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International Master of Horticulture Science
A graduate of the IMHS engineering degree program presents a college-educated professional with a comprehensive view of the knowledge profile of horticultural production. He/she is proficient in new cultivation technologies in vegetable, floriculture, fruit and viticulture, including integrated and organic production systems for fruit, vegetables, grapes and wine, with emphasis on the quality of production of raw material resources and subsequent post-harvest processing and storage. Proficient in grape processing and wine production, with an emphasis on high quality appellation wines. Independently able to solve research problems following the requirements of the institution. Can manage the production and marketing process, entering into joint projects at EU level. Manages the production and marketing process at a high professional level.
Prospects of graduates
Graduates of the 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 testing rooms of the Central Control Testing Institute of Agriculture, and as managers of horticultural centres, greenhouse farms, designers of orchards, vineyards and nurseries. They find employment as chief cellar technologists in small, medium and large wineries. They provide consultancy services for horticultural production, act as advisors for the establishment and operation of orchards, vineyards, cellar management, vegetable plantations and fruit and vineyard nurseries. They are employed in the private sector, in education, in public administration, etc. The successful integration of the graduates of the Horticulture Department is evidenced by the references from the various institutions, which evaluate the graduates of the Horticulture Department with the broad spectrum of knowledge achieved, with extensive functional applicability.
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BASIC CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE STUDY
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.
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.
Additional information
The study programme International Master of Horticulture Science is also provided by partner foreign universities, where the 1st semester is completed at the University of Agronomy in Krakow (Poland), the 2nd semester at the Mendel University in Brno (Czech Republic). The third and fourth semesters the student studies at the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. Upon successful completion, the graduate is awarded the academic degree of Master of Science (abbreviated MSc.) and receives a so-called "triple" diploma, issued by all cooperating universities.
FURTHER ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STUDY PROGRAMMEINTERNATIONAL MASTER OF HORTICULTURE SCIENCE: Applicants will undergo an admission interview in English, which will take place on a pre-announced date, which will be communicated to the applicant after the registration of the application form after 15.7.2025.
Candidates will be ranked on the basis of the results obtained in their previous studies at Level I, including the state examination, with the assessment criteria being a weighted average of the subjects taken throughout their previous studies and according to the other conditions of the specific study programme.
For the International Master of Horticultural Science programme, the minimum number of points required for admission is 10 points, as follows: the student shall obtain 5 points for a full-study weighted average of the subjects completed in the entire previous study of the first cycle less than or equal to a maximum of 2.5, and the student shall obtain 5 points for the result of the state examination less than or equal to a maximum of 2.5.
If the applicant has completed a first degree programme in a related field of study at another faculty (or university), he/she is obliged to submit the results of his/her bachelor's studies as described above (weighted average of the completed subjects for the entire previous first degree study and the result of the state examination). Upon admission to the engineering study programme, the student's study plan will be refined in order to complete the courses (within the study plan) to the extent specified by the Dean;
The student must have completed the following courses
GENERAL DETAILS ABOUT THE ADMISSION PROCESS
- A candidate may apply on a single application form for more than one degree programme implemented 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 must 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.
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, or applicants who have completed their first degree abroad, are obliged to attach, in addition to the mandatory attachments, a Decision on Recognition of Education Document to the application form, or Application Form (http://www.uniag.sk/en/admission-requirements/). The Decision on Recognition of Education Document (recognition of a degree without comparison of the field of study) is issued by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic if the recognition of the degree is requested by an applicant whose education document was issued in a state with which an international bilateral agreement has been signed, but also by an applicant from any other state for the purpose of proving fulfilment of the basic condition for admission to studies. Full details are published at: https://www.minedu.sk/uznavanie-dosiahnuteho-stupna-vysokoskolskeho-vzdelania-bez-porovnania-odboru-medzinarodne-dohody/#Ziadost
Decision on the recognition of a diploma of education (recognition of a diploma of education in a field of study) is issued by a higher education institution in the Slovak Republic which pursues a study programme in the same or a related field of study as that indicated on the diploma of duly completed higher education. Detailed information is published at: http://www.uniag.sk/sk/uznavanie-dokladov-o-vzdelani
Foreign applicants (the 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 and in a combination of Slovak and English 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.
Conditions of admission without the entrance exam
The ranking of applicants will be based on the results of the bachelor's degree, the results of the state final examination and the assessment of the relatedness of the completed bachelor's degree programme (in the case of graduates of other HEIs) and the results of the admission interview.
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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- CV (electronic form)
- verified copy of the degree for applicant of other universities (paper form)
- photocopy of the Diploma Supplement to candidates from other universities (paper form)
- overený výpis (príslušné študijné odd.) výsledkov bakalárskeho štúdia (ak nie je absolventom 1. stupňa na FZKI SPU v Nitre) (electronic form)
- overené kópie štátnej skúšky z anglického jazyka (ak absolvoval) (electronic form)
Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: cost free
The fee for admission procedure
E-application form: 50 €
Billing information
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
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