WEDNESDAY – September 18 2019
Arrival of participants – Accomodation
18:30–20:30 – Welcome dinner
Venue: Hotel Golden Royal, Vodná 8, 040 01 Košice
THURSDAY – September 19 2019
9:30 –10:00
Registration
Venue: University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovakia
10:00 –10:30
Official Opening and Welcome address
Dr.h.c. prof. Jana Mojžišová, DVM, PhD., Rector of UVMP in Košice
Dr.h.c. prof. Peter Bielik, Ing, PhD., President of VUA
10:20 –10:40
VUA Annual Report 2018 and VUA Financial Report 2018
– Mgr. Vladislav Valach, Secretary General of VUA
– Discussion and approval
10:40 –10:50
Coffee break
10:50 –11:20
Introduction of VUA activities for the period 2019-2020
– Prof. Elena Horská, VUA
– Discussion and approval
Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development
– Dr. Tatiana Bullová, VUA
– journal presentation
11:20–11:40
Introduction of new VUA members
Mgr. Vladislav Valach, VUA Secretary General
– Kaposvár University, Hungary
– Cherkassy Experimental Station of Bioresources National Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
11:45 –12:05
Discussion and approval of new members by General Meeting
Mgr. Vladislav Valach, VUA Secretary General
Awards Ceremony – VUA Award of Excellence
Dr.h.c. prof. Peter Bielik, Ing. PhD., Dr.h.c. prof. Jana Mojžišová, DVM, PhD., Rector of UVMP
12:10 –13:15
Lunch
13:15–14:15
Election of VUA Vice Presidents and Executive Committee Members
Coffee break
Presentations of invited speakers:
14:45–15:15
Martin Tomko, DVM, PhD.: The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy – life within and beyond the university campus
15:15–15:45
Assoc. Prof. Alica Kočišová, DVM, PhD.: The world is changing – the impact of global change on the spread of parasitoses
15:45–16:15
Assoc. Prof. Branislav Peťko, DVM, PhD.: Interdisciplinary Research Innovation of the Center for Applied Research
16:15–16:20
Closing Remarks
18:00
VUA Gala Dinner
Trip to Slovak Tokaj wine region – Veľká Tŕňa
Visit of wine bar including Tokaj wine tasting and dinner
FRIDAY – September 20 2019
8:00 –14:00
Social programme
Trip to Spiš Castle including lunch at Spišský salaš (original Slovak restaurant)
Spiš Castle:
http://slovakia.travel/en/spissky-hrad-castle
https://www.slovakia.com/castles/spis-castle/
Spišský salaš:
https://www.tatryspispieniny.sk/en/package/the-spis-shepherds-hut/
Departure (individually from Košice)