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DTI University (Slovak: Vysoká škola DTI) is a private university founded in 2006 with the right to award doctorates and habilitations in Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia, with around 2,200 students. It offers courses in management and teaching professions. Tomáš Lengyelfalusy has been the university’s rector since May 13, 2022.

On March 1, 2006, the university began operating under the name Dubnický technologický inštitút v Dubnici nad Váhom. To date, DTI University has more than 6,000 successful graduates. The university has been operating under its current name since the beginning of 2017. DTI University checks all academic papers submitted by students using software to detect plagiarism.

In her laudatory speech on the appointment of the current rector, Lengyelfalusy, the then President of Slovakia, Zuzana Čaputová, emphasized the importance of the university for teacher training in the country. Since 2014, the university has established a quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001 and successfully passed its latest audit in 2021. More information about DTI University can also be found at https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DTI-Universität

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According to the German database anabin, DTI University is rated H+. Institutions with an H+ rating are recognized as universities in their respective countries of origin and are therefore considered universities in Germany. The anabin database is operated by the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) at the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany.

In February 2025, a survey was conducted among students at DTI University. More than 500 students took part in the survey. The result was outstanding, and DTI University was awarded the “Top Service” award by the DIQP German Institute for Quality Standards and Testing e.V. with a grade of “very good.” More information about the award can be found here.

With our support, it is possible to write a thesis in German and obtain the recognized degree of PhDr. “Doctor of Philosophy” / PhDr. “doktor filozofie.”

The doctoral degree (PhDr.) from DTI University corresponds to the second level of the Bologna classification and not to the third level of the Bologna classification. The doctoral degree “Doctor of Philosophy” may be used as PhDr. in Germany (as of 2024) before the name, e.g., PhDr. Max Mustermann, but may not be abbreviated as Dr.

The doctoral degree (PhDr.) may not be entered on a German identity card, even as a so-called “minor doctoral degree.” Since 2025, it is no longer possible to enter “Dr.” before the name on identity cards in Germany. Entries of “Dr.” are now only made in a separate data field.

Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko, officially the Slovak Republic, Slovak: Slovenská republika) borders Austria, Czechia, Poland, Ukraine, and Hungary. The capital and largest city of the country is Bratislava. Slovakia has been a member of the European Union and NATO since 2004. In 2007, border controls with EU countries were abolished in accordance with the Schengen Agreement, and in 2009 Slovakia joined the eurozone. The country is a democratic parliamentary republic.

The education system in Slovakia comprises three levels: academic degrees of the 1st Bologna level (bachelor’s level), academic degrees of the 2nd Bologna level (master’s level) and academic degrees of the 3rd Bologna level (doctoral level).

The PhDr. degree is also referred to as a minor doctorate and is classified as the second Bologna level. The legally obtained title may be used before the name in Germany. More information on academic degrees in Slovakia:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akademische_Grade_in_Tschechien_und_der_Slowakei