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…

Living costs€830 a month in Nitra, rent included

€9,960

Living costs from SiT estimate from livingcost.org city data (Nov 2026), converted from USD at the ECB reference rate of 30 Oct 2026 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD)

Who can apply to this programme.

• Conditions of admission 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 PROGRAMME INTERNATIONAL MASTER OF HORTICULTURE SCIENCE: Candidates will undergo an admission interview in English , which will take place on a pre-announced date, which will be communicated to the candidate after the registration of the application form after the 15th of September, 2014.The interview will not be a knowledge-based interview,it is intended to demonstrate the applicant's qualifications to study the chosen study programme. Candidates will be ranked on the basis of the results obtained in their previous studies at the first cycle, including the state examination, with the evaluation criteria being the weighted average of the courses taken throughout the previous studies and according to the other conditions of the specific study programme. The minimum number of points for admission is 5 points , as follows: the student will receive 5 points for a full-study weighted average of the completed courses for the entire previous first cycle study of less than a maximum of 2.5, and the student will receive 5 points for the result of the state examination of less than 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 for him/her to complete the courses (within the study plan) to the extent specified by the Dean. GENERAL DETAILS ABOUT THE ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE An applicant may apply on a single application form for more than one programme of study undertaken in the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering (within a single 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 will 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, after the admission procedure, the applicant will receive a decision on the result of the admission procedure within 30 days after verification of the fulfilment of the conditions for admission to the study. An applicant who does not meet the conditions at the time of the admissions committee meeting may be conditionally admitted, an applicant who is admitted to study a study programme is obliged to provide information to the faculty whether he/she will enrol in the study according to the instructions he/she will receive in writing together with the admission decision (e-form is included in the decision), the applicant's personal data (name, surname, birth number, address, etc.) will be used in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act No. 18/2018 Coll. only for the purposes of the admission procedure and may not be disclosed for other purposes. The dean may accept the results of the admission procedure at other faculties of SPU in Nitra or other universities, the dean may offer applicants who have not been placed on the waiting list for the applied study programme the possibility of admission to an alternative programme with a lower number of applicants, the faculty reserves the right not to open a study programme to which a low number of applicants applies. In this case, the faculty will offer the applicant another accredited study programme. 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 create a clause through the link: in the Degree Recognition Clause section. 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.

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