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History

The Technical University in Zvolen, initially the University of Forestry and Wood Technology in Zvolen, was set up by the government directive 30/1952 Coll. on some changes to the organization of universities.

The Technical University in Zvolen (hereafter also TUZVO) preserves heritage of one of the first technical higher education in the world whose beginnings are connected with setting up the Mining Academy in Banská Štiavnica in 1762, where forestry disciplines started to be taught in 1770. The establishment of the Forestry Institute in Banská Štiavnica in 1807 signified the first independent forestry university study in Slovakia. In 1904, the Mining Academy, since 1846 the Mining and Forestry Academy, changed its name into the Mining and Forestry University and thus it became the only university of its kind in Austria-Hungary. It ceased to exist in 1919.

Since 1939, the university forestry studies continued at the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava and since 1946 at the University of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering in Košice, where the independent wood sciences and technology engineering studies were established in 1949 as ones of the first in the world. By the above cited government directive no. 30/1952 Coll., this university was dissolved and from one of its faculties resulted the University of Forestry and Wood Sciences and Technology (hereafter VŠLD) in Zvolen with two faculties: the Faculty of Forestry and the Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology.

In accordance with the worldwide trend in ecologization of awareness among population and building the ecological education system, the VŠLD as the first one in Slovakia noticed a positive trend contributing to a more intensive interest in the environment and its conservation. On 1 October 1991, the Faculty of Ecology was set up by separating some of departments at the Faculty of Forestry and the Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology. Since 1995, it has been the Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences (hereafter also FEE).

By the decision of the National Council of the Slovak Republic of 17 December 1991, the the name of the VŠLD in Zvolen was changed into the Technical University in Zvolen under Law no. 26/1992 Coll. with effect from 23 January 1992.

By the resolution of the Government of the Slovak Republic no. 520 of 5 August 1998, in the interest of revitalization of Banská Štiavnica as the only town of the Slovak Republic inscribed on the List of the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage and with the aim of bringing the university student traditions back to Banská Štiavnica, the relocation of the FEE from Zvolen to Banská Štiavnica was approved. After meeting the legislative conditions, the Rector of the TUZVO issued the decision on the relocation of the FEE with effect from 16 September 1998. The process of relocating the FEE from Zvolen to Banská Štiavnica was completed in 2000.

After eight years of the FEE operating in Banská Štiavnica, the Rector of the TUZVO took a decision with effect from 1 September 2006 on the relocation of the FEE again, more particular on moving from Banská Štiavnica back to Zvolen. From a long-term viewpoint, the aim of this change was an increase in education quality and the Faculty efficiency, the elimination of duplicates as a consequence of the geographical separation of workplaces, strengthening the university approach to studies (self-profiling the student within the ECTS), increasing the TUZVO integrity, and decreasing the amount of the fixed costs for operating the University.

In September 1996, in the context of transformation and integration of the Slovak universities in the European higher education area, the Faculty of Environmental and Manufacturing Technology (hereafter FEVT) was set up. The FEVT is oriented towards the education of specialists in providing environmentally sound technologies in accordance with the world trends and ecological norms of the European Union.

Under Law No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and on changes and supplements to some laws, the Technical University in Zvolen is a public higher education institution. On the basis of the results of the complex accreditation process in 2009 and by course of higher education law it has been ranked among university higher education institutions.

The pedagogical work and research of the TUZVO are supported by workplaces with a university-wide competence.

The Institute of Foreign Languages (hereafter ÚCJ)

is a pedagogical and research workplace of the TUZVO. With effect from 1 January 1999, the ÚCJ was established by separating the Department of Languages from the Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology. It provides teaching languages, solves its own institutional research and grant projects, cooperates on projects of the individual departments of the faculties at the TUZVO, and also carries out other activities (translations, interpreting, preparing international events).

Arboretum Borová Hora (hereafter ABH)

is a research, developmental, and economic-administrative workplace of the TUZVO involved in the programme of the Slovak dendroflora genepool protection and conservation in accordance with the conception of building collections; it creates conditions for pedagogical work and cooperates in solving research tasks of the TUZVO faculties. It started to be built in 1965 as a demonstration place for the needs of practical teaching the VŠLD students.

The Publishing House of the TUZVO

is a purpose-built facility of the TUZVO. In 1968 on the basis of a decision made by the Ministry of Education, the Editorial Centre of the VŠLD for publishing university textbooks was set up. In the year 1995, the Editorial Centre linked up with the workplace Desktop Publishing of the then Institute of Computing Technology at the VŠLD and thus an independent Rector´s Office workplace called the Publishing House of the TUZVO was established. Since 2004, the Publishing House of the TUZVO has been an independent purpose-built facility of the University. Its mission is to provide publishing activities – editorial, printing, copying, bookbinding works, selling and distribution of literature.

The Centre of Information Technology (hereafter CIT)

is a developmental, economic-administrative workplace of the TUZVO. It was set up on 14 April 1972, when the Institute of Computing Technology was created from the then Computing Centre of the VŠLD established in 1969 at the Department of Forest Management at the Faculty of Forestry. With effect from 1 November 2004, the name of the workplace was changed into the Centre of Information Technology. The CIT´s mission is to work out a conception of development and using information and communication technologies and the information system of the University; to provide the service of computer hardware and software for the needs of workplaces of the University and contribute to research, educational and pedagogical activities.

The Rector´s Office

is a managing, coordinating and executive workplace of the TUZVO. By means of the Rector´s Office and its sections, the Rector, vice-rectors and bursar manage and provide running the University according to valid legislative regulations.

The Slovak Forestry and Wood Sciences Library (hereafter SLDK)

is an information and economic-administrative workplace of the TUZVO. It was established in 1952 as a State Study Library in Zvolen. In 1954, it changed its name into the State Scientific Library. In 1978, it was delimited from the direct operating under the Ministry of Culture to the Ministry of Education and it was attached to the VŠLD under the name of the Central Forestry and Wood Sciences Library of the Slovak Socialist Republic. Since 1990, it has had the name of the Slovak Forestry and Wood Sciences Library. The SLDK is an academic library fulfilling the function of a specialized scientific library for work with forestry and wood sciences literature in the Slovak Republic.

The Developmental Workshops and Laboratories (hereafter VDL)

are developmental and economic-administrative workplace of the TUZVO. They were set up in the year 1971 when building the premises of halls, laboratories and administrative buildings with a total area of 8, 100 m2 was finished. The VDL mission is to make conditions and be involved in the main university activities, the educational process, scientific research, and to implement the results of the research.

The Dormitories and Canteen (hereafter ŠD)

is a purpose-built facility of the TUZVO providing accomodation and meals for students, staff and university guests. At present it is made up of two separate buildings with a total capacity of 1, 278 beds. ŠD Ľ. Štúra was built in the years 1958 – 1962. In 1983, a new dormitory with a capacity of 204 beds started its operating in Záhonok, Zvolen. Its operation ceased in 2016 due to inefficiency. In 1993, the accommodation and catering facility with capacity of 608 beds in Bariny was opened.

The Centre of Continuing Education (hereafter CĎV)

is an economic-administrative and information workplace of the TUZVO. It was established as an organizational part of the TU on 18 June 2004 and it continued in activities of the Local Centre for Distance Education. The mission of the CĎV is to organise further education through courses and workshops, coordinate and develop national and international projects, provide cooperation with other educational and consulting institutions, cooperate with the Faculties of the TUZVO when preparing courses and trainings.

The University Forest Enterprise

is a specialized facility of the TUZVO for practical teaching students, research and developmental activities of the University staff, and operating the demonstration facilities. It was set up on the basis of a decision by the Authorised Commission for Education and Culture as a purpose-built facility of the VŠLD named the Faculty Forest Farm in 1958. In 1961, its name was changed into the School Forest Plant and it became an independent facility. In 1969, its name was changed into the School Forest Enterprise. After the new Higher Education Law come into effect as of 1 April 2002, it became an organisation part of the TUZVO and was named the University Forest Enterprise.

The Institute of Physical Education and Sport (hereafter ÚTVŠ)

is a pedagogical and research workplace of the TUZVO. It was set up with effect from 1 January 1999 by the organisational change – by separating the Department of Physical Education from the Faculty of Forestry as the Institute of Physical Education. In the academic year 2003/2004 it changed its name into the Institute of Physical Education and Sport by resolution of the TUZVO Management. The ÚTVŠ provides teaching physical education, solves its own institutional research and grant projects; within other activities it prepares the TUZVO students for regional and nationwide academic competitions, cooperates with Slávia Sports Club, and others.

Faculties

Faculty of Forestry

Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology

Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Faculty of technology

Ekonomika a manažment prírodných zdrojov (univerzitný študijný program)

Organisational parts

Borova Hora Arboretum

Centre of Continuing Education

Centre of Information Technology

Slovak Forestry and Wood Sciences Library

Dormitories and Canteen

University of the Third Age

Institute of Foreign Languages

Institute of Physical Education and Sport

Publishing House of the TUZVO

University Forest Enterprise

Developmental Workshops and Laboratories