On 24 September 2024, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice hosted the workshop Diversity and Inclusion: Ways Forward in Fostering Inclusive and Enriching Practices and Policies at the Aurora Universities organised in collaboration with the Aurora CDP Team at Palacký University in Olomouc (UP) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). The workshop took place within the … Continued

On Friday 27 September 2024, UPJŠ researchers from various fields presented their work at the popular event European Night of Science. Visitors to the shopping centres in Košice and Poprad were exposed to the mysterious world of science at eleven booths, as well as four lectures and a workshop on interesting topics in the fields … Continued

Representatives of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice participated in the 2024 Summer University Games, which took place from 1 to 6 September in Bratislava and Trnava. Our students achieved excellent results and gained top positions in various sports disciplines. A total of 14 sports were competed in, with e-sports competitions being a novelty this … Continued

Call for submission of proposals for candidates for members of the UPJŠ Board of Trustees

Pursuant to the Act on Higher Education (Act No. 131/2002 Coll., as amended), the Statute of the UPJŠ and the Principles of Elections to the Academic Senate of the UPJŠ in Košice, and on the basis of the resolution of the Academic Senate of the UPJŠ in Košice of 26 September 2024

The largest European conference and exhibition of the European Association for International Education EAIE 2024, the 34th edition of which was held from 17 to 20 September 2024 in Toulouse, France, welcomed more than 7000 participants from over 90 countries around the world. On behalf of Slovakia, 35 representatives from 16 public universities attended the … Continued

The event entitled “What will you not learn about gender from billboards? Gender as an analytical tool, method and subject in research and education” is intended primarily for PhD students, young researchers, female and male researchers, students, but other guests interested in the topic are also welcome. The opportunity to participate in the training is … Continued

According to the Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education (SAAVŠ), the fact that the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) has recognised the assessment procedures and standards for Slovak medical faculties represents a significant achievement for the higher education system in Slovakia. It has thus confirmed that the quality of medical education in Slovakia also … Continued

The Rector of the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, in accordance with the Rector’s Decision No. 18/2024, which lays down the rules for the support and retention of talented young researchers who have excellently completed their doctoral studies at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice issues a call for talented young researchers at … Continued

Learn Slovak! Is your mother tongue other than Slovak? Take advantage of the offer of the Language Training Centre of our Faculty of Arts for foreign students of all faculties of UPJŠ to take courses in the academic year 2024/2025:Slovenský jazyk pre zahraničných študentov UPJŠ 1 (WS) –  language level A1.2  – A2.1 for 2 creditsSlovenský … Continued

The leadership of the University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice (UPJŠ) inaugurated the 2024/2025 academic year on Monday, 16 September at 10.30 a.m. in the Auditorium of the UPJŠ Faculty of Medicine in a new look. The gowns were designed for the management of UPJŠ by the Košice fashion designer Louisa Dvorak. The programme … Continued

With great joy we have welcomed today the first children in the UPeJeŠko Preschool. The little UPeJeŠkars were warmly welcomed by the Vice-Rector for Undergraduate and Lifelong Learning, university assoc. prof. Ľudmila Elbert, PhD., and the preschool director, Michaela Pavlovská. The preschoolers stepped into their new world in the historic Athena Building, where newly built … Continued