TUKE will provide its environment with scientific and technological knowledge basis, innovation and workforce, in order to form beneficial and sustainable future and high quality of life. This will be achieved at TUKE by innovative research and excellent education in all scientific branches of respective University Faculties. The number of students currently attending nine TUKE Faculties exceeds 16,000. Approximately 13,000 of them are full-time students, out of which there are 8,500 Bachelor students, 4,000 Master students and over 500 PhD students. Almost 900 teachers work here, and the same number of research and administrative staff. TUKE caters for a wide range of educational needs not only in the East-Slovak region, but throughout Slovakia and Central Europe, as in many specializations it is the only centre of education and research in this area. TUKE closely co-operates with other universities and with industrial organizations throughout the region and the Slovak Republic. (Source: the university’s website)