At Christmas, we have more time to read. Check out interesting interviews and articles about people from our alma mater.
Choose from a selection of interesting interviews with members of the academic community and graduates, read short travelogues about our students' Erasmus experiences, or be inspired by interesting ideas from the Evening University.
People from UCM have something to say
Jozef Jakubčo, UCM graduate, now a photographer for the SME daily newspaper talks enthusiastically about it, why photography is not just a craft for him — but also a responsibility and a challenge: to capture reality sensitively and respectfully, without deliberately causing harm.
In an interview with Jozef Lenč, you will learn, why, in his opinion, the current school system overemphasizes mathematics and, conversely, underemphasizes civic education, and why this can have a fundamental impact on the functioning of civil society.
Lecturer Peter Šebo talks, how real-life marketing experience changes teaching methods: according to him, linking theory and practice gives students a realistic chance of succeeding in the "real world" of marketing.
In an interview Zuzana Draková explains why volunteering is not just about doing good, but also about personal experience and inner fulfillment, and that once you feel the joy of helping others, you know it's worth getting involved.
The story of Monika Poussard proves that studying marketing can also lead to a management position in industry. She left university to enter the world of the automotive business, and today she runs a car company and has been featured in Forbes.
She studied ethnology at UCM and has been working as an expert in intercultural communication for years. Jana Hollá talks about this in an interview, how she got from Trnava to Cairo, why no one in the Middle East will ever say no to you, but also what prevents us from understanding people from different cultures.
Instead of chemical sprays, he develops biological "vaccines" for plants. Slovak scientist and graduate of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at UCM He works at the prestigious University of Bologna and believes that, thanks in part to his research, new biotechnologies can transform agriculture across Europe.
Graduate Zuzana Šujanová runs the Volunteer Center. In the article, he explains, How volunteering shapes character: it is a way to be active, responsible, and helpful in society.
But how can complex scientific topics be transformed into an adventure that will excite children and draw them into the mysteries of nature? This question is answered by Prof. RNDr. Jana Sedláková, PhD., working at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of St. Cyril and Methodius University in Trnava, a renowned Slovak scientist who is behind the unique project GREEN µ THEATRE in Košice.
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