Slovak
agricultural
university
About the educational institution
The Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra is a leading educational and scientific institution whose main objective is to provide higher education and creative scientific research in the direction of Slovak agriculture and rural development. In its six faculties, the university provides free education in the field of agriculture and related scientific fields, such as agrobiology, food resources, biotechnology, food technology, engineering production of agricultural machinery and equipment, horticulture, etc.
University graduates successfully work in the field of agriculture and agronomy around the world.
List of faculties
Faculty of Agrobiology
and food resources
In its curriculum, the Faculty includes disciplines that are based primarily on the field of agrobiology and interdisciplinary scientific fields between natural and agricultural sciences. At the faculty, students study original and unique specialties. The Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources is one of the only faculties in Slovakia that provides higher education in this area.
BACHELOR
– Agroecology
- Hippology
- Agriculture
– Plant production management
— Livestock management
- Special selection
– General Agriculture
- Human nutrition
MASTER
– Crop management
– Livestock management
– Special galuzi in selection
– Sustainable agriculture and rural development
– Human nutrition
– Plant nutrition and protection
– Nutrition and animal feed
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is completion of secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
For the specialty “Hippology” it is necessary to provide medical confirmation of suitability for training.
Admission without entrance exams*
*When applying to the specialty “Hippology”, it is necessary to demonstrate the practical capabilities of basic handling of horses.
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 04/30/2024, cost - 35 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until June 20, 2024, cost - 35 euros
Biotechnology
in food
industry
The objective of the faculty is to educate and train qualified specialists who have the latest knowledge of biological, chemical, technological and economic sciences, focused on modern processes of production, evaluation and processing of food products. The main goal is to achieve the biological and technological integrity of the “agricultural product” system.
BACHELOR
– Applied biology
– Food safety and control
– Food and technology in gastronomy
MASTER
– Applied biology
– Agrobiotechnology
– Food safety and control in Slovak or English
– Food technologies
DOCTORAL COURSE
– Agrobiotechnology
- Molecular biology
– Food technologies
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is completion of secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
At the time of registration for training, the applicant must be at least 18 years old.
Admission without entrance exams*
*If the number of applications for admission to majors exceeds the planned number of accepted students, then preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate a high level of learning ability under the conditions established by the faculty and who have passed the Unified State Examination in biology and chemistry.
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 04/30/2024, cost - 40 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until 07/07/2024, cost - 40 euros
Doctoral studies - applications accepted until 05/31/2024, cost - 40 euros
Department of Economics
and management
FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCES AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS is the only faculty in Slovakia with an exclusive focus in the field of political science. At all levels of study, the faculty offers unique academic programs: political science, international relations, security studies. The faculty also provides great benefits for students, such as the possibility of studying and internships abroad, as part of the Erasmus+ program.
BACHELOR
– International business with agricultural products in Slovak and English
– Business management in Slovak language
– Business management in Slovak and English
– Business Economics
– Commercial business
– Accounting
– Quantitative methods in economics
MASTER
– Agricultural trade and marketing
- Business management
– Business Economics in Slovak
– Business Economics in Slovak and English
– Quantitative methods in economics
– International economics and development in Slovak and English
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is completion of secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Admission without exams*
*An interview is conducted and the applicant’s grades and GPA are taken into account.
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until April 30, 2024 - 40 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until 06/09/2024, cost - 40 euros
Faculty of European
research
and regional development
The educational direction of the faculty is focused on training specialists for integrated regional development, natural resource management, economics and rural tourism management. The objective of the faculty is to provide higher education at all three levels of study, which will correspond to the European standard.
BACHELOR
– Regional development and policy of the European Union in Slovak language
– Rural development and rural tourism
MASTER
– Regional development and policy of the European Union
– Rural development and rural tourism
DOCTORAL COURSE
– Integrated development of rural areas
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is completion of secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Admission without entrance exams.
When applying for the specialty “Regional Development and Policy of the European Union in Slovak and English”, you must provide a certificate of knowledge of the English language: CEFR level B2 or IELTS minimum 5.5.
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 04/30/2024, cost - 40 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until June 15, 2024, cost - 40 euros
Faculty of Horticulture
and landscape engineering
The main focus of the faculty is on training specialists focused on horticulture, fruit growing, viticulture, winemaking, vegetable growing, floriculture, design of garden and park modifications, architectural projects of public, protected and recreational premises, restoration and maintenance of greenery, protection of water and air, waste management, construction and rural renewal.
BACHELOR
– Gardening
– Landscape engineering
– Landscape and garden architecture (4 years)
MASTER
– Gardening
– Landscape engineering
– Garden and landscape architecture
DOCTORAL COURSE
– Gardening
– Landscape engineering
– Garden and landscape architecture
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is completion of secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Receiving parts:
- interview
– talent testing (department of Landscape and Garden Architecture)
Talent exam date: 04/25/2024
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree (specialty “Landscape and garden architecture”) – applications are accepted until 03/31/2024, cost – 55 euros
Bachelor's degree (all other specialties) - applications are accepted until 03/31/2024, cost - 40 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until July 15, 2024, cost - 40 euros
Faculty of Technology
Since its creation, the faculty has trained almost 10,000 graduates for practice, who have made a significant contribution to the technical development of not only agricultural primary production, processing of agricultural products and the creation of new equipment, and to the improvement of activities in the automotive industry. The main mission of the faculty is to train technical managers and technical production and operational engineers who are able to apply their education in a competitive environment in the labor market.
BACHELOR
– Road transport
– Quality and safety in production technologies
– Trade and business with technology
– Control systems in production technology
MASTER
– Automotive transport systems
– Quality and safety in production technologies
– Trade and business with technology
– Control systems in production technology
DOCTORAL COURSE
– Transport machines and equipment
– Technology and mechanization of agricultural production
– Production technologies
– Control systems in production technology
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is completion of secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Admission without entrance exams*
*Grades in subjects such as mathematics and physics will be taken into account (if the applicant has not studied physics in the last 4 years, then another science subject or vocational technical subject or computer science will be taken into account).
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 04/30/2024, cost - 35 euros
Master's program - applications are accepted until 06/30/2024 (1st round), until 07/31/2024 (2nd round), cost - 35 euros
Doctoral studies - applications accepted until 05/31/2024, cost - 35 euros
Documents required for admission until 04/30/2024, cost 35 euros
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