University of Central Europe
Stredoeurópska vysoká škola | |
Other name | SEVŠ |
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Type | Private university |
Active | 31 May 2005 | –June 2, 2021
Academic affiliations | Erasmus Programme |
Location | , |
Website | www |
The University of Central Europe (in Slovak Stredoeurópska vysoká škola v Skalici (SEVŠ)) was a private university located in Skalica. The university was founded in 2005 with the ambition to become a "Slovak Cambridge",[1] but struggled with financial problems and lost its accreditation in 2021.[2]
In 2022 the university declared bankruptcy.[3] The school offered education in international relations, environment and regional development.The number of students of the university peaked at 1,181 in 2013 and declined to the last available number of only 172 in 2018.[4][5] In addition to the main campus in Skalica, the university had a campus in Košice until 2019.[6]
Controversy
In June 2020, the
A government audit in 2021 found that several holders of SEVŠ diplomas never applied to study at the university and there is no proof they ever attended any classes.[3]
References
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- ^ a b "Kto zaplatí miliónové dlhy školy, ktorá rozdávala pochybné tituly" (in Slovak). Aktuality.sk. 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Štatistická ročenka – vysoké školy – CVTI SR". cvtisr.sk. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ "Univerzity a vysoké školy na Slovensku". trend.sk (in Slovak). 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ Aktuality.sk (12 August 2020). "Skalická vysoká škola z kauzy skopírovaných záverečných prác sa topí v dlhoch". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
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- ^ "Miliónové dlhy, súdne spory i trestné oznámenia. Škola z kauzy pochybných titulov sa topí v problémoch" (in Slovak). Aktuality.sk. 25 October 2020.