From September 7th to 10th, 2026, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice hosted the 4th Joint Congress of the Czech Geographical Society and the Slovak Geographical Society, entitled Geography in the Changing World, under the auspices of the University Rector, Professor Daniel Pella. The event was organised by our Institute of Geography in cooperation with both national geographical societies. The congress continued the tradition of national and joint Czech and Slovak geogr

Imaging spectroscopy is a technology that makes it possible to detect different materials based on their spectral fingerprint (signature), similar to how fingerprints are unique to every person. It is used in the food industry, medicine, and in mapping the Earth’s surface. From 12–14 November 2025, experts in this technology from fields such as medicine, geography, geology, art, architecture, textile industry, environmental pollution, and satellite mapping gathered in Barcelo

As part of the SECPOLYC: Changing role of SEcondary Cities in the POLYcentric development of Visegrad Countries project, supported by the International Visegrad Fund , a series of working meetings of the project team took place at the Institute of Geography on 12–14 November . The professional highlight of the Košice programme was a Workshop featuring a series of lectures for students and invited local and regional stakeholders , followed by a discussion. This allowed us to