The Catholic Universities Partnership (CUP) began in 2004 as an initiative to foster mutual support, elevation, and development of Catholic higher education and civil society in post-communist and post-Soviet Europe.
Now celebrating 20 years of progressive developments in programming, infrastructure, and research, the CUP continues to foster international collaboration among institutions of higher learning across Europe.
The 2024 conference will be hosted by the Catholic University of Croatia in Zagreb, Croatia.
Program
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Location: Catholic University of Croatia, Ilica 242, Zagreb
All sessions will be held in the new building of the CUC Campus, 3rd floor, C3.
Holy Mass will be held in the University chapel (B building of the CUC Campus) and the Gala Dinner in the restaurant Kaptolska klet, Kaptol 5.
15.00 – 16.30 Meeting between the Prof Željko Tanjić, PhD, Rector of the Catholic University of Croatia and representatives of CUP institutions with the members of Croatian Rector's Conference, and Prof Radovan Fuchs, PhD, Minister of Science and Education
Location: Conference Hall, B building of the CUC Campus
15.30 – 16-30 Registration - CUC Campus, 3rd floor, C3
16.30 – 17.15 Opening ceremony - CUC Campus, 3rd floor, C3
17.15– 18.45 Round table "Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe – a university perspective"
Moderator: Prof Danijel Labaš, PhD, Head of the Department of Communication Sciences, Catholic University of Croatia
Speakers:
- Davor Ivo Stier, MA, member of Croatian Parliament
- Assoc. Prof. Taras Dobko, PhD, Rector, Ukrainian Catholic University, Ukraine
- Rev Filip Krauze, PhD, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
- Assoc. Prof. Markéta Rusnáková, PhD, Vice-Rector for International Relations, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia
- Rev Prof Thomas Schwartz, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of the Renovabis Foundation, Germany
- Prof Clemens Sedmak, PhD, Director of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, University of Notre Dame, USA
- Rev Prof Krisztián Vincze, PhD, Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Scientific Management, Pázmany Péter Catholic University, Hungary
19.00 – 19.30 Holy Mass - University chapel
20.00 Dinner -- CUC Campus, 3rd floor, C3
Friday, May 10, 2024
8.30 – 9.00 Holy Mass - University chapel
9.15 – 10.45 From past to present – 20 years of CUP
Moderator: Prof Jasna Ćurković Nimac, PhD, Catholic University of Croatia
Speakers:
- Assoc. Prof. Máté Botos, PhD, Head of Department of Political Sciences, Pázmany Péter Catholic University, Hungary
- Prof James McAdams, PhD, University of Notre Dame, USA
- Msgr Prof Sławomir Nowosad, PhD, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
- Rev Prof Željko Tanjić, PhD, Rector of the Catholic University of Croatia
- Prof Volodymyr Turchynovskyy, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Ukrainian Catholic University
- Prof Vaja Vardidze, PhD, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University, Georgia
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 – 12.45 Opportunities for collaboration – best practices and unused potentials
Moderator: Prof Roberto Antolović, PhD, Vice-Rector for Science, Catholic
University of Croatia
Speakers:
- Prof Jasna Ćurković Nimac, PhD, Catholic University of Croatia
- Morgan Munsen, PhD / Prof James McAdams, PhD, University of Notre Dame, USA
- Marianna Pyrih, PhD, Head of Research Support Office, Ukrainian Catholic University, Ukraine
- Bence Tamássy, Head of the Central Office for Foreign Affairs, Pázmany Péter Catholic University, Hungary
12.45 – 14.15 Lunch
14.15 – 15.45 Coping with crises at CUP institutions
Moderator: Prof Gordan Črpić, PhD, Vice-Rector for Organisation and Financial Affairs, Catholic University of Croatia
Speakers:
- Rev. Assoc. Prof. László Gájer, PhD, Head of the Department of Christian Philosophy, Pázmany Péter Catholic University, Hungary
- Rev. Assist. Prof. Odilon-Gbènoukpo Singbo, PhD, Catholic University of Croatia Prof Hrvoje Štefančić, PhD, Vice-Rector for International Relations, Catholic University of Croatia
15.45 – 16.15 Coffee break
16.15 – 17.45 Pastoral care at CUP institutions
Moderator: Rev. Assist. Prof. Odilon-Gbènoukpo Singbo, PhD, Catholic University of Croatia
Speakers:
- Fr Alessandro Caprioli, MA, F. S. C. B., University Chaplain, Pázmany Péter Catholic University, Hungary
- Sr. Maria (Nataliia) Grynyk, Deputy to the Director of the UCU Residences, Ukrainian Catholic University, Ukraine
- Rev Branimir Jagodić, MA, University Chaplain, Catholic University of Croatia
- Fr James Lies, PhD, C. S. C., University of Notre Dame, USA
19.00 Gala dinner
Restaurant Kaptolska klet, Kaptol 5, Zagreb
Saturday, May 11, 2024
8.30 – 9.00 Holy Mass
University chapel
9.15 – 10.45 Round table – CUP student perspective
Moderator: Prof Hrvoje Kekez, PhD, Catholic University of Croatia
Speakers: CUP university students
- Tamta Tavartkiladze, Elene Sidamonidze, and Albina Agapishvili, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University, Georgia
- William Smith and Hannah Smith, University of Notre Dame, USA
- Krystyna Dmytryshyn, Ukrainian Catholic University, Ukraine
- László Horváth, Pázmany Péter Catholic University, Hungary
- Lenka Horvathova, Martin Pinkoš, and Matej Molčany, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia
- Weronika Gałat, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
- Stipe Markota, and Filip Dešman, Catholic University of Croatia
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 – 12.45 Round table – Future of CUP collaboration
Moderator: Prof Hrvoje Štefančić, PhD, Vice-Rector for International Relations, Catholic University of Croatia
Speakers: Young emerging scholars under 40
- Assist. Prof. Ivana Brstilo Lovrić, PhD, Catholic University of Croatia
- Assist. Prof. Melinda Dabis, PhD, Pázmany Péter Catholic University, Hungary
- Assist. Prof. Samuel Štefan Mahút, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia
12.45 – 13.00 Closing remarks
13.00 – 15.00 Lunch
15.00 – 19.00 Sightseeing of Zagreb and Zagreb Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
20.00 Vin d´honneur