Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici

EU Legislative Interests

The main legislative policies and proposals of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica are targeted on research, innovation and higher education including further internationalisation, mobility, research, innovation, technology and knowledge transfer , such as: -European Research Area -European Education Area -Framework programs for research and innovation - Horizon 2020/Europe and other European research programmes. Among them: Project GENDERACTIONplus: GENDERACTIONplus was a four-year Horizon Europe project that brought together national authorities and research funding organisations across Europe to advance inclusive gender equality in research and innovation. Running until May 2025, the project focused on five key areas: intersectionality and inclusiveness, gender-based violence, the gender dimension in R&I, monitoring of gender equality in the European Research Area, and institutional change through Gender Equality Plans. It supported two Communities of Practice—national authorities and RFOs—through workshops, capacity-building, policy briefs, and national impact plans. GENDERACTIONplus contributed to stronger policy coordination by providing strategic advice, benchmarking, mutual learning, and practical tools such as a data-driven dashboard or guides. The project contributed to building a gender equality strategy in a new Framework Programme. Project ARCHE: The ARCHE project - the Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe- is a pan European framework for a holistic approach to cultural heritage research and innovation. Its aim is to design a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for joint programming aiming to increase awareness of heritage and European sense of belonging. The objective is to engage all cultural heritage actors in Member States / Associated Countries in the co-design of research and innovation strategies and roadmaps that lead to research and innovation initiatives requiring multidisciplinary approaches and skills. The project will contribute to the EU Green Deal, European Framework for Action on Cultural Heritage and the UN SDGs.

Communication Activities

Matej Bel University has a strong tradition of organising events and dissemination activities directly connected to EU policy themes, such as Human Forum conference. Besides, Matej Bel University is a member of European University Association, SAIAC, EURAXESS. The implementation of HR policies for researchers resulted in the award of the HR Excellence award by the European Commission. In September 2025 (23. - 24.9.2025) we are atending meeting in Brusell, focusing on providing feedback to EU policy makers. As part of our internationalisation and strategic development efforts, our university representatives will be involved in direct exchanges with European Commission departments, including: 1. Meeting with representatives of DG Research and Innovation (DG RTD) to discuss widening participation in EU research programmes, receive feedback on Horizon Europe implementation, and provide input for the preparation of Framework Programme 10 (FP10). 2. Meeting with representatives of DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) to engage in dialogue on the future development of European University Alliances and the concept of a potential European degree. 3. Matej Bel University will also participate in activities coordinated within the UnILiON (Universities Informal Liaison Offices Network), a Brussels-based platform for informal exchange among university representatives.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

Aliancia európskych univerzít EMERGE https://euemerge.eu/ sieť EURAXESS https://www.euraxess.sk/ The European University Association (EUA) https://www.eua.eu/

Organisation Members

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Additional Information

Matej Bel University is a public higher education institution established by law in the Slovak Republic. As such, we do not represent commercial interests. In accordance with the requirements under heading 14, we confirm that: Our institution is primarily funded from the state budget of the Slovak Republic. We also receive project-based funding, including EU grants (e.g. Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, COST), as well as other research or educational grants from national and international sources. However, none of these individual contributions exceeds 10% of our total annual budget, nor do they reach the 10,000 EUR threshold and 10% share simultaneously, as defined by the guidelines. The reference to "Financed from EU funds" reflects the fact that our university receives competitive funding from various EU programmes, which we have reported separately under heading 14.