It comes from a long-standing cooperation between UKF's staff and Director of the Institute of Organic Synthesis of the University of Alicante.

A long-standing cooperation between UKF and UGR gets underway. It has resulted in a number of joint monographs, studies, and now in a bilateral agreement.

Representatives of the University in Izhevsk discussed with the representatives of UKF the existing cooperation and possibilities of its development in the future.

The subject of the second international project meeting - held on October 10th and 11th, 2019, at the Pedagogical University in Krakow – dealt with an evaluation of the first year of the ERASMUS + FITPED project and the preparation of ongoing multiplication events and tasks.

During the two-day session, a new web application Priscilla, designed mainly for learning programming languages and using micro-learning and gamification features, was introduced in more details. Participants at the meeting who came from Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Spain and the Netherlands, discussed different sources of students' motivation and the identification of suitable elements and levels of gamification. In the second part of the program, they evaluated the designed educational content of the initial courses provided by the Priscilla application in particular languages and English. These international experts prepared the courses (and their language translations) which focus on the teaching of

In the upcoming period, as per the project schedule, three multiplication events will be held, presenting the results of the first-year-project implementation to teachers of secondary schools and higher schools as well as companies and non-profit organizations training IT professionals.

Text: Dr Martin Drlík – Vice-Dean for Foreign Relations and Development, FPV UKF in Nitra
Photo in the lead paragraph: Assoc. Prof. Jozef Kapusta

Meetings led to the signing of the Erasmus bilateral agreement with Beijing International Studies University and cooperation with the Slovak Embassy in Beijing.

Recently, staff of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at UKF in Nitra have participated in several activities which strengthened cooperation between UKF and universities in Georgia. Their goal was to identify study programs and research areas, in which closer cooperation and exchange stays for students and teachers could be established under the Erasmus+ KA107 project.

To achieve these objectives, the Vice-Dean for International Relations and Development, Dr Martin Drlík, took part in the Second International Erasmus Week at Ilia State University in Tbilisi, between 16th and 20th September, 2019. As there were 15 representatives from other European universities, the attendants could fully share their experiences with ICM, Erasmus+ KA107, Erasmus + KA207 schemes and to discuss activities at their universities aimed at making exchange stays for students and teachers more attractive.

During the week, workshops strengthening university brands and developing intercultural communication were held. During the final part of the meeting, the participants were introduced to a national grant scheme for scholarships and research stays in Georgia, including the support of international cooperation in doctoral programs. They also considered presentations of departmental structures and their responsibilities, managing international exchange stays and research projects at Ila State University as very beneficial.

Finally, the guests could discover the sights and landmarks of Georgia's capital and its surroundings, as well as the traditions and culture of the country. This informal program was prepared by the hosting university.

Text: Dr Martin Drlík – Vice-Dean for Foreign Relations and Development, FPV UKF in Nitra