Our Educational cursus
Currently third year students preparing an engineering school in Risk Prevention and Environment, the school propose us to carry out a three months Erasmus in a country where we can improve our English language. Our school name is ESAIP and take place near to Angers in Saint Barthelemy d’Anjou (France).
We decided to choice Slovakia because it is a country which is situated in the East Europe. We never have the chance to visit a East country so it is why we choice Slovakia. An other argument which help us to decided where we want to come is that the life is not expensive.
General information of Nitra in Slovakia
Slovakia in brief
The official name of Slovakia is the Slovak Republic. Its capital is Bratislava, situated on the country west. The population is about 5,4 millions and shared in an land area of 49,035 square kilometers.
The official language use in Slovakia is the Slovak but their in many people who can speak English because of the educational cursus. It exists other minority languages uses also. The political system which is represented in Slovakia is the parliamentary democracy etablished since 1993.
Destination introduction
Nitra is a city in Slovakia west, situated in the valley of the river Nitra. With a population of about 82,600 inhabitants, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia. This city is also one of the oldest in Slovakia and it was the political center of the region Nitra.
Source : http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/art-65060/Slovakia
Nitra is only at 1 hour of the capital Bratislava, approximately 95 km. We can go to Bratislava by bus also, it takes 1h15 min.
Nitra lies at an altitude of 190 meters above sea level and covers an area of 100.48 square kilometers. Nitra lies in the north temperate zone and has a continental climate with four seasons. Nitra zone is characterized by a significant variation between hot summers and cold, snowy winters. the temperature can degrease until -10 degres in the winter and increase at 30 degres in the summer.
Nitra University
We will do our Erasmus in Slovak University of Agriculture. This University can welcome 10 500 students each year. This University is separeted in 6 faculties:
- Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources
- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences
- Faculty of Economics and Management
- Faculty of Agricultural Engineering
- Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development
- Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering
To have more information about this University, you can visit their website:
https://www.uniag.sk/en/
Source: https://www.uniag.sk/en/how-to-get-to-sua-in-nitra/
In 2010, the SUA in Nitra as the first university in Slovakia received a prestigious ECTS Label awarded by the European Commission for ensuring the implementation of the European Credit Transfer System and the mobility of students. It defended this title again in 2013. At the same time, it added to its awards another one – Diploma Supplement Label which certifies that the Diploma Supplement issued by the SUA meets the demanding European standards. Both titles were awarded until 2016. In 2015, the Accreditation Commission included the SUA in Nitra to the seven best ranked universities in Slovakia.
Erasmus in Slovakia 