
We welcomed an expert on migration issues to our university.
“Wir schaffen das” (“We can manage this”) is a famous statement by former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with which she responded to the large increase in refugees in 2015. The lecture...

Conference on Plurality and Relativism
Our faculty had the opportunity to welcome philosophers from the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Finland, Great Britain, Switzerland, and Germany, who lectured on the issue of plurality.
“Matching” Grants from the Recovery Plan
The Faculty of Arts and Letters of the Catholic University in Ružomberok is implementing the project “Matching” Grants to Resources Obtained from the Private Sector, financed from the Recovery...
Doctoral researcher Štefan Dvorský during a research stay in Barcelona
From 1 October to 30 November 2025, I completed a two-month research stay in Barcelona. The main goal was to work at the CRAI Biblioteca Pavelló de la República archive, which belongs to the...

A Podcast on Psychology of Pilgrimage
Our Faculty of Arts and Letters of the Catholic University in Ruzomberok included in the podcast Psychology of Pilgrimage.
The Faculty of Arts and Letters has received two new doctoral positions due to excellent results
The new doctoral positions will be created in the study fields of Philology and Historical Sciences.

Philosophy Doctoral Students from Hradec Králové and Ružomberok Meet at our Faculty
At the end of the first week of June, our colleagues from the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences from the University of Hradec Králové visited Ružomberok.

Our students on "Il Camino di San Francesco"
Emma, Lenka, Viktória, Ján, Jozef, and Ondrej—six freshmen from the Faculty of Arts and Letters at KU, along with their teacher Ján Hrkút from the Department of Philosophy—went on a pilgrimage...

XXXIII International Philosophy Olympiad 2025
The IPO is an annual philosophical competition for high school students, in which the winners of national competitions take part to compete in writing a philosophical essay on a given topic.

Journalist Tymofii Serbin at the BUP Student Conference in Estonia
Journalism student Tymofii Serbin attended The BUP Student Conference 2025, an annual student conference held in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, from 23-26 May 2025. He shares his experiences and...

On Peacekeeping Missions in Conflict Regions
Students had the chance to meet a participant of peacekeeping missions in the Middle East and in conflict zones in Europe.

Students from Poland and Croatia Discussed Plurality in History in Ruzomberok
As part of the new Blended Intensive Program, we welcomed students from three partner universities.
The second round of the International Philosophy Olympiad took place at CU
The partner and co-organizer of the Olympiad is the Catholic University of Ružomberok. The best two will represent the Slovak Republic in May in Bari, Italy.

Для зацікавлених з України
We have a new section on our website for prospective students from Ukraine
Philosophical Olympiad for High School Students at the Faculty of Arts and Letters, CU
High school students from Slovakia came to Ružomberok to write their philosophical essays.
Catholic University in Ružomberok Receives Almost EUR 600 000 for the Reconstruction of the Building of its Faculty of Arts and Letters
The Catholic University in Ružomberok has received almost EUR 600 000, which will be used to reduce the energy consumption of the building of the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the Catholic...
A PhD Student from the Department of Journalism Completed the Free Society Seminar
In the middle of the summer holidays, our PhD student Mgr. Katarína Vargová participated in the Free Society Seminar (FSS) summer school, where she attended a series of lectures led by Slovak and...




