In memory of the cardinal Meisner
On July 5, 2017, at the age of 83, Joachim Cardinal Meisner, Archbishop emeritus of Cologne, passed away. Joachim Meisner was born on December 25, 1933. In 1962 he received priest's ordination. In 1980 he was ordained bishop and was entrusted with pastoral care of the Diocese of Berlinin the East Germany. In 1983 he was promoted to the rank of cardinal. In 1988 he was appointed head of the Cologne Archdiocese, which he led until 2014 when Pope Francis accepted his renunciation. Cardinal Meisner was buried in the crypt of the Cologne Cathedral on July, 15, 2017.
Executive Educational Programme for Catholic University Officials
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame, in partnership with Nonprofit Certificate Education at Mendoza College of Business is hosting 17 European Catholic university officials July 8-15, 2017, for the Catholic Leadership Institute, an intensive management training program for higher education professionals that has been internationalized to serve those working in former Soviet bloc countries. There are three officials from Catholic University in Ružomberok (CU) among invited, prof. František Trstenský, vice-rector of CU, Dr. Marek Babic, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters and Dr. Andrea Božeková, Chair of the Department of Political Science.
Čítať ďalej: Executive Educational Programme for Catholic University Officials
New dean appointed for Faculty of Health
Prof. ThDr. Jozef Jarab, PhD., rector of Catholic University in Ružomberok, has appointed prof. MUDr. Anton Lacko, CSc., as the new dean of Faculty of Health.
Prof. Lacko returns after four years to the office of dean, which he held between 2005 and 2013. From August, 1st, 2017 he will replace prof. MUDr. Anna Lesňáková, PhD, whose term of office will end on July, 31st, 2017.
We have received another ERASMUS+ KA107 project
The Foreign Relations Office of the Catholic University in Ružomberok (CU) was successful also this year and received a grant to develop education and cooperation with partner countries. Financial support for the action Erasmus+ KA107 is 28,000 EUR, for the next two academic years. CU become coordinator of this project, the partner will be Uzhorod National University, Ukraine (UzNU).
Čítať ďalej: We have received another ERASMUS+ KA107 project