The Rector of UCM became a member of the European Women Rectors Association

Publikované: dňa 28.4.2025

EWORA was founded in Brussels in 2015 as a non-profit organization with the aim of promoting the role of women in leadership positions in the academic sector and gender equality in higher education and research at European and international level. EWORA is the continuation of the European Women Rectors Platform (EWRP), which has been active since 2008 in organizing conferences for female rectors. The founding members of EWORA are Carmen Fenoll, Kristín Ingólfsdóttir, Helena Nazare, Ursula Nelles, Gulsun Saglamer (President), Christina Ullenius, and Krista Varantola.

Professor Katarína Slobodová Nováková has been Rector of the University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava since 2022. She holds a PhD and an associate professorship in ethnology. She received her highest pedagogical and academic title in 2021 in the field of historical sciences. She currently works as a professor at the Department of Ethnology and Non-European Studies at the Faculty of Arts of the University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava in the field of historical sciences, in the study program of ethnology and non-European studies.

Professor Katarína Slobodová Nováková says about her work at EWORA: "Supporting women in leadership positions in the academic sector helps to build an innovative, diverse, and dynamic environment. Gender equality in higher education and research promotes a more equitable distribution of opportunities, which increases the competitiveness and quality of academic institutions and supports overall social progress. I repeatedly emphasize these aspects in the Slovak academic environment and believe that, thanks to improved working conditions in academia, women will be able to assert themselves in a demanding and performance-oriented environment."