In today’s academic environment, effective cross-cultural communication is indispensable. Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice recognizes this need and offers language courses for its staff also during the 2024/2025 academic year. These are not conventional language courses but are integrated into a university development initiative called the I-I Project: Integration and Interculturality at UPJŠ. This … Continued

While it is often said that money cannot purchase happiness, it undeniably plays a crucial role in funding research and fostering innovation. On June 27, 2024, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice hosted a training session for its academic staff, designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the Horizon Europe programme. Distinguished guests, who are … Continued

With the ever-present pressure to achieve performance goals and the diversity of their workload, the risk of stress, exhaustion, and burnout is a looming threat for academic staff. Researchers at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice (UPJŠ) are aware of these risks and have gained tools to manage them during a recent training. The success … Continued

The Council Recommendation on a European framework to attract and retain research, innovation and entrepreneurial talents in Europe lays foundations for a new charter which will replace the original Charter and code from 2005.

A new Revised Action Plan for 2023-2026 has been released. The Revised Action Plan evaluates the progress in implementation of OTM-R Policy and identifies strengths and weaknesses at UPJŠ. It proposes actions for further improvement of working conditions at UPJŠ.

Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice is organizing a mentorship training for PhDs and early stage researchers in collaboration with our partner universities from the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. The event is to be held on October 26-27, 2022.

Gender Equality Plan The plan for 2022-2025 is a continuation of our previous activities related to discrimination prevention and the promotion of equality. It is also related to the development in the strategic course of the European Research Area. Since discrimination is a complex phenomenon, the plan is flexible and both the expert commission and … Continued

In order to ensure and improve the bilingual environment at our university for the students and university staff members as stated in the university’s HRS4R Action Plan (Action 18), UPJŠ is working on the translation of all its key documents. The documents will be uploaded gradually. Please be patient, if you cannot find the English … Continued

Mobility programmes, scholarships, and grants

At UPJŠ, we focus on the further education of employees, we provide opportunities for formal and non-formal education and informal learning.

The researhcers at UPJŠ can find the latest calls on the portal of the Lifelong Learning Center and Projects Support.

In the university journal Universitas Safarikiana, we discussed the importance of implementing the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers at UPJŠ