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Project Department

Head of the Project Department

Mgr. Ivan Fratrič

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International Projects Coordinator

Mgr. Marta Kúhnová, PhD

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Project Manager

Mgr. Jakub Šimo

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Project Manager

Ing. Ľudmila Kayserová

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Project Manager

Mgr. Ladislav Švejda

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mail-icon ladislav.svejda(at)ucm.sk

The Project Department is primarily responsible for the following tasks:

  • methodological, coordination, and administrative support for UCM project applicants seeking funding from national sources, European Union sources, European Union structural funds (hereinafter “EU funds”), and other foreign sources;
  • maintains a registry of proposed and implemented national projects and projects funded by EU funds that have been submitted and/or are being implemented by UCM departments;
  • provides methodological assistance in the implementation of projects and programs, particularly to ensure that their implementation complies with relevant regulations in terms of content and financial management;
  • continuously and subsequently monitors ongoing projects and programs in terms of their content and financial management;
  • initiates, prepares, submits for approval, and implements national projects led by UCM, or by one of its faculties (institutes) or a UCM contractual partner;
  • collaborates on projects implemented by other institutions cooperating with UCM, provided that such projects have regional or national impact;
  • monitors selected research projects and grant schemes at the national and international levels and provides information about them and current calls for project proposals to UCM;
  • monitors compliance with methodological guidelines for project organizers, grant applicants, and principal investigators at UCM;
  • methodically manages and coordinates the preparation of projects and applications for funding to carry them out, particularly within the framework of programs of the Agency for the Support of Research and Development (APVV) (hereinafter “APVV”), EU Structural Funds, EU Framework Programs for Research, and other selected international research programs and grant schemes;
  • methodically manages and coordinates approved projects within selected programs during their implementation and monitoring phases;
  • manages projects implemented through the Rector’s Office;
  • performs professional activities on projects implemented through the Rector’s Office;
  • provides consulting and administrative support to UCM project applicants seeking EU funding;
  • maintains a registry of proposed, ongoing, and completed projects submitted and/or implemented by UCM;
  • monitors selected grant calls at the national and international levels and recommends to UCM management and faculty (institute) leadership their potential involvement in preparing applications;
  • coordinates the preparation of projects within UCM or with other partner organizations under APVV programs, EU Structural Funds, EU Framework Programs for Research, and other selected international research programs and grant schemes;
  • performs other related tasks and activities.