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Established in 2000 by the governments of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, the International Visegrad Fund is a donor organisation dedicated to promoting regional cooperation in Central Europe. With an annual budget of EUR 10 million, to which the Visegrad countries contribute equally, the Fund promotes partnerships between civil society organisations, develops relationships, shares ideas and strengthens mutual understanding.
It offers various funding programmes, including Visegrad Grants, which support joint projects involving NGOs, public institutions, municipalities, private companies and non-profit organisations from at least three Visegrad countries. In addition, scholarships and grants are available for Masters and Post-Masters students and researchers in all disciplines, allowing study and research at accredited institutions in Central and Eastern Europe for up to two semesters. The Fund also provides artist residencies to facilitate the mobility of artists, groups and cultural professionals from the V4 countries within the region and in New York, thus fostering creativity and collaboration.
The Fund focuses on seven key areas - culture, education, innovation, democratic values, public policy, social development, environment and tourism - and seeks to advance progress through innovative initiatives. Its vision is of a Central Europe united by an understanding of a common history, mutual respect and cooperation for a better future in a wider European context.
Regular calls for proposals keep the Fund's programmes dynamic, with opportunities currently open, such as the Visegrad Grants 2025, which support regional partnerships between civil society organisations. The University of Economics in Bratislava (Slovakia), University of Economics in Katowice (Poland), Mendel University Brno (Czech Republic), University of Pécs (Hungary) are involved in the current call.
More information about our partners can be found on their websites: https://www.ue.katowice.pl/ https://mendelu.cz/ https://pte.hu/hu
Further details on application procedures, deadlines and programme guidelines can be found on the Fund's official website: https://www.visegradfund.org/
About Conference
The Model Conference is a project of senior year students of the Faculty of International Relations who has been working on the project systematically during the last two terms of their university studies. The main goal of this project is to apply theoretical knowledge learnt at school into practice, supervised by their teachers and collaborating with specialists from the given field. The students are divided into three groups: Organizational team, Political Section and Economic Section...
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On Tuesday, 9 April, the Aula of the University of Economics in Bratislava came alive with the 17th annual Model Conference of the students of the Faculty of International Relations in the presence of over 400 participants. This year's conference was held under the theme "Polarization of society as a determinant of global risks" and featured two panel discussions. The panel discussions, as well as the conference as a whole, were held in English.
At the end of last year, the so-called Round table with a well-known Slovak sociologist and university teacher, doc. PhDr. Michal Vašečka, PhD. The round table was chaired by the chairman of the Political Section, Bc. Ján Orda Oravec, with the participation of fifth-year students of the Faculty of International Relations of the University of Economics in Bratislava.
This year's 17th year of the Model Conference of the Faculty of International Relations of the University of Economics in Bratislava is shaped by discussions of the Economic and Political Section on the topic "Polarization of society as a determinant of global risks". During the last weeks of calendar year 2023, the first model negotiations took place along the lines of the UN among the participants of each section. In accordance with protocol, the Economic and Political Sections tried to hold high-level negotiations, while the entire event was conducted in English.
The 16th year of the Model Conference of the Faculty of International Relations of the University of Economics in Bratislava was held in the spirit of the issue of armed conflicts, what threat they pose in the 21st century or what impact armed conflicts have on humanity and the economy today. This topic was discussed in two panels, which were divided into Economic and Political Sections. The theme of this year was also referred to by the logo of the Model Conference, which contained two main elements, namely "M", depicting two people shaking hands as a sign of consensus and at the same time a reference to the Model Conference, and the second element was a dove with an olive gnocchi as a sign of the world symbol of peace.
