The Agricultural College of Sealand consists of two departments, one department in Roskilde and one department in Hong near Slagelse. Both departments can offer all kinds of courses in agriculture from basic agriculture to extended farm managing. You can target your agricultural education in cows, corps, pigs and horses. The college can also offer a large number of in-service-courses for farmers, who already are educated and run their own farms or work at farms.
The department in Hong was founded in 1903. The college has during the years been renovated and is today a modern school with facilities such as cafe, TV-lounges, computer rooms, sports center etc. The college has its own farm, 120 sows and 70 ha. of land. The farm is considered as a classroom, where the students have an opportunity to learn practical skills. There are good connections from the college in Hong to Slagelse with excellent shopping facilities, cinema, railway station etc. If you want to read more about Slagelse, please look at the following website:
Visit Slagelse – close to Hong department
http://www.vikingelandet.dk/defaultgb.htm
The department in Roskilde was founded 1867. The college has changed location a couple of times and the present department in Roskilde was built in 1979. The college in Roskilde has also a lot of fine facilities such as, sports center, computer rooms, TV-lounge, bar and swimming pool etc. The college has, just like in Hong, its own farm with 50 cows, 100 sows, 3 horses and 40 ha of land. The farm is also in Roskilde one of the most important classrooms at the college. The facilities for horses are excellent in Roskilde. As a student you can bring your own horse and train it on one of the two lighted riding grounds. The college is placed only a few kilometres from Roskilde with all kinds of shopping, eating and entertainment facilities. Please look at the following website for further information about Roskilde:
Visit Roskilde – close to Lyngby department
http://www.visitroskilde.com/Default.asp?l=2
On Sealand you also find the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen. Copenhagen is placed only 35 kilometres from the department in Roskilde and is worth a visit. Look at the following website for further information:
Visit Copenhagen
http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/