An important milestone has been achieved on our journey towards integrating education and market needs. Three of our graduates – Lenka Kotuličová, M.A., Katalin Zagijeva, M.A., and Štefan Poľák, M.A. have successfully defended their Master theses which were developed under co-supervision with IBM Slovakia, our long-term partner within the American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia and its BSCF. The … Continued

The first decade of June brought more precious guests to the Department of British and American Studies FF UPJŠ. Three colleagues from Kazachstan, from the University in Almaty, two colleagues from the Y. F. Chernivtsi National University in Ukraine and a colleague from the PWSZ in Pila in Poland came within their Erasmus+ mobilities to start … Continued

As during previous years, the Department of British and American Studies FF UPJŠ organised an event called Maturitné týždne otvorených dverí. This event provided students of various high schools in Košice with an opportunity to find out more about university studies and our department. Students were presented with an overview of study programmes provided, they were provided with … Continued

Just like the first two weeks of May, the second half of the month is also marked by the Erasmus+ mobility of employees from partner universities at the Department of British and American Studies FF UPJŠ. Four colleagues from the Ukrainian partner Yuriy Fedkovich Chernivtsi National University came for teaching and training mobilities to meet the Department’s students in … Continued

During the Department’s Career and Club Week, a generous and academically useful gift from an emeritus professor of the British University of Newcastle was officially made available to the students and teachers of BAS FF UPJŠ. Professor William Outhwaite donated 1,400 books to our Department, mostly in the fields of literary and cultural studies, which were part of … Continued

With the approaching final days of the spring term, the Department of British and American Studies FF UPJŠ became a real home of wonderful events which were realized within the framework of the already traditional Career and Club Week between May 15-17, 2023. The three days brought together current students and successful alumni, representatives of distinguished partner companies in … Continued

On Monday 15 May 2023 the BAS Department FF UPJŠ had a unique opportunity to welcome His Excellency Nigel M. Baker, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Northern Ireland to Slovakia in its premises. Accompanied by Ms Monika Holečková, Senior Communication and Political Officer, they spent a valuable time with the staff members and doctoral students of the BAS … Continued

The first weeks of May 2023 were at the BAS FF UPJŠ dedicated to the intensification of international cooperation. Long-term co-worker and friend of the BAS Department, Prof. Dr. Salvador Valera, University of Granada, Spain, spent intensive time with our students of Corpus Linguistics. He generously shared his expertise in this field not only in his lecture but also in several … Continued

Martin Hudák, B.A., a student of the MA study programme the English Language for European Institutions and Economy, represented the BAS Department, the Faculty of Arts, the UPJŠ and Slovakia at ‘The Shadow Report Conference on the Macroregional Strategy of the Danube Region’ held in Vienna in April 2023, after participating in other projects of … Continued

On the 4th of May 2023, the students of the Deparment of British and American Studies FF UPJŠ had the privilege of attending a discussion on the topic of artificial intelligence organized by the European Parliament. The debate was incredibly high-level. The audience was deeply immersed in this complex topic, and  enriched by the experience. We mostly discussed AI’s unbelievable raw power … Continued

Alumni Club, Club of Teachers of English, ELSE Club, Discussion Club 15.05.2023 – 17.05.2023

The 13th Annual Meeting of Young Historians Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Application deadline: 30 June 2023