The main mission of the Technical university in Zvolen (TUZVO) is to provide university education in accredited study programmes as well as to develop scientific research in diffrent fields and to introduce it nto the practice. Within its main mission, the university:

• organizes the university courses of study and grants a BSc. and Ing. (MSc.) degrees to graduates of the faculties,

• provides postgraduate study programmes in different study branches, the graduates of which are awarded the academic and scientific degree of "Philosophiae Doctor" (PhD.),

• carries out the habilitations of Associate Professors and appointments to Professors-ships,

• organizes continuing education in specified areas.

The aim of educational process at TUZVO is to provide graduates with a broad knowledge of forestry, wood science and technology, ecology and environment, manufacturing and environmental technology, emphasizing also specific methods and knowledges. Due to the multifunctional structure of curricula our graduates are able to find employment in the whole range of the above mentioned areas as well as in other specialisation-related areas.