When: June 27, 2024 3 PM Where: Grand meeting room, UPJŠ Rectorate, Šrobárova 2 The aim of the workshop is to provide participants with a deeper insight into the Horizon Europe programme, its opportunities and benefits. Participants will learn how the programme works, what its main objectives and priorities are, and what funding opportunities it offers. It will also include the experiences of successful applicants and evaluators.

With the ever-present pressure to achieve performance goals and the diversity of their workload, the risk of stress, exhaustion, and burnout is a looming threat for academic staff. Researchers at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice (UPJŠ) are aware of these risks and have gained tools to manage them during a recent training. The success … Continued

When: June 13, 2024 1:30 PM - 3 PM
Where: AS2S2, Sokrates (Moyzesova st. 9)
Due to varied workload ranging from interactions with people to achieving performance goals, academic staff faces a higher risk of stress, exhaustion and even burnout. Regardless of their position, both managing challenging situations and taking care of oneself are crucial for maintaining balance and long-term well-being.

When: June 7, 2024 10 AM
Where: AP2S11, Platón (Moyzesova st. 9)
The aim of the intensive training is to enhance practical skills in career planning and presentation through the implementation of practical tasks and activities based on supporting documentation and aimed at the preparation of professional materials according to the requirements of the European Research Council.

When: May 21, 2024 1:30 PM - 3 PM
Where: AP2P4, Platón (Moyzesova st. 9)
The aim of the seminar is to create a space for professional development of selected target groups by enhancing their skills in the field of project activities through training aimed at introducing selected individual grant support schemes, standard calls conditions, procedure and quality assessment criteria for European Research Council projects.

The Council Recommendation on a European framework to attract and retain research, innovation and entrepreneurial talents in Europe lays foundations for a new charter which will replace the original Charter and code from 2005.

A new Revised Action Plan for 2023-2026 has been released. The Revised Action Plan evaluates the progress in implementation of OTM-R Policy and identifies strengths and weaknesses at UPJŠ. It proposes actions for further improvement of working conditions at UPJŠ.

Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice is organizing a mentorship training for PhDs and early stage researchers in collaboration with our partner universities from the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. The event is to be held on October 26-27, 2022.

Gender Equality Plan The plan for 2022-2025 is a continuation of our previous activities related to discrimination prevention and the promotion of equality. It is also related to the development in the strategic course of the European Research Area. Since discrimination is a complex phenomenon, the plan is flexible and both the expert commission and … Continued

In order to ensure and improve the bilingual environment at our university for the students and university staff members as stated in the university’s HRS4R Action Plan (Action 18), UPJŠ is working on the translation of all its key documents. The documents will be uploaded gradually. Please be patient, if you cannot find the English … Continued

Mobility programmes, scholarships, and grants

At UPJŠ, we focus on the further education of employees, we provide opportunities for formal and non-formal education and informal learning.