University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice

University of Veterinary Medicine in Košiciach is the only veterinary university in the country and an internationally recognized research center using the most modern material and technical base.

In Slovakia, there was no veterinary faculty in any of the universities before. In 1950, the Higher Veterinary School in Košice was created. In 1952, it merged with the Higher School of Agriculture in Nitra. And in 1969, the Higher Veterinary School was recognized as an independent educational institution, later renamed the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice.

University Opportunities

University of Veterinary Medicine in Košiciach is a small institution for 2,000 students with a teaching staff of two hundred teachers. The academic buildings are located on Komenského Street. Thanks to the developed transport infrastructure of the city, it is convenient to get to the academic buildings.

The specific direction of the university provides for the presence of special territories outside the academic buildings, such as:

• a school of agriculture in Zemplinska Teplice (for practical training);
• its own equestrian complex;
• a special institution for breeding game, fish and bees and studying their diseases in Rozhanovci.

All conditions have been created for students to obtain not only theoretical knowledge, but also practical skills in using modern equipment.

Currently carries out training in accredited programs: food safety, human – animal relations and its use, general veterinary medicine, food hygiene, pharmacy, marketing and production of food quality health of people and animals and the environment.