PROFILES OF DEPARTMENT MEMBERS

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027

Wednesday:   12:40 - 13:40 

Thursday:      14:40 - 15:40  online (Teams)

(students must pre-register for consultations by email)

Room R-104, Phone +421 2 9015 9288,

Email miroslava.bartonovafedu.uniba.sk 

 

PROFILE

Prof. PaedDr. Miroslava Bartoňová, Ph.D. works at the Faculty of Education of Comenius University in Bratislava. She completed her higher education at the Faculty of Education of University of Olomouc in the field of Teaching for schools requiring special care. She completed her doctoral studies (PhD.) in Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education of Masaryk University in Brno. Her research and teaching activity is focused on the development of special and inclusive pedagogy. She specializes in the field of education, intervention for pupils in inclusive primary and secondary school environments with an emphasis on pupils with specific learning disabilities and pupils with intellectual disabilities. She implements her years of experience and the empirical knowledge gained from her practice in teaching students. Through publishing, cooperation with foreign countries and lecturing activities at domestic and foreign conferences, she supports the dissemination of the acquired knowledge from scientific research activities towards the professional public. Within the academic sphere, she is currently the principal investigator of the national VEGA grant, and she has been the investigator and co-investigator of national and international projects focused on research in the field of special and inclusive education and counselling. She is the author or co-author of several monographs, university textbooks on inclusion, inclusive didactics and intervention approaches for pupils in mainstream education.

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027

Monday:       14:00 – 15:30 also online by appointment

Wednesday:  13:30 – 14:30 Coordinator for students with hearing impairment

Thursday:     12:30 – 14:30 also online by appointment

(please arrange consultations in advance by email) 

Room R-101, Telefón +421 2 9015 9128,

Email darina.tarcsiovafedu.uniba.sk

 

CURRENT PROJECTS

KEGA 053UK-4/2026 - Implementation of New Findings in the Higher Education Training of Special Education Teachers and Teachers in General Education Schools (Principal Investigator)

 

PROFILE

Darina Tarcsiová, prof. PaedDr. PhD., is a graduate of the Faculty of Education of Comenius University in Bratislava and works in the field of Teaching and Pedagogical Sciences, specifically in special education. She specializes in the pedagogy of the hearing impaired and the pedagogy of the deafblind, focusing on several areas. The first is the communication of people with hearing impairment and deafblindness, with a narrower focus on the use of specific forms of communication - sign language, slovak sign language and finger signs. Another area of her interest is bimodal bilingualism - bilingualism using spoken and signed language, relating to both deaf and hearing children of deaf parents (CODA children). In the context of the paradigm shift in pedagogy and special education towards inclusive education, she is co-author of the Strategy of Inclusive Approach in Education 2022-2030 and subsequent materials related to support measures. She is a investigator and co-investigator of several domestic and international research projects and author and co-author of a number of publications in her fields of expertise.  She cooperates with civic associations of the hearing impaired and parents of children with hearing loss. She works as an interpreter of Slovak sign language within RTVS.

 

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027

Tuesday:        9:00 - 10:30  

Wednesday:   9:00 - 10:30  

(please arrange consultations in advance by email)

Room R-106, Phone +421 2 9015 9118,

Email alexandra.bisco.kastelovafedu.uniba.sk

 

CURRENT PROJECTS

KEGA No. 068UK-4/2026 Diagnostic Test for Assessing Reading Comprehension and Language-Cognitive Processes in Lower Secondary School Students—Development, Validation, and Standardization (Principal Investigator)

KEGA 053UK-4/2026 Implementation of New Findings in the Higher Education Training of Special Education Teachers and Teachers in General Education Schools (Co-Investigator)

 

PROFILE

Associate professor Alexandra Biščo Kastelová, PhD. is a long-standing expert in the field of special education at the Faculty of Education of Comenius University. Her academic profile is characterized by a systematic approach to research and publishing.

Education and academic degrees: Alexandra Biščo Kastelová obtained her PhD. in 2006 as part of her doctoral studies in the field of special education. Later, in 2007, she defended her PhDr. degree, thus completing her rigorous studies. Subsequently, in 2015, she successfully completed the habilitation procedure, thus confirming her professional qualification.

Academic workplace: Since 2008 she has been a member of the academic staff of the Faculty of Education of Comenius University, where she works at the Department of Special and Inclusive Education. At this department, she lectures on subjects focused on special pedagogical diagnostics, special pedagogical counselling and comparative special pedagogy at the bachelor, master and doctoral levels of study.

Research focus: Her professional interest focuses on special education diagnostics and counselling for individuals with special educational needs.

Scientific activity: Alexandra Biščo Kastelová has a rich scientific profile with studies, chapters in university textbooks, university textbooks and scientific papers published in national and international journals since 2005. Her monographs and textbooks from 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2020 reflect her research activities in the field of special education diagnostics within special education counselling.

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027

Wednesday:  10:00 – 12:00  

Thursday:     10:00 – 12:00  

(Please arrange consultations in advance by email)

Room R-110/111, Phone +421 2 9015 9121,

Email terezia.harcarikovafedu.uniba.sk

 

PROFILE

Doc. PaedDr. Terézia Harčaríková, PhD. works in the position of pedagogical employee - associate professor at the Department of Special and Inclusive Education. She specializes in the pedagogy of the physically disabled, ill and medically impaired, within which she focuses on several areas. She is involved in pre-vocational and vocational training of individuals with physical disabilities, issues of school self-assessment of students with physical disabilities, illness and medical impairment. She is also interested in chronically and terminally ill children and pupils, specifically in the field of education of these children and pupils, as well as in the field of special educational support for children and pupils with incurable, life-threatening illnesses. She is also interested in the issue of pupils with developmental learning disabilities, in particular the specifics of their education, the school self-assessment of these pupils and also pre-vocational and vocational training.

In connection with the paradigm shift in the field of special education towards inclusive education in the Slovak Republic, she participated in the development of strategic documents. She is a co-author of the Strategy of Inclusive Approach in Education for 2022-2030.

Recently, she has been working closely with the NIVaM, the Department for Inclusion and Special Education, Early Childhood and Preschool Education. She is the author and co-author of the Catalogue of Support Measures, methodological materials of support measures focused on the area of specialised career counselling, on the area of provision of activities for the development of children and pupils, etc.

She is a member of the scientific board of the international scientific peer-reviewed journal Studies in Special Education of Faculty of Education of University of Prešov, and a member of the editorial board of the journal Special Education at the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague.

She is a member of the board of the study programme in Special Education at all levels of study. 

She is the head of the Department of Special and Inclusive Education at the Faculty of Education of Comenius University in Bratislava.

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027

Wednesdy: 10:00 – 12:00 

Thursday:    9:00 – 11:00 

Tutor, Coordinator for students with specific needs:  Wednesday: 9:00 – 10:00 

(please email in advance to arrange consultations)

Room R-109, Phone +421 2 9015 9123, Email jana.lopuchovafedu.uniba.sk

 

CURRENT PROJECTS

053UK-4/2026 - Implementation of New Findings in the Higher Education Training of Special Education Teachers and Teachers in General Education Schools (Co-investigator)

068UK-4/2026 - Diagnostic Test for Assessing Reading Comprehension and Language-Cognitive Processes in Lower Secondary School Students—Development, Validation, and Standardization (co-investigator)

 

PROFILE

A university professor at the Department of Special Education and Inclusive Education, Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava. Her primary area of interest is special education, with a narrower focus on the education of the visually impaired, as well as the education of infants and preschoolers, pre-primary education, and issues related to digital and assistive technologies for individuals with disabilities. 

She has long been engaged in scientific research and publishing, with over 220 publications to her credit. As a co-author, she has participated in the development of strategic documents for the Slovak Republic, such as the Strategy for an Inclusive Approach to the Education of Children and Students with Special Needs, the Manual for Making Schools and School Facilities Accessible, the Catalog of Support Measures, selected methodologies related to the Inclusive Education Program, professional standards, and more. In the Czech Republic, she served as a member of the international evaluation panel for university research activities in 2025.

She has been a principal investigator on KEGA and VEGA projects, development projects, as well as projects aimed at making cultural institutions accessible to disadvantaged groups.

As the faculty coordinator for students with special needs, she has extensive experience in removing barriers and making the academic environment and the educational process itself accessible to students with special needs. 

In the field of special education, she gives lectures upon invitation both at home and abroad. She actively participates in scientific conferences and professional seminars both in Slovakia and abroad.

She is the chair of the Quality Council of the Faculty of Education at Comenius University in Bratislava, a member of the Comenius University Quality Council, the chair of the Accreditation Council of the Faculty of Education at Comenius University, and a member of the advisory board for the special education program at all levels of study. She is a member of the editorial board of the scientific journal Paedagogica Specialis, a member of the scientific council of the international peer-reviewed journal Studies in Special Education, at the Faculty of Education, University of Prešov; a member of the committee for assessing the specific needs of students with special needs; and a member of examination committees for rigorous and dissertation examinations and defenses of rigorous/dissertation theses at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University, both in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

He currently serves as the associate dean for the internal quality assurance system at the faculty.

 

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027

Monday:       13:00 - 14:30 

Wednesday:    9:00 - 10:30 

(please arrange consultations in advance by email)

Room R-06, Phone +421 2 9015 9497,

Email dagmar.nemcekfedu.uniba.sk

 

CURRENT PROJECTS

VEGA 1/0694/24: Physical and sports education as a means of inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorders (principal investigator)

INTERREG 403401DWB8, cross-border cooperation SK-CZ: Inclusive physical and sports education as a prerequisite for a healthy society (project implementation years 2025-2026)

 

PROFILE

Doc. Mgr. Dagmar Nemček, PhD. is a graduate of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of Comenius University in Bratislava (FTVŠ UK) in the field of Physical Education and Sports with a specialization in Health Physical Education and Sports. At FTVŠ UK, she completed her doctoral studies in the field of Sports Educology, in which she also habilitated. She works as a university pedagogue at the Department of Special and Inclusive Education of the Faculty of Education of Comenius University in Bratislava, where she prepares future special educators in subjects with a physical education focus. She is the author of more than 200 full-fledged scientific and professional works in the field of inclusive physical education and sports and sports for the disabled with more than 600 domestic and foreign citations. She is the president of the Slovak Scientific Society for Physical Education and Sports and a member of the European organization of inclusive physical activities EUFAPA (European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity). She is the editor-in-chief of the domestic scientific and professional journal Telesná výchova & šport. Her scientific interests focus on the quality of life of athletes with disabilities, inclusive physical and sports education, and health physical education. In these areas, she is a successful researcher of several national and international projects.

MATERNITY LEAVE

  

PROFILE

Mgr. Lenka Nadányi, PhD. works as an assistant professor at the Department of Special and Inclusive Education. She performs pedagogical activity of subjects focused on autism spectrum disorders and within the scientific-research activity she is also engaged in the issue of autism spectrum disorders, education of individuals with these disorders, etc. She has a degree in special education within the framework of the II. and III. degree of university studies. She continues to educate herself in the field and expands her knowledge through webinars, courses, seminars and training. She has extensive experience in educating and supporting individuals with autism spectrum disorders, which she has gained through several years of experience in providing behavioral interventions, allowing her to connect theory with practice.

 

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027

Tuesday:      14:00 - 15:30

Wednesday: 16:30 - 17:30 online

Thursday:    13:00 - 14:30 

(please arrange consultations in advance by email; online consultations are also available if needed)

Room R-104, Phone +421 2 9015 9493,

Email kristina.ondrasinovafedu.uniba.sk

 

CURRENT PROJECTS 

KEGA 053UK-4/2026 - Implementation of New Findings in the Higher Education Training of Special Education Teachers and Teachers in General Education Schools (Co-investigator) 

PROFILE 

Mgr. Kristína Ondrašinová, PhD. works as an assistant professor at the Department of Special and Inclusive Education at the Faculty of Education of Comenius University in Bratislava. She studied special education at the Department of Special Education at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava, completing her first and second degrees.

She also successfully completed her doctoral studies in special education at the Faculty of Education of Comenius University. Currently, she is primarily concerned with the possibilities of using sign language and sign communication for individuals with other types of disabilities. In addition to the above, her scientific interests also include the field of augmentative and alternative communication. She specializes in the fields of pedagogy for the mentally disabled and pedagogy for the multiply disabled. 

CONSULTATION HOURS IN 2026/2027

Tuesday:       11:00 - 12:30

Wednesday:   16:30 - 17:30  online only

Thursday:      11:00 - 12:30

(please arrange consultations in advance by email)

Room R-104, Phone +421 2 9015 9125,

Email margareta.osvaldovafedu.uniba.sk

 

PROFILE

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION DEVELOPMENT

2002 - 2004: PhD. Department of Music Education of Faculty of Education of Comenius University in Bratislava.

1996 - 2000: Master (Mgr.) Musicologist, Department of Musical Science of Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava.

 

PaedDr. Margaréta Osvaldová, PhD. works at the Department of Special and Inclusive Education as an assistant professor. Her area of interest is music, music art and music education with a narrower focus on individuals with disabilities and inclusive education. Her creative work, which includes around 70 publications, is also focused on this area. She teaches, for example, the subjects Fundamentals of Music Education, Special Music Education, Special Didactics of Music Education, Fundamentals of Music Therapy for Special Educators, Special Music Education for the Intellectually Disabled, as well as Educational Rehabilitation of the Intellectually and Multitarily Disabled. She supervises bachelor and diploma theses with the above mentioned issues, she is a member of state examination committees. She actively participates in scientific conferences and professional seminars. As part of her professional skills development, she has completed, for example, Phonemic Awareness Training.

MATERNITY LEAVE

 

PROFILE

Mgr. Nikoletta Szászová, PhD., MBA graduated in special education at the master's degree in counseling and pedagogy of individuals with learning disabilities, behavioral disorders and impaired communication skills. She subsequently completed her doctoral studies at the Department of Special Education. Her professional interests include developmental learning disabilities and neuropedagogical approaches in education. Her main interest is the complexity of special education intervention and diagnostics. At the department, she provides teaching of subjects focused on special education counseling and diagnostics in practice. She also works in a private counseling and prevention center, where she specializes in diagnostics and intervention in the area of ​​specific learning disabilities. In 2024, she was nominated for the Young Counseling Talent award, where she reached the finals. She participated in the translation of the electronic geography textbook Geosen into Hungarian. She is also a member of the KMT Academy in Budapest, with whom she works closely on the development of neuropedagogical and movement interventions.

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027

Monday:        9:00 - 11:00  

Wednesday: 13:00 - 15:00

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email)  

Room R-108, Phone +421 2 9015 9438,

Email kristina.tkacovafedu.uniba.sk 

 

PROFILE

Kristína Tkáčová, M.A., Ph.D., studied special education with a focus on the education of individuals with intellectual disabilities and counseling. She works as a research scientist at the Institute of Special Education Studies and Inclusive Education at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava. Her teaching and research activities focus on issues related to children and students with intellectual, physical, and multiple disabilities. In addition, she focuses on issues related to children and students with illnesses, a topic she explored in her dissertation titled “The Individual with a Terminal Illness in the Context of Pedagogy for the Sick.”

As part of her teaching activities, she focuses on early childhood care, pre-primary education, and the education of the terminally ill; she also serves as a supervisor for professional internships.

PROJECT ACTIVITY

Investigator of Grant No. UK/180/2016 The individual with a terminal illness in the context of the pedagogy of the sick

Co-investigator of KEGA 064UK-4/2020 Electronic geography textbook for pupils with intellectual disabilities

Co-investigator of VEGA 1/0789/14 Determinants and deviations of development of school-age children with disabilities in somatopathological, psychoeducational, communicative and social area

KEGA 038UK-4/2023 Support and development of innovations in aesthetic education subjects with emphasis on expressive therapies in inclusive education (co-investigator)

KEGA 060UK-4/2023 Compulsory pre-primary education of children with autism spectrum disorders and children with severe multiple disabilities in the paradigm of special and inclusive education (representative of the principal investigator)

VEGA 1/0196/23 Approaches, interventions and attitudes of teachers towards pupils with specific learning disabilities and specific behavioral disorders (ADHD) in Slovak primary schools (co-investigator)

 

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027

Monday:         9:00 - 10:30 

Wednesday:  14:00 - 15:30 

Tutor:  Wednesday: 13:00 - 14:00 

(please arrange your consultation date in advance via email)

Room R-101, Phone +421 2 9015 9386,

Email miroslava.tomaskovafedu.uniba.sk

 

CURRENT PROJECTS

KEGA 053UK-4/2026 - Implementation of New Findings in the Higher Education Training of Special Education Teachers and Teachers in Mainstream Schools (co-investigator) 

 

PROFILE

Mgr. Miroslava Tomášková, PhD., studied special education with a focus on the education of students with hearing impairments and counseling. She currently works as a research associate at the Department of Special Education and Inclusive Education at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava.

In her professional, scientific, research, and teaching activities, she focuses primarily on issues related to communication, diagnosis, and support for children and students with hearing impairments in educational settings. She devotes particular attention to the assessment of communication skills in children and students with hearing loss, which was also the subject of her dissertation titled “Assessment of Communication Skills in Children and Students with Hearing Loss.”  She approaches the subject not only from a professional and research perspective, but also based on her own experience as a person with a hearing impairment.

As part of her teaching activities, she focuses on manual forms of communication and the training of future special education teachers. She teaches the courses “Fundamentals of Sign Language,” “Finger Spelling,” “Pre-Primary Education for the Hearing Impaired,” and “Educational Rehabilitation for the Hearing Impaired.” At the master’s level, she teaches courses focused on specific teaching methods with an emphasis on spoken language. She also serves as a supervisor for teaching practicums in the field of education for the hearing impaired for undergraduate students.

In the field of scientific research, she participates in domestic and international projects focused on the education of individuals with special educational needs, including children and students with hearing impairments. She serves as a co-investigator and deputy principal investigator on projects funded by the KEGA and VEGA grant schemes and also participates in an international DAAD project. Her publications primarily reflect the professional and research topics developed within the framework of these projects.

She also gained professional experience through practical work. In the past, she worked as a teaching assistant at both regular and special elementary schools and in the private sector as a specialist, where she provided individualized interventions for children with various special educational needs. Currently, in addition to her work at the university, she also works at the Specialized Counseling and Prevention Center for Children and Students with Hearing Impairments.

She has a long-standing partnership with nonprofit organizations and other institutions working to support people with hearing impairments. It also participates in specialized and inclusive projects aimed at the general public, including, for example, the “Silent Walks” project, carried out in collaboration with BIBIANA.

PROJECT ACTIVITY

1 Principal Investigator of Grant No. UK/187/2018 - Identification, analysis and assessment of communication competence in children/pupils with hearing impairment

2 Principal Investigator of Grant No. UK/183/2019 entitled Diagnostic tool for the assessment of communication behaviour in children and pupils with hearing impairment - KOZK.

3 Co-investigator of KEGA 049UK-4/2019 Possibilities and limits of integrative/inclusive education of pupils with sensory impairment (completed)

4 Co-investigator KEGA 034UK-4/2018 Innovation of the educational process of the subject geography for pupils with intellectual disabilities (completed)

5 Co-investigator of the DAAD (Deutscher akademischer Austauschdienst) project, implemented at Faculty of Education of Comenius University in Bratislava, in the years 2020 - 2021 under the title : Barrierefrei studieren - Inklusion im tertiären Bildungsbereich - Co-investigator of the project

6 KEGA 018UK-4/2023 Creation and implementation of new didactic means for the acquisition, development and evaluation of specific communication forms of children and pupils with sensory disabilities (co-investigator)

7 VEGA 1/0478/23 - Sign language and sign communication and their use in special and inclusive pedagogy for developing communicative competence of selected groups of children and pupils with special educational needs (deputy principal investigator)

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027:

Tuesday:       13:30 – 15:30

Thursday:      12:00 – 14:00

(Please arrange a consultation in advance by email)

Room: R-107, Phone: +421 2 9015 9531, 

e-mail: martin.zani@fedu.uniba.sk

 

PROFIL

Mgr. Martin Záni, PhD., serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education and Inclusive Education. His professional focus is on the education of individuals with intellectual disabilities, the education of individuals with physical disabilities, illnesses, or health impairments, the education of individuals with visual impairments, and special education counseling. In her scientific and research work, she focuses on the history of special education and comparative special education. He gained practical experience while working as a special education teacher.

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027

Wednesday:  15:00 - 16:30

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email)

Room R-105, Email branislav.augustin@fedu.uniba.sk 

 

PROFILE

Mgr. Branislav Augustín serves as a faculty member in the Department of Special Education and Inclusive Education at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava.

He is a graduate of the Department of Education at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. He subsequently completed a degree in special education. He currently works as a teacher of students with intellectual disabilities (categories B and C) at the United School at 1 Dolinského Street in Bratislava.

In the 2026/2027 academic year, the Department of Special Education and Inclusive Education will offer courses in the special didactics of the Slovak language, natural sciences, and social sciences.

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027

Tuesday:   12:00 - 14:00

(please arrange consultations in advance by email) 

Room R-105, Phone  +421 2 9015 9535, Email drugova5uniba.sk 

 

PROFILE

PaedDr. Roberta Drugová, PhD., studied special education with a focus on counseling and education for individuals with intellectual disabilities at the Department of Special Education and Inclusive Education at Comenius University, where she currently serves as an instructor for courses focused on autism spectrum disorders.

In her teaching practice, she works at an elementary school for students with autism and at a counseling and prevention center, where she focuses on support, intervention, and education for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. As part of her practice, she also leads support groups for adolescents with ASD. She is also actively involved in a social services facility, where she focuses on issues related to sexuality and sex education for individuals with ASD. She continues her professional development through international training courses and seminars focused on the support, diagnosis, and communication needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

CONSULTATION HOURS  2026/2027

Monday: 15:30 - 17:00

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email) 

Room R-109, Phone +421 2 9015 9122, Email hlinafedu.uniba.sk

 

CURRENT PROJECTS

 

PROFILE

Mgr. Marek Hlina works at the Department of Special and Inclusive Education at the Faculty of Education of Comenius University as a lecturer. He graduated in pedagogy of the visually impaired combined with teaching of Slovak language and literature. During his work experience he has been involved in social rehabilitation of the visually impaired at the Slovak Blind and Partially Sighted Union, diagnostics and counselling at the Centre of Special Pedagogical Counselling for Children and Pupils with Visual Impairment and worked as a teacher and deputy headmaster at the United Boarding School for Pupils with Visual Impairment. He is currently the director of the Specialized Centre of Counselling and Prevention for Children and Pupils with Visual Impairment in Bratislava. At the Department of Special Education he provides teaching of subjects focused on the education of the visually impaired. He has been an external collaborator and assessor of methodological materials for pupils with visual impairment for NIVAM and VÚDPAP. He is involved in sports for the visually impaired and blind, and currently holds the position of goalball chairman for the blind section of the Slovak Association of Disabled Athletes. In goalball he has represented the Slovak Republic at several world championships. He is a member of the board of the Braille Authority of Slovakia, which spreads awareness of Braille. His publications focus mainly on education of visually impaired pupils, spatial orientation and Braille.

 

 

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027

Tuesday:       10:00 - 11:00

Thursday:      15:00 - 16:00

(please arrange consultations in advance by email) 

Room R-108, Phone +421 2 9015 9127, Email stasiakovafedu.uniba.sk 

 

PROFILE

PaedDr. Valéria Stašiaková works at the Department of Special and Iclusive Education of the Faculty of Education of Comenius University as a lecturer. She graduated in teaching for youth requiring special care at the Faculty of Education of Comenius University in Bratislava. During her practice, she devoted herself to the upbringing and education of children and youth with physical disabilities, worked as a teacher at the 1st level and deputy director at the Unified School for Students with Physical Disabilities at Mokrohájská 3 in Bratislava. She worked as a lecturer in introducing the Lego-dacta teaching aid to special schools in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Since the beginning of her work at the primary school for the physically disabled, she has worked as a training teacher in implementing pedagogical practices for special education students, as well as a coordinator of special pedagogical practices. She has collaborated on various programs and projects with educational organizations such as the State Pedagogical Institute: Educational Program for the Physically Disabled - Primary Education / Innovation /, the National Institute of Certified Educational Measurements - National Project: Improving the Quality of Education in Elementary and Secondary Schools Using Electronic Testing, the National Institute of Education and Youth: Catalog of Support Measures in Education. 

CONSULTATION HOURS 2026/2027

Tuesday:    15:00 - 16:00  

Thursday:  16:00 - 17:00

(please arrange consultations in advance by email) 

Room R-108, Email veresovafedu.uniba.sk 

 

PROFILE

PaedDr. Jana Verešová, PhD. works at the Department of Special and Inclusive Education of the Faculty of Education of Comenius University as a lecturer. She graduated from the Department of Special Education in the field of general and special education with a specialization in pedagogy of the emotionally and socially disturbed, later in pedagogy of the physically disabled, sick and health-impaired. She completed her doctoral studies in the field of Special Education.

During her teaching practice, she devoted herself to the education and upbringing of children and pupils with hearing impairments, as well as their artistic development. She was an assistant professor at the Department of Special Education. In the years 2011 - 2023, she worked as a teacher of professional development and methodologist at the MPC later NIVaM. She is a co-author of the Catalogue of Support Measures and Accompanying Methodological Materials Specialized Career Counseling and Special Forms of Communication in Inclusive and Special Education. She collaborated on the creation of the Innovative Professional Standards of PZ and OZ. In the field of extracurricular education, she is one of the initiators of changes in the field of educational programs and co-author of the State Educational Programs for ŠKD, ŠI and RC. Since 2024, she has been working as the director of the Special Primary School with Kindergarten / Primary School for Pupils with Mental and Multiple Disabilities.

At the Department of Special and Inclusive Education, she provides teaching of subjects focused on pedagogical and legal standards, inclusive education, educational support and application of support measures. In her publishing activities, she focuses mainly on the implementation of support measures in schools and school facilities, on the creation of an inclusive environment in schools and educational facilities.

CONSULTATION HOURS 2O26/2027

Monday:         11:00 - 12:00 

Wednesday:     9:00 - 11:00 

(please arrange consultations in advance by email)

Room R-113, Phone +421 2 9015 9534, Email bianca.jasenicka@fedu.uniba.sk   

 

CURRENT PROJECTS

Grant UK n. 1013/2026: Attitudes of School Support Team Members Toward Inclusive Education of Pupils with Autism Spectrum Disorder (principal investigator)

VEGA n. 1/0694/24: Physical and Sports Education as a Means of the Inclusion of Pupils with Autism Spectrum Disorders (co-investigator) 

PROFILE

Mgr. Bianca Jasenická is an internal doctoral student at the Department of Special and Inclusive Education, Faculty of Education, Comenius University. She studied special education - counseling combined with pedagogy of the mentally disabled. In her dissertation, she focuses on support measures for students with autism spectrum disorders in inclusive education at the primary school level.

CONSULTATION HOURS 2O26/2027

Wednesday   13:00 - 15:00

Thursday      12:00 - 14:30

(please arrange consultations in advance by email)

Room R-113, Phone +421 2 9015 9510

Email fabryova43uniba.sk

 

PROFILE

Mgr. Sára Fábryová, is a full-time doctoral student in the Department of Special Education and Inclusive Education at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University. During her master’s studies, she specialized in the education of individuals with learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, and communication impairments, in combination with counseling. In her dissertation, she focuses on the mental health and well-being of students in the context of risky behavior. She currently also works at a private counseling and prevention center, where she combines theoretical knowledge with practical skills. In her practice, she focuses on phonemic awareness training according to D. B. Elkonin, the method of partial function deficits according to Dr. Sindelar, as well as crisis intervention during emergencies at schools. 

CONSULTATION HOURS 2O26/2027

Tuesday:      8:00 - 10:00 

Thursday:   11:00 - 13:00

(please arrange consultations in advance by email)

Room R113, Phone +421 2 9015 9521

Email sunalova2uniba.sk 

 

PROFILE

Mgr. Nina Šuňalová is an internal doctoral student at the Department of Special Education and Inclusive Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, Comenius University. During her Master's degree studies, she specialized in the pedagogy of individuals with learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, and impaired communication ability, combined with counseling. In her dissertation thesis, she focuses on the discrepancy between spoken language comprehension and reading comprehension in students with dyslexia.