1. SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN BRATISLAVA About us...

2. SLOVAKIA

3. SLOVAKIA (brief overview) Official name: Slovak Republic Date of establishment: 1 st January 1993 Area: 49,035 km 2 Population: 5.4 million (51,5 % female) Capital: Bratislava (431,061 inhabitants) Official language: Slovak Currency: Euro (1 € = 100 cents) Time zone: Central European time zone (GMT +1) Weather: continental climate (4 seasons) Political system: parliamentary democracy

4. SLOVAKIA (UNESCO Natural and Cultural Heritage) The village of Vlkolínec, with traditional log houses The Bardejov town conservation reserve Spišský hrad (castle) and its associated cultural monuments Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area The area of Slovak Karst (Slovenský kras) Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians The historic town of Banská Štiavnica

5. SLOVAKIA (culture and sport) Typical Slovak folklore The most popular sport: football The most successful sport: ice-hockey Wide range of sport facilities: cycling, hiking, skating, water sports, tennis, golf, skiing, snowboarding

6. SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (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

7. STU in numbers: 147 100 graduates 15 400 students 1 412 teaching and research staff 766 state research projects 500 industrial contracts 100 international projects 7 faculties (schools) 1 university institute STU 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

8. Faculties and University Centres Institute of Management Lifelong Learning Institute University Research Park, Know-How Centre, Project Centre Multimedia Centre, Computing Centre, Publishing House, Student Houses, Academic Sports Centre 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 Materials Science and Technology Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies

9. Study system harmonized with Bologna Declaration and European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) ECTS Label – ECTS information package http://www.stuba.sk/english/ects/ects-information-package.html?page_id=5433 http://www.stuba.sk/english/ects/ects-information-package.html?page_id=5433 DS Label – Diploma Supplement http://www.stuba.sk/english/degree-students/dodatok-k-diplomu-diploma-supplement-label.html?page_id=6305 http://www.stuba.sk/english/degree-students/dodatok-k-diplomu-diploma-supplement-label.html?page_id=6305 students engaged in research (mainly at Master and PhD. level) modern training methods, laboratories, project works study programs in English Lifelong learning Academic year 2014/2015 193 study programs 15 403 students 4 241 graduates 4 202 students in lifelong learning 9 3 rd DEGREE 1 st DEGREE 2 nd DEGREE Bachelor study 54 study programs 9 936 students 1 936 graduates Master study 68 study programs 4 239 students 2 029 graduates Doctoral study 71 study programs 1 228 students 258 graduates 3 or 4 years 2 or 3 years

10. Quality of graduates 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 Public HEIs

11. 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 Institute of Lifelong Learning at STU

12. Research at STU today Research areas 766 state research projects, 100 international projects Centres of Excellence Centre of Excellence of Integrated Flood Protection Systems Centre of Excellence for Diagnostic Method of Materials Centre of Excellence for the Settlement Infrastructure Development of the Knowledge- Based Economy National Centre for Research and Application of Renewable Energy Sources Centre of Excellence of 5- Axis Machining Centre of Exelence for SMART Technologies, Systems and Services Centre of Cooperation for Transfer of Innovative technologies from research to Practice Centre of Excellence for Industrial Bio-technology

13. Future of research at STU University research park STU project financed by EU structural Funds (Operational Program of Research and Development) in the value of 80 mil. € University research park in Bratislava focused on information and communication technologies, electrical engineering, automation and control systems, nanoelectronics and photonics University research park in Trnava focused on material engineering, ion and plasma technology, automation and computerization of industrial processes

14. International cooperation International agreements > 400 International projects ~ 100 Mobilities Erasmus, Erasmus + CEEPUS, IAESTE, BEST National Scholarship program Memberships European Universities Association European Society for Engineering Association others (20 institutional, > 500 individual) University agreements Faculty agreements Erasmus agreements 9837 298 ResearchEducation COST 6 7th Framework Program 22 Others 45 LLP 11 CEEPUS 9 Others 7 7327

15. Industrial cooperation ~ 500 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...

16. 42 SME START-UPS Supported SMEs Start-up office and InQb program Entrepreneurship awareness program Business development consultancy Office space and services SAIV Slovenská akadémia inžinierskych vied Foretaster, s.r.o.

17. 17 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

18. STU (rankings and awards) the best university in last 8 years Slovak ranking International ranking position 719 in 2013 position 101st – 150th by subject fields - Computer Science Webometrics Shanghai ranking ECTS-Label for 2012 - 2015 DS-Label for 2013 - 2016

19. SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN BRATISLAVA Vazovova 5 812 43 Bratislava 1 Slovak Republic www.stuba.sk