The mission of UNIPOC is to provide students of the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice and the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice with various types and forms of free counselling – psychological, legal, social, career services and counselling in effective learning. Career services are also available for graduates. You can choose personal or online counseling, in Slovak and English.
It is necessary to book a counselling session in advance. To enter the portal UNIPOC and book a session, use your AiS2 login and password.
Psychological counselling is focused on academic and personal problems of students. It is specifically concerned with the following learning issues:
– Difficulty in concentrating when learning – learning optimization, stage fright and others;
– Coping with the burden and crisis situations;
– Problems in relationships (in the school group, the family, in a partnership, or in relationship to oneself).
The consultant shall also provide consultation and guidance on a variety of psychological difficulties:
– Neurotic symptoms;
– Insomnia;
– Depression;
– Problems with food intake;
– Sexual issues;
– Problems with the use of psychoactive substances.
You can choose from three types of psychological counseling – in-person, online via video call, or Walk and talk counselling. All forms of on-site counselling are held in the University Counselling Centre in Minerva building, Faculty of Arts on Moyzesova street nr. 9. Online counselling appointments are meant for students not currently present in Kosice, usually after first face-to-face counselling.
Walk and Talk is suitable for those looking for a gentler, more natural form of psychological counselling. It’s not about athletic performance, but about combining a slow walk with an open conversation. Counselling takes place in the Botanical Garden (Mánesova street).
Individual psychological counselling in the Slovak language is provided by:
Mgr. Viktória Hičárová PhD., viktoria.hicarova@upjs.sk, VoIP: 055 234 1218
UPJŠ University Career Centre in Košice renders free-of-charge career services to all the students and graduates. Within these services, we build on four bases.
Information
First of all, we provide students with information about the situation in the labor market, employment opportunities, correct preparation of CV, cover letters, etc. On social networks as Facebook (unipocUPJS) or Instagram (unipoc_UPJS) we share various informative content from the labor market. We also regularly publish a newsletter about unemployment of UPJŠ students.
Tailor-made information can be obtained through individual career counselling.
Practical advice when applying for a job
CV
▸ Key tips for writing a resume
▸ CV structure and content
Self-knowledge
We work with students to improve their self-knowledge, e.g. identification of strengths and weaknesses, awareness of their own competences. The service is available to students in the form of individual career counseling or in the form of e-learning My Career, respectively combinations of both.
Development of competences
We also provide students a number of opportunities to develop key competences. Develop your own career management skills in the training program „Competence Kaleidoscope“, improve your ability to learn effectively at the workshop „Learning How to Learn” and develop entrepreneurial thinking at workshop „Do something!“.
Job opportunities
The natural continuation of these services results in the getting in contact with practice, with employers, and with job opportunities (placements, job offers, volunteering). Students can apply for an internship or a job position at events such as Internship Fair (winter term) or Career Day (summer term). Moreover, job offers we receive from employers are filtered by faculty, field of study, year, employers’ requirements and regularly published in AiS2 – Labor Market.
All four areas are intertwined in individual career counselling, which is currently held by:
Mgr. Veronika Zibrinyiová, PhD., veronika.zibrinyiova@upjs.sk
This type of counselling helps students:
- identify bad learning habits
- adopt effective learning techniques in accordance with the principles of brain-compatible learning
- get to know your individual learning style.
Counseling also focuses on:
- motivation,
- improvement of time-management,
- limiting procrastination.
Counselling in effective learning is provided by Mgr. Zuzana Slašťanová, PhD. via email. You can contact her with the questions on this email: zuzana.slastanova@upjs.sk.
DOWNLOAD:
- Workbook Learning to learn – This workbook has been composed from the book by Assoc. prof. Adriana Boleková, MD, PhD. et al. How to study and not forget – the principles of brain-compatible learning. It will help students to identify their bad learning habits, while offering the opportunity to work actively to change their learning style, through various practical tips and exercises.The workbook is divided into four parts:
- Means to enhance memory and learning,
- Motivation and time management,
- Learning styles
- Effective learning techniques
If you are interested in legal advice, contact the Student Legal Advice Center for residents of the city of Košice, which is provided by the Department of Law Clinics at the Faculty of Law at UPJŠ in Košice. The legal analysis of your case, which includes a legal analysis of the problem and the possibilities of its solution, will be prepared for you by law students under the supervision of an experienced lawyer.
Contact e-mail: dominika.beckova@upjs.sk.
More information: STUDENT LEGAL ADVICE FOR RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF KOŠICE | PravneKliniky.sk
Social counselling means essential and specialized social counselling in:
- Issues in problems in social relations;
- Deficiencies in social capabilities;
- Problems in the exercise of social roles (role of a child, partner, employee, citizen, student);
- Problems with the management of social change (loss of family, employment, poor health).
It shall further be involved in the following:
- Interpersonal conflicts in a variety of relationships with an emphasis on problem solving in relationships, not personality issues;
- Solution to problems of social adaptation and social problems (unemployment, socio-economic problems, health problems, severe disability);
- Other problems in the area of socio-pathological phenomena.
Social counselling is provided by Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Soňa Lovašová, PhD., a specialist from the Department of Social Work of the Faculty of Arts via email. You can contact her with the questions on this email: socialne-poradenstvo@upjs.sk.
FaQ
You need to ORDER IN ADVANCE for counseling via the CCVaPP portal. To log in, use only your AiS2 login details and password. If you have problems logging in to the CCVaPP portal, contact support via the form on the website. If you have problems registering for a specific counselling date or event, write to unipoc@upjs.sk and we will try to help you.
Discretion is fully guaranteed. All counselors are bound by confidentiality. Information that you are visiting the center, nor the content of your meetings, is provided to third parties (not even to teachers or faculty management) without your consent.
Although you provide your identification data when registering for counseling (usually via the system or e-mail), the counseling process itself takes place in a protected and secure environment. Client data is processed in accordance with the GDPR and serves exclusively for the internal needs of the center.
UNIPOC is located in the Minerva building on the Faculty of Arts campus at Moyzesova Street 9. Individual counselling sessions take place in a pleasant and discreet attic environment in counselling rooms 303 or 306. The attic also includes a Chill zone (a space furnished with a couch, beanbags, and ambient lighting), where you can wait for the meeting to begin. We will specify the exact room when confirming your appointment, or we will direct you to the attic ourselves. If you have signed up for WALK and TALK counselling, the counselling session will take place in the Botanical Garden on Mánesova Street. The counsellor will usually wait for you in front of the main entrance and then you will continue together.
Since our center does not operate 24 hours a day, if you need acute psychological help in the evening, at night or during the weekend, we recommend using the following free non-stop services:
In case of immediate threat to health or life, contact the emergency line 112 or visit the emergency department at a hospital.
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