The engineering study programme: International Master of Horticulture Science (IMHS) is an accredited joint study programme implemented by the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, SUA in Nitra, the Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture of the University of Agriculture in Krakow (Poland) and the Faculty of Horticulture of the Mendel University in Brno (Czech Republic). The graduate will be awarded the academic title Master of Science (abbreviated as MSc.). All three cooperating universities will issue documents on completion of studies (diploma and diploma supplement). The graduate acquires comprehensive knowledge of horticultural production. He/she masters new cultivation technologies in vegetable growing, floriculture, fruit growing and viticulture, including integrated and ecological systems of fruit, vegetable, grape and wine production with an emphasis on the quality of raw material production and subsequent post-harvest processing and storage. He/she controls the process of grape processing and wine production with an emphasis on high quality appellation wines. Following on the graduate is able to independently solve problems in the field of research in line with the requirements of the institution, knows how to manage the production and sales process, enter into joint projects at the level of EU requirements. Manages the production and marketing process at a high professional level.
Form of Studies
daily attendance / external attendance
Length of Studies
2 years
PROFILE COURSES
Basics of Management
Production Management
Business Economy
Marketing
Managerial Communication
Corporate Finance
Small and Medium Enterprise
Business Management
Environmental Management
Firm Planning
Human Resources Management
Costing and Budgeting
Financial and Economic Analysis
GRADUATE'S EMPLOYABILITY
As a specialist in all forms of horticultural production and subsequent processing units, in marketing, in trade, in research and breeding, in the testing rooms of the Central Control Testing Institute of Agriculture, as well as a manager of horticultural centres, greenhouses, a designer of orchards, vineyards and nurseries. He/she finds employment as the main cellar technologist in small, medium and large wineries. Provides consultancy for horticultural production, acts as a consultant for the establishment and operation of fruit orchards, vineyards, cellar farming, vegetable plantations and fruit and viticulture nurseries. The graduate finds employment in the private sector, in education, in state administration, etc. along with the possibility to continue studies at the 3rd level of university education.
Applicant must submit the E-application form to study at SUA through the university’s designated portal or send the completed form via email to the Vice-Dean for International Affairs of the respective faculty or the Contact Person for Foreign Affairs
The amount of the application fee depends on the specific faculty and study programme and ranges from 30 EUR to 65 EUR.
Applications can only be submitted electronically.
Deadline for submitting the electronic application (e-application): by 15 July 2026
Admission procedure fee: 60 €
Method of payment for the electronic application and the admission procedure: cashless payment according to the instructions provided in the electronic application. To complete the payment of the admission procedure fee, please follow the instructions in the electronic application.
For payments from other EU countries, the following details are also required:
BIC/SWIFT code: SPSRSKBA
message for the recipient – specific symbol + surname and name of the applicant (to be entered without diacritics)
BASIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The basic requirement for admission to the Master’s (second-cycle) study programme is the completion of a first-cycle (Bachelor’s) study programme in the same or a related field of study, successfully completed by a state (final) examination. An applicant who does not prove fulfilment of the basic admission requirement at the time of verification of admission requirements may be admitted conditionally. In such a case, the applicant is obliged to prove fulfilment of the basic admission requirements no later than on the date specified for enrolment in the study programme.
STUDY ADDITIONAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The ranking of applicants will be based on the results achieved in previous first-cycle studies, including the state (final) examination. The evaluation criterion will be the weighted grade average of completed courses over the entire previous first-cycle study and according to additional requirements of the specific study programme. The minimum number of points required for admission is 5 points, as follows: the applicant obtains 5 points if the overall weighted grade average of completed courses over the entire first-cycle study is less than or equal to 2.5, and the applicant obtains 5 points if the result of the state (final) examination is less than or equal to 2.5. If the applicant completed a first-cycle study programme in a related field at another faculty or higher education institution, they are required to submit the results of their Bachelor’s studies as stated above, namely the overall weighted grade average of completed courses over the entire first-cycle study and the result of the state (final) examination. After admission to the Master’s study programme, the study plan will be specified in order to complete courses within the study plan to the extent determined by the Dean.
Applicants will undergo an admission interview conducted in English, which will take place on a date announced in advance. The applicant will be informed of the interview date after the application has been registered, after 15 July 2026. The interview will not be knowledge-based; its purpose is to demonstrate the applicant’s aptitude for studying the selected study programme.
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE ADMISSION PROCEDURE
INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN APPLICANTS OR APPLICANTS WHO COMPLETED THE FIRST LEVEL OF STUDY ABROAD
an applicant may apply for several study programmes delivered by the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering in one application (within one admission fee),
an applicant who completed Bachelor’s studies outside the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra is required to upload a scan of the certificate of completion of studies together with the Diploma Supplement electronically via the University Information System (UIS),
a certified copy of the certificate of completion of studies (certified by a notary public or registry office) together with the Diploma Supplement must be submitted by the applicant at enrolment; otherwise, the applicant will not be enrolled in the study programme,
incomplete applications (e.g. without proof of payment of the admission fee) will not be accepted,
after the admission procedure, the applicant will receive a decision on the result of the admission procedure within 30 days from the verification of fulfilment of admission requirements. An applicant who does not meet the requirements at the time of the meeting of the admission committee may be admitted conditionally,
an applicant who is admitted to a study programme is obliged to inform the faculty whether they will enrol in the study programme according to the instructions received in written form together with the admission decision (the e-return slip is part of the decision),
the applicant’s personal data (name, surname, personal identification number, address, etc.) will be processed in accordance with Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on the Protection of Personal Data solely for the purposes of the admission procedure and must not be provided for other purposes,
the Dean may accept the results of admission procedures carried out at other faculties of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra or at other higher education institutions,
the Dean may offer applicants who were not placed on the ranking list for the applied study programme the possibility of admission to an alternative study programme with a lower number of applicants,
the faculty reserves the right not to open a study programme with a low number of applicants. In such a case, the faculty will offer the applicant another accredited study programme.
INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS OR APPLICANTS WHO COMPLETED THE FIRST CYCLE OF STUDY ABROAD
International applicants are required to obtain a recognition statement via the following link:
https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/recognition-statement/
Study Department: Ing. Ivana Mesjarová
Tel.: +421 37 641 5412; e-mail: ivana.mesjarova@uniag.sk
Study Department – second cycle of study: Ing. Mária Šufliarska
Tel.: +421 37 641 5412; e-mail: maria.sufliarska@uniag.sk
Vice-Dean for Educational Activities: doc. Ing. arch. Roberta Štěpánková, PhD.
Tel.: +421 37 641 5412; e-mail: roberta.stepankova@uniag.sk
Vice-Dean / Coordinator for International Students: Prof. Ing. Miroslava Kačániová, PhD. – Vice-Dean for International Relations and Public Relations
Tel.: +421 37 641 5425; e-mail: miroslava.kacaniova@uniag.sk
Coordinator for Applicants with Specific Needs:
Vice-Dean for Educational Activities: doc. Ing. arch. Roberta Štěpánková, PhD.
Tel.: +421 37 641 5412; e-mail: roberta.stepankova@uniag.sk
The study programme is provided by Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering:
https://www.fzki.uniag.sk/en/home-page
CONTACT
Ing. Lívia Stoklasová
International Relations Office
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
+421 37 641 4555
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doc. Ing. Ján Horák, PhD.
Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering