During the summer, the University of Economics in Bratislava started the largest modernization of its infrastructure in history. This ambitious project, which includes the reconstruction of several key buildings of the university, the library and student dormitories, aims to significantly improve conditions for students and staff and to raise the level of education to a higher standard. For this project, the university managed to obtain funds from the Recovery and Resilience Plan within the consortium of universities with the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava and within the call for "Complex modernization of buildings and dormitories of public and state universities."
On July 15, 2024, the International Office of the University of Economics in Bratislava officially opened the 2nd edition of the summer school program called Business and Leadership in Central Europe. The summer school is attended by overall 24 students from several prominent European universities, namely KU Leuven in Belgium, Nottingham Trent University in UK, European University of Rome in Italy, University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences in Finland and other prominent universities from France, Netherlands and Germany.
On July 8, 2024, the Rector of the University of Economics in Bratislava, Ferdinand Daňo, and the Commercial Attaché and Head of the Economic and Commercial Section of the Embassy of Spain in Bratislava, Fermín López López, signed a memorandum of understanding between the University of Economics in Bratislava and ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones (ICEX Spain Trade and Investment) in the presence of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain, Her Excellency Ms. Lorea Arribalzaga Ceballos.
The International Scientific Conference of Economics and Management Researchers (ISCEMR) is an annual event that gathers academics, researchers, and professionals from around the globe to discuss and share insights on contemporary issues in economics and management. This year’s conference is themed "A New Era of Sustainable Development: Green Transformation and Climate Finance," reflecting the global shift towards sustainability and environmental responsibility. ISCEMR aims to foster interdisciplinary research and collaboration among scholars from various fields, provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and experiences related to modern trends in economics and management, enhance the accessibility and quality of research through networking and knowledge sharing, promote scientific cooperation on a global scale.
The OpenmusE project, which is funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe programme, represents a major collaboration between the University of Economics in Bratislava and 14 other business and academic partners from across Europe. Launched in 2023, this ambitious project has made significant progress towards its goals and reached a very important milestone.
In April, our university hosted members of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) from all over Slovakia for the third weekend. ESN operates in over 40 countries and consists of university sections and national councils with their representatives. The Slovak National Council members gathered with representatives from eight Slovak sections of ESN in Bratislava. This time, the regular "National Assembly" (General Assembly) was organized by the ESN EU Bratislava section.
On May 28-31, 2024, the international education fair NAFSA (Association of International Educators) took place in New Orleans, USA and the University of Economics in Bratislava was also present at the event. On behalf of the University of Economics in Bratislava, Tomáš Ondruška, Vice-Dean for International Relations from the Faculty of Economics and Finance, Miroslava Darnadiová, Head of the Center for International Relations and Diana Mydliarová, Coordinator of the Center for study programs in foreign languages, participated at the fair.
In the summer semester of an academic year 2023/2024, we organized 11th edition of an international educational project Central Europe Connect - Joint Certificate Program (CEC), that enables short-term international student exchange at three economic universities in Central Europe. The CEC project is a joint project of the University of Economics in Vienna (WU), the University of Economics in Warsaw (SGH) and the University of Economics in Bratislava (EUBA). Within this unique certified program, 20 students from each university attend lectures and discussions on the topics of economic development of the countries of the Central European region.
We were very pleased to meet again for the implementation of the 9th edition of Sustainability Festival 2024. The dynamic creativity of the spring during the event on 25 April, contributed to the success of the festival in all dimensions in a truly refreshing way.
The organization of this event, under the auspices of the Dean of the Faculty of Business Management of the UE in Bratislava (EUBA) Assoc. prof. Ing. Anita Romanová, PhD. and with the special support of the Rector of EUBA prof. Ing. Ferdinand Daňo, PhD. was coordinated by the Ethics Committee of the University of Economics in Bratislava under the leadership of its chairwoman doc. Ing. Mgr. Gabriela Dubcova, PhD. The festival was structured into two categories under the competence of 2 commissions:
- "The Best Practice with Largest Positive Impacts“ (Commission of Experts in Practice)
- "The Best Dissemination" (Commission of Teachers)
The essence of this project is to present a "best practice" project of 3 students from 3 countries around the world, who are engaged in a comparative analysis of a selected current ESG issue in their home countries in relation to at least one of the SDGs, focusing in particular on recommendations for sustainable solutions for the future.
SF'24 was officially opened by Assoc. prof. Ing. Nora Grisáková, PhD. Vice Dean for Development and Quality at FPM EUBA. She appreciated the students' active interest in corporate social responsibility, ethical behaviour, ESG and sustainable development, and also and optimistically wished the competitors a successful course and successful presentations. The event was moderated by Assoc. prof. Ing. Mgr. Gabriela Dubcová, PhD., expert guarantor of the event.
4 teams with members from 6 countries (Slovakia, Italy, Ukraine, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Portugal and Greece) fulfilled the competition requirements and represented not only their universities but also their countries in an erudite and enthusiastic manner. The competition, especially the attractive topics of the presentations and the communication, was extremely exciting for all participants. The topics were very challenging and the way the teams handled them was very evocative and motivating - like a labyrinthine journey connecting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.
In each category, the teams were awarded diplomas and valuable prizes. The awarding of prizes and diplomas was carried out by members of the Expert Practitioners Committee (as EUBA trains its students especially for responsible partners applying ESG principles). Also this year, special prizes were awarded for the exceptional performance of the competing teams: the Rector's Award and the Dean's Award.
Special thanks go to our excellent accountability partners for their valuable time, erudite friendly communication and most importantly the very valuable, inspiring and motivating in-kind prizes and experiential gifts: Beko Europe, dm drogerie markt Slovakia, COOP Jednota Slovensko, CocaCola HBC ČR a SR, Medový obchod CERAMEL, LYRA GROUP, Herbex, NOVOFRUCT SK.
Let's take a look at some of the statements of satisfied participants:
- "I had a fantastic time at the sustainability festival today! The event was well-organized and provided insightful information about eco-friendly practices. I appreciated the engaging workshops, I look forward to attending future events and continuing to learn about sustainability." (Boran, Turkey)
- „Participating in the Sustainability Festival was truly inspiring, especially having the opportunity to share insights about the Terra dei Fuochi reality in my country, Italy. It was empowering to contribute to such an important conversation and to connect with others passionate students like me from so many different parts of the world about creating positive change for our planet. The experience left me feeling hopeful and motivated to continue advocating for sustainable practices in my community.“ (Greta, Italy)
- "The festival was a very interesting and useful experience for us as students. I personally liked working in an international team the most because all the topics discussed by the other students had a relevant impact." (Radovan, Slovakia)
- "The Sustainability Festival 2024 was inspiring and dynamic, with international student teams comparing and discussing solutions from different countries in areas such as waste management, anti-corruption policies and fast fashion, highlighting the global approach to sustainability." (Matej Černý, Member of the Commission for EUBA)
- "I'm always very keen to get personally involved in any SF series. This year's SF24 was again interesting with its inclusion of students, attractive themes and most importantly, original innovative solutions. I look forward to our participation and support again next year, but especially recommend this effective as well as creative form of learning to as many international students as possible." (Jaroslav Grigar, Beko Europe, Chairman of the Commission)
On behalf of the EUBA Ethics Committee, we thank all participants who contributed in any way to the successful implementation of this unique event. On behalf of our students/participants, we express our sincere thanks (also in this form) to all the involved partner companies for their inspiring commitment, friendly erudite cooperation and very attractive motivational methodological sustainable input for the formation of moral social awareness in favour of ethical ESG and sustainability behaviour in young prospective managers and economists for the future. We are very pleased to invite you to SF'25.
From April 15th to April 19th, 2024, the International Office of the University of Economics in Bratislava organized the meeting of representatives from partner higher education institutions outside EU with which cooperates within Erasmus+ program – Key Action 171.
The Executive Board of the Slovak Accreditation Commission for Higher Education at its meeting on 21.3.2024 decided that the internal system of the University of Economics in Bratislava and its implementation is in compliance with the Standards for Internal System (Institutional Accreditation). This decision gives the EUBA the authorization to create, implement and modify study programmes in the field of study Economics and Management in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd level of higher education and in the field of study Philology in the 1st and 2nd level of higher education.
EUBA has been a member of Hermes Universities since 2012 - which focuses on promoting international cooperation and double degrees (DD) between universities offering education in the field of economics and management.
