Tampa, Fla., USA (Date of Distribution)AACSB International (AACSB) announces that University of Economics in Bratislava has earned business accreditation. Founded in 1916, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools, and the largest business education network connecting learners, educators, and businesses worldwide.

In order to make even more intensive connection between educational process and the practice the Rector of the University of Economics prof. Ing. Ferdinand Tax, PhD. and the dean of the Faculty of Business Ass.prof. Ing. Peter Drábik, PhD. MSc have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Council of Slovak Exporters, represented by Mgr. Lukáš Parízek, Chairman of the Council of Slovak Exporters. The Memorandum was signed on September 16th, 2021 at the University of Economics in Bratislava. Mgr. Jozef Hrabina, chief analyst of the Council of Slovak Exporters and Ass. prof. Ing. Ružeková Viera, PhD. from the Department of International Trade, Faculty of Commerce, also took part in the event.

At the meeting of the Rector’s Advisory Board on September 22, 2021, the Rector of the EUBA, Ferdinand Daňo, appointed a new associate professor and awarded the prize for the best publication outputs in 2020, the prize for pedagogical activities in 2021 and also awarded the winners of the university round of Student Scientific and Professional Activities in 2021.

Educational project Central Europe Connect - Joint Certificate Program is a joint project of three economic universities, namely Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) and University of Economics in Bratislava (EUBA). Within this unique certified program, 20 selected students from each university attend lectures and discussions on the topics of economic development of the countries of the Central European region. In the summer semester of the academic year 2020/2021 we organized the 5th edition of this successful program that gives students the opportunity to take part in a short-term foreign exchange at three universities within one semester.