Education Ministry Poll Shows Student Satisfaction with University Studies

Bratislava, 31 January (TASR) - University students in Slovakia are satisfied with their studies at public universities, praising the quality of teaching and the lecturers' approach, although they see problems in the fairness of assessments, according to the Hodnot.to 2025 university student satisfaction survey, the results of which were presented by Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) at a press conference earlier this week. Conducted for the second time by the Education Ministry at all of the 20 public universities in Slovakia, the survey involved 12,772 full-time students, which is twice as many as in the first survey. The respondents answered questions concerning their level of satisfaction with teaching, the approach of lecturers, personal support, their perception of entire study programmes and the fairness of assessments. As with the first survey, not a single university fell into the "dissatisfied" category, said Drucker. According to him, "across the sample of nearly 13,000 students, the overall level of satisfaction is positive". "We won't be complacent about these satisfaction data. We're implementing several serious measures to ensure that our universities are not only attractive, but also successful, providing high-quality education," added Drucker. According to him, the ministry has already presented programmes in the field of artificial intelligence and will also introduce a major strategic framework to support education in the area of nuclear science, not only as regards nuclear energy, but also medicine, theoretical nuclear physics and chemistry. "It's not so bad. We're providing quality education and quality conditions for students, as confirmed by the feedback from those who are directly studying at universities," said Robert Zsembera (Voice-SD), Education Ministry State Secretary for University Education and Academic Research. He also praised the efforts of university lecturers, researchers and professional staff, adding that education facilities are achieving excellent results partly thanks to this, including at universities. Students will have an opportunity to familiarise themselves with the range of universities on offer at the 'Alma Mater' fair, which is set to be held in twelve towns and cities starting as of next week, announced Zsembera. jrg/df