University of Zilina
Acronym: IVS E-mail: helpdesk@portalvs.sk
Telephone: +421 41 513 40 61
Address: Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slowakei
At present there are about 8,000 students being educated at seven faculties in 172 accredited fields of study in all forms and degrees of university studies at the University. In its over 70 years of successful existence it has become the alma mater for more than 88,000 graduates, highly skilled professionals specialising mostly in transport and technical fields as well as in management, marketing or humanities. The quality and readiness of our graduates for the needs of practice is proved by long-term high interest in hiring them by employers that cooperate with the University in the recruitment process.
In the field of science and research, our University participates in 200 national and 41 international scientific projects and organises about 60 scientific and professional events annually. There were two new significant work places established within the Operational Programme Research and Development in 2013 – University Science Park and Research Centre. Results of science and research activities of the University have an important influence not only on the educational activities but also on the development of international cooperation or interconnection with practice. One of the proofs of successful transfer of science and research results into practice is the Award for Technology Transfer for the team of authors from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Žilina.
- Rector: Prof. Ing. Ján Čelko, CSc.
- Academic Senate (Chairman): prof. Ing. Ladislav Janoušek, PhD.
- Vice-Rector for International Relations: doc. Ing. Jozef Ristvej, PhD.
- Dean of Faculty of Civil Engineering: prof. Ing. Ján Čelko, CSc. (concurrently)
- Dean of Faculty of Management Science & Informatics: prof. Ing. Emil Kršák, PhD.
- Dean of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering: prof. Ing. Milan Žmindák, CSc.
- International Transport Research: UNIZA’s ERAdiate+ team participated at the Transport Research Arena (TRA 2026) in Budapest, presenting data on transport automation and infrastructure management.
- Industrial Accelerator: UNIZA’s Technology Incubator opened applications for its second cohort, supporting startups focused on materials and resource industries.
- Leadership Transition: Prof. Ing. Branislav Hadzima, PhD., took over as the new Rector of UNIZA. He kicked off his mandate by hosting open community forums for students and staff on campus.
- PIONEER Alliance: UNIZA remains active in the PIONEER European Universities alliance, participating in joint degree discussions and attending recent alliance meetings in Huelva, Spain.
- Sustainable Infrastructure Development: The University’s research teams finalized meetings for the CIRCUIT consortium, advancing circular, resilient transport infrastructure across Europe.