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Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

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Office of Study, Supporting Pedagogical Faculities

 
Office of Study

The study office is an inherent part of each faculty. It manages students' agenda from the admission to the completion of their study. Students consults all problems connected with their study within a given study programme here, either personally or in writing.
A similar office is part of the Rector's Office, called the Office of Pedagogical Activities and ECTS. It includes the Student Registrar. During the academic year, students can obtain various confirmations and documents here. The Registrar also manages the students' social scholarships.
Tel: +421-37-6414 892
E-mail: register@uniag.sk




Supporting Pedagogical Faculities

The Slovak Agricultural Library in Nitra (SAL)
Off campus location: Štúrova street 51, 949 01 Nitra
Tel & fax: +421-37-6517 743
e-mail: slpk@uniag.sk
URL: http://www.slpk.sk
Opening hours:
Monday 8.30 am. - 6 pm.
Tuesday 8.30 am. - 6 pm.
Wednesday 8.30 am. - 6 pm.
Thursday 8.30 am. - 6 pm.
Friday 8.30 am. - 5 pm.
The library stock is in excess of 500,000 holdings. The main priority of the SAL is to provide users with a variety of high-quality services. The SAL has participated in developing the secondary information resources and CD data bases. The Library houses a variety of documents of both domestic and foreign origin related especially to agriculture and natural sciences and peripherally also to social sciences. In addition to usual library services, it also offers a wide range of bibliographic services.

Center of Computer Technology and Informatics (CCTI)
Tel: +421-37-6414 861
Fax: +421-37-6511 560
Each of the Faculties has their own Computer Laboratories avialable for the students to use. Students need to be registered at the Faculty computer desk point.

The Centre of Computer Technology and Informatics is an information work-place aimed at completely providing for the needs of the University in the computer science.
The Centre's activities are:
to create and develop application software,
to build and control the University computer network,
to provide consultancy and training courses in the use of computers, intended for the students and staff of the University,
to build up a regional node of the Slovak-wide computer network SANET.

The University Experimental Farm in Koliňany aims at implementing practical training and helping to solve and verify topics of diploma and dissertation theses. Its research and development activities are wide-ranging, too. For research purposes, collections of samples of crop production, vegetable growing, viticulture, orcharding, medicinal aromatic plants and breeds of beef cattle, sheep, goats, pheasants, bees and fish have been set up. The farm covers 2,245 ha of arable land. Animal production is focused on beef cattle and milk production. Every year, part of the land is utilised according to the requirements and needs of the University. The farm is located 15 km from Nitra.

The Institute of Education, Research and Consulting in Koliňany is a purpose-built facility of the Slovak University of Agriculture aimed at education and research activities, specialist consultancy, advertising activities, certification of the quality of plant and animal production, and the creation of collections of samples.

The main task of the University Publishing and Editorial Centre is to print textbooks and publish a variety of scientific, specialist and advertising materials for the needs of the University offices and institutes. The Centre also edits and prints proceedings from scientific and specialist conferences. The latest computer systems are used to process publications. The sales room for distribution and sale of publications is part of the Centre. In addition, the Centre also provides the following services: editing , type matter, binding, laminating, xerography.
Tel: +421-37-6415 569
e-mail: ves@uniag.sk

The Botanic Garden was founded in 1982 and its activities focus on research,cultural work and public education. It also participates in the formation and maintenance of gardens and parks located on the University campus. Providing its rich collections of various plants for teaching purposes, the Botanic Garden also shares in the educational process of some University departments. Its research activity focuses upon the study of biology of endangered flora species of Slovakia. Thanks to sponsorship, it can implement international scientific expeditions, its sphere of interest being some countries of Latin America - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Ecuador - and North Africa. It also keeps contacts with the world through the exchange of seeds and taking part in international exhibitions and shows. Located on the University campus.
Tel: +421-37-6414 732
e-mail: botzah@uniag.sk

 


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