The university administers academic programs throughout the academic year, typically starting on October 1st and lasting 12 consecutive calendar months. Typically, the academic year comprises 42 working weeks, 30 of which are allocated for lectures and remaining 12 for consultations, exam preparation, and exams.

Structured into autumn and spring semesters, each semester usually consists of 15 weeks of lectures and six weeks designated for consultations, exam preparation, and examinations.

– Subjects and lectures

– Assessment

– Exam terms

– Enrollment in a higher year of study

– Final paper and dissertation

Subjects and lectures

Lectures are structured and delivered on a semester basis, in accordance with the lecture plan.

Each course within the curriculum is assigned a specific number of ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) points, and the overall workload of studies is quantified by the total sum of ECTS points. A total of 60 ECTS points corresponds to the average workload of a student, equivalent to a 40-hour work week, throughout one academic year. Typically, courses last for one semester, thus totaling 30 ECTS points, which corresponds to the average workload of a student over a semester, equal to a 40-hour work week.

Student's total engagement encompasses the following:

1. interactive classes (lectures, exercises, practicums, seminars, practical classes, fieldwork, mentorship, consultations, presentations, projects, and more);

2. individual work;

3. colloquiums;

4. exams;

5. final paper;

6. volunteering within a local community, organized by the University, i.e. a faculty focusing on projects that are significant to the community such as humanitarian efforts and support for individuals with disabilities.);

7. other forms of engagement, as outlined in the institution's regulations (such as professional internships, etc).

The total number of active teaching hours must fall within the range of 600 to 900 hours per academic year. In exceptional cases, teaching may be structured into alternative time units such as trimesters, blocks, or modules, with the specific duration determined by the faculty overseeing the study program. Regardless of the organizational format, the total annual duration remains fixed at 30 weeks of lectures and 12 weeks allocated for consultations, exam preparation, and examinations.

The students’ progress in mastering a specific subject is consistently monitored throughout classes and is quantified in points. By meeting the pre-examination requirements and successfully passing the exam, the student can accumulate up to 100 points. The distribution of points between pre-examination requirements and the exam is determined by the study program.

Assessment

To fulfill pre-examination obligations during the semester, students must accumulate a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 70 points through participation in activities and tests. These points serve as a basis for evaluating the student's performance in the exam, with grades awarded as follows:

To fulfill pre-examination obligations during the semester, students must accumulate a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 70 points through participation in activities and tests. These points serve as a basis for evaluating the student's performance in the exam, with grades awarded as follows: - 10: Excellent-Exceptional - 9: Excellent - 8: Very Good - 7: Good - 6: Sufficient, lowest passing grade - 5: Insufficient, falling grade.

Exam terms

The examination terms are scheduled for January, April, June, September, and October, aligning with the annual examination calendar set by the higher education institution. This calendar is released at the start of each academic year and serves as an essential component of the teaching plan.
A student may take the exam for the same subject up to three times within a single academic year. However, there is an exception: if a student fails one exam from the enrolled year's study program, they have the opportunity to retake that exam in the subsequent exam period until the beginning of the next academic year. Failure to pass an exam in a compulsory subject by the beginning of the next academic year requires re-enrollment in the same subject. For elective subjects, students have the option to either retake the same elective or select an alternative one.

Enrollment in a higher year of study

Each academic year, during semester enrollment or other designated time units (such as blocks or modules), students select subjects from the study program. They can only enroll in subjects for which they have fulfilled the prerequisite requirements as outlined in the study program.

A student becomes eligible to enroll in a higher year of study, as specified by the statute, when they fulfil the requirements to enroll in subjects worth a minimum of 37 ECTS points, as outlined in the study program for the subsequent year of study. Students who have not met the prescribed requirements can continue their studies by re-enrolling the study obligations that they did not fulfill in the previous year, under the conditions and in the manner determined by the Senate, i.e. the Teaching and Research Council of the Faculty.

Final paper and dissertation

Completion of both undergraduate and specialist studies entails passing all required exams and meeting other study obligations. Additionally, if specified in the study program, it may involve either preparing a final paper or successfully completing a final exam.

Master's academic studies are completed by passing all designated exams and fulfillment of other study requirements, including the preparation and public defense of a final paper, as outlined in the study program.

Doctoral studies conclude upon passing all designated exams, along with the preparation and public defense of a doctoral dissertation.

The points awarded for the final paper, constituting the concluding segment of the study program, are integrated into the total points necessary for completing the studies.

The general regulation of higher education institution extensively covers the process of successfully completing the final, or graduate thesis, as well as the procedures for application, evaluation, and defense of the doctoral dissertation.