Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

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Rectors‘
Gallery
Rectors‘ Gallery
• Prof. RNDr. JÁN MARTIN NOVACKÝ
(rector UAFE 1946-47 – 1947-48)
• Prof. Dr. Ing. GREGOR CHOMKOVIČ
(rector UAFE 1948-49 – 1949-50
and 1956-57 – 1957-58)
• Prof. Ing. RÓBERT BINDER
(rector UAFE 1949-50)
• Prof.RNDr.Ing.JUDr. FRANTIŠEK PAPÁNEK
(rector UAFE 1950-51 – 1951-52)
• Prof. Ing. BOHUMIL DUŠEK
(rector UA 1952-53 – 1955-56)
• Dr.h.c. akademik EMIL ŠPALDON
(rector UA 1958-59 – 1965-66)
• Prof. Ing. JÁN TOMOVČÍK, CSc.
(rector UA 1966-67 – 1969-70)
• Dr. h. c. prof. Ing. JOZEF KLIMENT, DrSc.
(rector UA 1970-71 – 1979-80)
• Prof. Ing. MICHAL KOVÁČ, DrSc.
(rector UA 1980-81 – 1989-90)
• Prof. Ing. LADISLAV KABÁT, CSc.
(rector UA 1990-91 – 1995-96)
• Doc. Ing. MIROSLAV ZIMA, CSc.
(rector SUA 1996-97 – 1998-99)
• Prof. Dr. Ing. IMRICH OKENKA, PhD.
(rector SUA 1999-2000 – 2005-2006)
• Dr.h.c.prof.Ing.MIKULÁŠ LÁTEČKA,PhD.
(rector SUA 2006-2007 – 2009-2010)
• Dr. h. c. prof. Ing. PETER BIELIK, PhD.
(rector SUA from 2010-2011)
Nitra, dear Nitra...
Nitra, the Mecca of the Slovak agriculture, belongs among the oldest towns throughout
all of Slovakia; indeed the documentation of the town is from the first third of the 9th
century. Nitra‘s favourable geographical location unites with a beautiful countryside, which
gives the town a unique colour. Its rich history has been marching through its streets and
squares and imprints its own seal. Nowadays, this seat of the Nitra self-governing region is,
most of all, a town of young people, as more than twenty thousand students are enrolled
at the universities located here. The town offers wide possibilities for an active social, cultural
and sport life.
Historia magistra vitae
Nitra has been associated with Slovak agricultural higher education for over sixty years. Its
beginnings are connected with the academic year 1941/42 when lectures on forestry and
agricultural sciences were first given at Slovak Technical University in Bratislava. In 1946,
the University of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering in Košice was established by the
decision of the Slovak National Council which, after reorganization in 1952, was split into
the University of Agriculture in Nitra and the University of Forestry and Wood Industry
in Zvolen. The University of Agriculture was transformed into the Slovak University of
Agriculture in 1996. The times architecture of the university campus, built in the 1960s
according to the design of Vladimir Dedeček, is one of the town‘s dominant symbols.
Education: The most precious asset
The mission of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra is to prepare university educated
professionals for all the areas of agro alimentary resort. At its six faculties, the university
offers wide opportunities for obtaining knowledge in the areas of biology, economics, and
the technical and social sciences, thus creating a strong foundation for its graduates to be
successful in other professional areas as well. Modern educational systems offer study pro-
grammes compatibility with other universities, development of interdisciplinary study
programmes and part time studies at different home and foreign faculties and universities.
The SUA as the fist university in the Slovak Republic established the ECTS, the credit system
for higher education, in order to increase the attractiveness of the university for interna-
tional cooperation, transparency and for recognition of studies and quality of implementation
of mobility. After the accreditation, the SUA has the right to award academic degrees
in 40 Bachelor Degree Programmes, in 31 Master Degree Programmes and 20 Doctorial
Study Programmes. The university also offers other forms of life-long learning programmes.
Quality
Mark
Quality Mark
In January 2001, the
SUA submitted to
European Commission
a project to obtain
ECTS label award,
in order to increase
the attractiveness
of the university
for international
cooperation,
transparency and
for recognition of
studies and quality of
implementation of
mobility.
The project was
successful and the SUA,
as the first institution in
the Slovak Republic, was
awarded this quality
mark on 5th October
2010 in Antwerp.