Biannual Aurora Alliance Conference in Paris, 2025

From May 19 to 22, 2025, students Simona Gibalová (Faculty of Medicine, UPJŠ) and Ing. Michaela Lukačínová (Faculty of Public Administration, UPJŠ) represented our University at the European Aurora Alliance conference as delegates of the Aurora Student Council, under the leadership of the Vice-Rector for Internationalization, doc. Ing. Silvia Ručinská, PhD. Simona Gibalová had the … Continued

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30. May 2025

SAVE THE DATE: Aurora Peace Talks

Join us for the Aurora Peace Talks – an annual Lecture Series organised by Aurora Karazin University Peace Education Hub that focuses on peace, justice, and conflict resolution in Ukraine. This second edition features academic expertise and personal stories from conflicts across the globe.

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16. April 2025

Aurora Student Conference 2025 at Palacký University in Olomouc

On 28-29 January 2025, Aurora Student Council members Simona Gibalová and Michaela Lukačínová attended the Aurora Student Conference held at Palacký University in Olomouc. The conference brought together the Student Council members and individual ambassadors from various universities within the Aurora Alliance, including institutions from France, the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, Austria, the Netherlands, … Continued

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2. April 2025

Capacity Development Training: Social Entrepreneurship

Join us for the third training event of the Aurora Capacity Development Programme (CDP) under the ongoing Aurora 2030 initiative! This one-day training, entitled “Social Entrepreneurship as a Way Forward in Increasing Academic Activities through Sustainable Business Models,” will explore how social entrepreneurship can drive innovation and sustainability in education.Organizer: South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria 

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27. March 2025

Aurora Inter­na­ti­o­nal Peace Con­fe­rence

The conference aims to provide a platform for discussing critical questions about how higher education institutions (HEI) may respond to complex global circumstances threatening world peace and how educational initiatives, activities, and policies may foster cultures of peace.The conference will last five days, featuring a full three-day programme agenda, one initial networking day, and a … Continued

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17. February 2025

ESU conference in Timisoara, Romania

From 30 October to 3 November 2024, Simona Gibalová, a student of the Faculty of Medicine at UPJŠ, represented UPJŠ within the Aurora Alliance at the meeting of the student councils from European alliances, organised by the European Students Union. European Students Union (ESU) is an international organization representing national student unions from across Europe. … Continued

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4. November 2024

Fostering Inclusive and Diverse Environment

Another successful workshop from the Aurora Alliance is behind us. On 24.9.2024, the workshop Diversity and Inclusion: opportunities for using inclusive practices and policies within Aurora Alliance universities was held in cooperation with Palacký University (UP) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). Speakers during the workshop were: The workshop was divided into student and staff sections. … Continued

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4. October 2024

SAVE THE DATE: Diversity & Inclusion

Join us for the Aurora Capacity Development Programme’s (CDP) Second Training to learn how best to facilitate and prioritize inclusive strategies, policies and practices across the Aurora universities. We will focus on socioeconomic, ethnic, gender and cultural diversity at our campuses and engage in meaningful debates with university leadership, academic staff and students. The two-day … Continued

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10. July 2024

Open Call: International Conference on ‘The Role of Higher Education in Peacebuilding’

From the 17th to 21st of February 2025, Aurora Karazin University Peace Education Hub organizes the International Conference on ‘The Role of Higher Education in Peacebuilding’ in Innsbruck. This 5-day international conference on “The Role of Higher Education in Peacebuilding” aims to contribute to future research, theory, and practice on how higher education institutions can be drivers of conflict transformation, peacebuilding, and … Continued

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10. July 2024

Micro-Credentials Webinar

On 23 June 2023, a webinar focused on the development of teachers’ pedagogical skills was held for the academic staff of the University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice (UPJŠ) in cooperation with the Aurora University Alliance. The participants were guided through the webinar by the Vice Dean for Bachelor and Master study programmes of … Continued

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8. July 2023

Virtual Lecture Series 2023: Societal Challenges

The Societal Challenges Lecture Series is aimed at early career researchers with a two-fold objective: delivering cutting-edge academic analysis on the diverse problems of our times, and providing international networking opportunities for doctoral.

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25. April 2023

Aurora CDS Training

On October 26 and 27, UPJŠ held Aurora CDS Training Event as a part of a series of six awareness-raising sessions. During the event, the attendees gained deeper insights into the implementation of mentorship programmes of early stage researchers and PhD students. The event was opened with a welcome speech by the Rector of Pavol … Continued

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23. January 2023