On December 11, 2024, J. Selye University welcomed 49 school principals from the North Budapest School District. Ms. Ilona Tamás, the district director, and Dr. Mihály Nánay, an associate professor at the Ludovika University of Public Service in Budapest, led the delegation.

Dr. habil. PaedDr. Melinda Nagy, PhD., Vice-Rector of J. Selye University, welcomed the guests and presented the university, its activities, and its quality assurance system. In her speech, she also emphasized the key objectives of the education reform in Slovakia and introduced selected current research topics and projects of the Faculty of Education at J. Selye University. As part of the visit, the delegation toured the Selye Memorial Room, dedicated to the life and work of the renowned scientist János Selye, the creator of the stress theory.

The event focused on strengthening relationships between schools and the university and showcasing the opportunities offered by the university and the city of Komárno. J. Selye University expresses gratitude for the visit and believes this meeting will lay the foundation for further successful collaborations.

J. Selye University was founded on 23 October, 2003 through the passing of the law No. 465/2003 on its establishment by the National Council of the Slovak Republic. The act came into force on 1 January 2004. J. Selye University is the only independent legal entity in Slovakia, which offers academic study programmes to an ethnic minority in their mother tongue, i.e. Hungarian. It serves as a public institution providing education for the Hungarian minority on the highest educational level. Not only was the establishment of J. Selye University a significant step in the development of Slovak higher education, it was also a unique event in the history of the EU.

The mission of J. Selye University is to offer high priority to quality study programmes at Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD levels and to boost research programmes, preserve and respect universal ethical norms, promote the development of harmonious personality and ensure freedom of thought and opinion. Our university was established to increase the qualification level of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia. Higher qualification levels can create equal opportunities for ethnic Hungarians on the labour market and can decrease unemployment in the regions with significant Hungarian population. Our institution can act as a catalyst of social and economic development.

J. Selye University aims to educate young intellectuals who can become the pillars of our national community and whose language skills will enable them to succeed at home and abroad. Our university is an institution where multiculturalism, the freedom of thought and opinion, responsibility, human dignity, democracy, creativity, the originality of academic research and efficient instructor-student communication are basic principles. Besides providing high quality education our institution also contributes to the development of science and research by building cooperation with the international network of institutions, and thus providing an opportunity for Hungarian researchers in Slovakia to join international research projects. Our institution is a regional centre of science and research taking an active role in economic, social and cultural life of the region.

Publication JSU 2022

The Academic Senate of the Reformed Theological Faculty of J. Selye University (hereinafter referred to as “AS RTF JSU“) announces the election of the candidate for the position of the dean of the RTF JSU according to Art. 37c, point 7 of the JSU Statute and JSU internal regulation Principles of electing the candidate for the dean of the JSU faculty and accepting the proposal to dismiss the dean of the J. Selye University faculty (Art. 38, point 1, paragraph n) of the JSU Statute).

Election date: 04 December 2025

Process and schedule of election:

Any member of the RTF JSU academic community can submit a proposal for a candidate for the dean of the RTF  JSU.

Candidate proposals for the dean of the RTF JSU are submitted non-anonymously and in a written form to the chair of the AS RTF  JSU, from  06 August to 02 October 2025, 12:00 p.m. through the JSU registry office in the prescribed form (Proposal sheet see attached).

Until 16 October 2025, the chair of the AS RTF JSU ensures a written statement of approval of the proposed candidates indicating their consent with their candidacy for the dean of the RTF JSU and with the processing of personal data for the needs of the election of the candidate for the dean of the RTF JSU, their structured professional CV, a proposal for the development strategy of the RTF JSU and an extract from the criminal record register not older than 3 months.

Until 30 October  2025, the chair of the AS RTF JSU publishes the list of candidates for the dean of the RTF  JSU on the official board of the JSU and on the website of the RTF JSU.

A public hearing of applicants is part of the election to fill the position of the dean of the RTF JSU. The public hearing of the applicants will be held on 27 November 2025. The public hearing will be held so that members of the RTF JSU academic community and representatives of the public have the opportunity to ask questions from the candidates for the position of dean. The public hearing will be broadcast live on the JSU website and the full record of the public hearing will be published on the JSU website no later than 28 November  2025. The record of the public hearing will be published until 1 December  2025.

During the public hearing, the leadership experience and management skills of the applicants, their relationship to higher education, science and technology, and their relationship to the mission and the area of activity of the RTF JSU are examined. At the same time, the candidates for the position of the dean will present their proposal for the development strategy of the RTF JSU.

The candidate for the position of the dean of the RTF JSU is elected by an election assembly convened by the chair of the AS RTF JSU no later than 04 November 2025.The election of the candidate for the position of the dean of the RTF JSU will take place on 04 December 2025, at the election assembly.

The election of the Dean of the SJE RTK shall be carried out in accordance with the corresponding internal prescriptions

The results of the election of the candidate for the dean of the RTF JSU are announced by the chair of the AS RTF JSU until 05 December 2025. The dean of the RTF JSU is appointed by the rector for a four-year term on the basis of the results of the election.

Komárno, 01 August 2025
Mgr. Zsolt Görözdi, Th.D.
chair of AS RTF JSU

From June 25 to June 27, MAG Scholar and J. Selye University organised the 13th MAG Scholar Conference in Business, Marketing & Tourism focused on “Digital Frontiers in Tourism: Transforming Business, Marketing, and Experiences”. 

Held at the J. Selye University Conference Centre in Komárno, Slovakia, the event brought together researchers, students, professionals, and science enthusiasts. 

We thank our keynote speakers, Mgr. Béla Keszegh, Prof. Dr. Mihály Ormos, and Prof. Dr. László Józsa, as well as the presenters, sponsors, and attendees, for making this such a memorable and impactful event.

On 12 April 2025, Dr. Mohamad-Noor Salehhuddin Sharipudin, a researcher from Universiti Putra Malaysia, visited the Faculty of Economics and Computer Science at JSU within the framework of the National Scholarship Programme. One of the reasons of his four-week stay has been to prepare the 2025 MAG Scholar Conference in Business, Marketing & Tourism (Europe), which will be held at our university from 24-27 June 2025. The conference aims to provide a platform to enhance interactive exchange among academics, researchers, and market segments. This year, we are offering a hybrid platform for the conference, where presenters can join either in person or virtually.
The Director of the Conference, Dr. Mohamad-Noor Salehhuddin Sharipudin was welcomed at JSU on 15 April 2025 by the Rector of JSU, Professor János Tóth, the Co-Director of the Conference in Slovakia Associate Professor Zsuzsanna Tóth, and Vice-Rectors of JSU, Associate Professor Andrea Puskás and Associate Professor Erika Seres Huszárik.