About us.....
SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY IN
BRATISLAVA
FRANTISEK HORNAK
vice-rector STU
Bratislava, October 2012
Slovak University of Technology (STU)
origin and history
• 1937 University of Technology of M. R. Štefánik
first Slovak technical university was founded in Košice
• 1939 Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava
Branch of Construction Engineering
Branch of Specialized Sciences
Branch of Forestry and Agricultural Engineering
Branch of Chemical Engineering
Branch of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
• 1762 Mining and Forestry Academy
under empress of Maria Theresa
first technical higher education
institution in the world
founded in Banská Štiavnica
Slovak University of Technology in nowadays
STU offers:
unity of education and scientific
research, engineering and arts
theoretical-practical learning
methods (link to Mining academy
in Banská Štiavnica)
direct cooperation with industry
& strong international links
STU in numbers:
140 000 graduates
17 000 students
7 faculties (schools)
1 institut
800 industrial contracts
600 state research projects
107 international projects
1 900 teaching and research staff
full profesors
senior lecturers
asistents PhD
asistents
186
348
765
674
STU - Faculties and University Centres
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology
Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Material Sciences and Technology
Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies
Institute of Management
Lifelong Learning Institute
STU Research Centre
Multimedia centre, Computing Centre, Publishing House,
Student Houses, Academic Sports Centre,
STU study system
• harmonized with Bologna Declaration and
European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)
ECTS label – ECTS information package
• students engaged in research (mainly at Master and PhD. level)
• modern training methods, laboratories, project works
3rd DEGREE
• study programs in English
3 years
• Lifelong learning
Doctoral study
2nd DEGREE
http://www.stuba.sk/english/ects/ects-information-package.html?page_id=5433
2 years
Academic year 2012/2013
186 study programs
16 909 students
4 947 graduates
4 274 students in
lifelong learning
1st DEGREE
3 years
Bachelor study
52 study programs
10 782 students
2 168 graduates
Master study
69 study programs
65 study programs
1 547 students
4 580 students
2 480 graduates
299 graduates
5
Quality of graduates
Public HEIs
The lowest unemployment % of
STU graduates among other HEIs
in Slovakia
Public HEIs
The highest salary average
of STU - graduates among
other HEIs in Slovakia
Institute of Lifelong Learning at STU
• Continuing Education Centre
variety of courses and retrainings
Professional MBA Automotive Industry
(2- years distance accredited study for professionals from automotive industry)
• Department of Technical Pedagogy
Qualification for teaching in technical subjects
(2-years additional study for students)
• Third Age University
support to the elderly and risk groups
• Study of foreign languages
Academic year 2011/2012
85 courses
1568 graduates
International cooperation
international agreements > 400
University
agreements
Faculty
agreements
Erasmus
agreements
89
48
274
international projects ~ 100
mobilities
• Erasmus, Ceepus, Vulcanus
• Leonardo da Vinci
• National Scholarship program
Research
Education
Cost 4
6/7 Framework Program 14
others 36
Tempus 2
Ceepus 21
others 21
54
44
memberships
• European Universities Association
• European Society for Engineering Association
• others (12 institutional memberships,
> 500 individual)
INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION
~ 800 Industrial contracts
• Diploma Thesis and trainings for
students
• Collaborating projects
• Mobility and industrial
placements in European research
area
• Entrepreneurship support
for start-up, spin-off
Volkswagen, PSE, Siemens, Atos,
ABB Bratislava, Samsung, IBM,
HP, ESET, Applied Precision,
Danubia Nanotech, Nanodesign,
Slovenské elektrárne, ZSE
Distribúcia, SEPS, Evonik
Fermas, Bioenergy,
Dopravoprojekt, Slovenský
vodohospodársky podnik,
Národná diaľničná spoločnosť,
SPP...
35 SME START-UPS
Start-up office and InQb program
• Entrepreneurship awareness program
• Business development consultancy
• Office space and services
Supported SMEs
foretaster, s.r.o.
ANV, s.r.o.
SAIV
Slovenská akadémia
inžinierskych vied
IURA CAPITAL, s.r.o.
Services for students
• 7 libraries, on-line access to
databases
• free Internet
• 8 student houses
• canteens and buffets
• health care services
• sport facilities
•University Ensemble Technik
11
STU in rankings
Slovak ranking ARRA
ranking as the best university in last five years
International ranking
ranking among the first 500 universities
ranking as 101st – 150th by subject fields - Computer Science
Slovak University
of Technology
in Bratislava
Vazovova 5
812 43 Bratislava 1
Slovakia
www.stuba.sk