Basic conditions for admission to the Bachelor's degree:

According to Section 56 of Act No. 131/2002 on Higher Education, the basic condition for admission to the Bachelor's Degree is the acquisition of a complete secondary education.

Other conditions for admission to the bachelor's programme:

The admission procedure takes place without the applicants being present personally. The applicants will be admitted without an entrance examination if they fulfil the basic conditions for admission to the bachelor's degree (see Basic admission requirement).

If the number of applicants exceeds the planned number for admission, the secondary school results (the average of the annual report grades and the result of the final examination) will be taken into account for admission.

In case of an insufficient number of applicants for the study programme, the dean may offer applicants the possibility of studying on another study programme where there is a higher number of applicants and there is a possibility of its opening.

The application form is submitted electronically via the University's information system via the following link: E-application form to study at TUZVO

The application form does not need to be printed or mailed!

The foreign student follows the information on the TUZVO website:

Stamp transfer from foreign secondary schools - Manual (Transfer Scales). Посібник з передачі марок із українських шкіл

Recognition of foreign diplomas

The administrative fee for the admission procedure for Bachelor's studies:

electronic application - 35,00 €

Account name: Technical University of Zvolen

Bank: Štátna pokladnica, Radlinského 32, 810 05 Bratislava 15

Account number IBAN: SK1981800000007000271101

BIC-SWIFT code: SPSRSKBAXXX

Variable symbol: number generated by the University's information system on the electronic application form (top right of the application form) 

Forestry:

The graduate of the study programme Forestry at the bachelor's level of education possesses knowledge in the field of forest ecosystems, knows the basic concepts and principles of forest ecosystems in all its components (forest environment and biota, especially the tree component), in the field of study of forestry at the bachelor's level of study. He has practical and methodological knowledge of the biological, production-technological, economic, ecological and environmental principles of forestry, which serves as a basis for practice. Graduates will find employment in the practice of forestry, state administration bodies of forestry and several related disciplines, which are oriented to the solution of forestry problems, and ecological and economic use of forests as a basic component of the landscape and the environment. Most of the graduates of the first degree continue their further studies in the field of forestry (adaptive forestry) or applied zoology and wildlife management.

Applied Zoology and Wildlife Management:

The Bachelor's study programme Applied Zoology and Wildlife Management is aimed at educating specialists who will have basic knowledge in the field of forestry and will be prepared to solve practical tasks and problems of hunting management, management and protection of wildlife populations, creation and protection of forest and field environment of game. Their profile is therefore aimed at acquiring the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge and knowledge of biological, technical and economic disciplines of a general and special nature in the field of applied zoology, forestry, creation and use of ­agricultural landscapes. Graduates of the bachelor's degree in the study programme Applied Zoology and Hunting will find employment at lower levels of management as employees in state administration bodies within the scope of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic, district offices and district offices in the seat of the region, employees of organizations under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic, employees of branch plants of the Slovak Republic Forestry, š.p. Banská Bystrica (branch plants, forest administrations, forest districts) in the functions of hunting managers, employees of the organizational components of the Slovak Hunting Chamber, Slovak Hunting Association and other hunting organizations, in the private sector (game farms, pheasant farms, game farms, cynology, weapons and ammunition, hunting tourism), workers in aquaculture, in the State Nature Conservation Service and national park administrations as rangers, as experts in monitoring populations of animal species under the EEC Habitats Directive and the EEC Birds Directive and in assessing the favourable status of these species in relation to the EU NATURA 2000 programme. The vast majority of the graduates of the study programme continue their studies at the 2nd level in the study programme Applied Zoology and Wildlife Management or Adaptive Forestry.

Graduates of the 2nd degree of the study programme Adaptive Forestry will gain an expanding knowledge of the functioning and principles of forest ecosystems in all its components (forest environment and biota, especially the tree component), their mutual interaction, cultivation and forest management as well as forest protection, use of natural resources together with economic principles of forest management and principles of environmental protection. The graduate is able to apply this knowledge in solving practical forest management tasks, decision-making and management activities in a way that confirms the understanding of all contexts and implications and is able to propose and implement alternative and adaptive solutions based on theoretical knowledge and the actual state of forest stands, taking into account nature-friendly forms of management as well as economic principles of forest production. Graduates of this specialization will be in demand and needed for forestry practice. The composition of subjects, forms and methods of study will enable graduates of the study programme to have the necessary knowledge and experience to be able to ensure not only the optimal use of forest resources in forestry practice, but also to fully use methodological and legislative tools of forest management to increase the stability and protection of forest ecosystems from natural disasters at regional and international level in the forests of the temperate zone of Europe.

The graduate of study programme Applied zoology and wildlife management has, in addition to knowledge and skills in the field of forestry, a deeper knowledge of the issues of sustainable hunting ­management in the conditions of the market economy with application to modern ecological and conservation functions of hunting, protection and management of game and higher animals. The ­knowledge covers in particular the relations "game - forest - agricultural landscape", habitats of the most important forest and game species­, their creation and revitalisation, commercial problems and management of hunting, methods of breeding and care of game, including veterinary care (game, farm and free-range breeding), protected animals and methods of their conservation management.Graduates of the engineering degree in the study programme Applied Zoology and Hunting will find employment at higher levels of management as employees in state administration bodies under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic, district offices and district offices in the seat of the region, employees of organizations under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic, employees of branch plants of the Slovak Republic Forests, š.p. Banská Bystrica (branch plants, forest administrations, forest districts) in the functions of hunting managers, employees of the organisational components of the Slovak Hunting Chamber, the Slovak Hunting Association and other hunting organisations, in the private sector (game farms, pheasant farms, game farms, cynology, weapons and ammunition, hunting tourism), workers in aquaculture, in the State Nature Conservation Service and national park administrations as professional staff, in particular zoologists and foresters, experts in monitoring populations of animal species under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive and in assessing the favourable status of these species in relation to the EU NATURA 2000 programme.

The profile of the graduate in Forest Ecology includes the ability to analyse and solve the tasks of forest ecosystem care with emphasis on a wide range of non-productive functions and their sustainability in the conditions of Slovakia as well as the wider area of the temperate zone of Europe. Considering current societal and global challenges (global climate change, global strategy to halt biodiversity loss, efforts to maximise carbon sequestration by natural ecosystems, legislative anchoring of ecosystem services in Slovakia and other EU countries, etc.), the study programme also covers evolving integrated approaches to optimal use of forest resources, building forest management capacity for protection against natural disasters, and development of ecosystem services at regional, supra-regional, and international levels. Upon successful completion of their studies, graduates will be prepared to address current issues and challenges related to forestry, land use and nature conservation. The profile of the graduate of the Forest Ecology Department will enable his/her full-fledged employment in forestry practice, in a number of departmental organizations, as well as in other related sectors of agriculture, environment and nature conservation. Graduates are best placed to work in the management of forests in large protected areas, in Natura 2000 sites of European importance and in the management of habitat types of European importance. Thanks to the wide range of subjects they have studied, they will be able to work as an executive professional in the field as well as in the position of a business manager. Continuing language training in world languages and a professional level of knowledge guaranteed by top internationally renowned scientists will enable graduates to apply in the same spectrum of fields abroad and/or to continue their doctoral studies and successfully apply in internationalized science and research.

The graduate of the study programme Geoinformation and Mapping techniques in Forestry is prepared to solve current ecological, technical and economic problems of forestry using modern geoinformation technologies and procedures in close relation to sustainable use of renewable natural resources, optimization of land use and environmental protection. 
The graduate is able to analyse, design, plan and manage solutions to complex spatial tasks in the field of sustainable forestry, precision forestry, nature-based forest management and related areas on the basis of new sources of high-resolution geographic data, advanced geographic data processing techniques and spatial decision support. The graduate's professional profile is therefore aimed at acquiring a comprehensive body of knowledge in the field of forestry complemented by knowledge and skills in the areas of geographic data collection, geodesy, remote sensing, geographic analysis, cartography, geographic data processing and provision. Graduates of the study programme will also have adequate knowledge, abilities and skills in application areas with an emphasis on agriculture, environmental protection, natural resources and landscape management, building and use of national spatial data infrastructure, management of geographic information systems, state administration and self-government. He is sufficiently creative and independent, while the knowledge acquired will enable him to manage teams of workers. Graduates of the study programme Geoinformation and Mapping Techniques in Forestry can apply in all areas where it is necessary to collect, process, store and use geographic information, especially in soil management (forestry, agriculture), nature and environmental protection, management of natural resources and landscape. The graduate will be competent to collect geographic information by ground methods and remote sensing means, apply geoinformatics procedures to solve tasks, manage geographic databases, use mapping web services for the needs of forest enterprises, the National Forestry Centre, tax offices, state administration, local government, research and educational institutions, as well as business entities in the field of collection and processing of geographic data. Graduates will also have comprehensive preparation for doctoral studies and further lifelong learning.