1) Slovak Philosophy Olympiad on the EU Issues
i) 2023/2024. In October our faculty welcomed 169 high-school students who attended the first round of the philosophy Olympiad. Winners of the first round were awarded during a ceremony in January 2024 and they attended the second qualifying round of the Olympiad. Two most successful students plan to attend the international round in Helsinki in May.
ii) 2024/2025. On December 3, 2024 our faculty welcomed 121 high-school students who attended the first round of the philosophy Olympiad. Winners of the first round were awarded during a ceremony in March 2025 and they were selected to attend the second qualifying round of the Olympiad. The most successful students attended the international round in Bari.
iii) 2025/2026. On November 11, 2025 our faculty welcomed high-school students who attended the first round of the philosophy Olympiad. Winners of the first round will be awarded during a ceremony in March 2026 and they will attend the second qualifying round of the Olympiad. The most successful students plan to attend the international round in Warsaw in May.
2) Public talks and/or discussions on Climate, Conflict and Migration from the European Perspective
i) National Parks with Marian Jasik and Daniel Dite. The first public discussion on an environmental topic was held on April 18, 2024. More information is on our faculty website and a recording is available on Youtube.
ii) International crisis management in post-conflict regions with Toms Klopta. The second public discussion on a topic of crisis managemenet was held on April 30, 2025. More information is on our faculty website.
iii) Migration and Europe with Omar Sayfo. The third and final public discussion on a topic of migration was held on March 11, 2026. More information about the event organized in cooperation with Ruzomberok Hanus days.
3) Project website and media presence
The interview with David Palatinus about the EUPECCOM project.
4) Online materials
Students prepared several videos for their EUPECCOM courses classes. These videos present various views and arguments on specific European topics.
5) Research on the European Perspectives on Climate, Conflict and Migration
We plan to publish 3 scholarly papers on the topics of the project.
i) Eugen Zelenak, Do Histories of Europe Represent? Historyka. Studia Metodologiczne 55, 2025, 237-256. pdf
Abstract: Several case studies explore the plurality of historical accounts discussing past events of limited
scope. In this paper, I focus on two historical works about the history of Europe. I show that
even works of this large a scale offer specific perspectives on how to approach the past. After
analysing two historical books I explore the background and the views of their authors which
motivate their accounts. My examination implies it is problematic to see historical works as
straightforward representations, for it is implausible to analyse them in terms of a correspon-
dence between historical texts and the past reality. Hence, I use the case study to challenge
representationalism. Instead, I argue, history should be approached differently, along the lines of
non‑representationalism focusing on the concrete steps historians take, on the special origin of
their works and specific motivation informing their accounts.
Useful links
Stefania Achella and David Levente Palatinus (eds.): Itinerari LIX – Perspectives in the Anthropocene: Beyond Nature and Culture? Collana: Itinerari, 2020. (A special issue of a journal edited by our project leader, also on the topics of our EUPECCOM project.) open access pdf
„In Conversation: Television and Governance by David Levente Palatinus and Elke Waissmann“ (A podcast that looks at the nexus between governance and media (television in particular). It offers a brief overview of the multiple approaches, and more specifically looks at algorithmic governance.)