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

Prof. MUDr. Daniel Pella, PhD., Rector of the University, Dr. h. c. prof. Mgr. Slávka Tomaščíková, PhD., Vice-Rector for International Relations, and Mgr. Július Rozenfeld, PhD., Assistant Professor from the Department of British and American Studies at the Faculty of Arts at UPJŠ, represented our university at the NAFSA 2025 Annual Conference & Expo in … Continued

The winner of the Teacher Personality of Slovakia award is PaedDr. Alena Rapčan Štrompová, a teacher of Slovak language and media education at Ľudovít Fulla Elementary School in Košice. The expert jury recognized her systematic work in developing media literacy, critical thinking, and an inclusive environment that she fosters for her students. She received the … Continued

On Thursday, 5 June 2025, Peter Pellegrini, the President of the Slovak Republic, appointed 24 new university professors at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, in the presence of the Minister of Education, Research, Development and Youth, Tomáš Drucker. In his speech, Peter Pellegrini emphasized that Slovakia’s greatest asset is its human potential – the knowledge … Continued

On 29 May 2025, a meeting of representatives of the management of all faculties of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice (UPJŠ) and the Vice-Rector for Internationalisation, doc. Ing. Silvia Ručinská, PhD., took place. The meeting was the first in a series of meetings dedicated to sharing best practices at UPJŠ, in line with the … Continued

On 29 May 2025, a workshop of the members of the Board for Internal Quality Verification at UPJŠ in Košice took place in the Minerva building. Twelve Board members participated in the event, including four new members – Bc. Juliana Hockicková and Mgr. Martin Jarašek as student representatives, and MUDr. Renáta Lenártová together with JUDr. … Continued

Every year, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) publishes the Global 2000 List which ranks the top universities worldwide.Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice (UPJŠ) is ranked 1,555th out of a total of 21,462 higher education institutions ranked. Thus, we placed among the top 7.3% of universities on a global scale. Within Europe, UPJŠ … Continued

In April and May, the Faculty of Medicine at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice carried out two activities aimed at supporting the integration and academic development of international students. Both events were implemented as part of the project Audit of the Level of Internationalization and Implementation of Internationalization Projects at Universities and Research Institutions.

The last week of May belonged to the 11th Annual Spring School for Doctoral Students at UPJŠ. The university management, teachers, scientists, and researchers met with doctoral students at the SAV Academia Congress Centre in Stará Lesná from 26 to 29 May 2025. The event was officially opened by the Vice-Rector for Academic Qualifications and … Continued

From 19 to 22 May 2025, representatives of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice attended the Aurora Annual Conference 2025, which took place at the Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC) in France. The conference brought together academics, students, experts and leaders from member universities of the Aurora Alliance to discuss the future of higher education, research, … Continued

On May 27, 2025, the University Library of UPJŠ in Košice organized an event “Šafárik in the Library – Birthday Celebration” for secondary school students. The activity was held on the 230th anniversary of the birth of Slavicist and philologist Pavol Jozef Šafárik, after whom our university is named.  The aim of the event was … Continued

Pursuant to Section 78 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education Institutions and on Amendments of and Supplements to Certain Acts, as amended, based on the proposal of the Dean of the Faculty of Law of UPJŠ in Košice, prof. JUDr. Miroslav Štrkolec, PhD., and after approval by the Scientific Board of UPJŠ in … Continued