Danubius University (Slovakia)
The Danubius University (until 2014 University of Sládkovičovo) is a private university established in 2005 in Sládkovičovo.[3]
Vysoká škola Danubius | |
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Other name | DU |
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Former names | University of Sládkovičovo (2005-2014) |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 31 May 2005[1] |
Academic affiliations | Erasmus Programme |
| Rector | Peter Plavčan |
| Students | 452 [2] |
| Location | , Slovakia |
| Website | vsdanubius |
The university has three faculties:
- Janko Jesenský Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Public Policy and Public Administration
- Faculty of Social Studies
Controversy
Between 2007 and 2015, the university maintained a Czech campus in Brno, granting Law degrees to many leading politicians of Czech Social Democratic Party. The campus was denied Czech accreditation due to serious concerns about the quality of education provided there.[4]
In the midst of 2020 plagiarism scandals of the Speaker of the National Council Boris Kollár, the Prime Minister Igor Matovič wowed to close down "artificial universities that deform the education system", including the Danubius University.[5] Nonetheless, the school remained open and continued receiving generous subsidies from the Government.[6]
Danubius university denied all allegations, stating it provides high quality education and since its relaunch under the new name in 2015, it "no longer has any political connections."[7]
References
- "Vysoká škola Danubius | Portál VŠ". www.portalvs.sk. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- "Prehľad vysokých škôl - CVTI SR". www.cvtisr.sk. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- "Vysoká škola v Sládkovičove zmení svoj názov". www.najpravo.sk (in Slovak). 13 January 2014.
- "Zanikla pobočka školy, kde se ze sociálních demokratů stávali právníci". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 30 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- "Kopanec do zadku celej vlády: Bez hanby zrušiť umelo vytvorené školy v Skalici a podobné bludy". plus7dni.pluska.sk (in Slovak). 24 June 2020.
- Beblavý, Miroslav (20 September 2020). "Ako Matovičova vláda zrušila Sládkovičovo". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- Plavčan, Peter (25 September 2020). "Reakcia vedenia Vysokej školy Danubius na článok Miroslava Beblavého". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 September 2022.