Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

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International
Relations
The development of international cooperation with universities and research institutions
around the world is one of the priorities of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. Its
importance arises from the strategic aim of the university, which is to prepare graduates in
an international job market and from an effort to support the internationalization of the
European university system.
In the area of educational programs, the university is involved in the Lifelong Learning Pro-
gram (Erasmus, Comenius, Leonardo da Vinci), Erasmus Mundus, Atlantis, CEEPUS, Tempus,
Jean Monnet Project, Civic Education Project, Cochran Fellowship Training and in activities
supported by International Visegrad Fund.
In the area of research activities, SUA is involved in projects of 5th, 6th and 7th Framework
Programs and in projects PHARE, COST and INCO-COPERNICUS.
The SUA was the first institution in Slovakia to award the Diploma Supplement, a document
summarizing qualifications achieved and improving transparency of university diplomas, their
reciprocal acknowledgement and the support of employment in Europe. The SUA holds also
a primacy of establishing the European credit transfer system ECTS within Slovakia. For its
successful implementation, the SUA won a prestigious European brand ECTS label in 2010. Its
advantage is to create conditions for the mutual recognition of studies and diplomas in the
EU. It enables the intensification of study mobility and an enlargement of study possibilities;
it also provides students with an increased flexibility and independence when planning for
their studies.
Important contributions for enhancing the educational process are the visits and long
term stays of acknowledged foreign personalities, visiting professors – lecturers and foreign
teachers, who actively participate in teaching processes.
SUA has bilateral agreements and interuniversity contacts with more than 150 foreign part-
ners in Europe, America, Asia and Australia. An important step is the creation of joint study
programmes with foreign universities with the opportunity to obtain a double degree
diploma.
The university is a member of international academic organizations: AUDEM – Alliance of
Universities for Democracy, ICA – Interuniversity Consortium for Agricultural and Related
Sciences in Europe, GCHERA – Global Consortium for Higher Education in Agriculture, EUA
- European University Association.
International Relation office
e-mail: viceiro@uniag.sk
tel.: +421 – 37 – 6415 490
fax: +421 – 37 – 6511 560