"We seek out and open new ways of educating satisfied and wise people."

The department offers a wide range of study programmes to prepare kindergarten teachers, educators in school clubs, teacher assistants and primary education teachers. Student management is based on the principles of humanistically oriented pedagogy. The department is specific because of its variable composition. It brings together scientists and teachers who address not only the issues of pedagogy and its disciplines, but also mathematics, Slovak language and literature, and subject field didactics. The present spirit of humanity, cohesion and teamwork leads the workplace to common goals, challenges and results, with the added value of the welcome interdisciplinarity.

The department demonstrates a continuous internationally accepted scientific research activity. It actively addresses both scientific and development projects with an emphasis on international cooperation. The most intense working contacts are maintained with the University of Opole (PL), the Kazimierza Wielkiego University in Bydgoszcz (PL), Charles University in Prague (CR), Masaryk University in Brno (Czech Republic), Ostrava University in Ostrava and Windesheim University in Zwolle (NL). Currently, it is developing co-operation with universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina under the ERASMUS+ project, where the department brings its experience in the creation of a pre-school pedagogy curriculum and in the modernization of teaching strategies in teacher training.

The department cooperates with the Department for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic and with the Office for Slovaks Living Abroad. It actively participates in the preparation and implementation of educational activities for compatriot teachers and children of foreign Slovaks. The department's priority is also professional engagement in the field of further teacher education in practice and active co-operation with a wide network of training teachers in kindergartens and elementary schools.

Main research fields:    

• Innovation and modernization of study programmes
• Teacher research, its professiograhy and capabilities
• Research of curriculum, curricular reforms, and school reality

Choices of education:

Bachelor study programmes
Pre-primary and Primary Teacher Education (full-time and external)

Masters study programmes
Primary Teacher Education (full-time and external)

Doctoral study programmes
Pre-primary and Primary Teacher Education (full-time and external)

Members of Department

PaedDr. Monika Brozmanová,PhD.

Department director

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4851

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Scholarly assistant

Office:

C 206

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prof. PaedDr. Katarína Vančíková, PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4864

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Professor

Office:

C 228/2

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doc. PaedDr. Milena Lipnická,PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

048/446 4856

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Professor

Office:

C 225

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Mgr. Barbara Švidraň Basarabová, PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4859

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Scholarly assistant

Office:

C 228/1

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doc. Mgr. Mariana Cabanová, PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4863

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Prelector

Office:

C 223

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Mgr. Ružena Čiliaková, PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4857

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Scholarly assistant

Office:

C 226

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Mgr. Zuzana Kováčová Švecová, PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4860

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Scholarly assistant

Office:

C 201

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Mgr. Zuzana Lynch, PhD., univ. doc.

Lecturer

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4859

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Prelector

Office:

C 227

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Mgr. Mária Krahulcová, PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4852

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Scholarly assistant

Office:

C 222

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Mgr. Mária Hušlová Orságová, PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4861

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Scholarly assistant

Office:

C 214

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Mgr. Lýdia Simanová, PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4811

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Scholarly assistant

Office:

C 202

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PaedDr. Marian Trnka, PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4855

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Scholarly assistant

Office:

C 215

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doc. PaedDr. Ivana Rochovská PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

0484464854

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Prelector

Office:

C217

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PaedDr. Bc. Zuzana Semričová, PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4858

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Scholarly assistant

Office:

C 227

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PaedDr. Jana Krížová, PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

048/446 4858

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Scholarly assistant

Office:

C 227

Mgr. Zuzana Hrabovská, PhD.

Lecturer

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4853

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

Scholarly assistant

Office:

C216

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Mgr. Zuzana Zvarová

Assistant

Office phone:

+421 48 446 4527, +421 48 446 4852

E-mail:

[email protected]

Position:

non-pedagogic employee

Office:

A212, C207

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Contacts:
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+421 48 446 4852