Horticulture

Conditions of admission

BASIC CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE STUDY

The basic condition for admission to the study according to §56 (1) of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts, as amended, is the acquisition of a complete secondary education or a complete secondary vocational education. Secondary schools with the greatest prerequisite for related studies at FZKI SPU in Nitra are: e.g. grammar schools of all types, secondary vocational schools of horticultural, agrotechnical, agricultural, forestry, woodworking, artistic, construction and technical orientation, as well as secondary schools focused on surveying, environment, tourism and rural development.

FURTHER ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The selection of candidates for the study programmes Landscape Engineering and Horticulture will be by admission interview (the candidate will attend the interview in person on a specified date) and by ranking the candidates according to the results of their studies from secondary school, where the qualitative indicator will be the study average of the grades obtained in the first three years and the results of the admission interview. This admission principle applies to applicants who are applying to study at the Faculty of Physical Education and Culture for the first time. The interview will not be a knowledge-based interview, it is intended to demonstrate the applicant's aptitude to study the chosen study programme.

Additional information

In the case of applicants who will not be admitted to the priority study programme (in the case of exceeding the planned number of admissions or in the case of failure to meet the admission requirements), the Dean of the Faculty reserves the right to admit the applicant to another, related study programme.

GENERAL DETAILS ABOUT THE ADMISSION PROCEDURE

• A candidate may apply on one application form (electronically) for more than one degree programme implemented in the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering (within one admission fee),
• Applicants who graduated earlier than 2024 will send photocopies of their high school diplomas for years 1, 2 and 3 - they do not need to be verified,
• invitation to the entrance talent test and admission interview or admission decision will only be sent to applicants who include proof of payment of the admission fee with their application form,

and the admission fee will be sent to applicants who have not paid the admission fee, and the admission fee will not be sent to applicants who have not paid the admission fee.

• incomplete applications (e.g. without proof of payment of the fee) will not be accepted,
• Applicants will upload electronically via the University Information System (UIS) a scan of their matriculation certificate.
• Certified copy of the matriculation certificate (notary, registrar's office)

will be brought by the applicants to the enrolment, otherwise they will not be enrolled in the studies.

• faculty will send to applicants information on the method of conducting the talent entrance exam and conducting interview, if necessary, other information about the admission procedure after the registration of the complete application for studies

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

INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN APPLICANTS, RESP. FOR Candidates who have graduated abroad

In addition to the required attachments, foreign applicants or applicants who have graduated abroad are required to attach a Decision on Recognition of Education Document to the Application Form (http://www.uniag.sk/en/admission-requirements/). Decision on the recognition of a diploma is issued by the competent Regional Office of School Administration according to the place of residence of the applicant. The procedure for the processing of the above-mentioned documents is set out on the website of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic

https://www.minedu.sk/uznavanie-ukonceneho-vzdelania-na-zakladnych-a-strednych-skolach/.

In the case of a foreign applicant without a residence permit in the Slovak Republic, the decision is issued by the Regional Office of School Administration in Nitra, J. Vuruma 1, 949 01 Nitra application for recognition of an educational document.

The basic condition for admission to studies according to §56 (1) of Act No 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts, as amended, is the acquisition of a complete secondary education or a complete secondary vocational education. In the case of persons who have been granted asylum, subsidiary protection or temporary refuge, this requirement may be demonstrated by an affidavit and a general aptitude test. Details will be determined by the faculties in the admission requirements.

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.

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

admitted to the study.

If the applicant's language proficiency level is A1, the applicant has fulfilled one of the conditions for admission to the study, but will be required to attend a 30-hour paid Slovak language course organized by the Centre of Languages of the SPU in Nitra (course fee: 120,- €). The course will run from 25 August 2025 to 5 September 2025. Upon completion of the course, a certificate of completion will be issued to the applicant.

If the applicant's level of language proficiency is A2 or above, the applicant has fulfilled one of the admission requirements.

Detailed information about the test and the course will be provided on the website of the SPU Language Centre in Nitra (https://cj.uniag.sk/sk/domov/).

Conditions of admission without the entrance exam

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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 Education and Science of the SPU in Nitra; e-mail: roberta.stepankova@uniag.sk; tel.: 037 641 5412

General information on the admission exam

The selection of candidates for the study programmes Landscape Engineering and Horticulture will be realized by an admission interview (the candidate will appear in person for the interview on the appointed date) and by ranking the candidates according to the results of their studies from secondary school, where the qualitative indicator will be the study average of the grades achieved in the first three years and the results of the admission interview. This admission principle applies to applicants who are applying to study at the Faculty of Physical Education and Culture for the first time.

Form of entrance exam

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Tests

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• Apply the application for study

  13.12.2024 - 30.04.2025

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted
90


Current number of filed applications:
34


Additions

• a certified high school leaving certificate (paper form)
• Copies of high school transcripts (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

Payment of the admission fee: cashless according to 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

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