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Already a member of the European Union it is
also planning to adopt the Euro currency on 1
January 2009 and therefore has entered the ERM
II for the purpose. Bratislava, the capital city
of Slovakia, holds a very cosmopolitan spirit
and hosts many festivals and trade shows. It is
famous for its night life and leisure
facilities.
Slovakia offers one of the cheapest yet
equivalent quality European degrees to the
students going for abroad study. Slovakia has
common borders with the Czech Republic, Poland,
Ukraine, Hungary and Austria. Though it has no
access to the sea, its mountains, plains and
rivers make it a place well worth the visit. The
guidelines of the law too allow for the student
to complete, within the framework of his/her
program, periods of study in another domestic or
foreign faculty or university so making it an
easy point for credit transfer.
There are 24 higher education institutions in
the Slovak Republic, of which, 19 are public,
four are state owned and one is private. The
only higher education institutions that have
remained under complete state ownership are two
military, one police and one medical school.
City University, the only accredited private
institution of higher education, offers
bachelor-level qualifications only.
Offering degrees up to the doctorate Slovak
institutions of higher education have also
participated in the Leonardo da Vinci program
since 1998. The system of quality assurance for
higher education in Slovakia is based on
internal quality assessment, external evaluation
and accreditation.
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