The J. William Fulbright Commission in Slovakia has been active since 1994. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its establishment, a panel discussion and interviews with Fulbright alumni took place on 21 November 2024 in the Minerva Building at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice. The goal of the event was to highlight the benefits of exchange visits under this programme and to inspire future applicants.
In the first part of the “Fulbright Talks” programme, successful Fulbright applicants presented their experience:
Šimon Mackovjak from the Slovak Academy of Science,
Alena Vachnová from the Dedo Foundation.
Počas panelovej diskusie „The Fulbright Footprint“ priblížili pozvaní hostia svoje skúsenosti s absolvovaním Fulbrightovho programu a jeho vplyve na ich kariéru a uplatnenie sa v rôznych odboroch a inštitúciách:
Julie Felker z Prešovskej univerzity v Prešove, súčasná držiteľka Fulbrightovho grantu;
absolventi Fulbright programu v súčasnosti pôsobiaci na Univerzite Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach:
Norbert Kopčo, Silvia Rosivalová Baučeková a Július Rozenfeld.
During “The Fulbright Footprint” panel discussion, the invited guests presented stories about their experience with the Fulbright programme and its impact on their careers and employment in various professions and institutions:
Julie Felker from the University of Prešov, a current Fulbright grant recipient;
Fulbright alumni currently working at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice:
Norbert Kopčo, Silvia Rosivalová Baučeková and Július Rozenfeld.
The discussion was followed by informal talk and networking.
It was a pleasure for the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice to host the event to celebrate the anniversary and legacy of J. William Fulbright in Slovakia.
