The President of the Slovak Republic, Zuzana Čaputová, appointed 39 new university professors on Tuesday 26 March 2024. In her speech, she emphasised that the academic title of professor implies a commitment: ‘What should surely unite you all is the concern that a free and motivating atmosphere should prevail at our universities. That they produce … Continued

On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, a full-day meeting of primary and secondary teachers from Eastern Slovakia focused on Modern Trends in Informatics Teaching within the framework of the National Project “Digital Transformation of Education and Schools – “DiTEdu”” took place. The meeting was dedicated to the highly relevant topic of cybersecurity. It was the final … Continued

The attention of bachelor, master and PhD. students from all five faculties of UPJŠ was attracted by the training programme “From Idea to Business” within the subject Creativity, Responsibility and Entrepreneurship, which took place in the form of a weekend start-up camp on 22-24 March 2024 in the teaching and training facility of UPJŠ in … Continued

Literary scholar, translator, and vice-dean of the UPJŠ Faculty of Arts, Professor Marián Andričík, PhD., received another prestigious award. On Monday, March 18, 2024, he received the 2023 Dominik Tatarka Award at the Pálffy Palace in Bratislava. The expert jury, headed by the literary scholar, Professor Petr Zajac, DrSc., awarded his translation, calendar, notes, explanatory … Continued

On March 14, 2024, at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, a round table discussion on the topic “Challenges in the education of Ukrainian children in Slovakia: minor students at universities in Košice and Prešov regions, employment in the labour market” was held in the small congress hall. The event was organised by the … Continued

An informal brunch organised by the UK Embassy to mark International Women’s Day took place on March 8, 2024, between 10am and 12pm in Bratislava. Invited female students from five top Slovak universities, including UPJŠ, were welcomed by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, H.E. Nigel Baker, and five … Continued

On March 4-8, 2024, an international conference and exhibition organized by APAIE (Asia-Pacific Association for International Education) was held in Perth, Australia, where our representatives successfully presented studies, science and student life at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice.  UPJŠ was represented at the event by the Vice-Rector for International Relations, Dr. h. c. … Continued

The Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice has launched a new service within the EDIH CASSOVIUM consortium (European Centre for Digital Innovation in Košice) called “Analysis processing for the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence methods” for companies and organizations with ambitions to advance in the field of digitalization and innovation. Our team of … Continued

On Monday, February 26, 2024, the Vice-Rector for International Relations, Professor Slávka Tomaščíková, and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Renáta Panocová, received a visit from the Embassy of the French Republic in Slovakia at the premises of the Rector’s Office of the University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice. Yan Pautrat, Attaché … Continued