Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development

History of the Faculty

Faculty of the European Studies and Regional Development (FESRD) is the youngest faculty of the SUA. It was established on the basis of the proposal of the Rector of SUA prof. Dr. Ing. Imrich Okenka, PhD. and was subsequently approved by the Academic Senate of the SUA on December 17, 2003 with effect from April 1, 2004.

The first chairman of the Academic Senate of the FESRD was:
Dr.h.c. Milan Demo, PhD.

The first dean of the faculty became:
prof. Ing. Vladimír Gozora, PhD., Dr.h.c.

The vice-deans in the 1st term were:
prof. RNDr. Zuzana Jureková, PhD.
doc. Ing. Anna Belajová, PhD.
JUDr. Eleonóra Marišová, PhD.

The Faculty was established by separating the Departments of the Faculty of Economics and Management (Department of Law, Department of Regional Development, Department of Environmental Management with a detached workplace in Košice) and Departments of the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering (Department of Ecology and Department of Sustainable Development) and the Department of European studies as a new department.

The heads of departments at the time of the establishment of the faculty were:
Doc. Ing. Mária Fáziková, CSc. - Department of Regional Development
Prof. Ing. Ondrej Hronec, DrSc. - Department of Environmental Management
prof. RNDr. Zuzana Jureková, PhD. - Department of Ecology
Dr.h.c. Prof. Ing. Milan Demo, PhD. - Department of Sustainable Development
Doc. Dr. Ing. Pavol Fekete, PhD. - Department of European Studies
Prof. JUDr. Anna Bandlerová, PhD. – Department of Law

From the point of view of Slovakia's needs, its regional, socio-economic and environmental development, as well as interest in European integration processes, the creation of this faculty at SUA in Nitra was very important, as the study departments of the faculty have focused on educating experts , regional development, natural resource management, crisis management, economics and rural tourism management so that education in these areas is compatible with European standards.

From 14 February 2008 to 31 May 2008 prof. Ing. Dušan Húska, PhD. was entrusted with the management of FESRD.

With effect from 31 May 2008 to 31 May 2012, the Dean of the Faculty became prof. JUDr. Anna Bandlerová, PhD.

The vice-deans of the faculty were:
Prof.Ing.Dušan Húska, PhD.,
Doc.JUDr. Eleonóra Marišová, PhD.,
Ing.Jana Jarábková, PhD.,
Doc.Pavol Schwarcz, PhD.,

With effect from 31 May 2012 to 31 May 2016, the Dean of the Faculty again became prof. JUDr. Anna Bandlerová, PhD.

The vice-deans of the faculty were:
Prof.Ing.Dušan Húska, PhD.,
Prof.JUDr. Eleonóra Marišová, PhD.,
Doc.Jana Jarábková, PhD.,
Prof.Pavol Schwarcz, PhD., to – 31 December 2015

With effect from 1 June 2016, the Dean of the Faculty became doc. Ing. Oľga Roháčiková, PhD.

The vice-deans of the faculty are:
Prof.JUDr.Anna Bandlerová,PhD. (2016 - 2021)
Ing.Žaneta Pauková,PhD.
Prof.Ing.Pavol Schwarcz,PhD.
Ing. Maroš Valach, PhD. (since 2021)