On Friday, 13 February, the Vice-Dean for International Relations, Associate Professor Vladimír Lichner, welcomed an international guest to our faculty – I Wayan Eka Dian Rahmanu, who has joined the Department of British and American Studies for a 10-month research stay under the National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic. Mr. Rahmanu is currently a … Continued

Dear colleagues, Dear students, Join the New Year’s collection for the non-profit organization Oáza – Hope for a New Life, running from 15 January to 15 February, 2026. You can help homeless people with non-perishable food items such as pasta, rice, flour, oil, spices, canned food, coffee, tea, packaged drinks, and other groceries. We will also be … Continued

This year, the pre-Christmas season at the Department of Germanic Studies was characterised by a pleasant Nordic atmosphere. Students of the German Language for Corporate Practice and Project Management study programme, who also complete a Swedish language module as part of their studies, celebrated the Feast of Saint Lucia (Luciadagen) in an unusual way. This … Continued

The Department of Philosophy and the Department of Social Work of the Faculty of Arts, UPJŠ welcomed the General State Counsellor, Dr. Alexandra Suchalová, who delivered a lecture titled ‘When Politics Is Not Just About Politicians.’ The audience had the opportunity to look behind the scenes of public policy-making and discover that the term ‘civil servant’ does not necessarily have … Continued

Democracy is a system that requires constant care, regular inspection, and a healthy environment. This concept formed the foundation of an exhibition organized by History Teacher students at the Faculty of Arts, UPJŠ which was officially opened on 17 November 2025. The exhibition aimed to highlight the state of democracy in Slovakia, both past and … Continued

The Faculty of Arts, UPJŠ hosted the international symposium Black on White 2. Borders and Intersections in Language and Culture on 27–28 November 2025. The event was opened by the UPJŠ Vice-Rector for Internationalization, Associate Professor Silvia Ručinská, and the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Arts for Research and Doctoral Studies, Professor Marián Andričík. The symposium, … Continued

A visit to Senshu University in Tokyo in October opened new opportunities for collaboration in linguistics and communication between the philology departments of the Faculty of Arts, UPJŠ and the School of International Communication, Senshu University. Several meetings were held between the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Prof. Renáta Panocová, the Bursar of the … Continued

As part of the Erasmus+ programme, the Faculty of Arts, UPJŠ welcomed students and lecturers from Austria and Poland for a five-day exchange focusing on the role of minorities in the history of democracy and the multicultural identity of Central Europe. Following inspiring mobility programmes and intensive cooperation in Innsbruck and Warsaw, the BIP, which … Continued

Between 13 and 17 October 2025, an international Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) was hosted by the Department of History, Faculty of Arts, UPJŠ. This five-day event brought together students and lecturers from several European universities, including Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Charles University in Prague, the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice and … Continued

On Monday, 6 October 2025, the Vice-Dean for International Relations, Associate Professor Vladimír Lichner, met with Shakhnoza Mamatova, a PhD scholarship holder of the National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic from Karshi State University in Uzbekistan. During her five-month research stay, she will be conducting research at the Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Arts, UPJŠ, where … Continued

On September 26, 2025, H.E. Gianclemente De Felice, the Italian ambassador to the Slovak Republic, visited Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice for a discussion with students from two faculties, medicine and arts. He was welcomed at the UPJŠ Rector’s Office by Rector Prof. MUDr. Daniel Pella, PhD. together with Dr. h. c. Prof. Mgr. … Continued

Prof. Richard Rogers from the University of Amsterdam visited the Department of Political Science On 24-25 September 2025, the Department of Political Science at the Faculty of Arts, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, hosted Professor Richard Rogers from the University of Amsterdam, where he serves as Head of the Department of New Media and … Continued