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Euro-Atlantic Centre
The Euro-Atlantic Center (EAC) is an independent Slovak non-governmental organization uniting young professionals and students active in the field of international relations, Slovak foreign policy and security. The EAC was founded in 1999 by a group of students from Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. The headquarters of the organization is located at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of the Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica. Since 2008, the EAC is also active at the University of Economics in Bratislava The University of Economics in Bratislava ( sk, Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave) is the oldest university of economics in Slovakia. History The university was established in 1940 as a private university under the name Vysoká obchodná škol ..., where the regional bureau is located. Aims The EAC has two main goals: # ''Towards its members'' - to practically prepare students for their future careers by developing their teamwork, managerial, jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-governmental Organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in humanitarianism or the social sciences; they can also include clubs and associations that provide services to their members and others. Surveys indicate that NGOs have a high degree of public trust, which can make them a useful proxy for the concerns of society and stakeholders. However, NGOs can also be lobby groups for corporations, such as the World Economic Forum. NGOs are distinguished from international and intergovernmental organizations (''IOs'') in that the latter are more directly involved with sovereign states and their governments. The term as it is used today was first introduced in Article 71 of the newly-formed United Nations' Charter in 1945. While there is no fixed or formal definition for what NGOs are, they are genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 1241 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matej Bel University
Matej Bel University (commonly referred as Matej Bel or UMB), ( sk, Univerzita Mateja Bela) is a public research university in the central Slovak town of Banská Bystrica. The university was established in 1992. It bears the name of Matthias Bel, a Hungarian-Slovak Lutheran scholar of the 18th century. UMB comprises six faculties that differ in character and history, each retaining substantial autonomy on financial and institutional affairs. The university provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Academically, Matej Bel University is noted mainly for international relations and finance. As of October 2020, UMB's alumni, faculty, and staff have included: one prime minister of Slovakia; four justices of the Constitutional Court of Slovakia, two of whom currently serve; three Olympic medalists, and multiple senior EU and Slovak officials. History Banská Bystrica has a long tradition in schooling and culture. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Economics In Bratislava
The University of Economics in Bratislava ( sk, Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave) is the oldest university of economics in Slovakia. History The university was established in 1940 as a private university under the name Vysoká obchodná škola v Bratislave (College of Commerce in Bratislava), to serve Slovak students because of the closure of colleges and universities in the German-occupied Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; cs, Protektorát Čechy a Morava; its territory was called by the Nazis ("the rest of Czechia"). was a partially annexed territory of Nazi Germany established on 16 March 1939 following the German oc .... It was nationalized in 1945 and renamed to ''Slovenská vysoká škola obchodná'' (Slovak College of Commerce). It was renamed in 1949 to ''Vysoká škola hospodárskych vied'' (College of Business / Economic Sciences) and once again in 1952 to ''Vysoká škola ekonomická'' (College of Economics). The cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
