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The lecture took place on December 1, 2025
Lecturer: Speaker: Klára Novotná, Ambassador with a special mission for the 2030 Agenda
The UNESCO Information and Documentation Centre at UKB, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, organized a lecture entitled "The Importance of Multilateralism in the System of International Relations". Multilateralism in international relations is extremely important, especially for smaller states that do not have the power (soft power and hard power) to influence world political decisions. The aim of the lecture for students was to explain the importance of multilateralism in the system of international relations so that they could better understand the functioning and importance of international organizations that strive to build a more just society around the world.
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The conference took place on November 26, 2025
Every year, the annual meeting of UNESCO affiliated schools is held, organized by the Slovak Commission for UNESCO in cooperation with the UNESCO Information and Documentation Centre at UKB. This year's meeting was held in the Lecture Hall of the University Library in Bratislava and was attended by 18 delegates representing the network of affiliated schools from all over the Slovak Republic. Although other ASPnet school meetings have become a traditional platform on which schools primarily presented their year-round activities (especially projects focused on the UNESCO agenda), this year the meeting program was conceived innovatively. The focus was on an interactive discussion - Ideathon, the aim of which was to find out how Slovak affiliated schools perceive the functioning of the ASPnet network, what specifically they would like to change to make the network function even more effectively, and what they would like to keep, because it is very well set up.
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The lecture took place on November 25, 2025
Lecturer: doc. Bronislav Ostřanský, Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences
The lecture, combined with a discussion, allowed interested parties to glimpse into the spiritual message of Sufism (in short, Islamic mysticism) and at the same time presented one of the gems of its medieval writings. The lecture was combined with the reading of commented excerpts from the work of Imam al-Qushayri, which is considered the most representative summary of this spiritual movement
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The lecture took place on October 14, 2025
Lecturer: Mgr. Mária Ištvánová, PhD., Institute of Oriental Studies SAV, v.v.i.
The diversity of Chinese culture and its traditions can be perceived not only through historical events and verified facts, but also by examining Chinese myths and legends. Although at first glance the combination of modern written language and ancient stories hidden behind the four-character expressions chengyu may not be perceived as a natural part of everyday life, these traditional stories still play an important role in communication and refer to the traditional moral values of Chinese society.
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The lecture took place on June 19, 2025
Lecturer: Danuša Čižmíková, Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences, v.v.i.
The lecture, which was dedicated to modern and contemporary Palestinian literature, presented primarily the work of women and pointed out the ways in which Palestinian women authors depict the experience of Palestinian society in the context of the long-standing Palestinian-Israeli conflict and Israeli occupation. The lecture also included readings of excerpts from the works of Palestinian women authors in Slovak translation.
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The event and lecture took place on May 7, 2025
Speaker: Klára Novotná, Ambassador with a special mission for the 2030 Agenda
The UNESCO Information and Documentation Centre at UKB, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, organized a lecture entitled "Tasks and Importance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the Country". The 2030 Agenda was approved by the UN General Assembly in September 2015 and its main purpose is to improve the lives of all people around the world. The document presents 17 basic points, which are developed into 169 related sub-goals, each of which has the ambition to guide the structural political, economic and social transformation of individual countries of the world in response to the threats that humanity faces today. The aim of the lecture with a debate for students was to introduce the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, its functioning and importance so that they would know how the entire process of its implementation into Slovak legislation is taking place.
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The event took place on March 26, 2025.
Speaker: Sofia Šillerová, Slovak Youth Delegate to the UN
The UNESCO Information and Documentation Centre at UKB, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Commission for UNESCO, organized a lecture entitled "The Youth Perspective on the Functioning and Significance of the UN". The participation of youth in political processes and the shaping of our world is extremely important, which is why the United Nations adopted the Declaration on the Promotion of the Ideals of Peace, Mutual Respect and Interpersonal Understanding among Young People in 1965. For this purpose, the Youth Delegate to the UN program was established, whose task was to involve young people in activities and decision-making processes within the UN. The Slovak Republic joined this program only in 2007.
The aim of the lecture was to introduce students from the invited UNESCO school to the functioning and importance of the extremely important international organization, the UN, in today's chaotic times from the perspective of a youth delegate.
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The discussion forum was held on February 19-20, 2025 in Kazakhstan
The Forum was organized by UNESCO with the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations (WFUCA) together with the Kazakh National Federation of Clubs for UNESCO, the Kazakh and French National Commissions for UNESCO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Akimat of Almaty. The Forum was attended by more than 150 participants from approximately 60 countries from Senegal to Japan. The Slovak Republic and IDS UNESCO were represented by the National Coordinator for UNESCO Affiliated Schools and a member of the Slovak Commission for UNESCO, Rastislav Hrubý.
A key task of the first global youth forum was to prepare a roadmap for UNESCO associations and clubs for 2025-2030 (Youth Roadmap of Associations and Clubs for UNESCO for 2025–2030).
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