Rastislav Bernát

Rastislav Bernát, PhD serves as Assistant Professor at the Department of Design and Mechanical Engineering Technologies within the Faculty of Engineering at Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. He simultaneously holds leadership positions as Head of the Department of Traffic Education and Services and serves as a departmental employee in the same unit.

His educational background includes doctoral studies completed in 2008 specializing in

• Mechanization of Agricultural and Forestry Production (Field 6.1.14)

Bernát's research focuses on innovative approaches to driving instructor education and traffic safety training. His current work examines inclusive teaching methodologies for driving school facilities and the development of lecturing skills within automotive education contexts. This research bridges mechanical engineering principles with practical transportation education.

As principal investigator, he currently leads two significant KEGA-funded projects:

• "Inclusive Driving School - an innovative model for developing teaching skills of instructors" (2026-2028)
• "Development of teaching skills of instructors in driving school training facilities" (2025-2027)

Bernát maintains active academic service through membership in the Academic Senate of the Technical Faculty since 2022 and the Dean's Collegium since 2011. His teaching portfolio for 2024/2025 includes courses on agricultural machinery maintenance, automobile production technologies, and thesis supervision for both bachelor's and diploma level students.

His institutional responsibilities extend to managing the Centre of Traffic Education and Services while maintaining office locations at VS_0_10 and MF-B_3_Sa412 with direct contact numbers +421 37 641 5796 and +421 37 641 5685.