The General Assembly of FUCE in Lisbon
The General Assembly of the Federation of Catholic Universities of Europe (FUCE) took place from June, 1st till June, 3rd, 2017 at the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) in Lisbon, which celebrates its 50th anniversary. Representatives of 32 catholic universities across the Europe and Libanon discussed on the topic “The Intercultural and inter-religious experience of our Catholic universities - a major point of reference at the service of society?” Catholic University in Ružomberok was represented by prof. František Trstenský, vice-rector for international relations, who is also a member of the Board of FUCE.
Meeting of vice-rectors for international relations
On Thursday, 25th, 2017, the meeting of vice-rectors responsible for international relations of Slovak universities took place at Catholic Universities in Ružomberok. The aim of meeting was to present activities and initiatives of each university and to coordinate activities in the field of internationalism with the Slovak Academic Information Agency (SAIA), which organized the meeting. The vice-rectors discussed also about the implementation of the EU directive for entry and residence that apply to people from outside the EU who come to study and research.
Čítať ďalej: Meeting of vice-rectors for international relations
Student, nominated by Catholic University in Ruzomberok, with bronze medal from XXV International Philosophy Olympiad
Students from 45 countries competed in annual philosophical essay competition – 25th International Philosophy Olympiad, held from 25 till 28 of May 2017 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The competition aims to encourage critical thinking and promote interest in philosophy among high schools students. The competitors had the difficult task of writing a philosophical essay in four hours in a language other than their mother tongue.
The Catholic Universities Partnership 2017
The Catholic University of Croatia in Zagreb hosted on May, 12-13, 2017, conference entitled “Hope in the Future: The Experience of youth under Communism, the Transition to Democracy, and the Present.” Conference participants included scholars from catholic universities of Central and Eastern Europe: Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, Georgia and Croatia, along with scholars from the University of Notre Dame.