Slovakia

Agricultural Research in Slovakia

Agricultural research in Slovakia is organised under the authority of two ministries: Education and Agriculture.

Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic

manages whole process of science and technology in Slovakia
www.minedu.sk

Council of the Slovak Government for Science and Technology creates overall philosophy of the science of technology in Slovakia – chaired by Minister of Education of the Slovak Republic.

Funding agencies of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic:

Agency for Support of Science and Technology
www.apvt.sk
Agency VEGA

Promotion of the participation of Slovak organisations in the European R&D projects

SARC – Centre for Advancement, Science and Technology
www.sarc.sk

Non finacial support centres

Innovation Relay Centre Slovakia
www.irc-slovakia.sk

BIC Bratislava Ltd.
www.bic.sk

Main policy documents

Law No. 132/2002 on Science and Technology
Law No. 131/2002 on Higher Education
Law No. 133/2002 on Slovak Academy of Sciences
Concept of Agricultural Science and Technology in 21st millennium (1999)
Foresight of Slovak Science and Technology (2004)
Strategy of Slovak Economy Development (2005)

Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic

www.mpsr.sk
Agricultural research priorities are elaborated by the Agency of the Slovak Academy of Agricultural Sciences
www.uvtip.sk/sapv/agentura

Research Institutes of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic

The Slovak Agricultural Research Centre
www.scpv.sk

Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute in Bratislava
www.vupu.sk

Food Research Institute in Bratislava
www.vup.sk

The Research Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics in Bratislava
www.vuepp.sk

Forestry Research Institute in Zvolen
www.lvu.sk

Agricultural research in Slovak universities:

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
www.uniag.sk

University of Veterinary Medicine in Kosice
www.uvm.sk

Comenius University in Bratislava
www.uniba.sk

Slovak Technical University in Bratislava
www.stu.sk

Faculty of Environmental and Manufacturing Technical University in Zvolen
www.tuzvo.sk

Agricultural research in the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS)

www.savba.sk
currently comprises 74 research units (institutes) in three sections: physical sciences, life sciences and social sciences.
To agricultural research are partly oriented:

Institute of Genetics and Plant Biotechnology of the SAS in Nitra
www.pribina.savba.sk/ugbr/sk

Institute of Farm Animals Physiology of the SAS in Kosice
www2.saske.sk/iap

Parasitological Institute of the SAS (formerly Helminthological Institute) in Kosice
www.saske.sk/pau

Institute of Biochemistry and Animal Genetics of the SAS in Ivanka upon the Danube .
www.ubgz.sav.sk

Institute of Molecular Biology of the SAS in Bratislava
www.imb.savba.sk

Institute of Sociology of the SAS in Bratislava.
www.sociologia.sav.sk

Institute of Landscape Ecology of the SAS in Bratislava
www.uke.sav.sk

Institute of Forest Ecology of the SAS in Zvolen
www.savzv.sk/savnew

Institute of Botany of the SAS in Bratislava
www.ibot.sav.sk

Institute of Zoology of the SAS in Bratislava
www.zoo.sav.sk

Institute of Virology of the SAS in Bratislava
www.virology.sav.sk

Institute of Neuroimmunology of the SAS in Bratislava
www.niu.sav.sk