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PaedDr in Solvakia via consulting - Maltus - 04-04-2025
Good morning!
Has anyone any experience with getting a PaedDr (a so called "small" doctorate" from slovakia)? You can get it by doing a Rigorosum (small thesis + defensio) at e.g. DTI University, a private university in Dubica. And Since Slovakia is an EU-Member you're allowed to use the degree in the EU.
A "downside" is the consultation fee you pay for "translations" and such of about €7000-11.000 for "consultants" like https://pobs-fernstudium.com/
Normally you can only take the Rigorosum with a Masters' degree in the same field. So for a PaedDr would need a Master's in education or pedagogy. Has anyone ever troed to get a PaedDr with a degree in a field of study which is close to pedagogy like social work or social eduacation?
Or has anyone ever tried to get a PaedDr or a PhDr in Slovakia? Is it worth it?
RE: PaedDr in Solvakia via consulting - Tomas - 04-04-2025
see here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Universidad-Azteca-s-new-doctorate-programs?pid=413788&highlight=dti+university#pid413788
Maybe it can make a bit of difference in those countries where it is used, for employment purposes in specific fields like school management, I have never seen it in job requirements but of course if one person has masters and the other has PhDr., it is a small bonus. But use of these titles is mostly evaporating, thing of the past.
I don't think they will make problems with degree in a different field. They offer it to make money. (Unless it is legally set, but that is not very likely IMHO, as these degrees are more like "still allowed" than "carefully regulated" it would be likely just up to their judgement and that judgement is guided by $$$. Anyway best to ask them directly.)
RE: PaedDr in Solvakia via consulting - Messdiener - 04-15-2026
(04-04-2025, 06:04 AM)Maltus Wrote: Good morning!
Has anyone any experience with getting a PaedDr (a so called "small" doctorate" from slovakia)? You can get it by doing a Rigorosum (small thesis + defensio) at e.g. DTI University, a private university in Dubica. And Since Slovakia is an EU-Member you're allowed to use the degree in the EU.
A "downside" is the consultation fee you pay for "translations" and such of about €7000-11.000 for "consultants" like https://pobs-fernstudium.com/
Normally you can only take the Rigorosum with a Masters' degree in the same field. So for a PaedDr would need a Master's in education or pedagogy. Has anyone ever troed to get a PaedDr with a degree in a field of study which is close to pedagogy like social work or social eduacation?
Or has anyone ever tried to get a PaedDr or a PhDr in Slovakia? Is it worth it?
Pardon me for resurrecting this old thread, but I just discovered that there's a specific social work university that offers the Rigorosum for the field of social work:
https://www.vssvalzbety.sk/en/rigorosum-procedure/
Not being a social worker, I didn't reach out to ask if they could do this remotely. Nevertheless, when I stumbled upon this, I thought of this thread from last year and figured that Maltus and others may want to know about this (potential) opportunity!
RE: PaedDr in Solvakia via consulting - Maltus - 04-30-2026
(04-15-2026, 09:49 PM)Messdiener Wrote:(04-04-2025, 06:04 AM)Maltus Wrote: Good morning!
Has anyone any experience with getting a PaedDr (a so called "small" doctorate" from slovakia)? You can get it by doing a Rigorosum (small thesis + defensio) at e.g. DTI University, a private university in Dubica. And Since Slovakia is an EU-Member you're allowed to use the degree in the EU.
A "downside" is the consultation fee you pay for "translations" and such of about €7000-11.000 for "consultants" like https://pobs-fernstudium.com/
Normally you can only take the Rigorosum with a Masters' degree in the same field. So for a PaedDr would need a Master's in education or pedagogy. Has anyone ever troed to get a PaedDr with a degree in a field of study which is close to pedagogy like social work or social eduacation?
Or has anyone ever tried to get a PaedDr or a PhDr in Slovakia? Is it worth it?
Pardon me for resurrecting this old thread, but I just discovered that there's a specific social work university that offers the Rigorosum for the field of social work:
https://www.vssvalzbety.sk/en/rigorosum-procedure/
Not being a social worker, I didn't reach out to ask if they could do this remotely. Nevertheless, when I stumbled upon this, I thought of this thread from last year and figured that Maltus and others may want to know about this (potential) opportunity!
Lovely find, thank you very much! I just finished a Master's thesis in the field of Law with lots of research, so I guess I'm done for the next few month, but after that I have a look-see if that might motivate me :-)