From 10 to 12 November 2026 the EURIDICE consortium gathered in Košice, Slovakia on invitation of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, for a three-day biannual meeting and cultural exchange visit to discuss activities, attend lectures, hear about the educational programs of this university and learn more about the rich history of this city and region.
The program started officially by an address by Prof. Silvia Rucinská of Political Science and Prof. Renáta Panocová, Dean of the Arts Faculty and the Vice-Rector. After the official opening, the day was spent on discussions and presentations abou the ongoing activities, the DIGISOC master programme accreditation, at both national and European levels, the ongoing delivery of short courses and microcredentials, and the dissemination of project results and its sustainability and branding after the EURIDICE project’s lifespan.
The second day were dedicated to interesting panels and expert lectures, starting with an interview on the regional development in the region of Kosice through the Digital and IT Sector with Ing. Juraj Girman, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Košice IT Valley, by Prof. Silvia Ručinská, UPJŠ Vice-Rector and Head of the Department of Public Policy and Theory of Public Administration. This interview was followed by a lecture on Digital Transformation in the Field of Cultural Heritage by Prof. Martin Pekár, Head of the Department of History, of the Faculty of Arts. The next hour was devoted to Holocaust Research and Education in the Digital Age by Dr. Martin Korčok, Head of the Holocaust Museum in Sereď. Read the post: https://euridice.eu/event/ai-and-holocaust-memory-the-hidden-danger/post.
The third day the consortium members attended a lecture on the history of University Education in Košice and the Project of the University’s Digital Historical Archive by Dr. Mária Fedorčáková, from the Department of History of Šafárik University.
The evenings were filled with interesting cultural tours, a visit to the Elizabeth cathedral and a walk to understand Košice’s 20th Century city-planning, social innovation and industrial planning, and two social diners.
