Study at FVO

Knowledge for a changing environment

If you want to understand how nature, technology and society shape the places we live, FVO could be your next step.

We connect your studies with real environmental challenges. You learn in the classroom, in the laboratory, in the field and through practical work, discovering the areas that interest you most along the way.

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Environmental Protection and Ecotechnology

Undergraduate studies

Explore the environment from scientific, technological and social perspectives, and learn to apply what you know to real environmental challenges.

Programme duration
3 years
Practical training in year 3
400 hours
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Environmental Protection and Ecotechnologies Updated programme

Master’s studies

Deepen your knowledge and develop professional and research-based solutions to complex environmental and sustainability challenges.

Programme duration
2 years
Updated programme starts
2026/27

Why choose FVO?

Why study at FVO?

At FVO, learning extends beyond the classroom. You work in the lab, out in the field, with data and on projects that apply theory to real environmental challenges. You see how environmental professionals work while you are still studying.

400 hours of practical training

Laboratory sessions, fieldwork, projects and 400 hours of practical training let you apply what you learn in a real workplace.

More room to grow

In smaller groups your lecturers know you by name, giving you more room for questions, mentoring and work on your own ideas.

See change in practice

The Šalek Valley is a living laboratory, with lakes, rivers, forests and former industrial sites just minutes from the faculty.

Take your experience abroad

Complete part of your studies or a traineeship at a partner institution abroad and put your knowledge to work in an international setting.

For the future

The world needs a new generation who understand the environment, know how to protect it and can change it for the better. What you learn today could become the solution we need tomorrow.

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Key information

From enrolment and open days to career opportunities and the benefits of studying at FVO, find the information you need to get to know our programmes and decide what comes next.

Check the entry requirements, current application deadlines, available places and how to apply.

Meet the faculty and its students and learn about both programmes at our open days, in person or online.

Explore the fields and career paths where FVO graduates put their knowledge to work.

Practical training, fieldwork, laboratory work and Erasmus+.