How to Keep University Active during COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from Slovakia

Martina Pavlíková, Alexander Sirotkin, Roman Králik, Lucia Petrikovičová and José García Martin
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Martina Pavlíková: Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, 94974 Nitra, Slovakia
Alexander Sirotkin: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, 94974 Nitra, Slovakia
Roman Králik: Department of Russian Language, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 117198 Moscow, Russia
Lucia Petrikovičová: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, 94974 Nitra, Slovakia
José García Martin: Department of Sociology, Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, University of Granada, 18001 Granada, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 18, 1-14

Abstract: The paper outlines the adverse consequences and challenges induced by COVID-19 pandemic for the whole world and for universities in particular. The example of Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra illustrates the difficulties and challenges caused by the pandemic in relation to the two main activities arising from the university mission-teaching and research. It presents some particular aspects of the university activities adversely affected by COVID-19 and shares the measures to minimize the resulted damages. Furthermore, it demonstrates that, despite complications induced by COVID-19, teaching, research, and international cooperation have been successfully continued.

Keywords: COVID-19; Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (UKF); Erasmus+; international cooperation; research; teaching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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