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The CICADA4CE project—focused on the effectiveness of climate change adaptation management through the integration of ecosystem services and smart social approaches in Central European cities—is entering the final phase of a successful three-year collaboration supported by the INTERREG Central Europe program. Led by Prof. Anna Starzewska-Sikorska from the Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas in Katowice, and involving the Faculty of Management at Comenius University alongside other...

From 14 to 18 September 2026, doc. Nataliia Yehorchenkova represented SPECTRA Centre of Excellence EU at the International Summer Convention hosted by Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts. During the poster and networking sessions, she presented the activities of SPECTRA CE EU and the STICS project, highlighting their work in smart and sustainable urban development, spatial planning, digital transformation and AI-supported decision-making. Meetings with representatives of FH...

Spectra, the Centre of Excellence, and the STICS consortium took part in the international Lean Six Sigma conference, held from September 7 to September 10, 2026, at the Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava. The Lean Six Sigma 2026 conference brought experts, leaders, and innovators from around the world to Bratislava. Over the course of three days, participants gained practical insights they can apply immediately in their work. The program combined keynote...

SPECTRA Centre of Excellence EU participated in the World Planning Schools Congress 2026, held at Aalto University in Espoo and Helsinki, Finland, from 29 June to 3 July 2026. Organised under the theme “Peripheral Visions – Rethinking Planning,” the congress brought together planning scholars and practitioners from around the world to discuss contemporary challenges affecting cities and regions. The programme addressed topics including the climate crisis, geopolitical instability,...

Thursday, 18th June 2026 was the long expected day of the launch of the book „Three views on the city“, held in the cultural centre BOD in Hraničná street, Bratislava. The publication Three Views on the City is an authorial "trilogy on the city", which offers an interdisciplinary view of the phenomenon of urbanity from the perspective of an architect, spatial planner and psychologist. The book by authors Matej Jašš, Milan Husár (FM UK) and Michal Hajduk (STU graduate) explores the city as a...

Prof. Dr. Maroš Finka, Director of SPECTRA Centre of Excellence EU, participated in the International Scientific Conference “CONNECT_ED: Strategic Partnerships for Global Academic Engagement”, held on 2–5 June 2026 within the framework of the ConnectED project: German–Ukrainian University Network for Empowering Higher Education in Environmental Protection and Nature Conservation. As part of the plenary session, Prof. Finka delivered a presentation entitled “Quadruple Helix as a Base of...

Within the framework of the STICS project, Nataliia Yehorchenkova visited Mannheim Business School at the University of Mannheim, Germany. During the visit, she held a meeting with Yvonne Hall, Head of International Affairs at Mannheim Business School. The meeting provided an opportunity to present current activities of the STICS project and to discuss possible directions for future cooperation in the fields of sustainable university transformation, green campus development, international...

Nataliia Yehorchenkova and Oleksii Yehorchenkov, researchers of SPECTRA Centre of Excellence, participated in MIPRO 2026 in Opatija, Croatia, within the Project Management conference track organised in cooperation with PMI Croatia Chapter. During the conference, they presented their paper titled “EU Urban Transformation & Project Management: Policy Architecture, Digital Enablers and Portfolio Governance for Mission-Oriented Cities.” The presentation focused on the evolving EU policy...

On 4. 5. 2026, the STICS Smart Green Campus participatory event took place as the first creative meeting for the project of joint transformation of the campus of the Faculty of Management and the Faculty of Pharmacy of Comenius University. The aim of the event was to create a space for the active participation of all members of the academic community in the formation and implementation of the vision of the smart green campus and the smart community of the Faculty of Management and the...

PILSEN, CZECH REPUBLIC – Oleksii Yehorchenkov recently represented Comenius University and Spectra CE EU at the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) and International Staff Week 2026. The week-long event, titled "Bridging Academia with Industry: Research, Internships and AI in Practice," brought together professionals and academics from across the continent to explore the evolving landscape of technology transfer and innovation. The programme was hosted by the University of West...