Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
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International<br />
Relations<br />
The development <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational cooperation with universities and research <strong>in</strong>stitutions<br />
around the world is one <strong>of</strong> the priorities <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Slovak</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Agriculture</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Nitra</strong>. Its<br />
importance arises from the strategic aim <strong>of</strong> the university, which is to prepare graduates <strong>in</strong><br />
an <strong>in</strong>ternational job market and from an effort to support the <strong>in</strong>ternationalization <strong>of</strong> the<br />
European university system.<br />
In the area <strong>of</strong> educational programs, the university is <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> the Lifelong Learn<strong>in</strong>g Pro-<br />
gram (Erasmus, Comenius, Leonardo da V<strong>in</strong>ci), Erasmus Mundus, Atlantis, CEEPUS, Tempus,<br />
Jean Monnet Project, Civic Education Project, Cochran Fellowship Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and <strong>in</strong> activities<br />
supported by International Visegrad Fund.<br />
In the area <strong>of</strong> research activities, SUA is <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> projects <strong>of</strong> 5th, 6th and 7th Framework<br />
Programs and <strong>in</strong> projects PHARE, COST and INCO-COPERNICUS.<br />
The SUA was the first <strong>in</strong>stitution <strong>in</strong> <strong>Slovak</strong>ia to award the Diploma Supplement, a document<br />
summariz<strong>in</strong>g qualifications achieved and improv<strong>in</strong>g transparency <strong>of</strong> university diplomas, their<br />
reciprocal acknowledgement and the support <strong>of</strong> employment <strong>in</strong> Europe. The SUA holds also<br />
a primacy <strong>of</strong> establish<strong>in</strong>g the European credit transfer system ECTS with<strong>in</strong> <strong>Slovak</strong>ia. For its<br />
successful implementation, the SUA won a prestigious European brand ECTS label <strong>in</strong> 2010. Its<br />
advantage is to create conditions for the mutual recognition <strong>of</strong> studies and diplomas <strong>in</strong> the<br />
EU. It enables the <strong>in</strong>tensification <strong>of</strong> study mobility and an enlargement <strong>of</strong> study possibilities;<br />
it also provides students with an <strong>in</strong>creased flexibility and <strong>in</strong>dependence when plann<strong>in</strong>g for<br />
their studies.<br />
Important contributions for enhanc<strong>in</strong>g the educational process are the visits and long<br />
term stays <strong>of</strong> acknowledged foreign personalities, visit<strong>in</strong>g pr<strong>of</strong>essors – lecturers and foreign<br />
teachers, who actively participate <strong>in</strong> teach<strong>in</strong>g processes.<br />
SUA has bilateral agreements and <strong>in</strong>teruniversity contacts with more than 150 foreign part-<br />
ners <strong>in</strong> Europe, America, Asia and Australia. An important step is the creation <strong>of</strong> jo<strong>in</strong>t study<br />
programmes with foreign universities with the opportunity to obta<strong>in</strong> a double degree<br />
diploma.<br />
The university is a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational academic organizations: AUDEM – Alliance <strong>of</strong><br />
Universities for Democracy, ICA – Interuniversity Consortium for Agricultural and Related<br />
Sciences <strong>in</strong> Europe, GCHERA – Global Consortium for Higher Education <strong>in</strong> <strong>Agriculture</strong>, EUA<br />
- European <strong>University</strong> Association.<br />
International Relation <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
e-mail: viceiro@uniag.sk<br />
tel.: +421 – 37 – 6415 490<br />
fax: +421 – 37 – 6511 560