About Faculty

Establishment of the faculty:
Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development (FESRD) is the youngest faculty of Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (SUA). It was established on April, 1, 2004.

Main mission of the Faculty:
is to provide education, research and consultancy in the fields such as - Regional Development, European Policies, Management of Rural Development and Environmental Management - in order to achieve the aim of common basis for integrated rural development in the region. Thereby the Faculty will contribute to educational, scientific and economic growth of the society.Currently there are study programmes offered at 2 levels of study: (1) the Bachelor and (2) the Master.

Graduates of the faculty:
Since establishment of the faculty up to now (2009) 1306 students including 50 foreign students have finished their study.

Since the establishment of the Faculty within the frame of EU programs - Exchange programs, 71 students studied abroad (Austria, Belgium, Czech, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuanian, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain)
Faculty accepted for study stays within the frame of EU programs: 11 Erasmus students from Czech, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Turkey and within International master in rural development (IMRD) 66 students (Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Ecuador, Ghana, Haiti, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Nepal, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand, Vietnam, Ukraine, Uzbekistan).

Study programs:
Faculty offers for students the following bachelor study programs:

  1. Environmental Management
  2. European Development Programmes
  3. Management of Development of Rural Area and Rural Tourism
  4. Regional Development

Master study programs:

  1. Environmental Management
  2. Management of Development of Rural Area and Rural Tourism
  3. Regional Development

Modules (in English):

  1. Regional Development
  2. Public Administration of the EU
  3. Rural Tourism Development.

For more information about Modules in English language click here: http://moodle.uniag.sk/virtualstudy/

SUA is a member of consortium of universities in the frame of “International master in rural development” (IMRD). Our university together with universities in Ghent, Cordoba, Berlin, Rennes, Pisa, Wageningen participates in this international study program and graduates obtain a joint degree diploma in rural development.
More information at: www.imrd.ugent.be
Consortium together with University in Arkansas offers for students obtaining double degree in rural development and agricultural economics. More information at: http://www.transatlantis.ugent.be

Projects at the faculty:
Faculty is engaged in several national and international research and educational projects.
Since its establishment (2004) faculty coordinated and participated in the following types of projects:
a) Research projects:
4 international research projects,
15 national research projects.

b) Educational projects:
9 international educational projects,
6 national educational projects
More information on projects at : http://www.fesrr.uniag.sk/en/node/118 and http://www.fesrr.uniag.sk/en/node/117

Currently (2009) the Faculty coordinates and participates at:
1 international research project,
3 national research projects,
4 international educational projects

In the period since its establishment till 2009 academic staff of the Faculty has published the results of research work in various international and national scientific and specialized periodicals and regularly participates at national and international conferences.