Colleagues of University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava

presented Erasmus+ Project in South Korea

From February 6 to 10, 2025, members of the Department of Russian Studies at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava—Mgr. Andrea Spišiaková, PhD., Assoc. Prof. PhDr. Lukáš Gajarský, PhD., and Prof. PhDr. Josef Dohnal, CSc. (also affiliated with Masaryk University in Brno)—undertook a working trip to Seoul. The primary goal of the visit was the dissemination of the results of the Erasmus+ project No. 2021-1-SK01-KA220-HED-000022917, titled The Innovation of the Concept and Curriculum of Doctoral Study Programs and Increasing Their Effectiveness.

As part of the program, working meetings were held on February 6 and 7 with representatives of the Department of Russian Language and Literature at Korea University. Discussions focused on potential collaboration in language education and joint research projects. The Korean partners expressed great interest in applying innovative approaches to doctoral studies, particularly in developing both hard and soft skills for future researchers.

A key highlight of the visit was a colloquium for doctoral and master's students of the Korean department, held on February 10. The event featured presentations of the project's main outcomes, the use of digital tools in the educational process, and the development of key competencies among doctoral students.

The working trip provided valuable insights for future international cooperation and helped identify several areas of shared interest, particularly in higher education language training, intercultural communication, and digital innovations in pedagogy.

A report on the visit was published on the websites of both departments:

http://krus.ff.ucm.sk/sk/aktivity-katedry/

http://ruscis.co.kr/notice/?idx=149912418&bmode=view

Colleagues of University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava

presented our Erasmus+ Project in Uzbekistan

From December 10 to 12, 2024, Associate Professors Andrea Grominová, PhD., and Lukáš Gajarský, PhD., from the Department of Russian Studies at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, visited colleagues from the Department of Russian Language and Literature at the Faculty of Philology, Karshi State University. The primary goal of the visit was to present the intellectual outputs of the Erasmus+ KA220 project no. 2021-1-SK01-KA220-HED-000022917, titled The Innovation of the Concept and Curriculum of Doctoral Study Programs and Increasing Their Effectiveness. Andrea Grominová and Lukáš Gajarský introduced the project's objectives, partners, and target groups, explained the rationale behind its implementation, and highlighted the practical benefits of its outcomes for departments of Russian studies (and philology in general) in both Slavic and non-Slavic countries. Uzbek colleagues thoroughly familiarized themselves with all four intellectual outputs of the project and expressed their intent to utilize them in implementing doctoral study programs. Teachers and students of doctoral and final-year master’s study programs were invited by their Slovak colleagues to a dissemination event — the International Scientific Conference for Students and Teachers of Doctoral Study Programs — to be held on January 29, 2025, at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava. In addition to presenting the project, the colleagues discussed various opportunities for mutual collaboration in both academic research and teaching activities. We believe this working visit marks the beginning of a productive collaboration between the two universities.

A report on the visit was published on the websites and social media channels of both departments and universities:

•          http://krus.ff.ucm.sk/sk/aktivity-katedry/

•          https://ff.ucm.sk/

•          https://www.ucm.sk/

•          https://qarshidu.uz/en

•          https://www.facebook.com/Katedra.rusistiky.FF.UCM?locale=sk_SK

•          https://www.facebook.com/qardu?locale=sk_SK

•          https://t.me/qarduuz

Assoc. Prof. Simón José Suárez Cuadros, PhD. presented the project

at an international conference in Pobierowo in Poland

On 25-27 May 2023, under the auspices of the University of Szczecin, a conference entitled Języki i kultury świata w perspektywie leksykologicznej i leksykograficznej (Languages and Cultures of the World in Lexicological and Lexicographical Perspective) was held in Pobierowo, Poland, dedicated to the memory of Dr. Bożena Zinkiewicz-Tomanek. The coordinator of the Erasmus+ KA220 project for the University of Granada assoc. prof. Simón José Suárez Cuadros, PhD. gave a presentation on Русский язык и культура в аспирантуре Университета Гранады: контекст, исторический обзор и перспективы (Russian language and culture in postgraduate studies at the University of Granada: context, historical overview, and perspectives), in the framework of which he presented our project entitled The innovation of the concept and curriculum of doctoral study programs and increasing their effectiveness (No. 2021-1-SK01-KA220-HED-000022917).

The University of Granada colleagues presented the Innovation PhD project at the Barcelona Congress

The members of the Innovation PhD international Erasmus+ project KA220 (number 2021-1-SK01-KA220-HED-000022917) of the University of Granada presented on February 17 at the AEPRU Congress (Spanish Association of Russian Language Professionals) that is held annually, the results of the first phase of the Project in which they participate together with the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius of Trnava and the Masaryk University of Brno. Professors Simón J. Suárez Cuadros, Benami Barros, and Irina Votyakova opened the second day of work with a conference entitled "Russian language and culture in postgraduate teaching at the University of Granada: context, historical review and perspectives".