{"id":95930,"date":"2025-09-19T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/aktuality\/slavnostny-prihovor-rektora-upjs-prof-mudr-daniela-pellu-phd-pri-prilezitosti-otvorenia-akademickeho-roku-2025-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T13:50:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:50:43","slug":"ceremonial-address-by-upjs-rector-daniel-pella","status":"publish","type":"cpt_aktuality","link":"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/en\/actualities\/ceremonial-address-by-upjs-rector-daniel-pella\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceremonial address by UPJ\u0160 Rector Daniel Pella"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Dear academic community of Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice, esteemed guests, ladies and gentlemen,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n the opening of the academic year is an event that concerns all employees and students of the university. We have gathered here to show that this university has a clear and correct direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first university in the world was founded in Bologna around year 1088. Interestingly, it was not established by a monarch or the Pope, but by the students themselves. Students who wanted to gain knowledge and therefore chose and hired teachers. Today, this may seem amusing to us, but it also is inspiring. During the socialist era, students lost virtually all their rights except the right to study and receive an education. Today, we can say that students play a significant role in academic life, and we hope that this will continue to be the case. For the teacher-student relationship to be not only sincere and professional, but also friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n