On October 15–16, 2026, the Department of English and American Studies at the Faculty of Arts of UPJŠ hosted the 5th International Conference on Multilingual and Multicultural Learning: Policies and Practices. The conference explored key issues related to bilingualism, multilingualism, intercultural communication, and language policies in multilingual environments. Against the backdrop of globalization and the … Continued

From 29 September to 1 October 2026, the Department of Germanic Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, welcomed Prof. Dr. habil. Felicja Księżyk and Dr. Małgorzata Jokiel from the University of Opole, two years after their previous visit. The visiting scholars delivered a series of interactive lectures and seminars … Continued

On Thursday, 22 October 2026, Dr. h. c. Prof. Slávka Tomaščíková., the Vice-Rector for International Relations, received Klára Novotná, Ambassador Emerita of the Slovak Republic, in the Šafárik Chamber at the UPJŠ Rectorate. The distinguished Slovak diplomat, whose senior diplomatic appointments included serving as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden (1994–1998), visited the university for … Continued

Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice once again celebrated the European Day of Languages. On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, approximately 300 pupils and students from 18 primary and secondary schools in the Košice and Prešov regions visited the UPJŠ Faculty of Arts campus. Throughout the morning, participants explored the basics of several languages through fun, … Continued

On Monday, 11 May 2026, the leadership of the Faculty of Arts at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice welcomed Peter Stano, Head of the European Commission Representation in Slovakia. The meeting followed a discussion with students of the Department of Political Science titled We in Košice Are Also the EU, organised on the occasion … Continued

On Thursday, 7 May, a delegation from the Faculty of Arts of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice travelled to Brussels for a two-day professional visit. The visit to the institutions of the European Union — the world’s largest employer of interpreters — was organised at the invitation of Zuzana Krell Laluhová, Head of the … Continued

The EC-H2020-MSCA urbanHIST project (History of European Urbanism in the 20th Century, led at UPJŠ by Prof. PaedDr. Martin Pekár, PhD.) continues to deliver excellent results even after its official completion. The latest success comes in the form of a defended PhD dissertation within the double degree system, with the direct involvement of the Department … Continued

We are immensely proud of our students who participated in the 2025 session of the Skills for Success programme, organised by Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice in close cooperation with our business partners and under the patronage of the American Chamber of Commerce.This year’s cohort of undergraduates from the Department of British and American Studies, UPJŠ Faculty of Arts, had … Continued

From 22 to 24 April 2026, the Faculty of Arts at UPJŠ in Košice hosted the 5th annual Košice Philosophy Days. This year’s theme, Philosophy Between Peace and War: Conflicts, Trust, Hope, reflected many of the pressing issues of today’s world. The event was organised by the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Arts … Continued