Thursday, 14 February 2019 saw a meeting of HERMES Strategic Alliance for Dual Degrees hosted by the University of Economics in Bratislava. The meeting was attended by representatives of following universities: EM Strassbourg, University in Tübingen, University of Alcala, Universita' Ca' Foscari Venezia, TU Dresden, University of Pavia and University of Hohenheim Strategic objectives of the organization were discussed on the meeting.
Volleyball players of Slavia EU Bratislava triumphed in the Slovak Cup 2018/2019 in women's volleyball and after two years break, they again sit on the throne. In Sunday´s final in Humenné they won with their hometown rivals from Strabag VC Bratislava - last year's champions, after a dramatic fight 3: 2 (22, 20, -14, -26, 12). They won the fourteenth triumph in the national cup competition (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019).
Kick-off meeting with presence of representatives from project partners European regulatory institutions and other distinguished guests officially started FIN-TECH - FINancial Supervision and TECHnological Compliance training programme.
On November 15-16, 2018, the University of Economics in Bratislava (EUBA) hosted the international scientific conference “Digitalization and Smart Green (R)evolution” dedicated to the celebration of 65th anniversary of the Faculty of National Economy as well as the successful implementation of the H2020 Twinning project EDGE – Environmental Diplomacy and Geopolitics. The conference brought together more than 200 scholars, practitioners as well as policymakers and was accompanied by the launch of the State of Environmental Migration 2018 – the joint volume of papers published by the University of Liege.
The University of Economics in Bratislava is hosting Ronald Coase Institute Workshop on Institutional Analysis from December 10th -14th, 2018. Among distinguish faculty members from prestigious universities is also well known Robert Aliber, Professor Emeritus of the University of Chicago. He has written extensively about the financial crisis in Iceland and co-edited with Gyfli Zoega Prelude to the Icelandic Financial Crisis (Palgrave, 2011).
The State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Mr František Ružička, launched on 28 November 2018 on the premises of the University of Economics in Bratislava an exhibition “100 Years of Slovak Diplomacy” organized jointly by the Department of Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Science. The exhibition is displayed in the V2 conference room and presents photos taken by ambassadors and members of the diplomatic staff who were guests in 22nd and 23rd edition of the Diplomacy in Practice lecture series last academic year.
Chargé d’Affaires and ministerial councillor of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand to Slovakia, Mr Bolbongse Vangphaen who gave a lecture at the Diplomacy in Practice lecture series visited the University of Economics in Bratislava on 27 November 2018. The embassy is located in Vienna and is also accredited for international organisations with the seat in Austria.
On 20 November 2018, the ambassador and deputy head of the permanent mission of the United Mexican States, Mr Hermann Aschentrupp Toledo, visited the University of Economics in Bratislava to give a lecture at Diplomacy in Practice lecture series. The guest was accompanied by Ms. Alejandra Vazquez. The Mexican embassy is located in Vienna and is accredited for Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia and international organizations with the seat in Austria.
The rector of the University of Economics in Bratislava, Prof. Ferdinand Daňo, welcomed on 19 November 2018 on her own request the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Indonesia to Slovakia, H.E. Ms. Adiyatwidi Adiwoso Asmady. The ambassador was accompanied by Ms. Lely Meiliani, economic and cultural counsellor at the Indonesian embassy.
In the week between 11 and 16 November 2018 the Slovak part of the EUROMATES exchange programme took place on premises of the University of Economics in Bratislava. This year students from Czech Republic and Poland came to participate.
On Wednesday, 14 November 2018 on 10:00 CET in the Assembly Hall of the University of Economics in Bratislava an election of the rector of the University of Economics in Bratislava for the term from 1 February 2018 to 31 March 2023 took place as a part of the Academic Senate meeting.
On 13 November 2018 the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Indonesia to the Slovak Republic, H.E. Ms. Adiyatwidi Adiwoso Asmady visited the University of Economics in Bratislava and gave a lecture in Diplomacy in Practice lecture series. The ambassador was welcomed befor the lecture on behalf of the rector, Mr Ferdinand Daňo, by the vice-rector for international relations, Mr Boris Mattoš. Mr Dahnny Perkassa Arslan, responsible for the economic agenda, was also present at the meeting.
