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What’s the Matter? Cell phones in the classroom
Are Smart Phones Making Us Dumb? Mobile phone technology has undoubtedly been a central part of the technological revolution, which is reshaping the world's societies as we know it. The cell phone screen is an instant window to the world, infinite information,...
Call for Abstracts: Re-defining Democracy
Re-defining Democracy in the Era of Democratic Backsliding November 29 – 30, 2024 Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts Bratislava, Slovak Republic CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Half a century ago, on August 1, 1975, the representatives of the countries...
Project AI Aware Universities
AI AWARE UNIVERSITIES During the first week of July, BISLA took part in the initial planning workshop of the project AI Aware Universities: Empowering University Communities for Ethical Use of AI. The project is a part of the Digital Democracy...
Elective courses offering for Fall 2024
Diskusia: Ivan Mikloš
Pozývame Vás na prezentáciu najnovšieho čísla Kritiky & Kontext (61:XXVI 2024). Toto monotematické číslo, v slovenčine a v angličtine, sa venuje dvom najvýznamnejším ekonómom 20. storočia. Keynes-Hayek: Dvaja architekti kapitalizmu/Two...
Slovak Politics in the Wake of the May 15 Shooting
Local, macro-regional, and European perspectives What are the reasons behind the spiral of violence In Slovakia, from the 2018 assassination of Ján Kuciak to the May 15 attempt and the deterioration of Slovak public life? What does the situation look like from the...
Spring ’24: BIH Discussions and a new issue of Kritika & Kontext
New Issue of Kritika & Kontext Despite the complexity of a capitalist economy, or perhaps because of that complexity, it seems only natural that we would want to understand more clearly how to make capitalism work better. one argument is that...
Summer School ’24
At the turn of June and July, a group of BISLA students along with BISLA alumn Jonáš Jánsky explored the events leading up to the 1989 November Revolution and the events of the first revolutionary months in an intensive course 1989 revolution(s) and...
Conflict Transformation Workshop
BISLA Conflict Transformation Workshop A Bridge Across Borders We’re thrilled to share the highlights from our recent three-day event with amazing students from NKE Budapest! Together, we delved into the heart of Bratislava and engaged in enlightening discussions...
BISLA 2024 Graduation
BISLA 2024 GraduationWe at BISLA are proud to announce that another year of students has completed their bachelor’s studies. We are celebrating with them and wish them all the best in their future endeavors!