Department of Phytomedicine and Environmental Protection

The Department of Phytomedicine and Environmental Protection is responsible for teaching undergraduate and master’s study programs in Phytomedicine. The primary objective of the study program’s two modules, Plant Protection and Protection of Agricultural Products, Human and Animal Health, is to educate graduate and master agricultural engineers who possess modern theoretical and practical knowledge and competencies necessary for the application of integrated pest management, safe and sustainable use of plant protection products, environmental protection, and the production of safe food in accordance with the principles of sustainable agriculture.

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University teaching and education in the field of phytomedicine, i.e., plant protection, at the Faculty of Agriculture began with the establishment of the Department of Plant Protection in 1960, establishing a tradition 66 years long. Since the establishment of the Faculty, undergraduate academic teaching has been implemented through several accredited curricula and programs, which have continuously developed and improved in accordance with the needs of the profession and modern agricultural practice. As a result of this development, the modern Phytomedicine study program was formed, designed to provide the competencies necessary for work in the field of plant protection.

Master’s academic studies in Phytomedicine represent a logical continuation of undergraduate four-year studies and enable further professional and scientific development of students. Teachers and research associates of the Department of Phytomedicine and Environmental Protection actively participate in the implementation of doctoral academic studies through elective courses within the Agronomy study program.

A large number of students have graduated from the Phytomedicine (Plant Protection) and Agroecology and Environmental Protection study programs to date, a significant number of whom have continued their education and earned master’s/magister degrees, as well as doctorates, thereby making a significant contribution to the development of scientific and professional staff in the field of plant protection and the environment. In addition to the 25 teachers and associates who make up the Department, young researchers also play an exceptionally important role in the implementation of teaching, contributing through their engagement, modern approach, and activity to the continuous development of the Department and the enhancement of its scientific and educational activities.

1960

year of establishment
of the Department

department members

Scientific and Professional Journal

1700

graduated students of all
study levels

Department Activities

All members of the Department are actively involved in scientific-research and professional work carried out within multiple laboratories and research units, in accordance with the scientific fields studied at the Department of Phytomedicine and Environmental Protection. Research activities encompass various aspects of phytomedicine, from fundamental studies of the biology and ecology of pests, through the development and improvement of methods for integrated and biological plant protection, to the testing of the efficacy and safe application of plant protection products under various agroecological conditions. The results of these studies are confirmed by numerous scientific and professional papers published in relevant domestic and international journals, as well as in presentations at scientific conferences. Special emphasis is placed on the applicability of research results, with the aim of their implementation in practice through the improvement of existing and the development of new plant protection strategies based on the principles of sustainability and environmental protection.