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 10–11 June 2025, the Faculty of Law at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice hosted American attorney John Walsh. Through a series of lectures and discussions focused on the topic “Law and Regulation in a Disrupted World: The Case of Securities”, he provided valuable insights and experiences to our full-time and part-time doctoral students. In … 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

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