-council.html

Student ID Card

https://www.umb.sk/preukazy-umb/

Information for Applicants

https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/applicants/

Alumni Club

https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/alumni/

Student Scientific and Professional Activity

https://www.ef.umb.sk/en/students/student-scientific-conference.html

Centre for Support and Lifelong Learning

https://cpdv.umb.sk/podpora-a-poradenstvo/student-a-doktorand-umb/