Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of France to the Slovak Republic, H.E. Christoph Léonzi presented to students the most recent political and economic situation in France. His lecture took place on 26 February 2019 as a part of Diplomacy in Practice lecture series.
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.
On 19 February 2019 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ireland to the Slovak Republic H.E. Hildegard Ó Riain visited the University of Economics in Bratislava and launched 25th edition of Diplomacy in Practice lecture series. The main topic in the spring term is the current economic and political situation in Europe. Ambassador Ó Riain discussed Ireland’s economic diplomacy, Brexit and Ireland’s migration policy. In her lecture, she stressed importance of the upcoming European Parliament elections also with regard to increasing the participation in the elections. In discussion, the Ambassador answered the questions by students which focused on internal politics of Ireland and EU funds.
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).