Organisational structure of SAAS

General Assembly of SAAS Members (GA)

The highest organ of the Slovak Academy of Agricultural Sciences is the General Assembly of SAAS members.
To its sphere of action belong mainly:

  • elect and remove the Board of SAAS, its chairman and deputy - chairman
  • deliberations about serious scientific, professional and other important problems in the sphere of agriculture and take up attitudes towards them
  • elect members and make decision on deprivation of the membership in SAAS
  • make decisions on essential questions of organization and activities of SAAS
  • approve and change the organizational regulations of SAAS.

 

The Board of SAAS

The Board of SAAS fulfils the tasks of SAAS in the period between the sessions of General Assembly. The board is created by the chairman, deputy - chairman, scientific secretary and members of the Board. The SAAS chairman is confirmed by the minister of agriculture SR. The SAAS chairman is member of the board of the ministry by virtue of his function. The term of office of the Board members and chairmen of departments last three years and can be prolonged by one more term at the most in the same function.

The SAAS Board (2013 – 2015) consistof:

  • Chairman:  Prof. Ing. Štefan Mihina, CSc.
    Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra
    e-mail: Stefan.Mihina@uniag.sk
  • Deputy-chairman:  Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Jaroslava Sobocká, CSc.
    Plant  NAFC, Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute, Bratislava
    e-mail: j.sobocka@vupop.sk
  • Deputy-chairman: Prof. Ing. Zdenko Tkáč, PhD.                              Plant  Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra   e-mail: Zdenko.Tkac@uniag.sk                                       
  • Scientific secretary: 
  • Slovak Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lužianky
    e-mail: sekretariat.asapv@gmail.com

Members:

  1. Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Jaroslava Sobocká, CSc.
    NAFC, Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute, Bratislava
    e-mail: j.sobocka@vupop.sk
  2. Ing. Milan Michalec, CSc.
    NAFC, Grassland and Mountain Agriculture Research Institute, Banská Bystrica
    e-mail: michalec@vutphp.sk
  3. Prof. Ing. Peter Chrenek, DrSc., PhD.
    NAFC, Research Institute for Animal Production, Lužianky
    e-mail: chrenek@vuzv.sk
  4. Prof. MVDr. Gabriel Kováč, DrSc.
    University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
    e-mail: kovac@uvlf.sk
  5. Ing. Ladislav Staruch, PhD.
    Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
    ladislav.staruch@stuba.sk
  6. Prof. Ing. Zdenko Tkáč, PhD.
    Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
    Zdenko.Tkac@uniag.sk
  7. Ing. Tomáš Bucha Dr.
    National Forest Centre, Zvolen
    e-mail: bucha@nlcsk.org
  8. Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Štefan Rehák, CSc.
    Research Institute of Water Economy, Bratislava
    e-mail: rehak@vuvh.sk
  9. Assoc. Prof. Ing. Peter Serenčéš, PhD.
    Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
    e-mail: Peter.Serences@uniag.sk
  10. Prof. Ing. Štefan Mihina, CSc.
    Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
    e-mail: Stefan.Mihina@uniag.sk; sekretariat.asapv@gmail.com
  11. Ing. Milan Zubrík, PhD.
    National Forest Centre, Zvolen
    zubrik@nlcsk.org
NAFC - National Agricultural and Food Centre, Lužianky

Scientific organs of SAAS

The scientific and professional activities of SAAS areperformed by its scientific organs, departmens appointed according to fields of science as a rule and commissions created for special activities and tasks. The departments are approved by the General Assembly of  SAAS members;  the chairman of department  iselected by members of the department and appointed by the SAAS chairman.
The departments cancreated sections. Member of sections including the chairmen are appointed by thegiven department constitute the departments and socitons. SAAS Board creates the commissions and working groups. Board and members of commision are appointed by the SAAS chairman.

Commissions of the Boardof SAAS

1. Commissionfor Education, Science and Judgement of Scientific
    Qualification

    chairman: Assoc.  Prof.  RNDr. Ján Rafay, CSc.
    NAFC, Research Institute for Animal Production, Lužianky
    e-mail:  rafay@cvzv.sk

2. Commission for Biometrics
    chairman: 

3. Commission for Editorial Activity and Terminology
    chairman: Assoc.  Prof.  MVDr.  Ing.  Norbert Michal Beňuška, CSc.
    Podháj 48, 974 05 Banská Bystrica
    tel: +421 88 611 98
    e-mail: nomibe@windowslive.com

4. Commission for Ecology and Landscape Engineering
    chairman:  Prof.  Ing.  Rudolf Midriak, DrSc.
    National Forest Centre, Zvolen
    e-mail: r.midriak@seznam.cz

Departments of SAAS

1. Department of Soil and Soil Protection
    chairman:  Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Jaroslava Sobocká, CSc.
    NAFC, Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute, Bratislava
    e-mail: j.sobocka@vupop.sk

2. Department of Plant Production
    chairman:  Ing. Milan Michalec, CSc.
    NAFC, Grassland and Mountain Agriculture Research Institute, Banská Bystrica
    e-mail: michalec@vutphp.sk

3. Department of Animal Production
    chairman:  Prof. Ing. Peter Chrenek, DrSc., PhD.
    NAFC, Research Institute for Animal Production, Lužianky
    e-mail: chrenek@vuzv.sk

4. Department of Veterinary Medicine
    chairman:  Assoc. Prof.  MVDr. Pavel Naď, PhD.
    University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy,  Košice
    e-mail: Pavel.Nad@uvlf.sk

5. Department of Food and Human Nutrition
    chairman:  Assoc. Prof.  MUDr.  Igor  Kajaba,  CSc.
    Slovak Medical University,  Bratislava
    e-mail: igo.kajaba@szu.sk

6. Department of Agriculture Engineering,  Building Construction
    and Energetics

    chairman:  Prof.  Ing. Ladislav Nozdrovický,  PhD.
    Slovak  University of Agriculture in Nitra
    e-mail: Ladislav.Nozdrovický@uniag.sk

7. Department of Forestry
    chairman: Dr.  Ing. Tomáš Bucha
    National Forest Centre - Forestry Research Institute, Zvolen
    e-mail: bucha@nlcsk.org

8. Department of Wate Management
    chairman:  Assoc.  Prof.  RNDr. Štefan Rehák, CSc.
    Research Institute of Water Economy, Banská Bystrica
    e-mail: rehak@vuvh.sk

9. Department of Economy and Management
    chairman:  Dr. h. c. prof. mpx. h. c. Prof.  Ing. Vladimír Gozora, PhD.
    School of Economics and Management in Public Administration, Bratislava
    e-mail: vladimir.gozora@vsemvs.sk