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UPJŠ ranked best Slovak university

Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice ranked best out of the 6 evaluated Slovak universities in the latest international ranking, The Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021, and occupied the position 201-250, thus confirming the quality of the provided education and scientific research. The Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021 evaluated the study environment, the volume, income … Continued
17. March 2021

Rector’s Christmas and New Years Speech

Dear colleagues, Dear students, The most beautiful festive time of the year is approaching. The time, when there is a  room for families to meet at the Christmas tree and Christmas Eve table. We do also automatically associate Christmas with the New Years Eve. This period has its own charm too, because almost every one … Continued
21. December 2020

UPJŠ has become an associate partner of the Aurora European Universities Alliance

Aurora European Universities Alliance is one of the selected European university alliances in the Erasmus + “European Universities” initiative, which aims to increase the quality and competitiveness of European Higher Education. The Alliance consists out of a consortium of research universities committed in building their future and promoting European values and identity. The main objectives … Continued
10. December 2020

UPJŠ is one of the initiators of the establishment of the National Battery Centre

The European Union legislation strategy on decarbonisation, reduction of emissions in transport and achieving climate neutrality in 2050 are the main denominators of the establishment of the National Battery Centre. The project was initiated in the form of a joint memorandum by representatives of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, … Continued
9. December 2020

Summer semester of the Academic year – actual information

Following the recommendation of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, and reflecting on the specificities and requirements of the teaching process of our university, the management of UPJŠ in Košice has decided about the start of the teaching process of the winter semester of the academic year 2020/2021. At … Continued
26. August 2020

Encouraging placement of UPJŠ in the QS 2021 ranking

This year’s QS World University Rankings evaluating the reputation of universities in academia and among employers, the number of citations in leading Scopus and Elsevier databases, the number of students per academic staff, the share of foreign guests and students, also evaluated Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice for the first time. As a part … Continued
15. June 2020

UPJŠ has taken an important step to increase the success of researchers in European project schemes

In 2016, the European Research Council (ERC) launched an initiative called “Fellowships to Visit the ERC Grantee“. It aims to encourage the participation and increase the success of researchers from those EU countries that are significantly under-represented in ERC calls. The ERC has recommended that national and / or regional authorities and organizations set up … Continued
3. June 2020

COVID-19 Multi-Country Student Well-being Study

A consortium of universities from 25 countries including the University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice, represented by the Department of Educational Psychology and Psychology of Health at the Faculty of Arts, is currently carrying out data collection among university students as part the COVID-19 Multi-Country Student Well-being Study. The coordinating institution of this study … Continued
6. May 2020

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