FAQ

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Notary Services (SK: “Notár”)

• The documents that students provide to the faculty and/or to the nostrification department of the Bratislava District Office (SK: “Okresný Úrad”) will require official notarization.

• Notary services offered nearest to our faculty can be found using the link/map above.

Translation Services (SK: “Preklady”)

• Many documents that students provide to the faculty and/or to the nostrification department of the Bratislava District Office (SK: “Okresný Úrad”) may require official translation.

• Translation services offered nearest to our faculty can be found using the link/map above. Residency & Foreigner Registration - Foreign Police Services (SK: “Cudzinecká polícia”)

• For services regarding residency and registration of addresses for foreigners, you will need to visit the Foreign Police station which can be found using the link/map above.

• It is possible to arrive without an appointment; however, making an appointment is strongly recommended.

• For information about requirements of foreigners please visit: https://www.minv.sk/?information-for-foreigners 

• To create an appointment please visit: https://www.minv.sk/?booking-system-on-unit-of-foreign-police-1 

• For Frequently Asked Questions please visit: https://www.minv.sk/?agenda-of-foreigners-affairs-1

Nostrification Services – Bratislava District Office (SK: “Okresný úrad”)

• For services regarding the nostrification of documentation proving completion of secondary school, you will need to visit the District Office which can be found using the link/map above.

• Appointments are not required as clients are helped in the order they arrive to the client center.

• Be sure to read all instructions you receive from Study Department carefully and bring all necessary documentation with you.

• Please complete nostrification as soon as possible because it takes a long time for the District Office to complete your paperwork.

Books, supplies, the faculty bookshop, the copy/print shop, or the university library

• The recommended literature for subjects taught by our faculty can be found in the faculty bookshop, the copy shop, or at various bookstores (SK: “Knižnica”) around the city, which can be found using the link/map above.

• The faculty bookshop is in the New Institute next to the Large Auditorium (the location of the entrance exam)

• The copy shop is located across the street from the faculty (as seen on the map) and provides printing and copying services.

• You can find general student supplies (notebooks, pens, etc.) in paper shops (SK: “Papiernictvo”) around the city, some of which can be found using the link/map above.

• As a student, you are eligible to sign up for membership to the University Library located in Old Town. This library is not limited to only Comenius students but is instead meant for all university students in Bratislava. Thus, you will need to pay a small fee (3,00 €) for one year of access to the library, after which you can renew for another year.

• For a list of recommended literature for various subjects:https://www.fmed.uniba.sk/fileadmin/lf/sluzby/akademicka_kniznica/PDF/Rocenka/_General_and_Dental_Medicine-2021-2022_web.pdf

• For information about the faculty bookshop: https://www.fmed.uniba.sk/en/departments/bookstore-fmed-cu/ 

• For information about the University Library: https://www.ulib.sk/english/

Medical Supplies (dissection tools, white coats, etc.) & Hospital Clothes (scrubs, shoes, etc.)

• At varying times during their studies, students will require dissection tools, dental tools, surgical tools, stethoscopes, scrubs, hospital shoes, and/or other medically relevant equipment. Where to find these supplies can be found using the link/map above.

• Many of these medical supplies can be found at healthcare shops (SK: “Zdravotnícke potreby”) around the city and are also available for purchase at BSM located at our faculty (note: you must be a member of BSM to purchase anything from them).

• Please do not feel as though you need all these supplies on the first day of education. Slowly over time you will require more and more tools/clothing, and you will begin to accumulate everything you need.

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HOW SHOULD I PROPERLY COMMUNICATE AND ADDRESS MY TEACHERS/ FACULTY MEMBERS/ FACULTY LEADERSHIP?

 When digitally communicating with teachers and other faculty members, the only acceptable means of communication is using the student email address (@uniba.sk) assigned to students by the faculty. The communication may be in the form of an email message or via the use of MS Teams. Messages received from personal email addresses are not to be answered, so make sure all university communications are carried out using only your official student email address and check your inbox regularly. Any messages sent to teachers or other faculty members should be written politely, clearly, and should include your full name, study year/program, and study group number.

Something important to note is that in the Slovak culture, referring to people by their proper titles is highly and kindly regarded. This is true for both in-person and online communication and is especially true when the person you are addressing is a superior. To be sure you are addressing your teachers and other faculty members as politely as possible, find their information on the faculty webpages to learn which titles they have, and address them by the highest one they have. The list below outlines which titles take preference once a person has more than one.

For example, if your teacher’s name is listed as “prof. MUDr. ______ PhD.” on the faculty website, addressing them as “professor _____” is how to be most respectful since this is considered the highest out of the three titles. Similarly, the Dean would be referred to as “Dean _____”, even though they possess titles such as “prof.” and “MUDr.”.

When a person has more than one title, address them by the title closest to the top of this list:
Dean
Vice Dean
Professor (Prof.) / Docent (Doc.) / Associate Professor (Assoc. Prof.) MUDr. (or simply Dr.) / PhDr. / RNDr. / JUDr. / PaeDr. / Ing. / Mgr. / …etc...
Mr. / Ms.

WHO ARE MY STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES/ STUDENT SENATORS?

The list of Student Representatives for the current academic year can be found using the following link: https://www.fmed.uniba.sk/en/study/student-representation-communication-system/

 The list of ŠČAS Senators can be found using the following link (please scroll to the bottom of the page to see the full list): https://www.fmed.uniba.sk/en/faculty/authority-of-the-faculty/academic-senate/student-part-of-the-academic-senate/