We are proud to share that Simona Gibalová, a 4th year General Medicine student at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, has been elected President of the Aurora Student Council (ASC) for the 2025/2026 academic year! Her election was announced during the Aurora Open 2025 in Innsbruck, where ASC members gathered for their annual board elections. … Continued

On Friday, 20 June 2025, an introductory meeting of Aurora Alliance student ambassadors was held with the representatives of the Aurora Student Council – Simona Gibalová and Michaela Lukačinová. The aim of the meeting was to introduce students to the main values and goals of the Alliance and to clarify their future tasks. The representatives of … Continued

From 25 to 28 June 2025, the Aurora Open 2025 event took place at our partner university, University of Innsbruck, bringing together students from all universities forming the Aurora Alliance. The event was a combination of a student conference and a beach volleyball tournament. UPJŠ in Košice was represented at this event by Simona Gibalová … Continued

On Sunday, June 22, 2025, the Euraxess Welcome Office at UPJŠ organized a day trip to the beautiful Štrbské Pleso in the High Tatras for international researchers, university teachers, and PhD students. This activity was part of the Integration and Interculturality project at UPJŠ, which supports the involvement and engagement of international researchers within the university. … Continued

On 23 June 2025, an engaging seminar on Open Science was held as part of the ongoing Audit of the level of internationalisation and implementation of internationalisation projects of higher education institutions and research institutions project, bringing together academics and researchers to explore the opportunities and challenges of fostering open, collaborative research environments. The seminar … Continued

From 16 to 20 June 2025, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice hosted an international Staff Week with the participation of colleagues from partner universities from Ukraine and Spain. Participating institutions included Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics and University of Zaragoza. The week … Continued

Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice hosted a meeting of the Club of Quaestors of Public and State Higher Education Institutions of the Slovak Republic from 19 to 20 June 2025. The event was organized by the Quaestor’s Office of UPJŠ in Košice and led by Quaestor Ing. Ivan Pezlar, DBA, MBA. The meeting of … Continued

On June 25-28, 2025, the Department of British and American Studies FF UPJŠ is organizing an international conference entitled Word-Formation Theories VII & Typology and Universals in Word-Formation VI. The conference will be attended by more than 90 participants from 30 countries around the world.This year marks 20 years since the first edition of the Word-Formation Theories conference, which mapped … Continued

On Friday, 13 June 2025, the 18th edition of the traditional Juniáles for university employees took place in the Botanical Garden of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice. The event, full of active relaxation, fun, and meetings of university employees in a friendly atmosphere, lasted until late afternoon. Celebratory speech by prof. MUDr. Daniel Pella, … Continued

On Wednesday, 11 June 2025, a graduation ceremony was held at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice for graduates of the University of the Third Age. More than 130 graduates received their certificates of completion of the study in the Historical Hall of the UPJŠ Rectorate in Košice, attended by the graduation committee headed by … Continued

We would like to thank the performers of the National Theatre in Košice for an exceptional cultural experience that will long remain in the memories of children and adults alike. A group photo of the children with the actors and musicians on stage after the performance, along with subsequent individual photos will also serve as … Continued

The main challenges discussed by experts at the International Clinical Trials Day conference, which took place on 28 May 2025 in Bratislava, were accelerating patient access to new treatment methods and strengthening Slovakia’s participation in international research. International Clinical Trials Day 2025 brought together leaders in academic and commercial research in Slovakia. On this occasion, … Continued