SLOVAK UNIVERSITY

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• SLOVAK UNIVERSITY
• OF AGRICULTURE
• IN NITRA
• SLOVAK REPUBLIC

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Slovakia
Official name Slovak Republic State formation
date 1 January 1993  Capital city Bratislava
Population 5 412 008 (as at 30/6/2013)Populatio
n density 110/km2Location Central Europe (17
22 E, 47 49 N)Area  49 035 km2 The mid
and the North of the country is mountainous
(Carpathian curve), lowlands (important
agricultural areas) are typical of the South and
the East. The most important Slovak river, the
Danube connects the capital city of the SR
Bratislava with two capital cities of the
neighbouring countries Vienna and Budapest.
SLOVAKIA
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Bratislava
Capital city Density 367 km², 36700 ha
Elevation 152 m Population 417 389
Population density1 137,3 inhabitants/km² First
mentioned 907 River Dunaj
Bratislava
SLOVAKIA
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Nitra city of SUA
Density 108 km², 10800 ha Elevation 167 m
Population 80920 First mentioned in writing
826 River Nitra
NITRA
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SUA Facts and Figures
Slovak University of Agriculture is the only
agricultural university in Slovakia

• Number of students 10,000
• Alumni 70,000
• Academics 571
• Research and technical staff 651
• More than 100 scientific events
• organised with a focus
• on agriculture a year
• Study programmes
• Bachelor 36
• Master 31
• PhD 22
• Study programmes in English 20

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Quality Assurance
ECTS Label was awarded to SUA by the European
Commission as the first university in Slovakia on
October 5, 2010 SUA received the Diploma
Supplement Label from the European Commission in
2013.
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SUA Faculties
Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources
Faculty of Economics and Management
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering
Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences
Faculty of European Studies and Regional
Development
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Faculty of Agrobiology and Food
Resources

• The faculty prepares specialists in the
  development, utilization, protection and recovery
  of food sources of plant and animal origin
  through the development and application of
  biological, ecological, technical and economic
  principles of functionality and knowledge of
  sustainable agro-ecosystems.

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Faculty of Economics and Management

• The principal mission of the faculty is to
  prepare experts for agricultural and food
  processing industries as well as cooperating
  industries and to educate them in the areas of
  management, economics, accountancy and finance,
  information and communication technologies,
  international trade, foreign languages and
  regional development

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Faculty of Engineering

• The main mission of the faculty is to train
  skilled operating engineers and graduate
  engineers. The faculty does not only rely on an
  experienced team of teachers, but also on
  cooperation with many other educational and
  research institutions in Slovakia and abroad.

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Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape
Engineering

• The facultys priority is education of
  professionals oriented on horticultural
  production, fruit growing, viticulture, vegetable
  and flowers, garden design and landscaping.

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Faculty of Biotechnology and Food
Sciences

• The faculty deals with knowing, understanding and
  managing biological, technological and economic
  sciences specializing in modern processes of food
  production.

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Faculty of European Studies and Regional
Development

• The faculty guarantees training of professionals
  capable of processing the strategic objectives,
  contributing to the community development,
  especially in rural environment in cooperation
  with the governing bodies of public
  administration, and suceeding in advisory and
  projective organizations, which prepare projects
  within the EU programmes

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AgroBioTech Research Centre

• The project aims to build a comprehensive,
  research, innovationand regional competence
  center focused on the area of agrobiology,
  agroecology, biotechnology and bioenergy
• AgroBioTech Center will integrate cutting-edge
  applied research through the partnership of the
  Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra,
  University of Constantine the Philosopher and the
  Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology SAS in
  Nitra
• The project is supported by the amount of more
  than 26.3 million EUR, of which 22.4 million from
  EU funds and 2,6 million from the state budget

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University Farm and practical teaching

• Exclusive space for verification of scientific
  knowledge in agricultural practices at SUA
• Farm area of ??2,127 hectares
• One of the leading agricultural entities in
  Slovakia as for production and economic results
• Demonstrates a high level of management,
  including equipment with modern technology in
  crop production using elements of precise
  agriculture and advanced technologiesin animal
  husbandry

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Visegrad University Association

• Established on November 11, 2011 at SUA
• The main aim of the association is to link
  partner universities in order to provide quality
  education and scientific environment and to
  promote development of closer cooperation among
  the Visegrad group as well as cooperating regions
  respecting the neighbouring countries policy of
  the International Visegrad Fund in the field
  related to all aspects of sustainability.

Main activities include publishing of Visegrad
Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable development
and organing of scientific and educational
events.
50 member universities from 23 countries
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Institutional Research Network at SUA

• 5 Centres of Excellence
• Jean Monnet
• supporting and improving multidisciplinary
  knowledge and specific skills about policy and
  law on the protection of land and soil,
  leading to a positive impact on effective
  implementation of EU land policy measures to
  2020, especially in Slovak conditions.
• ECOVA protection and use of agricultural
  biodiversity
• increase the quality of research work and support
  excellent research for the conservation and use
  of agricultural biodiversity with an accent on
  food security and eco-food production
• ECOVA plus
• supports existing center of excellence (ECOVA)
  focusing on the area of strategic importance for
  the further development of economy and society
• Integrated river basin management in changing
  environmental conditions
• a center for the research of the dynamics of
  runoff and storage of water in soil in major
  river basins in Slovakia, extending the knowledge
  base, diagnostics and forecasting of hydrological
  conditions in the catchment area of ??ongoing
  climate change
• White - green biotechnology
• improving conditions for implementation of
  cutting-edge basic research in "white-green
  biotechnology"

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Currently running FP7 projects

• Knowledge Transfer Community to bridge the gap
  between research, innovation and business
  creation
• Assessing and Monitoring the Impacts of
  Genetically modified plants on Agro-ecosystems
• Assessment of the Impact of non tariff Measures
  NTM on the EU and Selected trade Partners
• Comparative Analysis of Factor Markets for
  Agriculture Across the member States
• Primas Promoting Inquiry in Mathematics and
  Science Education Across Europe
• Exploring the future of Global Food and Nutrition
  Security
• New Issues in Agricultural, Food and Bioenergy
  Trade
• Transparency of Food Pricing
• Scientific technological Advancement in research
  on Bioenergy- STAR AGROENERGY
• Animal Welfare Research in an enlarged Europe
  AWARE

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International Cooperation and Integration
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International Cooperation

• ERASMUS 180 contracts , 28 European countries
• Bilateral agreements 80
• Student exchange (188 incoming, 204 outgoing)

• Cooperation with international project networks
• Mundus CASIA (Central Asia),
• Mundus Eranet, Eranet plus (Russia)
• Tempus
• Reshaping of Agricultural Vocational Studies in
  the Western Balkans
• High Objectives of National organizational
  reforms
• Vocational Training in Rural Development and
  Ecology
• Strengthening the Lifelong Learning in
  Environmental Sciences in Russia
• Development of Public Accreditation of
  Agricultural Programs in Russia
• Jean Monnet - Agrarian Law of EU (Plaque for J.
  Monnet Chair)
• Leonardo da Vinci (work placements for graduates
  PLM)
• Leonardo da Vinci (university experts VETPRO)

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Doctor honoris causa
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra honors
eminent personalities from the academic
world. Since 1995, 35 honorary titles Doctor
Honoris Causa were awarded.
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Cultural Heritage

• The academic folk ensemble Zobor at the Slovak
  Agriculture University in Nitra was founded in
  1956 and belongs among the oldest folk ensembles
  in the Slovak Republic. It comprises folk music
  band, chorus and dance group. During its
  existence, Zobor has performed countless shows in
  Slovakia and other 20 countries throughout the
  world, as well. Performances at EXPO 1998 in
  Lisbon and at EXPO 2000 in Hannover, festivals in
  China and USA have been the highlights within the
  last decade.

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Thank you!

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