International Projects

Akronym: UniHealth
Program: Erasmus+ KA2
Číslo projektu/zmluvy o financovaní: 2024-1-SK01-KA220-HED-000245319
Koordinátor projektu (organizácia): Filozofická fakulta Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave
Partneri projektu: FSEV UK, LF UK, KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, CEU GMBH, SLOVENSKA TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA V BRATISLAVE, Centrum excelentnosti Therapolis, Zhiva, j.s.a
Ústav FSEV UK implementujúci projekt: Ústav verejnej politiky
Hlavný riešiteľ projektu za FSEV UK: prof. Ing. Emília Sičáková-Beblavá, PhD.
Doba riešenia projektu: 01. 05. 2025 - 30. 04. 2028
Dotácia z projektu na FSEV UK: 23 624 eur

Abstrakt: Tento projekt sa zaoberá transformačným vplyvom digitálnych nástrojov a zručností pre zdravé mesto/región na vysokoškolské vzdelávanie. Primárnym cieľom je posilniť postavenie vysokoškolských učiteľov, aby efektívne integrovali umelú inteligenciu a nové zručnosti do svojej výučby a práce a vytvorili pre nich priaznivé prostredie. Cieľom projektu je vychovať generáciu absolventov schopných riešiť zložitosti mestského života 21. storočia.

Projekt navrhne a implementuje komplexné vzdelávacie programy pre pedagogických a administratívnych pracovníkov vysokých škôl (manažérov, administrátorov, expertov na zabezpečenie kvality) v rôznych odboroch, ktoré zahŕňajú špecializované nástroje umelej inteligencie, prierezové a mäkké zručnosti pre Zdravé mesto/región. Pre študentov medicíny bude pripravený základný kurz, ktorý bude odrážať potreby Zdravého mesta/regiónu. Vedecké štúdie zdokumentujú vplyv týchto kurzov na zúčastnených učiteľov a ich študentov.

Projekt zlepšuje schopnosti akademikov pracovať v interdisciplinárnych a medzinárodných tímoch v súlade s konceptom Zdravého mesta/regiónu. Ďalej rozvíja zručnosti v riešení problémov medzi účastníkmi. Vytváranie a zlepšovanie mechanizmov v rámci vysokých škôl na podporu učiteľov pri adaptácii na nové úlohy bude mať trvalý vplyv na vzdelávací ekosystém. Prostredníctvom svojich účastníkov projekt zvýši účasť širokej verejnosti na budovaní Zdravého mesta/regiónu.

Programme:Horizon Europe, Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Title:Social Economy for Resilience, Inclusion and Good life in Rural areas (SERIGO)
Grant agreement ID: 101136899
Lead partner: University of Eastern Finland
FSES Principal Investigator: Jakub Csabay, PhD.
FSES Research Team: Jakub Csabay, Oľga Gyárfášová, Anton Marcinčin, Viktor Teru, Kristína Rankovová, Juraj Turan
Implementation period: 2024-2027
Total cost: 4 895 240,00 EUR
Project Webpages:
https://www.serigo-project.eu
https://www.linkedin.com/company/serigo-project/about/
https://twitter.com/SERIGO_Project

About the project: SERIGO research project brings together 17 partners from 11 countries that address the needs of European rural areas that are facing social, demographic, economic and environmental pressures due to subsequent transformations and crises. The project aims to enhance resilience, social inclusion, and well-being of vulnerable groups in European rural areas through socially innovative solutions initiated by or involving actors from the social economy.

The project is:

• Conducting community-based participatory research through case studies from across Europe and pilots testing in five EU Member States.
• Fostering debates and collaboration on the topic among diverse stakeholders in Europe.
• Providing policymakers with recommendations for policy development around social inclusion in rural areas.

As part of the research project, the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University, focuses on mapping existing social innovations that facilitate the social inclusion of marginalized Roma communities, elderly people, ethnic groups and women in the municipalities of Raslavice and Turňa nad Bodvou. In addition, in cooperation with the municipality of Ostrovany, we will design a pilot solution, the goal of which will be the creation of a municipal social enterprise in a form of a community energy initiative. The social enterprise will be focused on exploring the opportunities provided by renewable energy sources as well as the circular economy. The aim will be to address various dimensions of vulnerability at the community and individual household level, including access to energy, employment and quality housing. Last but not least, the aim will be to examine the local impacts of the pilot project and suggest how social innovations could be replicated in other rural areas where marginalized communities live.

Overall, with a focused approach to addressing the challenges faced by rural communities, SERIGO is committed to harnessing the capabilities of social economy actors to drive inclusive development initiatives and support vulnerable groups in rural areas.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Programme: ENLIGHT/ENLIGHT Thematic Networks (ETN)
Title of the project: Promoting Mental Health in the Workplace from an Interdisciplinary Perspective
Acronym: POHODA
Principal Investigator: doc. Mgr. Elena Lisá, PhD.
Year of approval of the project: 2024

Abstract: This ETN aims to address critical mental health issues in the workplace through a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach. The network aims to create sustainable and transnational academic collaborations to develop innovative research and educational opportunities, as well as practical solutions that enhance mental health support and interventions in various workplace settings. This will involve exploring the multifaceted aspects of health, including medical, psychological, political, and organisational factors, and fostering a participatory and inclusive approach to mental health promotion and intervention. The ETN will include teams from Comenius University in Bratislava (psychological and political factors), Uppsala University (medical and psychological factors), and Ghent University (psychological and organisational factors), ensuring a diverse and transnational collaboration. This network will leverage each institution's unique strengths and expertise to address the complex challenges of workplace mental health. Team composition is characterised by multidisciplinarity. Teams consist of experts from various disciplines, such as organisation and psychology, health care and political sciences. This diversity will ensure a holistic approach to mental health issues in the workplace. The team will comprise academics from different universities to ensure balanced representation and collaboration. The network will provide opportunities for early career researchers to engage in meaningful research and build their professional networks. The team will include professors, associate professors and PhD candidates. The team is comprised of a balanced mix of genders, encompassing both experienced and junior researchers to offer varied viewpoints and mentorship opportunities. By bringing together a diverse group of researchers and practitioners, the ETN aims to develop and implement effective strategies to promote mental health in the workplace, ultimately contributing to healthier, more productive work environments.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Programme: Jean Monet Chair
Title: The Post-socialist Societies and Culture under Green Deal
Akronym: POSTGREEN
Principal Investigator: Juraj Buzalka
Implementation period: 2022 – 2025

Abstract: The objective of the project The Post-socialist Societies and Cultures under Green Deal (POSTGREEN) is to investigate, teach, and disseminate knowledge on the opportunities for the Green Deal to offer new ways for social and economic inclusion and innovation, especially in the post-socialist countries of the European Union ‘from bellow’, i. e. from the perspective of societies and cultures that are subjects of the green deal transformation. In order to make the upcoming European Green Deal successful, obstacles and stimulators of possible green transformation need to be identified, taking into account the legacies of state socialist modernisation and post-socialist transformation. The three year project intends to help students in understanding the way people in post-socialist European Union themselves imagine, practice and understand an environmentally conscious and technologically novel way of life and whether they endorse or reject the ideologies of progressive transformation. This bottom-up perspective needs to go along with and complement the top-down implementation and monitoring of future Green Deal policies. There is a threefold need about investigating, teaching, and disseminating knowledge on European Green Deal from bellow. The first is the legacy of transformations for and in the adoption of progressive policies. The second is the potential for alternative regional innovations under the (in)security of the upcoming Green Deal transformation. And the third issue arises out of “European society” and its demos, its eventual deepening and/or fragmentation.   

The project is implemented by Institute of Social Anthropology of FSES CU in collaboration with Institute of European Studies and International Relations of FSES CU.