At the meeting of the UPJŠ Extended Rector’s Council on Wednesday, 24 April 2024, Rector Daniel Pella presented an Ombudsman of our University, prof. h. c. doc. JUDr. Mária Bujňáková, CSc. The lawyer with many years of experience became the public defender of rights of UPJŠ students and employees on 1 April 2024 based on … Continued

Public awards of the Košice Self-Governing Region (KSK) for the year 2023 were ceremonially presented on Tuesday, 23 April 2024, at 6 p.m. at the State Theatre in Košice. Among the awardees were also prominent figures and a team from the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice. Each year, the Regional Parliament awards prizes to … Continued

Vice-Rector for International Relations, professor Slávka Tomaščíková, PhD., Vice-Rector for Internationalization, associate professor Silvia Ručinská, PhD., and Dean of the UPJŠ Faculty of Arts, professor Renáta Panocová, PhD., received on Monday, 22 April 2024, the Ambassador of the Italian Republic to Slovakia, H.E. Catherine Flumiani, who was accompanied by the Director of the Italian Cultural … Continued

On Tuesday 23 April 2024, RTVS officially opened its Creative Centre ARTÉNA which is located in Košice. Among the invited guests were also members of the academic community from the partner universities – Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice and Technical University in Košice, which have signed Memorandums of Cooperation with RTVS. The opening ceremony … Continued

The UPJŠ Faculty of Arts has achieved another success in the field of improving the quality of language assessment, namely Slovak as a foreign language. Through the Centre of Language Training of the UPJŠ Faculty of Arts, a ECL (European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages) Regional Testing Centre has been established … Continued

Forbes magazine has decided to recognise the work of the best Slovak physicians and doctors and to present experts from various medical fields bringing innovative methods into practice, performing complex surgical procedures and doing a great job in outpatient clinics. Among the 75 Top Personalities of Medicine, there are also employees of the UPJŠ Faculty … Continued

On Thursday, 4 April 2024, the Vice-Rector for International Relations, Dr. h. c. prof. Mgr. Slávka Tomaščíková, PhD. and the Dean of the UPJŠ Faculty of Arts, prof. Mgr. Renáta Panocová, PhD., received Miroslava Petrovská, Head of the Slovak Interpretation Department at the European Parliament. They discussed the possibilities of cooperation in the field of … Continued

On Thursday, 28 March 2024, the University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice handed over approximately 500 kilograms of long-lasting food to the director of the non-profit organization Oasis – Hope for a New Life, Petr Gombita, intended for the residents of the organization in Bernátovce. The collection took place from 11 to 25 March … Continued

The President of the Slovak Republic, Zuzana Čaputová, appointed 39 new university professors on Tuesday 26 March 2024. In her speech, she emphasised that the academic title of professor implies a commitment: ‘What should surely unite you all is the concern that a free and motivating atmosphere should prevail at our universities. That they produce … Continued

On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, a full-day meeting of primary and secondary teachers from Eastern Slovakia focused on Modern Trends in Informatics Teaching within the framework of the National Project “Digital Transformation of Education and Schools – “DiTEdu”” took place. The meeting was dedicated to the highly relevant topic of cybersecurity. It was the final … Continued

The attention of bachelor, master and PhD. students from all five faculties of UPJŠ was attracted by the training programme “From Idea to Business” within the subject Creativity, Responsibility and Entrepreneurship, which took place in the form of a weekend start-up camp on 22-24 March 2024 in the teaching and training facility of UPJŠ in … Continued

Literary scholar, translator, and vice-dean of the UPJŠ Faculty of Arts, Professor Marián Andričík, PhD., received another prestigious award. On Monday, March 18, 2024, he received the 2023 Dominik Tatarka Award at the Pálffy Palace in Bratislava. The expert jury, headed by the literary scholar, Professor Petr Zajac, DrSc., awarded his translation, calendar, notes, explanatory … Continued