DOCTORAL STUDY PROGRAMME - LANDSCAPE ENGINEERING

Graduate profile

The Doctoral Study Programme Landscape Engineering is focused on the study of processes in the country and on the interaction of human activities in the landscape space, taking into account a set of organizational, biological, agrotechnical and technical-construction arrangements solved in the country. The program is focused on the education of a graduate who dominate the principles and procedures of scientific work, in which he will apply approaches based on interdisciplinary contexts.

The aim of the study is to teach the student to analyze and understand the interaction in the country and use the acquired knowledge to eliminate negative impacts on the country. The concept of the study programme is based on interdisciplinarities and includes the issues of climate change, water management, land consolidation, soil protection and reclamation, nature and landscape protection, environmental management, waste management and circular management.  The study is based on the use of the GIS tools and modern simulation tools that are applied by the analyzing the problems and looking for their optimal solutions. The student will acquire the knowledge of scientific, theoretical and experimental methods and procedures in the area of landscape and is able to bring own original solutions and strategies. During the study, emphasis is placed on the internationalization of study in the form of study stays and internships at one of the partner workplaces abroad. Graduates of the program are able to employ in the field of science, research and education, as well as in various leadership positions in a  state and public administration, managerial positions of companies, design studios and can hold positions at the level of national and European authorities.

 



Prospects of graduates

Graduate employment

Graduate of the study program:

  • may his/her competences aplied s a leader of the creative research team, as an independent researcher at universities, in the academy of sciences, research and development workplaces, state authorities and authorities of municipalities, consulting companies, etc.
  • may carry out expert activities in the fields of landscape planning, landscape consolidaton, waste and water management, as well as environmental management;
  • finds the job in design companies focused on projection of land consolidation, hydro-melioration structures, water conservation and anti-erosion arrangements,
  • is able to hold expert positions at both national and European level


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Conditions of admission

Admission procedure for PhD. study - doctoral studies at FZKI SPU in Nitra are carried out in accordance with § 56 and § 57 of Act no. 131/2002 on higher education institutions and on the amendment of certain acts as amended and in accordance with the Study Regulations of the SUA in Nitra.

  1. Admission to study at a doctoral study program is carried out by the admission procedure in terms announced publicly, usually once, at most twice during a calendar year.
  2. The date of the examination and its content is determined by the dean of the faculty. During the examination, the commission takes into account the applicant's knowledge of world languages and by the foreign applicant’s communication knowledge of Slovak and world language, and the issues forming the theoretical basis of the chosen study program. The Commission also take into account the presentation of knowledge in the scope of the topic for which the candidate is applying. Activities in the scientific work of students during studies at bachelor and master degrees is also taken into account.
  3. The dean of the faculty decides the admission of an applicant for doctoral studies based on the results of the examination, which is compulsory. The number of the applicants that the faculty plans to accept for doctoral studies depends on the number of dissertation topics approved. The topics of dissertations thesis for the relevant study programs (SP) are approved by the study program commission.
  4. The decision about the result of the admission procedure will be made in writing within 30 days from the verification of fulfillment with the conditions for acceptance to study.
  5. An applicant who has received a decision not to be admitted at doctoral studies may submit a request for review of this decision to the authority which issued the decision within eight days from the date of its delivery.

 

ADMISSION EXAM

consisting of:

-          interview also in one of the foreign language

-          presentation of the project framework – a scientific discussion of solving and achieving the scientific aim of the dissertation topic, to which the applicant has applied (proposals of solving the problem, methodological bases, and procedures, which can be used in fulfilling the aim of the dissertation project).

 

APPLICATION

Only electronically on the following web page:     

https://is.uniag.sk/prihlaska/?lang=sk



Additional information

Study program accredited also in English language.   Conditions of admissions:

Proof declaring a satisfactory level of English language proficiency by one of the following three certificates:

1. IELTS Academic version (International English Language Testing Service, British Council) with a minimum score of 6.5 points

2. CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) at level C1

3. Cambridge exam (Certificate in Advanced English, or Certificate of English proficiency from the University of Cambridge)

Deadline for application submission by (only electronic):                                                  3. June 2022

Day of the meeting of the Admission Commission:                                           17. June 2022

 

Admission fee:                                                                                                     45,00 €* (electronic registration)

Payment of the fee for the admission procedure for electronic registration –  non-cash according to the instructions  provided in the application.

ADMISSION EXAM

consisting of:

-          interview also in one of the foreign language

-          presentation of the project framework – a scientific discussion of solving and achieving the scientific aim of the dissertation topic, to which the applicant has applied (proposals of solving the problem, methodological bases, and procedures, which can be used in fulfilling the aim of the dissertation project).

 

APPLICATION

Only electronically on the following web page:     

https://is.uniag.sk/prihlaska/?lang=sk

 

 

 

NECESSARY ANNEXNES FOR THE APPLICATION:  

  1. CV;
  2. proof of payment of the fee for the admission procedure - payment via internet banking or bank transfer;
  3. officially certified photocopies of diploma (university diploma, state examination certificate, diploma supplement, officially certification is not required for an applicant who has graduated master degree of study at FHLE SUA in Nitra);
  4. list of published professional and scientific (artistic) works;
  5. proof of professional experience, if the applicant was employed before starting doctoral studies;
  6. confirmation of employment and job position (only applicants for the external form of study);
  7. project framework to the topic of the dissertation thesis (max. 2 A4);
  8. statement of the results of master's, engineering, doctoral studies of individual years and the full-time average, which is issued by the study department;
  9. participation and success on olympiads, competitions, student scientific professional activity, authorship of discoveries, or industrial designs  specified by the applicant in a separate annex.

 

TOPICS OF the DISSERTATION THESIS

The topics of the dissertation thesis are available on the website of the faculty www.fzki.uniag.sk  in the part „Admission and Study“/ „Doctoral Study Programs“.



Conditions for international students

Study program accredited also in English language.   Conditions of admissions:

Proof declaring a satisfactory level of English language proficiency by one of the following three certificates:

1. IELTS Academic version (International English Language Testing Service, British Council) with a minimum score of 6.5 points

2. CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) at level C1

3. Cambridge exam (Certificate in Advanced English, or Certificate of English proficiency from the University of Cambridge)

Deadline for application submission by (only electronic):                                                  3. June 2022

Day of the meeting of the Admission Commission:                                           17. June 2022

 

Admission fee:                                                                                                     45,00 €* (electronic registration)

Payment of the fee for the admission procedure for electronic registration –  non-cash according to the instructions  provided in the application.



Coordinator for students with specific needs

University coordinator:

Mgr. Jana Rybanská, PhD., Centrum pedagogiky a psychologického poradenstva, Fakulta ekonomika a manažmentu SPU v Nitre, tel.: 037/641 4898, e-mail: jana.rybanska@uniag.sk

Coordinator at FZKI SPU v Nitre:

doc. Ing. arch. Roberta Štěpánková, PhD. - prodekanka pre vzdelávaciu činnosť FZKI SPU v Nitre

Tulipánová 7, 949 01 Nitra, tel.: 037/641 5429
e-mail: roberta.stepankova@uniag.sk



General information on the admission exam

ADMISSION EXAM

consisting of:

-          interview also in one of the foreign language

-          presentation of the project framework – a scientific discussion of solving and achieving the scientific aim of the dissertation topic, to which the applicant has applied (proposals of solving the problem, methodological bases, and procedures, which can be used in fulfilling the aim of the dissertation project).

 

APPLICATION

Only electronically on the following web page:     

https://is.uniag.sk/prihlaska/?lang=sk



Form of entrance exam

ADMISSION EXAM

consisting of:

-          interview also in one of the foreign language

-          presentation of the project framework – a scientific discussion of solving and achieving the scientific aim of the dissertation topic, to which the applicant has applied (proposals of solving the problem, methodological bases, and procedures, which can be used in fulfilling the aim of the dissertation project).

 

APPLICATION

Only electronically on the following web page:     

https://is.uniag.sk/prihlaska/?lang=sk



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    07.06.2024 - 31.07.2024

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted: 1
Current number of filed applications: 0
Additions
  • CV (electronic form)
  • proof of payment of the fee for the admission procedure - payment via internet banking or bank transfer; (electronic form)
  • officially certified photocopies of diploma (university diploma, state examination certificate, diploma supplement, officially certification is not required for an applicant who has graduated master degree of study at FHLE SUA in Nitra); (electronic form)
  • list of published professional and scientific (artistic) works; (electronic form)
  • proof of professional experience, if the applicant was employed before starting doctoral studies; (electronic form)
  • confirmation of employment and job position (only applicants for the external form of study); (electronic form)
  • project framework to the topic of the dissertation thesis (max. 2 A4); (electronic form)
  • statement of the results of masters, engineering, doctoral studies of individual years and the full-time average, which is issued by the study department; (electronic form)
  • participation and success on olympiads, competitions, student scientific professional activity, authorship of discoveries, or industrial designs specified by the applicant in a separate annex. (electronic form)
Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: 2200 €
The fee for admission procedure
E-application form: 50 €
Billing information

The following data is required to make the payment for the admission procedure:

 

Name and address of the payee:                         Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra

Beneficiary's bank                                                 Štátna pokladnica, Radlinského 32, Bratislava 810 05

Account number:                                                      7000066247/8180

IBAN:                                                                      SK40 8180 0000 0070 0006 6247

Variable symbol:                                                   104900

Constant symbol:                                                  0558

Specific symbol:                                                    104900721

Message for recipient:                                          surname and first name of the applicant (state without diacritics).

The following data are required to make the payment for the admission procedure from other countries including also SWIFT code:   SPSRSKBA

Information of the admission procedure are also available at: www.fzki.uniag.sk ; www.portalVS.sk

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Detail of the study program

 
 
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Detail of the study program

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