RSS feed uniba.sk https://uniba.sk/ Najnovšie novinky sk RSS feed uniba.sk https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/tt_news_article.gif https://uniba.sk/ Najnovšie novinky TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 +0100 COMENIUS UNIVERSITY HAS THE FIRST ERC GRANT. MICHAL MÁJEK RESEARCHES GREEN CHEMISTRY https://uniba.sk/ The road to the Nobel Prize? In Europe, ERC grants are one of the avenues. That was the headline in... A long wait for success For a very long time, research in Slovakia had little success in attracting ERC grants. While in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland, the number of ERC grant holders at universities and research facilities numbered in the dozens, the chemist Ján Tkáč from the SAS (Slovak Academy of Sciences) was the only successful applicant in Slovakia for over ten years, since 2012. Between 2014 and 2020 the „success rate“ of ERC Starting Grant applications from Slovakia making it to the second round of evaluation was zero, even worse than those of Bulgarian scientists. Last year, in October 2022, after so many years we heard good news - Elżbieta Drążkiewicz, a researcher hailing from Poland, who works at the Institute of Sociology of the SAS, received an ERC Starting Grant. And in February 2023, we were happy to learn than an ERC grant was also awarded to a researcher from our university. The chemist Michal Májek from the Faculty of Natural Sciences successfully applied in the field of chemical catalysis using piezoelectric materials. „Getting the first ERC grant at Comenius University is great news for our university and an important signal to other universities - that it can be done. It is an immense success, we are proud of our Faculty of Natural Sciences, as well as of Mr. Michal Májek,“ responded CU Rector Marek Števček. CAPELE project Michal Májek named his project CAPELE. The project studies the use of mechanical energy to activate organic molecules. In the search for new reactions, it attempts to use a novel method of activating molecules using piezoelectric catalysts. The majority of the project is basic research but it might have potential practical applications in the synthesis of medicines or in materials science. This grant, consequently, opens a new chapter of Slovak research. „I believe that we will succeed in developing new reactions that will be interesting not only from the point of view of basic research, but also in terms of practical applications,“ says Michal Májek. In case of this research, an immediate answer to the question ‘What is it good for?’ is not really necessary. ERC grants are intended to support research that no one has done before, and for which no specific outputs can be guaranteed in advance. „The ERC wants to push the boundaries of human knowledge. Usually, grant applications are built so that you summarize what you are already doing, or what someone else has done before you, and ask for support to continue that research or to branch off it. An ERC grant application is different. It must clearly show that you want to do something new, although, naturally, you have to prove that it is feasible,“ explains Michal Májek.  Green chemistry The CAPELE project research is part of ‘green chemistry’, i.e. chemistry that is friendly to the environment. It strives to develop methods in which the synthesis and production of new compounds have as little negative impact on the environment as possible. Green chemistry also endeavours to use raw materials from renewable sources, to limit the production of waste, avoid the use of toxic, flammable and volatile solvents, and give preference to environmentally acceptable catalysts and biocatalysts. Apart from other materials, Michal Májek plans to use sand as a piezoelectric catalyst in his research. At the Department of Organic Chemistry, where the ERC grant research will take place, green chemistry methods have been successfully developed for years by, among others, Štefan Toma, Radovan Šebesta or Mária Mečiarová.
Ing. Michal Májek, Dr. rer. nat., 
(b. 1987) grew up in Bratislava and both his parents are researchers in the field of chemistry. Even as a high school student, he achieved success in national and international rounds of the Chemistry Olympiad. He graduated from the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, and completed stays at the universities of Glasgow and St. Andrews in Scotland during his studies. He received his doctorate at the University of Regensburg in Germany, and worked as a postdoc in the U.S. at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University of Rostock in Germany. Since 2020, he has worked at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University Bratislava, acting as a member of the Chemistry Section at the Department of Organic Chemistry. He leads the Laboratory of Organic Synthesis Methodology. In his work, he focuses on organic photochemistry, organic electrochemistry, and computer chemistry, or mechanochemistry. One of his interests is the promotion and popularization of chemistry among young people, and he cooperates with the Chemistry Olympiad.
Homecoming with obstacles In addition to an original idea, the success of the application is also due to the high-profile research biography of the young scientist who has done a lot of his work abroad, has high-quality publications under his belt and whose grant applications have consistently been successful. He is the recipient of a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship, which allowed him to return home in 2020, having spent 14 years at universities and research facilities abroad. He chose the Department of Organic Chemistry of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Comenius University. „During my years abroad, I remained in contact with Professor Radovan Šebesta, we worked together on assignments for the Chemistry Olympiad. I knew that I would have the freedom to do my own research here,“ says Dr. Májek. His return to Slovak research, however, was rather dramatic. He started working at the faculty in February 2020, and a month later the pandemic broke out. „For two years, I more or less taught and worked from home. Last year, when normal classes resumed, the renovation of our faculty’s premises began, and it is actually still ongoing,“ he says. He first started developing the project for the ERC at his parents' house, because at the time he did not have an internet connection in his flat and the faculty was already in lock-down mode. Last September, he underwent the final stage of an ERC grant application, the dreaded interview before a committee of top experts in the field, online from home. „I didn't have windows or a piece of wall in my office at that time. I also didn't want to risk losing my internet connection.“ Individual grant An ERC Starting Grant is worth 1.55 million euros over 5 years. The expectation is that for this amount, the lead researcher buys all the necessary equipment and materials, and assembles his or her own research team. Although it is an individual grant, in reality the money will end up on the faculty's account. Therefore, any use of the money is subject to all the rules of public funds management and the related bureaucracy. Dr. Májek's “home” lab is ready to help him. „The Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University considers projects to be an essential part of quality science and research. We have two project centres – one for international and one for domestic projects. We will do everything we can to help Michal feel as little as possible of the infamous bureaucracy, so that he can fully focus on science,“ promised the dean of the faculty, Professor Peter Fedor. The university is also ready to support any other researchers who would like to apply for ERC grants. We, the management of the university, strive to create conditions that will enable other similar successes in the nearest future." responds CU Rector Marek Števček. As for Michal Májek, his first task will be to assemble a research team. International researchers will certainly be a part of this team since top research teams usually include an international element. He himself obtained his doctorate in Germany where he worked in the team led by a professor who was an ERC grant recipient. „I will certainly involve my students in the project, because I think that working at a research university involves training new scientific talent.“ says the successful scientist. Lenka Miller, Barbora Tancerová]]> [RUK] Spravodajský portál [RUK] Titulka - úzke novinky [RUK][SP] Naša Univerzita [RUK] Titulka - široké novinky nasa.univerzita@uniba.sk Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:26:00 +0200 LAWYERS ATTENDED THE LARGEST CYBER DEFENCE EXERCISE https://uniba.sk/ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LAW FACULTY CU IN THE LARGEST CYBER DEFENCE EXERCISE... NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), based in Tallinn, Estonia, organises an annual exercise that offers cyber security experts representing Member States the opportunity to test their skills in dealing with complex scenarios. The national teams consist of a technical and a non-technical part, which is backed up by media and legal expert groups. The exercise was attended by assistant professor Mgr. Petra Dražová, PhD. and a full-time student of bachelor's programme Stela Košt'álová from the Institute of Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law as part of the National Team of the Slovak Republic. The exercise was also attended by a graduate of the faculty, lieutenant colonel Mgr. Zuzana Halásová, PhD., the Head of the Cyber Security Department at the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

„Participating in the Locked Shields Exercise has been a perfect experience for me, where we had to quickly assess legally a variety of emergent security situations in cyberspace and beyond. The speed of submitting our legal analyses was decisive, so we were forced to produce high quality work under time pressure, as our outputs were subsequently scored. The focus was interdisciplinary across cybersecurity incidents, through the protection of different types of data to branches of international law such as humanitarian law, maritime law or space law," said Stela Košt'álová. The national team achieved 8th place out of a total of 24 participants.]]> [PraF] Titulka - úzke novinky - z uniba.sk [PraF] EN Titulka - úzke novinky Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:18:00 +0200 University Ends Cooperation with Associate Professor Trizna https://uniba.sk/ Bratislava, 21 April, 2023: Today, Comenius University Bratislava and its Faculty of Natural... [RUK] Titulka - úzke novinky [RUK] Tlačové správy [RUK] Tlačové správy EN pr@uniba.sk Sat, 22 Apr 2023 10:09:00 +0200 Doctoral colloquium - Lukáš Radoský (24.4.2023) https://uniba.sk/ Monday 24.4.2023 at 13:10, Lecture room I/9 Lukáš Radoský:
Optimization and Reuse in Development of Large Software Systems
Abstract:
Growing requirements and the complexity of software systems involve a sophisticated and creative process of analysis and design with the intensive cooperation of many experts with various specializations, who are informed about the real state and problems at the last moment in the time of analysis and development process. Therefore, one of the main motivations for this research is to analyze and design diverse appropriate methods in the following areas of research: 1. collaborative and parallel modeling and development through the common and shared software models for increasing productivity and work efficiency, 2. visualization of parallel layers in multidimensional space with particular modules, use cases, versions, or alternative and parallel flow of scenarios to reduce vague and redundant elements, to achieve a lean and optimal architecture, 3. progressive and advanced methods of teaching programming in a graphical environment, in virtual and augmented reality, 4. refactoring and reusing knowledge in models and source code, 5. fusion of models, visualization of functionality, patterns and use case scenarios in software architectures, 6. multidimensional visualization of source code structure in virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR); topics and sources of knowledge; evolution and quality (identification of patterns and bad smells); authors and users; interconnections with the models to reduce cognitive load and complexity of large UML models using layers, decomposing the system for review and deeper understanding, which can lead to more effective implementations.]]> [FMFI] Prednášky a semináre [FMFI] Kalendár Damas.Gruska@fmph.uniba.sk Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:18:00 +0200 Nuclear Seminar - Adriana Dohnalová (26.4.2023) https://uniba.sk/ Wednesday 26.4.2023 at 14:00, Lecture room F1/364 Mgr. Adriana Dohnalová:
Run 3 Minimum Bias analysis and low transverse momentum tracking Abstract:
The seminar will revolve around ongoing Run 3 Minimum Bias analysis, which measures charged particle distributions using tracks recorded by the ATLAS detector at total collision energy of 13.6 TeV. This measurements are necessary to describe strong interactions in soft QCD where perturbative approach is not allowed and therefore phenomenology is required. Procedure in which the track selection is corrected for the fraction of tracks originating from secondary particles will be described. The problems arising in low transverse momentum (below 500 MeV) tracking will be presented as well as prepared analysis with lowered magnetic field which aims to extend the transverse momentum coverage to the region below 100 MeV. ]]> [FMFI] Prednášky a semináre [FMFI] Kalendár Jaroslav.Stanicek@fmph.uniba.sk Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:45:00 +0200 Girl`s Day 2023 https://uniba.sk/ We cordially invite you to the 1st Girl's Day at FM CU! We cordially invite you to the 1st Girl's Day at FM CU!

Girl's Day will be held next Thursday, April 27, 2023, from 09:00 in the classroom no. 20 (next to the Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship) - more specific information can be found in the attached document. Through this LINK, you can register for the entire event or the parts that interest you the most.
We put together the program in cooperation with the organization "Aj Ty v IT", and we will talk to 6 speakers from the FM UK environment (more info below) about what it's like to work in IT, what this specific field has to offer, and you'll also learn something about them. In addition, you can chat with them about topics that interest you over coffee. You will also have the opportunity to get more detailed information about study trajectories focused on IT. Questions related to the choice of specializations will be answered by the vice-dean for studies doc. JUDr. PhDr. Silvia Treľová, PhD. and doc. RNDr. Michal Greguš, PhD.

At the same time, we have prepared many exciting activities and games such as PlayStation, Game Station or RetroPie.

We look forward to seeing you all, and we believe that you will take advantage of this opportunity.

Remember that the event is not intended only for girls/women - everybody is welcome.

Sincerely
Girl's Day FM UK organizational team
More info about our speakers: Monika Pikus: Monika is a professional in IT project management, although she has never written a single line of code in her life — an enthusiast of technological development and artificial intelligence. Ema Majerovičová: Ema is an IT analyst and tester. She studied Managerial Informatics and Applied Digital Management at the Faculty of Management of Comenius University and is continuing her studies as a PhD. student. She has been working on various IT projects in leading financial companies in Slovakia for more than five years. In her research, she focuses on agile management and project management. Miriam Filipová: Miriam graduated in Strategic Management and Management of Information Systems at FM CU and worked for more than eight years in companies such as Microsoft, HP, HPE, DXC Technology in various managerial positions. She works in personal development and transformation with leaders operating in the European market. Mirka Uhnák: Mirka is an entrepreneur passionate about education and technology. She founded the Mini Tech Institute to motivate people to explore information technology and career opportunities in the technology sector. Mirka heads the Mini Tech MBA, an IT-focused educational program created specifically for women. She graduated in Strategic Management at the Faculty of Management of Comenius University. She continues her studies as a PhD. candidate, her research focuses on diversity in digital business. Vice-Rector Emeritus Zuzana Kovačičová: Zuzka has worked almost her entire professional life at the Faculty of Management in IT. He has been participating in the teaching of profile subjects for many years. He teaches the subjects of Computer Science, Information Systems and Application Software, Business Intelligence and Introduction to SAP. She participated in preparing the Business Intelligence subject, which is popular among students. She is a key user of IS Sofia at Comenius University and represents the interests of the UK in the consortium of users of the academic information system AiS2. After two terms of office in the position of vice-rector for education and social affairs, she currently works as the statutory deputy of the rector of Comenius University for integrating the university's information systems and representing the university's interests in the AiS consortium. Katarína Vechter Močarníková: After completing the FMFI, Katarína completed her doctoral studies at FM UK, where she focused on artificial intelligence and its use in business. In addition to teaching mathematics at FM CU, she works as a developer at IBM, where she has held various technical and personnel positions over the past ten years.]]> [FM] Titulka - úzke novinky [FM] Kalendár Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:40:00 +0200 44th Student Scientific Conference http://fileadmin/jlf/PR/oznamy/2023/04/SVOC_-_program.pdf We bring you the program for the 44th Student Scientific Conference at Jessenius Faculty of... [JLF] Titulka - široké novinky [JLF] Kalendár Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:15:00 +0200 WORLD FITNESS CHAMPION: RADICAL DIETS DO NOT WORK https://uniba.sk/ Kristína Juricová, three-time world champion in senior acrobatic fitness and an accomplished... A family team When she was younger, she trained for the competitions under a fitness coach, but according to Kristína, the methods she used were not healthy. And so her father, Martin Jurica, began to train her. He studied up, adjusted her diet, planned her strength training and designed fitness exercises. „We discuss everything, from changes to my diet, to training. If I don't like something or think it's not right, we seek a solution together. We cooperate with a dance coach to create the gymnastic routines. Together, we strive to make them the best they can be." She still suffers from stage fright In 2021, she participated in the IFBB World Fitness Championships in Spain, where she became absolute world champion in her category. This is the success that makes her the most proud, because it was hard earned. „I wanted this title and fought to get it for a very long time. Even though I already was a world champion, the title of absolute world champion was eluding me. Winners from two height categories can compete for it - those under 163 cm, and over 163 cm. The contestants are judged on their routines, and posing. The winner receives the title of absolute world champion," recalls Kristína. She participated in competitions in various countries. She visited Romania, Serbia, Hungary, Poland, France, but the most competitions in her category took place in Spain. In addition, she represented our country in Ecuador, China and the Dominican Republic. „Our category has a disadvantage in that many countries do not host competitions in it. One reason is that we need a larger stage for the acrobatic elements, which is why these competitions are not held everywhere in the world," says Kristína. Surprisingly, even though she participated in a number of competitions, she still feels stage fright. Stress almost never leaves her, and she employs various methods to get rid of it before competitions. „On the day of the competition, I need to be in a good mood, and so I play music, I'm positive and I don't think about what could go wrong. The stress is still there, but in this way I can reduce it a little bit."
Kristína Juricová (22)
has been doing acrobatic fitness since she was a child and she has been competing for fifteen years. In her category, she won the title of senior European champion four times and that of senior World champion three times. She also holds the title of Absolute Senior World Champion in the category of acrobatic fitness. In May this year, she will compete at the European Championships. She is being trained for the competitions by her own father, Martin Jurica, a former football coach. She is in her third-year at FSPORT, studying to be Coach and Physical Education Teacher. She also works as a fitness trainer.
She used to diet, now she just eats healthy According to her, it is important to schedule your time ahead of a competition. In the past, especially with her former coach, she followed radical diets. „When I had a weak moment and craved chocolate, for instance, I was expected to overcome it. Sometimes I couldn’t help myself and sinned, but then I learned a lesson and told myself that it wasn’t worth spoiling my entire preparation." Now she exercises throughout the year and always eats healthy, but sometimes she also rewards herself. Her preparation usually begins three months ahead of a competition, depending on whether she has a routine or not. „If I don't have a routine yet, my preparation could take up to half a year. Instead of following an extra strict diet, I monitor my intake of macronutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, fats), and set certain limits that I do not exceed. I had a hard time during preparation, especially at the beginning, when I had to keep my calorie intake extremely low. On the day of the competition I not only refrained from eating, but I did not even drink anything. I no longer do it that way and I feel much better mentally. I also went through radical diets, but if I compare the results of my current style and those radical diets, it’s definitely much better now. For me, radical dieting is not worth the health problems. If you design a good training plan and start eating healthy long enough before the competition, you don't have to do anything radical," Kristína thinks. This opinion is also reflected in her bachelor's thesis, which she is now writing. She compares her preparation for the competitions in 2019 and in 2021. „In 2019, my form was different and I'm trying to explore the reasons why. In my preparation in 2019, I used the old practices, for example dehydration. In 2021, I took a break because I'd been competing non-stop from the age of nine until 2019. I changed my training and diet and I slowed down because there was no competition to prepare for. I was much calmer," she recalls. Your muscles won't grow instantly In addition to writing her bachelor's thesis and her intensive preparation for competitions, Kristína also works as a fitness trainer. For two years, she has been training her clients in fitness gyms or at street workout parks. It is difficult to combine her training with school, but her clients are used to a schedule. She mostly trains them during the summer or after exams. What are the most common mistakes they make? „The biggest mistake is their expectation to see results a month after starting training. That’s not how it works at all. They also think that results are guaranteed if they just turn up to train. What I tell them, however, is to adjust their diet first. You can’t train three times a week and then just eat whatever you want," explains Kristína. How does she handle it all? She admits she has an individual study plan that allows her to miss half a semester of lectures. However, she still needs to adjust it ahead of the European Championships in May. Despite the fact that she has been preparing for a year, her trainings grew more intensive since February and they are also much more regular. They include fitness and strength training, and she still needs to design her routine. Of course, she allows herself some resting time between training sessions. Her regeneration includes massage, physiotherapy, sauna or wellness. Many athletes have a great role model they look up to. Kristina also used to have one, but that gradually changed. „I am my own role model now. Actually, my role model is 'the Kika from the last competition'.'' That drives her forward and lets her become better every day. Radka Rosenbergová]]> [RUK] Titulka - úzke novinky [RUK] Spravodajský portál [RUK][SP] Naša Univerzita nasa.univerzita@uniba.sk Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:22:00 +0200 Online Workshops for Academics https://uniba.sk/ The ENLIGHT network invites all academics to a series of three events on Virtual Exchange, which... free of charge, and one person can either take part in one or several of the mentioned events. Registration is open for each session separately. All sessions are organised in cooperation with UNIcollaboration UNIcollaboration.

Virtual Exchange Trainings

Internationalisation at home through Virtual Exchange
12 May at 10:00 – 13:00 CET in Zoom → Register here: https://forms.microsoft.com/e/z4fyiDCGkE
→ Registration deadline: 3.5.2023 Partnering Fair
13 June at 13:00 – 14:30 CET in Zoom Individual Online Training: Collaborative Class-to Class VE Design
October 2023 in Zoom*
* the exact date will be anouced in time You can find more information about workshops HERE. Contact: Ülle Tensing, University of Tartu, ulle.tensing@ut.ee ]]> [RUK] Titulka - široké novinky enlight@uniba.sk Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:39:00 +0200 International Visegrad Fund Mobility Awards https://uniba.sk/ The aim of the project is to perform mobilities of bachelor and master students from V4 countries... Main investigating organization: International Astronomical Union IAU
Principal investigator: Pedro Russo, PhD., Leiden University
Cooperating organizations: 
  • in Czechia: Astronomical Institute of Czech Academy of Sciences (coordinator for the country), Masaryk University, Charles University
  • in Hungary: Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Konkoly Observatory (coordinator for the country), Eötvös Loránd University Gothard Astrophysical Observatory in Szombathely, Eötvös Loránd University Institute of Physics in Budapest, Szeged University in Szeged
  • in Poland: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (coordinator for the country), Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Astrophysics Division in Warsaw
  • in Slovakia: Comenius University in Bratislava (coordinator for the country), Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Institute of Experimental Physics of Slovak Academy of Sciences in Košice, Astronomical Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences
Investigators from FMPI CU: RNDr. Roman Nagy, PhD., Mgr. Patrik Čechvala
Project funding: Visegrad fund, project number 22210105
Project duration: 2023-2024 The aim of the project is to perform mobilities of bachelor and master students from V4 countries at cooperating universities and institutions in other countries of V4 region. The mobilities will last 3 months and in 2 cohorts of students during summer months of 2023 and 2024. One cohort will consists of 3 students from each country. The students will apply directly for the astronomical projects depending on their preferencies which have been published on the website of IAU. They can apply for 3 different projects. Successful candidates will be chosen directly for one project and they will obtain 5000 euros scholarship for their mobility It is already possible to apply for the projects which will take place during summer 2023. On the website, the candidates can find the application form. For summer 2023, the deadline for application is April 23, 2023. There are 8 projects from Slovak republic from all 35 proposed projects. Projects proposed by Slovak republic are prepared in collaboration with Comenius University in Bratislava, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Institute of Experimental Physics of Slovak Academy of Sciences in Košice, Astronomical Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences in Tatranská Lomnica. Contact points in Slovakia:
Roman Nagy, roman.nagy@fmph.uniba.sk
Patrik Čechvala, patrik.cechvala@fmph.uniba.sk More information Poster of project
]]> [FMFI] Projekty [FMFI] Titulka - úzke novinky Patrik.Cechvala@fmph.uniba.sk Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0200