Teachers and Students with Special Needs at the University

Abstract

The paper deals with the issue of students with special needs at the university. The goal of universities (and university teachers as well) should be to provide, create an universally accessible academic milieu and appropriate policies (of the study) for prospective students with specific needs without reducing the requirements for their study performance. A survey was carried out among university teachers at the Technical University in Košice. It aimed to examine their opinions and knowledge concerning this issue. This research was conducted at the beginning of the winter semester in 2018. The questions in questionnaire used in this research were developed by the researchers. The aim of this study was to confirm the importance of addressing this issue, when preparing university teachers.