Organisation:

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Constantine the Philosopher University (UKF) in Nitra is a public university, which was established in 1959. UKF has secured its position in the Slovak higher education system while transforming itself into a university, an advanced educational and research institution meeting the criteria imposed on European university institutions. The University offers a variety of study programmes at bachelor, master and doctoral level, providing strong flexibility within 5 faculties.  In addition to its strong tradition in training of teachers for primary and secondary schools, CPU also offers study programmes for future social workers, experts for cultural organizations and institutions, political scientists, catechists, journalists, archaeologists, historians, musicologists, biologists, environmentalists, mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, psychologists, gemmologists and other professionals. The uniqueness of CPU in education is represented by teacher training programmes in Hungarian language tailor made for future teachers in the ethnically mixed areas of Slovakia and the training of teachers, social workers and public education for Roma ethnicity. The University carries out study in 344 study programs in all three levels of the higher education (90 of teacher training study programs and 254 non-teacher training study programs). The university staff consists of 528 academic and 423 administration employees. The higher education in all study levels is offered to 7584 students. Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Regional Development, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences and Institute for Research of Constantine and Methodius’ Сultural Heritage are focusing also on cultural tourism protection problems.

 

Scientific team

 

Dr. Hilda Kramáreková, PhD. (F) Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Regional Development; academic / lecturer

Education: graduated in Geography and Cartography at Comenius University in Bratislava

Expertise: geography, regional development, tourism, sustainable development

 

Assoc. prof. dr. Alfred Krogmann, PhD. (M) Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Regional Development; academic / lecturer

Education: graduated in Geography and History at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra

Expertise: geography of the non-productive sphere, including tourism (with emphasis on religious tourism and others tourism forms) and political geography

 

Prof. dr. Peter Ivanič, PhD. (M) Institute for Research of Constantine and Methodius’ Сultural Heritage (Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra); academic / lecturer

Education: Historical Geography, Environmental history, Slovak history

Expertise: The history of Slavs, Great Moravia and Hungary in the Middle Ages, development of Cyril´s and Methodius´s tradition, regional history

 

Prof. dr. František Petrovič, PhD. (M) Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences; academic / lecturer

Education: graduated in Geography and Cartography at Comenius University in Bratislava

Expertise: applied landscape ecology (dispersed settlement, environmental protection, landscape ecology, land use changes, sustainable development, driving forces)

 

Dr. Lucia Petrikovičová, PhD. (F) Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Regional Development; academic / lecturer

Education: graduated in Geography and Biology at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra

Expertise: rural geography, development and land use, mapping and assessment of landscape structure and its changes by applying remote sensing and GIS

 

Assoc. prof. Henrich Grežo, PhD. (M) Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences; academic / lecturer

Education: graduated in Informatics and Ecology at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra

Expertise: Geographical Information systems (GIS), database processing, spatial analysis

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Recent publications

Vrbičanová, G. – Kramáreková, H. 2018. Potential of the tourism development in municipalities of the Local action group Horný Liptov. 2018. DOI https://doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.P210-8908-2018. In. Proceedings of 25th Central European Conference, 12th–13th October 2017, Brno. Brno: Masaryk University. ISBN 978-80-210-8907-5, p. 553-563.

Kramáreková, H. -  Dubcová, A. – Némethová, I. 2016. Evaluation of Cross-Border Co-operation of Slovakia and Hungary. In. Proceedings of 23rd Central European Conference, 8th-9th October 2015, Brno. Brno: Masaryk University. ISBN 978-80-210-8313-4, p. 216-227.

Repaská, G. – Vilinová, K. – Dubcová, A. – Kramáreková, H. 2015. Residential identity as a phenomenon in the context of suburbanization (case study of suburbs of the city of Nitra). In. Geografický časopis : Geographical journal. ISSN 0016-7193, Vol. 67, No. 2 (2015), p. 107-126.

Dvořáková-Líšková, Z. – Pártlová, P. –  Krogmann, A. 2018.  Multi-level governance towards regional development in postcommunist countries. In: Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, Vol 13, No. 2, p. 5-20.

Krogmann, A. et al. 2017. Religiosity and its reflexion in tourismus in Slovakia. In: Konstantinove Listy, Vol. 10, no. 2, p. 178-190. SNIP=2,627

Participation in European/FP and other related projects

INTERREG V-A-SK-CZ/20/16/02 No. NKP3040D001 (partner); NIL-I-010; 511491-LLP-1-2010-1-CZ-KA1-KA1SCR (IBAR); EHP-11/SK06-IV-01-008/2014; Erasmus+ Project No. 561685-EPP-1-2015-1-CZ-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP (IQAT); Horizont 2020 (HBM4EU – partner); 7 RP EU 612536 (IRNET); ERASMUS+ 2017-1-UK01-KA201-036611 (GATE-BULL); 46075-4/2017/FOKT Makovecz Programme; 2016-1-BG01-KA203-023719 DigiThink: Design thinking for digital innovation; 2016-10-15-002

 

Main tasks and interest in this project            

 

• Participating in WP1, WP2, WP3, WP4, WP5

• Research contribution; involved in dissemination and user engagement activities

• Responsible for the Slovak case study and for the results of the Slovak team