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Horseback Riding Othe cultural and sporting events, traditional May Festivity Days
The horse-breeding laboratory serves for educational and re- and Gaudeamus gala in the Andrej Bagar Theatre.
search purposes as well as for building good relations between
students and these noble animals. It has two centers, the rearing organizations
center at the University Farm and the training centre located at Interesting activities in the field of international contacts and ex-
the university campus. In the first stage, students are engaged in change of experience with young people around the world are
the work with horses, nursing, riding and harnessing. In the se- offered to students. The bellow listed organizations operate at the
cond stage, students deal with managing sport horses, preparing SUA. AIESEC, International Association of Students in Agricultu-
training plans and training horses. They also have the opportuniral and Related Sciences IAAS, European Landscape Architecture
ty to participate in the race and be the licensed rider or qualified Student Association ELASA and Erasmus Student Network, the
trainer. Workers of the centre monitor the behaviour of horses by organization supporting student mobility.
Noldus behavioral programme 24 hours a day. This allows them
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to evaluate the best conditions in terms of welfare.
poľnohospodár
A fortnightly university newspaper called Poľnohospodár has been
Kia and others
informing the general public about the university life for more than
Our cooperation with production companies is a very important fifty years. It brings news from the university management, edu-
part of the learning process in terms of practice. A good example cational process, from science and development as well as from
is the successful cooperation of the Faculty of Engineering with the students‘ life, culture and sport. It is available in electronic version
Kia Motors Slovakia in the area of diagnosis and car repairs, also the for all the readers around the world on the Internet (www.polno-
cooperation with the Hriadeľ company, Ltd. which is a partner of hospodar.sk).
the manufacturer of tractors, with Fendt Company as well as with
another traditional producer of agricultural equipment, the Claas
Company, etc.
Milk Machine
In 2009, the Slovak University of Agriculture and the SUA University
farm, Ltd. Kolíňany, introduced the first vending machine for
the sale of the raw cow‘s milk of high quality. The milk machine is
located at the dormitory A. Bernolák in Nitra and has a capacity
of 500 liters. It is to contribute to the improvement of the nutrition
of the population.
Nitra‘s University Days
Nitra‘s University Days are held on a turn of April and May. It is
a mutual project of both universities connected with the city of
Nitra. The programme of Nitra‘s University Days is rich and include
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Science and Research
Research activity at the SUA has a long tradition and reputation
in the European educational space. It is particularly related to the
understanding of biological, technical, economic and social phenomena
and patterns, ensuring a better use of plants and farm
animals, production of safe food and other needs of our population.
It respects the formation and development of countryside
and environment, considering the transformation processes
in the society and rural development, regarding the reasonable
exploitation of natural resources and protection of cultural heritage.
Student Scientific Activity
The combination of education with scientific work is an obvious
part of university life. The first step is to participate in Student
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Scientific Activity. Students can compete in various experiments,
evaluation of experiments and in presentation to the public.
Summer Schools
The Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development in cooperation
with the Faculty of Economics and Management have
been organizing a case study for students around the world within
the international education programme Erasmus Mundus for several
years. It is the international Master course in Rural Development.
The programme is coordinated by the University of Ghent
in Belgium and involves German, French, Spain, Italian and Dutch
universities.
The Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering also organizes
an annual summer school held in different picturesque parts
of Slovakia. Students can learn classical and innovative techniques
in art making and develop their imagination and aesthetic sense.
Some works of participants are then presented in the form of exhibitions
on the university premises. This year, the young landscape
gardeners from nine European countries as well as from Slovakia
were dealing for the period of two weeks with the possibility of
adapting the public spaces of Nitra. The aim was to make public
spaces greener and nicer to residents and visitors.
In 2010, an international summer school of young economists from
the Faculty of Economics and Management and Timirjazev Moscow
Academy of Agricultutre was held for the first time. It focused
on agricultural trade.
The Third Age
The University of the Third Age has also its background at the
SUA. It offers courses in the field of horticulture, agroturism,
health and nutrition, food and its use in nutrition, ornamental
horticulture, economics and law, economics and management,
and accounting.
Visegrad Group
Students of the Faculty of Economics and Management who study
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Business Economics have an opportunity to complete one semester
of their study at universities in Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland
and in Slovakia. First graduates could not be more satisfied.
Viticulture and Viniculture
The Viticulture & Viniculture Slovakia forum has become a tradition
under the auspices of the Slovak University of Agriculture in
Nitra and the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. This
event is dedicated to professionals from universities and research,
policy makers and representatives of the production sector. Topical
issues and industry visions are discussed there. In the third
year the forum was held in the picturesque town Trenčianske
Teplice.
World
The SUA has extensive contacts with universities and research institutions
around the world. It participates in international education
programmes of the EU, mainly in Lifelong Learning Programme
and its subprogrammes Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Gruntvig,
Transversal Programme, Tempus, Atlantis, Erasmus Mundus
and CEEPUS. Number of outgoing and incoming students have
experienced progressive development at all faculties. The university
has bilateral agreements and Inter-Academic contacts with
more than 40 international partners from Europe, America, Asia
and Australia. The SUA is a member of international academic
organizations AUDEM, IAU, ICA, EUA and GCHERA.
Zobor
It is a folklore ensemble in which hundreds of students have taken
part during its more than fifty-years existence. The ensemble
consists of a folk music band, a dancing group and a women‘s
choir. It focuses on traditions of the Nitra region and folk material
of the Tekov region as well as of other Slovakian regions. Zobor
has performed on many domestic and foreign occasions and
participated in folk shows and competitions.