V týždni 15. - 19. októbra 2018 privíta Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave zástupcov zo 17 zahraničných univerzít z viacerých európskych i mimoeurópskych krajín v rámci 7. edície Medzinárodného týždňa. Podujatie otvorí rektor Ekonomickej univerzity v Bratislave, prof. Ferdinand Daňo a veľvyslanec Japonska na Slovensku, J.E. pán Jun Shimmi, ktorý udelil nad týmto podujatím záštitu. EU v Bratislave organizuje 7. edíciu Medzinárodného týždňa s podporou programu Erasmus+.

Rector of the University of Economics in Bratislava, Mr. Ferdinand Daňo, head of the Centre of Communications and Public Relations, Mr. Miroslav Horňák and president of the UEBA Student Parliament, Mr. Jakub Ševčík opened the Fan Shop at the ribbon-cutting ceremony and “baptised” the shop with a handful of sweets with the logo of the University.

On behalf of the rector, Prof. Ferdinand Daňo, the vice-rector for academic projects management, Assoc. Prof. Jana Péliová received Prof. François Vellas, the president of AIUTA, the International Association of Universities of the Third Age, director of the University of the Third Age in Toulouse, France and professor of international economics at the University of Toulouse.

On September 25, 2018 the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Japan to Slovakia H. E. Mr. Jun Shimmi visited the University of Economics in Bratislava and launched 24^th two-semester lecture series Diplomacy in Practice. The main topic of the winter term is the economic diplomacy of Asia-Pacific. In his presentation, Ambassador Shimmi discussed the continual developments that challenge the society in 21^st century and defined new trends in global economics. In following discussion, he answered the questions of students.