Prof. MUDr. Daniel Pella, PhD., rector of UPJŠ in Košice, together with Doc. Ing. Silvia Ručinská, PhD., university professor, vice-rector for internationalization, welcomed ambassadors, experts from various fields, representatives of the Ministry of Education, and prestigious foreign organizations to the Šafárik Chamber reception hall on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, on the occasion of the ASEF Higher Education Innovation Laboratory – ASEFInnoLab6 international conference:
• Cleo Cachapero
Project Manager for Higher Education, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)
• H.E. Roman Bužek
Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Norway and Iceland and ASEF Governor for Slovakia
• Denis Nedelka
Director of the Department of Internationalization of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic
• Prof. John Shawe-Taylor
UNESCO Chair for AI; Director, International Research Centre on AI under the auspices of UNESCO; Director, Centre for Computational Statistics and Machine Learning, University College London
• Dr. Tuan Trinh
Regional Director East, 28Digital
• H.E. Aleksandar Heina
Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Slovakia
During the meeting, participants discussed the importance of supporting talent for the development of countries and society as a whole, as well as the need to increase the number of activities aimed at improving the skills and competencies of students and teachers in working with artificial intelligence (AI). All those present agreed that high-quality education is a key factor for this development. The UPJŠ management and guests also discussed new challenges and opportunities for cooperation between countries, as well as within the ASEF InnoLab consortium.
UPJŠ in Košice had the honor of being the first European university to host this prestigious international event together with the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF). The smooth running of ASEFInnoLab6 at UPJŠ was ensured by the main organizers, Doc. JUDr. Renáta Bačárová, PhD., LL.M. and Prof. RNDr. Gabriel Semanišin, PhD., as well as teams from the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Law at UPJŠ in Košice.
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