CANADA

Semester stay for full-time 2.-5. year students is possible at:

• University of Ottawa, Ontario

The choice of stay in a given academic year depends on the state of exchanges between Comenius University and the chosen university. There are discussions with foreign partner universities every year ad hoc (since Comenius University traditionally accepts fewer student than it sends out).  

ELIGIBILITY

This offer is available to the 2.-5. year students of the following faculties:

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics

Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences

Study is NOT POSSIBLE at these faculties:

Faculty of Education

Telfer School of Management

Faculty of Medicine

For more information and restrictions about available courses for students of the bachelor’s and master’s programmes: http://www.international.uottawa.ca/en/incoming/exchanges/courses.html

EXPENSES

Study fees for the University of Ottawa are not paid by the Comenius University student. Mandatory health insurance UHIP (228 Canadian dollars), textbooks and study materials, personal and travel expenses are paid by the students themselves. Mandatory expenses include the purchase of a public transportation pass (360 Canadian dollars). One semester will cost the student several thousand Euro. There are no additional scholarships that are available to fund this exchange – since this is not part of the Erasmus+ exchange programme.

The International Relations Office will contribute to the travel expenses and successful applicants will be informed of all details.

OFFER OPEN UNTIL 10.2.2025.

APPLICATION FORM

APPLICATION FORM should be submitted to the International Relations Office, Rectorate, to the email address iro@rec.uniba.sk (in the form of a word or .pdf document).

• Study application for (one) chosen university, in Slovak

• CV in English, in which the applicant must include any previous participation in foreign exchanges related to their study

• Motivational letter, in English

• Letter of recommendation, in English, from the head of their department, their teacher, or their bachelor’s thesis supervisor

• Certificate of passing an English language test – TOEFL, IELTS. It is necessary to have the certificate (TOEFL, IELTS, …) in order to be accepted by the foreign university. (If you recently completed an English language test, or if you have arranged to take one in the following weeks, the certificate can be added until the 15 March 2025)

ACCEPTANCE

Successful applicants will be sent a printed official application form and an acceptance letter from the foreign school, with which the applicant can obtain a visa. The student will take care of and pay for the visa themselves.

STUDY OBLIGATIONS

Study requisites, i.e. the agreement with the student’s faculty about recognizing a part or the whole study at the foreign university, are fully the obligation of the student and the faculty which they study at.

Students are sent out for their semester stay. There is no option to prolong the stay at the foreign university.

REPORT OF STAY

After returning from the study exchange, the student is required to submit a report of stay to the International Relations Office within 30 days, in which the student will also evaluate the social aspects of their stay.