On Friday, 18 October 2024, the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice opened its gates for the 14th time to those interested in studying at UPJŠ. Almost 750 students and teachers from secondary schools, mainly from the Košice and Prešov regions, visited the Open Day at UPJŠ event. The visitors were treated to a rich … Continued

On the occasion of the 116th session of the Slovak Rectors’ Conference, the highest representatives of Slovak universities, the Ministry of Education and other important institutions gathered in Tatranská Lomnica on 16 and 17 October 2024. For the first time in its history, the Slovak Rectors’ Conference (SRC) was hosted in the Tatras by two … Continued

Pursuant to Section 78 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and the Amendments and Supplementation to Certain Acts, as amended, based on the motion of the Dean of the UPJŠ Faculty of Arts, prof. Renáta Panocová, and after approval by the UPJŠ Scientific Board, on 24 May 2024 Rector of UPJŠ, prof. Daniel … Continued

On the occasion of the Central European Arbor Day, which is celebrated in our countries on 20 October, an Alley of Prominent Personalities was established in the Botanical Garden of the University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice. The first tree was planted by President Rudolf Schuster on 17 October 2024 at 10.00 a.m. in … Continued

XFEL Administrative Director Nicole Elleuche and XFEL Scientific Director Serguei Molodtsov were officially welcomed at the Rector’s Office on Monday, October 14, 2024. The distinguished guests from Hamburg, where XFEL is based, were received by UPJŠ Rector, prof. MUDr. Daniel Pella; Vice-Rector for Strategic Development and Investments prof. Pavol Jarčuška; Dean of the UPJŠ Faculty … Continued

On 15 October 2024, an event for German language teachers and their students called “Deutsche Sprachtage” (German Language Days) took place at the UPJŠ Faculty of Arts, which was organized within the cooperation of the Department of German Studies of the UPJŠ Faculty of Arts and the Goethe Institute in Slovakia with the support of … Continued

On October 9, 2024, students along with research and teaching staff from humanities, social science and other disciplines of our university gathered for a day-long workshop entitled “What you will not learn about gender (gendri) from billboards – Gender as a subject, analytical tool and method in research and education“. They had the opportunity to … Continued

The theme of a series of conferences across Slovakia in October was Artificial Intelligence – theoretically and practically. How to translate it into teacher education? The last conference was organised at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice on Friday 11 October 2024. All school digital coordinators and school principals were welcome to register. The … Continued

31.10.2024 ALL SOULS DAY

On 24 September 2024, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice hosted the workshop Diversity and Inclusion: Ways Forward in Fostering Inclusive and Enriching Practices and Policies at the Aurora Universities organised in collaboration with the Aurora CDP Team at Palacký University in Olomouc (UP) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). The workshop took place within the … Continued

On Friday 27 September 2024, UPJŠ researchers from various fields presented their work at the popular event European Night of Science. Visitors to the shopping centres in Košice and Poprad were exposed to the mysterious world of science at eleven booths, as well as four lectures and a workshop on interesting topics in the fields … Continued

Representatives of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice participated in the 2024 Summer University Games, which took place from 1 to 6 September in Bratislava and Trnava. Our students achieved excellent results and gained top positions in various sports disciplines. A total of 14 sports were competed in, with e-sports competitions being a novelty this … Continued