Dear colleagues, In Slovakia and neighboring Czechia, we celebrate Teachers’ Day on March 28 as the birthday of the renowned educator and philosopher Jan Amos Comenius, who authored numerous inspiring quotes. On this occasion, however, I have chosen the one that I personally find most relevant to the present day: “Let us seek a way … Continued

On March 5, 2026, prof. MUDr. Daniel Pella, PhD., Rector of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, opened the Women of Our University Who Are Changing the World exhibition. The exhibition was prepared by the university on the occasion of International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8. The opening was attended by members of … Continued

Dr. h. c. Prof. Mgr. Slávka Tomaščíková, PhD., Vice Rector for International Relations, together with Mgr. Mária Vasiľová, PhD., Head of the International Relations and Internationalization Office at the Rectorate of UPJŠ in Košice, and Mgr. Július Rozenfeld, PhD., Assistant Professor at the Department of English and American Studies, Faculty of Arts, UPJŠ in Košice, … Continued

Dr. h. c. prof. Mgr. Slávka Tomaščíková, PhD., Vice-Rector for International Relations at UPJŠ in Košice, welcomed Ing. Eduard Buraš, Ambassador of Zakarpattia and Director of the Feman Association, to the university on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. The purpose of the meeting was to hand over the proceeds from the Light and Warmth for Ukraine … Continued

On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated of February 11, the management of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice organized a panel discussion titled Women in Science. Prof. RNDr. Renáta Oriňaková, DrSc., Vice-Rector for Science, Research, and Projects opened the event with a statement that support in the … Continued

On Thursday, February 5, 2026, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice hosted the second working workshop on the implementation of the new Higher Education Act organized by the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic (MŠVVaM SR). Representatives of 18 public, 3 state, and 6 private Slovak higher education institutions discussed … Continued

The Mayor of Košice, Ing. Jaroslav Polaček, DPA, together with Deputy Mayor Mgr. Marcel Gibód and Deputy Mayor Mgr. Lucia Gurbáľová, welcomed the rectors of Košice universities and directors of Košice hospitals to the Historic Town Hall of Košice on January 22, 2026. UPJŠ in Košice was represented by Rector Prof. MUDr. Daniel Pella, PhD. … Continued

The Quaestor of UPJŠ in Košice, PhDr. Patrik Géci, accepted an invitation to the first ever meeting of the Municipal Secondary School Council (MSZ), which took place on January 22, 2026, at the Košice City Hall. At the beginning of the meeting, 64 secondary school students from 34 schools took a solemn oath, officially confirming … Continued