The EC-H2020-MSCA urbanHIST project (History of European Urbanism in the 20th Century, led at UPJ\u0160 by Prof. PaedDr. Martin Pek\u00e1r, 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 of History at the Faculty of Arts, UPJ\u0160 in Ko\u0161ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On April 28, 2026, doctoral student Mgr. Adam G\u00f3rka<\/strong> successfully defended his dissertation titled “Understanding of Morphological Changes in Post-Socialist Cities Using Digital Spatial Tools: Case Study of Ko\u0161ice.”<\/strong> His research focused on the morphological transformation of post-socialist cities using GIS (Geographic Information System) tools. The defense confirmed the candidate’s high level of expertise and the success of international scientific cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Within this prestigious European project and double degree programme, Mgr. Adam G\u00f3rka was enrolled as a doctoral student at Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice, studying at the Department of History (Faculty of Arts)<\/strong>, while simultaneously attending Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) in Karlskrona, Sweden<\/strong>, where he integrated the study of history with urban planning. His scientific journey embodied the core mission of the urbanHIST project\u2014crossing the boundaries of individual scientific disciplines. Through professional internships and research stays, he worked at several leading European academic institutions to gather data for his interdisciplinary research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The dissertation defense took place at the Department of History, Faculty of Arts, UPJ\u0160 in Ko\u0161ice, in a hybrid format. The international committee consisted of experts from Poland, Germany, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and the Slovak Republic. The committee highly praised the quality of the submitted work as well as the candidate’s ability to conduct an in-depth analysis of historical urban processes. Based on the bilateral co-tutelle agreement between Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice and Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Mgr. Adam G\u00f3rka will be awarded the academic title of PhD by both universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n