VUA General Meeting 2023

VUA General Meeting 2023, September 17-19, University of Agriculture in Krakow (UAK), Poland.

The meeting organized at the University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland was attended by almost 30 representatives of VUA member universities and institutions.
General Meeting was opened by Prof. Sylwester Tabor, Rector of UAK, VUA Vice President Prof. Andrzej Sechman and VUA Secretary General Mgr. Vladislav Valach.

Amendments to the VUA Charter were explained and discussed. VUA General Meeting also approved the full membership of Milton Friedman University, Hungary.

As a part of the official programme a presentation of Malgorzata Pink from the University of Agriculture in Krakow introduced the current project implemented at the university focused on Bioeconomy.

Nominations for VUA President as well as suggestions for both members of editorial board and reviewers should be sent to Mgr. Vladislav Valach (Vladislav.valach@uniag.sk) by October 31, 2023.

VUA Presidency would like to thank the University of Agriculture in Krakow for a perfect organization of the event and all the participants of the General Meeting for their fruitful contributions.

 VUA GM 2023 Minutes

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Visegrad University Association General Meeting 2023 – registration open

The VUA General Meeting 2023 will be held at the University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland on September 17-19, 2023.

Below please find more information regarding the event including the venue, accommodation possibilities and registration.

Please note, that the registration deadline for the VUA General Meeting is August 25, 2023.

8th VUA YOUTH Scientific Session - CHALLENGES OF NOWADAYS IN THE LIGHT OF SUSTAINABILITY

It’s a pleasure to invite you to “the annual scientific conference organized for bachelor, master, and PhD students to be held online at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary under the auspices of the Visegrad University Association on November 26, 2021”. The aim of this conference is to provide a forum for the bachelor, master as well as doctoral students of VUA institutions to present their research results at the conference and have a publication in a conference proceeding with ISBN. Professors and lecturers from VUA institutions will constitute the scientific committee whose role will be to give guidelines to the students regarding the continuation of their research. This conference will also provide platform for young researchers from the CEE region to meet their counterparts and build new professional relationships.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

20 October 2021: Registration form and abstract submission (via e-mail).
8 November 2021: 10-15 pages of full paper submission (via e-mail, according to the template).

Costs:
The conference is free of charge. The Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science covers the editing and printing costs of the conference proceeding, the organizational costs. The organizers provide the necessary technical equipment in the session. Participants are asked to prepare a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation concerning the aims, hypotheses, results, conclusions, and recommendations of their research.

Attached please find the application forms for students and teachers

 Application form - students

 Application form - teachers

7th VUA YOUTH Online Scientific Session about Challenges and changes under the shadow of COVID-19 organized at Szent István University, Gödöllő.

VUA YOUTH scientific student conference took place on 27 November 2020 online. The event was jointly organized by VUA and SZIU. This year Prof. Dr. Róbert Magda opened the event. At the beginning of the conference there were two plenary papers. One delivered by Prof. Bernd Hallier titled  “Speed of Innovations Accelerated by Corona” and the other by Dr. Umesh Raut titled  “Finding the business strategy for pandemic situation: Extensive literature review and research direction”.  During the conference 23 MA and Phd students from 14 countries – India, Ghana, Ukraine, Turkey, Mongolia, Vietnam, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Saud Arabia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Slovakia and Hungary, had the opportunity to present their papers in two sessions. The event gave the participants the opportunity to widen their relationships and scientific network.

VUA Presidency would like to thank the organizers and all the participants of the event.

 Conference proceedings

„Challenges and changes under the shadow of COVID-19” 7thVUA YOUTH scientific session

The annual scientific conference organized for bachelor, master and PhD students to be held online at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary under the auspices of the Visegrad University Association on November 27, 2020. The aim of this conference is to provide a forum for the bachelor, master as well as doctoral students of VUA institutions to present their research results at the conference and to have a publication in a conference proceeding with ISBN. Professors and lecturers from VUA institutions will constitute the scientific committee whose role will be to give guidelines to the students regarding the continuation of their researches. This conference also provides platform for young researchers not only from the CEE region to meet their counterparts and build new professional relationships.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

20 October 2020    registration form and abstract submission (via e-mail)
8 November 2020    10-15 pages of full paper submission (via e-mail, according to the template)

Costs:
The conference is free of charge. The Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the Szent István University covers the editing and printing costs of the conference proceeding, the organizational costs. The organizers provide the necessary technical equipment in the session. Participants are asked to prepare a 10-minute ppt presentation about the aims, hypotheses, results, conclusions and recommendations of their research

Attached please find the application forms for students and teachers

 Registration Form - Teachers

Registration Form - Students

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International Summer School at LSU has been postponed by a year

Due to the recent developments and COVID-19 safety precautions, we regret to inform you that the International Summer School at LSU jointly organized by LSU, VUA and Mendel University has been postponed by a year and will now take place in July 2021 at LSU.

2020 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL AT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

The registration  is now OPEN to ALL students (BS,MS, PhD).  This event is jointly organized by Louisiana State University, Mendel University and Visegrad University Association and will take place July 6-17, 2020 at LSU.  This two-week  hands on experience will provide students with a Certificate from LSU upon successful completion of the programme.

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: www.lsuagcenter.com/intlsummerschool

6th VUA YOUTH about Security, Safety and Sustainability organized at Szent István University, Gödöllő

VUA YOUTH scientific student conference took place on 19 November 2019 at Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary. The event was jointly organized by VUA and SZIU. This year Prof. Dr. József Popp the dean of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences opened the event, where 14 students presented their papers in two sessions. These were visited by nearly 50 people. Students  from 10 different countries (Ghana, South Africa, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Ecuador, Colombia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Palestine and Brazil) participated in the event and shared their research works with the committee members and the audience. This event gave an opportunity for participants to widen their relationships and scientific network.

Awarded students:

Phd session:

1st place: Nicholas Imbeah, Appraisal of Safety and Security as part of Tourist Destination Management in    Cape Coast-Elmina-Kakum Destination in Ghana; SZIE, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Enyedi György Doctoral School for Regional Sciences; PhD

Ma, Msc, Ba session:

1st place: Julieth Paola Cubillos Tovar, Bioeconomy as a strategy to planning inland fishing in Colombia; SZIE, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences; MSc

2nd place: Michael Ampadu, Effects of training on employees’ performance in parliament of Ghana; SZIE, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences; MA

3rd place: Natalia Pitta Osses, Research and sustainable innovation in Colombia: current state and future challenges; MSc

VUA Presidency would like to thank the organizers and congratulate all the participants!

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VUA General Meeting 2019

VUA General Meeting 2019, September 18-20, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice

The meeting organized at the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovakia  was attended by almost 40 representatives of VUA member universities and institutions.
General Meeting was opened by  Prof. Jana Mojžišová, Rector of UVLF and VUA President Prof. Peter Bielik

President Bielik evaluated the association activities and introduced the plans of Visegrad University Association for the upcoming period. General Meeting approved the VUA Annual Report as well the Proposal of activities for 2020. During 2019,  new universities applied for VUA membership. One of them were approved by the General Meeting and we  would like to congratulate and welcome Kaposvar University, Hungary.

New Vice-presidents and Executive Committee members were elected for the four year term.

VUA Vice-presidents:

  1. Prof. Dr. László Palkovics, Rector of Szent István University, Hungary
  2. Prof. dr. hab. inż. Włodzimierz Sady, Rector of University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland
  3. Prof. Dr. Alexander Vladimirovich Turyanskiy, Rector of Belgorod State Agricultural University named after V.Gorin, Russian Federation

VUA Executive Committee members:

  1. Dr. Oleksandr Bonkovskyy, Head of International Department, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Ukraine
  2. Prof. MVDr., Ph.D. Vladimír Celer, ViceRector of University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic
  3. Prof., Ph.D. Zoran Grgić, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Croatia
  4. Dr. Ivana Tregenza, Associate Director, LSU AgCenter Global Network, Louisiana State University, USA

 

Traditionally, VUA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE was awarded to a VUA member university based on the results of the election of the General Meeting. The award went to Belgorod State Agricultural University named after V.Gorin, Russia as the appreciation of active participation in VUA activities, especially annually organization of the VUA Summer School. The award was presented by Prof. Peter Bielik and Proff. Juraj Pistl, UVLF Vice-rector.

As a part of the official programme, below presentations of leading experts were given:

Martin Tomko, DVM, PhD.: The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy - life within and beyond the university campus

Assoc. Prof. Alica Kočišová, DVM, PhD.: The world is changing - the impact of global change on the spread of parasitoses

Assoc. Prof. Branislav Peťko, DVM, PhD.: Interdisciplinary Research for Innovation of the Center for Applied Research

VUA Presidency would like to thank the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice for a perfect organization of the event and all the participants of the General Meeting for their fruitful contribution.

 VUA GM 2019 Minutes

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“Security, safety and sustainability” 6th VUA YOUTH scientific session

The annual scientific conference organized for bachelor, master and PhD students to be held at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary under the auspices of the Visegrad University Association on November 19, 2019. The aim of this conference is to provide a forum for the bachelor, master as well as doctoral students of VUA institutions to present their research results at the conference and to have a publication in a conference proceeding with ISBN. Professors and lecturers from VUA institutions will constitute the scientific committee whose role will be to give guidelines to the students regarding the continuation of their researches. This conference also provides platform for young researchers not only from the CEE region to meet their counterparts and build new professional relationships.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

11 October 2019    registration form and abstract submission (via e-mail)
8 November 2019    15-20 pages of full paper submission (via e-mail, according to the template)

Costs:
The conference is free of charge. The Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the Szent István University covers the editing and printing costs of the conference proceeding, the organizational costs, rent of premises, as well as the buffets during the conference. The organizers provide the necessary technical equipment in the session. Participants are asked to prepare a 10-minute ppt presentation about the aims, hypotheses, results, conclusions and recommendations of their research

Attached please find the application forms for students and teachers

 Teachers

Students

President
Dr.h.c. Prof. Ing. Peter Bielik, PhD.
e-mail: Peter.Bielik@uniag.sk
tel: +421376415518

Liaison Officer
Prof. Dr. Ing. Elena Horská
e-mail: Elena.Horska@gmail.com
tel: +421376415522

Secretary General
Mgr. Vladislav Valach
e-mail: Vladislav.Valach@uniag.sk
tel: +421376415545
 

Postal address

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra                                                        
Visegrad University Association
Foreign Relations and International Programmes Office
Tr. Andreja Hlinku 2
949 76  Nitra
Slovakia