ESN UNIAG Nitra

History of section

ESN Uniag Nitra was established  in 2008 by Martin Hudec.  After him, our section had 3 more presidents , Mariana Geffertova, Jana Reváková and current president Zuzana Bajusová. At the begginig of existence we were around 10 active members , but every year the team is changing. We started with a few events for Erasmus students but nowdays our activities are more interesting. Last year and also this year our section participate in Social Erasmus, because we want to develop this idea. After one year of our existence , we built a nice relation with International relation Office in our University and since this moment they support us by finance or everything what we need. We are really happy and its pleasure for us to be part of this Network. 

The Slovak University of Agriculture (SAU) in Nitra is a top educational and scientific institution whose main aim is to provide students with a university education, drawing on scientific knowledge in agriculture and neighboring areas, as well as on creative scientific research. The Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra provides university education at Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level at 6 faculties at life sciences and business sciences. Currently there are more than 500 researcher and teachers involved in teaching and research process. More than 10 000 students are being studying at the university. The university and its faculties are very active in research projects and projects of life-long education (Leonardo, Grundtvig, Erasmus, Jean Monnet). Each year, about 100 students participate at exchange programmes (study or practical placement abroad).

Something about the City:

The first mention of Nitra dates back to. The name of the city is derived from the river Nitra. The name might originate in the Germanic word Nitrahwa, meaning "flowing water".Nitra has a population of 85,172. The city has the wealth of historic structures and natural beauty in the surroundings. The most notorious points of interest are the Nitra castle, the old town and the hill Zobor, overlooking the city. Nitra is the seat of two universities: University of Constantinus the Philosopher and of the Slovak University of Agriculture.  The city's system of primary education consists of 14 public schools and three religious primary schools, enrolling in overall 6,945 pupils. Secondary education is represented by five gymnasia with 3,349 students, 8 specialized high schools with 3,641 students, and 5 vocational schools with 3,054 students. A permanent exhibition at the Nitra Museum shows the history of the city, its surrounding areas and Slovakia. The Nitra State Gallery, the Gallery of the Young, and the Art Gallery present Slovakian works as well as temporary exhibitions by foreign artists. The cultural life in Nitra is very rich. A classical guitar festival is organized there each year.