University of Zilina - Faculty of Science

The 'first class pass' at Communicator level, the Expert or Mastery level  in IESOL together with a 'pass' or 'first class pass' in ISESOL of the same (or higher) level is accepted as meeting the English language requirements for admission to Teaching English Language and Literature (with another subject) and to the Mediamatics programmes.

The University of Zilina is a modern university providing a full range of technological, economic, management, and a limited range of humanistic and natural science education at undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.  It has a strong research base with over 500 professors and around 5% of the graduate population.  

Since its establishment in 1953, more than 33 000 students have graduated from the University, including 1130 foreign students from 15 countries.
 
The University has had a significant influence on science and education in Slovakia and built strong links with business and industry.  The University initiated the foundation of a scientific and technological park in Zilina, whose mission is to ensure transfer of new technologies, thus helping the region in the field of science and research as well as in solving the problems arising from the region's structural unemployment.
 
The University has also established a lively collaboration with universities and institutions in many countries around the world including Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, Spain, UK, USA.