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Deň Mateja Bela 2026: Slovensko v meniacom sa svete
Matej Bela Day 2026: Slovakia in a changing world
Event by: Inštitút Mateja Bela - Bél Mátyás Intézet, Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici, Ábel Ravasz
Location: Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Matej Bel University, Kuzmányho 1, Banská Bystrica
Discussions and lectures
About event
We invite you to the 4th year of the "Matej Bela Day" event, which is organized by two organizations bearing the name and spreading the message of the important Hungarian polymath Matej Bela. This edition focuses on the position of Slovakia in these turbulent times. The first panel discussion specifically focuses on the role of education and teachers in this period. The second panel will look for the role of small countries in the changing geopolitical situation, with the ambition to identify Slovak ambitions for the 21st century. Entry is free.
📅 Tuesday, March 24, 2026
🕑 09:30 – 12:00
📍 Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Kuzmányho 1, room P4
🟦 09:30 – Opening
🟦 09:45 – 10:45
Panel #1: Teacher's position in a changing world
● Martina Kokavec BeĪtšová, head of the department of higher education policies of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic
● Viera Peterková – dean of the PF of Trnava University, chairperson of the Club of Deans of Faculty of Higher Education of the Slovak Republic
● Paula Puškárová – chairperson of the Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for Education, Science, Youth and sport, head of the Permanent Delegation of the Slovak Republic to the OECD, vice-rector for science and doctoral studies at EUBA
● Lívia Svetlošáková - general director of the strategic priorities section of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic
🎤 Moderated by: Vladimír Hiadlovský - rector of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
🟦 11:00 – 12:00
Panel #2: Slovakia in a changing world
● Ingrid Brocková – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Economic Development of the Slovak Republic, ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the Czech Republic (2023-2025), state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Economic Development of the Slovak Republic (2020-2023), permanent representative of the Slovak Republic at the OECD (2011-2015, 2017-2020).
● Juraj Kuruc – senior researcher at the Mateja Institute Bela
● Michal Mlynár – MFAVaEZ SR, Deputy UN Secretary General (ASG) in Nairobi (2023-2025), Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the UN in New York (2017-2023).
● Peter Terem – Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, FPVaMV UMB, Vice-Rector for Science and Research.
🎤 Moderator: Alica Diošiová – Mateja Institute Bela
The event is organized for the fourth time by Matej Bel University and Matej Bel Institute on the occasion of Matej Bel's birthday, in honor of this scientist, intellectual and humanist, whose principles and values remain relevant even today.
The event is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic.
Design: Sofia Ševčíková
📅 Tuesday, March 24, 2026
🕑 09:30 – 12:00
📍 Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Kuzmányho 1, room P4
🟦 09:30 – Opening
🟦 09:45 – 10:45
Panel #1: Teacher's position in a changing world
● Martina Kokavec BeĪtšová, head of the department of higher education policies of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic
● Viera Peterková – dean of the PF of Trnava University, chairperson of the Club of Deans of Faculty of Higher Education of the Slovak Republic
● Paula Puškárová – chairperson of the Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for Education, Science, Youth and sport, head of the Permanent Delegation of the Slovak Republic to the OECD, vice-rector for science and doctoral studies at EUBA
● Lívia Svetlošáková - general director of the strategic priorities section of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic
🎤 Moderated by: Vladimír Hiadlovský - rector of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
🟦 11:00 – 12:00
Panel #2: Slovakia in a changing world
● Ingrid Brocková – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Economic Development of the Slovak Republic, ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the Czech Republic (2023-2025), state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Economic Development of the Slovak Republic (2020-2023), permanent representative of the Slovak Republic at the OECD (2011-2015, 2017-2020).
● Juraj Kuruc – senior researcher at the Mateja Institute Bela
● Michal Mlynár – MFAVaEZ SR, Deputy UN Secretary General (ASG) in Nairobi (2023-2025), Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the UN in New York (2017-2023).
● Peter Terem – Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, FPVaMV UMB, Vice-Rector for Science and Research.
🎤 Moderator: Alica Diošiová – Mateja Institute Bela
The event is organized for the fourth time by Matej Bel University and Matej Bel Institute on the occasion of Matej Bel's birthday, in honor of this scientist, intellectual and humanist, whose principles and values remain relevant even today.
The event is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic.
Design: Sofia Ševčíková