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Horticulture
A graduate of engineering studies in Horticulture presents a university-educated professional with a comprehensive view of the knowledge profile of horticultural production, from the quality of production of raw material resources to the most modern ways of their application. He is knowledgeable about new technologies both domestically and globally, independently handles the problems of science, research areas in relation to the requirements of the institution. Can manage the production and sales process, enter into joint projects at EU level. Develops operational programs and their implementation direction to the desired areas. Manages the production and marketing process by means of programme operations.
Prospects of graduates
Graduates of the engineering study programme are applied as specialists in all forms of horticultural production and downstream processing units, in marketing, in trade, in research and breeding, in the test laboratories of the Central Control Testing Institute of Agriculture, and as managers of horticultural centres, designers of orchards, vineyards and nurseries. They carry out maintenance of orchard and park planting in public spaces, carry out consultancy for horticultural production, act as consultants for the establishment and operation of nurseries for ornamental and fruit trees. They find employment in education, public administration, banking, etc.
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BASIC CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE STUDY
1. The admission procedure to the engineering degree of study at the FZKI SPU in Nitra is carried out in accordance with §55, §56, §57 and §58 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and in accordance with the Study Regulations of the SPU in Nitra and the Statute of the FZKI SPU in Nitra.
2. The basic condition for admission of a student to engineering studies is the completion of a first degree study programme in the same or a related field of study and its successful completion by a state examination.
An applicant who fails to prove fulfilment of the basic condition for admission to the study at the time of verification of fulfilment of the conditions for admission may be admitted to the study conditionally, provided that he/she is obliged to prove fulfilment of the basic conditions for admission to the study no later than on the date set for enrolment in the study.
FURTHER CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE STUDY
The ranking of applicants will be based on the results obtained in the previous studies at the first level, including the state examination, with the evaluation criteria being the weighted average of the courses taken throughout the previous studies.
The student may obtain:
- 5 points for a weighted average of ≤2.5 in all subjects taken during the whole of the previous first cycle of studies,
- 5 points for a weighted average of ≤2.5 in all subjects taken during the whole of the previous first cycle of studies,
- 5 points for a state examination result ≤2.5.
The minimum number of points required for admission is 5 points.
If the applicant has completed a Bachelor's degree programme in a related field of study at another faculty (or university), he/she is obliged to submit the results of the Bachelor's degree as described above (weighted average of the courses taken throughout the previous first degree studies and the result of the state examination). Upon admission to the engineering study programme, the student's study plan will be refined in order for him/her to complete the courses (within the study plan) to the extent specified by the Dean.
The selection of applicants to the Horticulture study programme will be carried out by admission interview (the applicant will attend the interview in person on the specified date). The interview will not be a knowledge-based interview, it is intended to demonstrate the applicant's aptitude to study the chosen study programme. Candidates will be ranked on the basis of the results of their previous studies and the outcome of the interview.
Additional information
FURTHER ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STUDY PROGRAMMEHARDWARE
The selection of candidates for the study programme Horticulture will be made by admission interview (the candidate will appear in person for the interview on the appointed date). The interview will not be a knowledge-based interview, it is intended to demonstrate the applicant's aptitude to study the chosen study programme. The ranking of candidates will also be based on the result of the interview.
GENERAL ADMISSIONS DETAILS
- An applicant may apply on a single application form for more than one programme of study undertaken in the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering (within one admission fee),
- part of the application form of an applicant who has completed bachelor studies outside SPU in Nitra is a scan of the document of graduation with a supplement to the diploma, which applicants enter electronically via the University Information System (UIS),
- certified copy of the document of graduation (notary, registry office)with the diploma supplement, applicants will bring to the registration, otherwise they will not be enrolled in the study,
- incomplete applications (e.g. without proof of fee payment) will not be accepted,
- after the admission procedure, the applicant will receive a decision on the result of the admission procedure within 30 days after verification of the fulfilment of the conditions for admission to the study. An applicant who does not meet the conditions at the time of the admissions committee meeting may be conditionally admitted,
- an applicant who is admitted to study a study programme is obliged to provide information to the faculty whether he/she will enrol in the study according to the instructions he/she will receive in writing together with the admission decision (e-form is included in the decision),
- the applicant's personal data (name, surname, birth number, address, etc.) will be used in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act No. 18/2018 Coll. only for the purposes of the admission procedure and may not be disclosed for other purposes,
- the dean may accept the results of the admission procedure at other faculties of SPU in Nitra or other universities,
- the dean may offer applicants who have not been placed on the waiting list for the applied study programme the possibility of admission to an alternative programme with a lower number of applicants,
- the faculty reserves the right not to open a study programme to which a low number of applicants applies. In this case, the faculty will offer the applicant another accredited study programme.
Conditions for international students
COORDINATOR FOR WORK WITH FOREIGN STUDENTS AT FZKI SPU V NITRE:
Prof. Ing. Miroslava Kačániová, PhD. - Vice-Dean for Foreign Relations and Public Relations; tel.: 037/ 641 5425; miroslava.kacaniova@uniag.sk
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN APPLICANTS, RESP. for applicants who have completed the first level of the study abroad
Foreign applicants create a clause through the link: https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/recognition-statement/ in the Degree Recognition Clause section.
Foreign applicants (exceptions are applicants from the Czech Republic and applicants who have graduated from the Slovak language) who apply to study a study programme offered at the SPU in Nitra in the Slovak language must compulsorily pass an online test and an online oral interview aimed at determining the level of their linguistic competence in the Slovak language. The testing is provided by the SPU Nitra Language Centre (https://cj.uniag.sk/sk/domov/) on two dates, which applicants will be informed about in advance.
After passing the language test, the applicant will be issued with a certificate of the summary result of the online test and the online interview, which will correspond to the language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The test and the certificate are subject to a fee of € 30,-. If the applicant's level of language proficiency is below A1, the applicant will not be admitted to the course.
If the applicant's language proficiency level is A1, the applicant has fulfilled one of the admission requirements, but will be required to attend a 30-hour paid Slovak language course organised by the Centre of Languages of the SPU in Nitra (course fee: 120,- €). Upon completion of the course, the applicant will be issued a certificate of completion. If the applicant's level of language proficiency is A2 or above, the applicant has fulfilled one of the conditions for admission to the course.
Detailed information about the test and the course will be provided on the Language Centre website (https://cj.uniag.sk/sk/domov/).
Coordinator for students with specific needs
University Counselling and Support Centre of SPU in Nitra (UPaPC) provides psychological counselling for all students of the University, as well as coordination activities for students and applicants for studies with specific needs.
University Coordinator for Students and Applicants with Specific Needs at SPU Nitra
Mgr. et Mgr. Jana Rybanská, PhD., University Counselling and Support Centre SPU in Nitra, tel.: 037/641 4754, e-mail: jana.rybanska@uniag.sk
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Coordinator for work with students with specific needs at FZKI SPU in Nitra
doc. Ing. arch. Roberta Štěpánková, PhD. - Vice-Dean for Studies; Dean's Office of the Faculty of Physical and Physical Sciences of SPU in Nitra; e-mail: roberta.stepankova@uniag.sk; tel.: 037 641 5412
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- photocopy of the Diploma Supplement to candidates from other universities (paper form, electronic form)
- Verified transcript of bachelor's degree studies (if not a graduate of the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, SPU Nitra) (paper form, electronic form)
- proof of payment (electronic form)
Standard length of study: cost free
E-application form: 50 €
Submit applications electronically only!!!
Through the application form in the University Information System at SPU - UIS: https://is.uniag.sk/prihlaska.
Admission fee payment: cashless as per the instructions given in the online application form
Follow the instructions on the online application form to make your admission fee payment!
Admission information is also posted at: www.fzki.uniag.sk; www.portalVS.sk
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Last update: 18.04.2026 02:51