On April 10, 2018, Ambassador of Ireland to Slovakia, H.E. Ms. Hildegard Ó Riain, gave a lecture at the University of Economics in Bratislava as part of the course Diplomacy in Practice. The guest was informed on cooperation with the with Irish universities Mr. Boris Mattoš, Vice-Rector for International Relations and Ildikó Némethová, Vice-Dean for International Relations at the Faculty of Applied Languages.

On 27 March 2018, Ambassador of the French Republic in Slovakia, H.E. Mr. Christophe Léonzi gave a lecture at Diplomacy in Practice lecture series. The Ambassador was welcomed by the UEBA’s Rector, Mr. Ferdinand Daňo. The meeting was attended by Mr. Boris Mattoš, Vice-Rector for International Relations and an intern at the French Embassy.

On March 27, 2018, the UEBA’s Rector, Mr. Ferdinand Daňo, welcomed at her own request the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Albania in Slovakia, H.E. Ms. Enkeledu Merkuri. Discussed at the meeting was academic cooperation with Albanian universities. Mr. Boris Mattoš, Vice-Rector for International Relations, informed about the ongoing projects.

On March 15, 2018, the University of Economics in Bratislava in cooperation with the Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia, and the Embassy of the Republic of Ireland in Slovakia organized another discussion panel on the future. The main guest of the event was Ms. Helene McEntee, Ireland’s Minister for European Affairs from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ireland. The other partners in discussion included Mr. Ladislav Miko, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia, and Dušan Matulay, General Director of the Section of Economic Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic.