Andrij Kozoriz, a student at the Institute of Physical Education and Sports at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, achieved a significant athletic success at an international boxing tournament in Ireland – winning the gold medal.

On 7 and 8 October 2026, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice hosted the 3rd meeting of the European University Association (EUA) Quality Assurance Thematic Peer Group dedicated to the theme “Building robust QA for international cooperation”. Chaired by Aisling Reast from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences (Ireland), the event brought together representatives … Continued

The sixth annual “TOP Student Thesis with Innovative Potential 2026” competition brought significant success to the Faculty of Science at UPJŠ in Košice. Bc. Svitlana Vanchak, from the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Faculty of Science at UPJŠ, won this year’s new award: the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University Rector’s Award, for her research in … Continued

Experts in the fields of sports and health gathered to discuss  at the 6th annual international scientific conference, subtitled “Physical Activity, Health, and Quality of Life,” organized by the Institute of Physical Education and Sports at UPJŠ in Košice. The conference took place on September 23-25, 2026, at UPJŠ in Košice,  in collaboration with other … Continued

At the EASTMED 2026 – Where Science Meets Business conference, held on September 23 in Košice, experts from the fields of science, medicine, technology, and business discussed how companies can leverage the university’s research findings, expert capabilities, and laboratory infrastructure to address their own challenges. The event was one of the planned activities of the … Continued

Slovak universities face numerous challenges – that was the topic of one of the episodes of the “Interview 24” program, to which the rector of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice accepted an invitation. In an interview with Petronela Mahdalová, Prof. MUDr. Daniel Pella, PhD., discussed the most popular degree programs currently offered at UPJŠ … Continued

The prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Slovakia program honors exceptional female researchers. The program’s 10th anniversary brought extraordinary success to Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice: two female scientists working at UPJŠ in Košice were among this year’s three laureates. The expert jury awarded this prestigious honor to important research projects that are pushing … Continued

The ceremonial opening of the 2026/2027 academic year began on September 16, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. in the auditorium of the Faculty of Medicine at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice with a traditional academic ceremony. Chorus Universitatis Šafarikianae, the university choir, performed Slovak national anthem. The ceremony was presided over by Prof. RNDr. Renáta … Continued

On September 7 through 10, 2026, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice hosted more than 250 geographers from Slovakia, Czechia, and other countries at the 4th Joint Congress of the Czech and Slovak Geographical Societies, titled Geography in the Changing World. The opening program included welcoming prominent representatives of the global, European, Slovak, and Czech … Continued