Graduate of the study program Environmental Chemistry and Technology: ● masters the concept of environmental goals of the company's development ● is familiar with national and European legislation in the field of recovery of individual types of municipal waste and BREF documents in the field of waste treatment and waste incineration. ● controls legal and legislative regulations relating to environmental and health risks in municipal and industrial plants ● can perform professional activities in the field of prevention and environmental protection of an industrial enterprise in the field of waste management, water management, air protection and chemical risk management ● masters the principles of transport of pollutants using mathematical description and the possibility of using mathematical models and simulation programs in environmental protection ● controls the issue of air pollution, manages and coordinates the field of air protection and the directly associated negative phenomena and processes leading to the disruption of outdoor air quality in the organization with a large impact on the environment ● controls the processes of selected technologies for the removal of gaseous pollutants and the measurement of gaseous pollutants ● has a deep knowledge of progressive methods of recovery of municipal, industrial and agricultural waste ● has knowledge of the principles of operation of equipment for technologies aimed at capture, transport and treatment of waste ● controls the processes and technologies used in wastewater treatment, which are considered in the modern world to be the most modern and advanced in terms of achieving process efficiency, energy efficiency, operation, use of control systems, etc. ● controls advanced processes and technologies that are not commonly included in the water treatment technology line such as membrane processes - microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, dialysis, advanced oxidation processes, water recarbonization and micropollutant removal technologies ● has knowledge of the main causes and sources of groundwater and soil pollution, the mechanisms of pollution transport, the basic processes of pollution transformation, pollution prevention techniques, groundwater and soil remediation processes and techniques ● can do a literary search and use available literature in Slovak and English ● has sufficient experience for statistical processing of measured data, including the use of modern software applications for processing and presentation of results ● masters the calculation of investment and operating costs, material and energy balance of technology and knows the principles of operation and principles of reactor technologies used in advanced water treatment processes ● can do advanced mathematical modeling of processes of protection of individual components of the environment and the possibility of their use in research and technological practice ● can identify progressive research trends in its field.
Graduate of the study program Environmental Chemistry and Technology: • can identify progressive research trends in its field • can prepare, manage and solve basic research tasks in the field of wastewater treatment, water treatment and waste management • is able to respond to current scientific research topics and has an effort to participate in scientific research projects on a national and international scale • can design and manage wastewater treatment, water treatment and sludge treatment processes • can present the results achieved in solving projects • has the ability to develop technical documents to determine the most appropriate solution • can combine the latest knowledge in the field of control, automation, optimization and data processing to solve a technical problem to obtain a solution with significant added value • is able to independently create professional texts and participate in the preparation of professional papers, while being able to communicate professionally in a foreign language • in connection with the laboratory results of water samples is able to design, calculate or to optimize the technological process of cleaning and treatment so that it meets the legislative requirements for their quality • can apply the principles of safety and health at work, occupational hygiene and environmental protection • can manage and organize activities related to monitoring, evaluation and publication of quality standards for the supply of drinking water by public water supply and drainage and treatment of wastewater by public sewerage and related services in accordance with applicable legislation • master’s sufficient skills to evaluate the measured characteristics and parameters of processes and at the same time professionally interpret and defend them • has basic practical experience in measuring the most important analytical parameters in environmental protection (drinking water, wastewater, sludge) • controls simulation programs as a means of integrated water quality protection • can assess the risks arising from the specific production and operational activities of the company and propose measures to minimize these risks • is independent in solving professional tasks, projects and coordinating partial activities.
Graduate of the study program Environmental Chemistry and Technology: • is equipped with sufficient information to manage a high degree of independence in solving problems in water and waste management in a real industrial enterprise • can comment on investment plans and project documentation in the field of drainage and wastewater treatment, water treatment, sludge treatment and waste management • is characterized by the ability to identify, quantify and evaluate the impact of problem solving on the social and environmental area • is competent to explain the assessment and management of health and environmental risks in relation to the new EU chemical legislation REACH • is able to characterize the issue of health and environmental protection in municipal and industrial conditions and is ready to coordinate concepts and methods of quality management in environmental technologies • can coordinate the field of air protection and the immediately associated negative phenomena and processes leading to the disruption of outdoor air quality in the organization with a large impact on the environment • can appropriately and professionally present their own opinions and technical solutions to different types of audiences at different levels of management • is able to independently and creatively solve complex projects, with regard to professional focus can think analytically, present own opinions and solutions to new and non-standard situations and understand the current state of technology • is ready to work effectively in a team, cooperate and motivate people, take responsibility for team results • has sufficient managerial, economic and ecological awareness to promote proven but also new progressive methods of sewage treatment from small sources of pollution • is able to perform analytical, synthetic, conceptual and decision-making activities in the agenda of nature and landscape protection and fulfill obligations in accordance with applicable legislation on nature and landscape protection and other relevant legislation
An expert in environmental technologies is now a sought-after "commodity" on the labour market, especially in the chemical, petrochemical, food, pharmaceutical and paper industries, but also in the interdisciplinary professions in the industrial and municipal spheres, especially where it is necessary to recognise the dangers of environmental pollution and to look for solutions to protect and revitalize it. Due to the specific and currently exceptional position of the graduate of this study programme within the higher education system in the Slovak Republic, we have long registered an increased demand for practice for such graduates. The possibilities of application after graduation of this field of study are e.g. such as: • managing technologists for the operation and optimization of environmental protection processes and technologies (especially for wastewater treatment plants, water treatment plants, biogas stations, air protection equipment, etc.) • researchers in the field of environmental technologies • leading control laboratories and laboratory staff specialized in monitoring environmental components • environment of industrial enterprises, • employees of water companies employees of state and local administration in the field of environmental protection. The graduate of this study programme is characterized by deep knowledge in the field of technical and technological knowledge of material and energy balances of phenomena that take place in facilities for the protection of environmental components. It controls various methods of measuring physico-chemical and biochemical quantities and can process, analyze and evaluate these. The graduate can analyze environmental problems independently and as part of the team, design their solution, implement modern measurement, optimization and control algorithms and systems.
Graduate of the study program Environmental Chemistry and Technology: ● is ready for research and management work in the field of environmental chemistry and technologies at all levels of the public and private spheres. ● will be applied as (according to the System of Occupations at www.sustavapovolani.sk): Waste Management Manager, Air Protection Specialist, Industrial Environmental Protection Specialist, Waste Management Specialist, Hazardous Waste Recycling Technician, Environmental and Water Management Hydrologist, Water Management Manager, River Basin Management Specialist, Specialist Technician for Drinking Water Treatment, Specialist Technician for Wastewater Treatment.
In almost 45 years of its existence, the study programme of Environmental Protection Technologies (together with its previous but focused identical study programmes) has raised almost 750 successful graduates who have been applied in the industrial, municipal, research, commercial and academic spheres. From the industrial field it is possible to mention for example the following graduates: Ing. Anna Kapišinská (year of graduation 1983) OLO, a.s. Bratislava, Ing. Peter Németh, PhD. (1991) – DUSLO, a.s., Ing. Robert Žajdlík (1995) – Slovnaft, a.s., Ing. Juan José Chávez Fuentes, PhD. (2012) – Volkswagen, a.s., Ing. Tomáš Ježovič (2011) - Enviral, a.s., Ing. Julius Roth (2002) CRH SK Rohožník and many others. Wide application was found by graduates in water companies e.g.: Ing. Miroslav Kollár, PhD. (1984) – BVS a.s. Bratislava, Ing. Peter Ďuroška (1986) – PVS, a.s. Poprad, Ing. Miroslav Kundrík (1988) – SeVaK, a.s. Žilina, Ing. Marián Bilanin, PhD. (1993) – StPVS, a.s.B. Bystrica, our graduates are also successful in academia and research – let us mention Prof. Ing. Miloslav Drtil, PhD. (1983) and Prof. Ing. , PhD. (1985) both at FCHPT STU in Bratislava, Prof. Ing. Dušan Velič, DrSc. (1990) – UK Bratislava, Ing. Karol Munka, PhD. (1986) – VÚVH Bratislava, Ing. Lea Mrafková, PhD. (1997) – SHMÚ Bratislava. Many graduates are in high positions in state or resort organizations such as Ing. Elena Pašerbová (1983) – Slovak Water Management Company, Ing. Zuzana Kocúnová (1984) – Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic, Ing. Gabriela Ganse (1992) – SIŽP Žilina and many other successful graduates.
Employers are positively evaluated mainly the ability of graduates of the study programme Chemistry and Environmental Technology to creatively apply theoretical knowledge to solve specific problems and challenges in the field of wastewater treatment technology, water treatment, air protection and waste management. Thanks to their wide-ranging scientific knowledge and technical perspectives, they can be applied in various areas of industry, the municipal sphere, but also in state administration structures in jobs requiring a second-level higher education. The quality of the study programme is undoubtedly enhanced by the close cooperation between the faculty and industrial partners and research institutions aimed at confronting doctoral students already during their studies with the challenges they will face in future employment. In this respect, an important partner of the FCHPT, which regularly, usually twice a year, provides feedback from employers, is the FCHPT Industrial Council and its individual members representing the most important industrial partners in the chemical, food and environmental sectors. For the area of the above mentioned study programme are Ing. Peter, Plekanec, Executive Vice President, Association of Industrial Ecology in Slovakia, Trenčín, Ing. Marián Lesanský, Director, PreVaK, s.r.o., Stará Turá. It is also highlighted by employers that the study programme Chemistry and Environmental Technology accentuates the inclusion of project-type subjects, whether individual or group, thus preparing them for work in the collective. . The quality of the study programme benefits (and is also appreciated by employers) that students are confronted with experience after the first year of study in the form of various research projects and in the form of subjects such as Scientific Work I-VII and Dissertation Project I-VIII, where they actively prepare research and research work. On the part of employers, quality preparation in the field of laboratory skills, the ability of graduates to be able to face up to various technical problems and find suitable solutions, the ability to work independently, but also teamwork are also highlighted. The education of graduates also in the field of soft skills, the acquisition of which is part of several compulsory and compulsory optional subjects, is welcome. Positive experience with our graduates was expressed by Ing. Vladimir Krajči, Production Director, Mondi SCP a.s., Ružomberok, Dr. Ing. Peter Németh, Head of Investment Construction Department, Duslo, a.s., Šaľa, Executives of ENVIRAL, a.s., Leopoldov, Directors of all relevant water companies in Slovakia (BVS, a.s., Bratislava, TAVOS, a.s., ZsVSK, a.s. Nitra, TVK, a.s., Trenčín, SEVAK, a.s.Žilina, OVS, a.s., Dolný Kubín, STVPS, a.s., Banská Bystrica, POVS, a.s., Považská Bystrica, Turčianska vodárenská spoločnosť, a.s.m Martin, PVPS, a.s., Poprad, Liptovská Vodárenská Spoločnosť, Liptovský Mikuláš, VVS, a.s., Košice), supplying business entities in the field of environmental technology and technology (Hach Lange, s.r.o., Bratislava, WTW Measuring and Analytical Technology, s.r.o., Banská Bystrica, ČOVSPOL, a.s., Bratislava, HYDROTECH, a.s., Vinosady, Ferrmont, a.s., Púchov, ASIO-Sk, Bytča) or executives of VÚVH Bratislava and SHMÚ Bratislava.This is not the case in regulated professions
