{"id":102496,"date":"2026-02-20T08:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/aktuality\/upjs-v-kosiciach-vyzbierala-200-kg-vosku-a-250-baterii-pre-ukrajinu\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:39:59","slug":"upjs-v-kosiciach-vyzbierala-200-kg-vosku-a-250-baterii-pre-ukrajinu","status":"publish","type":"cpt_aktuality","link":"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/en\/actualities\/upjs-v-kosiciach-vyzbierala-200-kg-vosku-a-250-baterii-pre-ukrajinu\/","title":{"rendered":"UPJ\u0160 in Ko\u0161ice collected 200 kg of wax and 250 batteries for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dr. h. c. prof. Mgr. Sl\u00e1vka Toma\u0161\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1, PhD., Vice-Rector for International Relations at UPJ\u0160 in Ko\u0161ice<\/strong>, welcomed Ing. Eduard Bura\u0161<\/strong>, Ambassador of Zakarpattia and Director of the Feman Association, to the university on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.<\/strong> The purpose of the meeting was to hand over the proceeds from the Light and Warmth for Ukraine collection to the association to be transported across the Slovak border to our eastern neighbours as soon as possible. “Candles, wax, and batteries will be transported today to the city of Uzhhorod in Ukraine, where they will be unloaded at Sister Marietta’s CONGREGACIO JESU. From there, they will be distributed wherever this aid is needed. The wax will be used to make trench candles, which are essential for the survival of people affected by the war in areas without electricity. They will help families, seniors, and soldiers in eastern Ukraine, where temperatures are currently freezing and reaching -25\u00b0C,” specified Director Bura\u0161. UPJ\u0160 in Ko\u0161ice announced its third wax collection for Ukraine, starting on January 15, 2026. University employees and students donated wax, unburned or new candles, tea lights, lanterns, flashlights, headlamps, power banks, and various types of batteries to designated boxes at 17 collection points set up on the university premises.<\/p>\n\n\n