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.
Vo štvrtok 4. novembra 2021 zorganizovala Politická sekcia svoj prvý online okrúhly stôl so súčasným poslancom Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky a bývalým predsedom výboru NR SR pre Európske záležitosti, pánom Tomášom Valášekom.
In connection with the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, we had to cancel the thirteenth year of the Model Conference for security reasons. However, the efforts of second-year students of the Faculty of International Relations did not end there, and the Faculty of International Relations of the University of Economics in Bratislava is proud to present The Proceedings of the Model Conference 2020 on which students used their knowledge acquired during negotiations and applied it in writing this document.
Dear guests, dear partners, dear supporters of the Model Conference of the Faculty of International Relations, Given the current situation regarding the measures against the spread of COVID-19, the management of the Faculty of International Relations had to proceed with the cancelation of the Model Conference 2020.
On Wednesday, 4th of December 2019, the first negotiations of individual sections of 2020 Model Conference took place in the Assembly Hall of the University of Economics. Students have had an opportunity to negotiate as a part of their preparation for the final conference that is to be held in April under the auspices of the President of the Slovak Republic.
On December 05, 2018, the second session of the Round Table of the Security Section was held with the ESET's Chief Operating Officer Mr. Palo Luka. The main topic of the negotiations was cyber security on the territory of Slovakia. Students discussed about international cooperation of OSCE countries and IT companies. Next topic of the discussion was international cooperation, in which companies are helping together against cyber attacks. The students also discussed the protection of people and the voluntary dissemination of information, where they concluded that users often do not realize the risks of misuse of information they provide on the Internet. During the discussion, Mr. Palo Luka clarified the focus of ESET, which aims, among other things, to educate internet users and to warn them of the potential danger they are facing on the Internet.
On November 22, 2018, the Round Table of the Economic Section was held with the invited guest Mr. Matej Šimalčík from the Institute of Asian Studies, who is dealing with Chinese influence in Europe. Mr. Šimalčík approached the current position of Chinese investments in the countries of the European Union and in the "16 + 1" countries. During the discussion the participants came to the conclusion that thanks to the investments from China there is a great potential in this region.
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