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Internship Opportunity for Students

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:16:00 +0200

We would like to inform you about the opportunity for multiple internship applications from 6 to 12 months available at our organization at the start of 2024. In addition to that, we would like to help your students to improve their personal development and prepare them for their future professional career.

We work with a handful of partner organizations who are in the same office building: we are one united team, a mix of interns and employees. Furthermore, our organization has set its main focus on Online Marketing and E-Commerce, and we are looking for highly motivated and talented students for the position of Web developers, Graphic designers, Video editors, Human Resource.

You can also have a look at our website: https://ofoundation.nl/

Doctoral colloquium - Matej Fandl (16.10.2023)

Damas.Gruska@fmph.uniba.sk — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:02:00 +0200

Matej Fandl:
Retrieving memories from meta-stable states of continuous modern Hopfield networks
Abstract:
Continuous modern Hopfield networks are a model of associative memory with large storage capacity. They can be used both as a component in deep learning architectures and as a standalone component for pattern completion and denoisifying. Our work is aimed at improving the training method of these methods by using competition to achieve distributed representations of training patterns and their effective storage in meta-stable states.

Seminar on Qualitative Theory of Differential Equations - Martin Dindoš (19.10.2023)

Pavol.Quittner@fmph.uniba.sk — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0200

Martin Dindoš (University of Edinburgh):
New progress on solvability of Regularity problem for elliptic operators with coefficients satisfying large Carleson condition
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The International University Exhibition

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 10:11:00 +0200

The fair was hold in Athens and Tessaloniki, since October 5^thto 6^th, 2023. The IUExpo fair was attended by 82 prestigious universities from the European Union, USA and Great Britain, and visited by up to 5000 Greek high school students.

7th Annual Medical Charity Run Raises €11,675

milos.hrabovsky@uniba.sk — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:30:00 +0200

Organized yearly by students from the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine at CU in Martin, the Medical Charity Run aims to support various departments within the University Hospital Martin. Organizers were pleasantly surprised by the nearly 800 registrations, especially given the day's challenging weather conditions. "To be honest, considering the weather and the several other events on that date, we didn't anticipate such an impressive turnout," shared the event organizers on social media. They expressed their gratitude to the ever-growing popularity of the Medical Charity Run, noting, "It attracts fresh faces every year, and many return, all united with the aim to help. A massive thank you to all participants!" The collected amount, totaling €11,675, is set to be presented to the Oncology Department of the Children and Adolescents Clinic at the University Hospital Martin in the coming week.

ENLIGHT, our alliance of ten universities, broadens its cooperation

pr@uniba.sk — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:26:00 +0200

CU representatives met their colleagues from the Ghent University in Belgium, the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and the University of Göttingen in Germany. They spoke to members of management, deans and ENLIGHT coordinators to find ways of developing cooperation in the areas of research and teaching. Our faculties and our organisation of study were presented to our partners and talks focussed on possible joint master and doctoral programmes, exchange study stays and research projects, as well as research cooperation. "In Göttingen we visited the teaching and simulation hospital of the University Medical Centre Göttingen, with whom we would like to collaborate on new methods of medical training as part of the ENLIGHT consortium. We outlined areas of research where it might be possible to form joint doctoral study programmes," Vice-dean of CU’s Faculty of Medicine Daniela Ostatníková clarifies which activities her faculty plans to develop in the next period of inter-university cooperation. Vice-rector of the university Jozef Tancer was accompanied during the official visits by Vice-dean Daniela Ostatníková, the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy Ján Klimas, Vice-dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences Mariana Kováčová, Vice-dean of the Faculty of Management Lucia Vilčeková and Vice-dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics Róbert Jajcay. At partner universities the delegation of Comenius University was shown specialised research centres, campuses of faculties and one of the most renowned and venerable university campuses in the Netherlands, the Zernike campus in Groningen. "As a member of ENLIGHT, we are developing the first grant call for teaching and research cooperation projects, to be announced in the spring of 2024. I believe that visits of partner universities like this one will contribute towards building contacts and forming work teams that will use the upcoming grant scheme," said Vice-rector Tancer.

Algebraic Graph Theory Seminar - Martin Bachratý (13.10.2023)

Martin.Macaj@fmph.uniba.sk — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:16:00 +0200

Martin Bachratý (Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava):
What are skew morphisms and how to find them?
Abstract:
A skew morphism of a finite group G is a specific permutation of G, the definition of which closely resembles that of a group automorphism. Skew morphisms were first introduced in the paper by Robert Jajcay and Jozef Širáň in 2002, where it was shown that they are closely related to an important class of highly symmetric three-dimensional objects. In the first part of this talk, we will illustrate this relationship using practical examples. In the second part, we will discuss skew morphisms of finite cyclic groups. Specifically, we will explain why it is hard to find all skew morphisms of a given cyclic group and how we can combine theoretical observations and computational methods to tackle this problem. We will also list some closed mathematical problems that we managed to solve using data acquired from our computations. Joint work with Michal Hagara
Those of you who are not able to attend in person or who are still uncertain about the safety of attending in person are welcome to attend via MS Teams. In either case, we hope to see as many of you as possible (either in person or virtually) at our Friday gatherings.

UniWeliS project in the CU

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:08:00 +0200

UniWelis project in the CU
On 4 - 6 October 2023, an out of office session of faculties officers and coordinators of IRO’s with OMV RUK staff was held, aimed at implementing the results of the UniWelis project and improving the quality of services at Comenius University, provided to incoming foreign workers, according to the choice of faculties through the UniWelis application.
UniWelis- is an international project to support the internationalization of universities through the professionalization of services provided to mobile academic staff UniWelIS - Home (saia.sk) Comenius University was one of the project's researchers and our faculty also contributed to its successful implementation during its implementation.
The workshops of this session, the stimulating discussions of the participants and the exchange of invaluable experiences in a friendly and partly informal atmosphere contributed to significant outputs and conclusions.

Challenges and Visions of Legal Education

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:38:00 +0200

Over 100 participants engaged in discussions about legal education, pedagogical methodology, how to build a sense of justice in students, and whether they are adequately prepared for the high level of responsibility that the legal profession holds in society. The conference also featured workshops focused on interactive and innovative teaching methods. The aim of the conference was to deepen collaboration between higher legal education and the subsequent training for specific legal professions. Therefore, it was significant that attorneys, judges, prosecutors, notaries, bailiffs, mediators, and members of the Judicial Academy were represented in the conference. Among the participants were also lawyers working in the non-profit sector and critical human rights organizations, including the Slovak National Centre for Human Rights, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Slovakia, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. In addition to representatives from the Faculty of Law at Comenius University (FL CU), experts from law faculties in Trnava, Banská Bystrica, Košice, Olomouc, and Prague also attended. The opening panel, focused on effectively bridging theory and legal practice, featured Eduard Burda, the Dean of FL UC, Juraj Vačok, a judge of the Supreme Administrative Court of Slovakia, Linda Wáclavová, a prosecutor of the General Prosecutor's Office of Slovakia, Peter Stodola, a member of the presidium of the Slovak Chamber of Bailiffs, Matej Marhavý from the Slovak Bar Association, Marek Ivančo from the Judicial Academy, and Viktor Hatina from Charles University in Prague. During the panel, participants discussed whether it is necessary to introduce mandatory internships for law students and how practical experience during studies can influence their future careers. The space was also dedicated to a stimulating discussion about what we do not teach at law schools but should. Contributing to the discourse were Matej Kačaljak and Ján Mazúr from FL CU, Zuzana Šimeková from the Dentons law firm, and Maxim Tomoszek from Palacký University in Olomouc. The speakers ventured into topics concerning the significance of lectures in today's society, the ability of lawyers to work with data, the importance of caring for lawyers' mental health, and whether we are truly imparting the competencies expected by employers to our students. The conference concluded with a panel discussion on the social responsibility of lawyers, their impact on society, and the provision of Pro Bono legal services. Andrea Moravčíková, the Vice-President of the Supreme Court of Slovakia, Eva Braxatorisová, the Director of the Pro Bono Lawyers Program at the Pontis Foundation, and Martin Krivák, a lawyer whose law firm received the Law Firm of the Year award in the Pro Bono category for four consecutive years, took the floor. The discussion focused not only on the need for Pro Bono services but also on ensuring that the work is carried out thoroughly, honestly, and responsibly. The idea to organize a conference dedicated to legal education was initiated by Mária Havelková, who works at the Institute of Clinical Legal Education. She is dedicated to innovative and practical teaching methods, and her research focuses on legal aid, the accessibility of legal services, and finding ways to motivate lawyers to provide their services Pro Bono. The conference's outcome will be published in a monograph dedicated to lawyers' social responsibility, authored by a collective led by Mária Havelková.

Special App Assists Lung Surgery Patients with Preoperative Preparation

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:07:00 +0200

These exercises aim to assist patients in better handling the challenges of surgery, accelerate post-operative recovery, and reduce post-operative complications. The advantages of such pre-operative preparations also include shorter hospital stays, benefiting both the patient and the hospital. Medical experts from the Thoracic Surgery in conjunction with seasoned physiotherapists designed the respiratory exercises in this free application, ensuring the rehabilitation program's high expertise. The head of the Thoracic Surgery Clinic, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anton Dzian, PhD., noted the similarities between the demands of surgery and athletic endeavors. "Just as an athlete must train intensively and over long periods before a physical performance, we want our patients to be equally prepared for complex surgeries," said Dr. Dzian. As per the program, patients begin their exercises as soon as they schedule their hospital stay. The mobile and web-based platform's design allows patients to practice at home, ideally starting at least two weeks before the surgery. They also continue these respiratory rehabilitation exercises after the operation. Besides preparing patients for surgery, the method of proper respiratory exercises also aids other lung ailments. "We aimed to create a comprehensive lung rehabilitation exercise program," explained Abdulla Al Hakim, the co-author of the app and the Chief Physician of physiatry, balneology, and medical rehabilitation at Rajecké Teplice Spa. Furthermore, each patient will undergo individual instruction with a physiotherapist before practicing exercises independently at home. The physiotherapist and creator of the BodyFix.io app, Patrik Konrády, advised patients to gradually ease into the regimen. "Each body responds differently to the exercise plan. The app can be downloaded by anyone and is free of charge," added Konrády. Milan Krajčovič, a patient who used the app, shared his positive experience. "It assisted me during various critical situations post-surgery. Knowing the right exercises to do can make a difference during challenging moments. Recovery is never easy, but this process certainly helps," said Krajčovič. The Thoracic Surgery Clinic has incorporated these pre-operative and post-operative respiratory exercises as a part of the ERAS protocol implementation, aiming to significantly reduce recovery time for surgical patients.