Graduation ceremony
associated with the award ceremony – November 2025
On Sunday, November 16, 2025, an extremely solemn and anticipated ceremony of handing over documents on the completion of studies to graduates of the Educational Institute Košice and its detached workplaces in postgraduate study programs, associated with the awarding of various awards for professional effort, perseverance and professional growth, took place in the premises of the DKC Veritas hall in Košice. The atmosphere of the event was completed by the elegance of the ladies present, the dignity of the gentlemen and the exceptional energy that accompanied all graduates, their families and distinguished guests throughout the ceremony.
The ceremonial program was opened by Dr.h.c. PhDr. Marcel Orenič, PhD., DBA, LL.D., DSc., Director of the Institute, who in his speech emphasized the importance of further education and the courage with which the graduates managed this study in addition to work, family obligations and everyday challenges. At the same time, he recalled the mission of the Institute, which strives to constantly improve and implement the highest social and academic values, as evidenced by last year’s opening of detached workplaces in Rimavská Sobota and Bratislava, which is closely associated with the vision to expand its activities to other cities both in Slovakia and abroad and to further fulfill the Strategy of Development and Mission of the Institute.
During the ceremony, the director of the Institute also awarded the selected graduates with an award for excellent final thesis, namely:
- MUDr. Tibor Varga, PhD., LL.D., DSc., MBA, MPH, who prepared a postgraduate final thesis in the study program Doctor of Business Administration on the topic “Consolidation of finances in Slovak healthcare”;
- PharmDr. Nikolett Cifruš Csízi, who prepared a postgraduate final thesis in the Master of Public Health study program on the topic “The system of financing hospitals in Slovakia”;
- Boris Bilý, MD, PhD., who wrote his postgraduate thesis in the Master of Public Health study program on the topic “Treatment and management of patients with chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation in VÚSCH a.s. and the impact on public health”.
During the graduation ceremony, the Director of the Institute awarded important awards to distinguished personalities as a sign of special recognition for their merits in various categories:
he- awarded Letters of Gratitude to the entire Academic Community of the detached workplace of the Educational Institute Košice in Rimavská Sobota and to the entire Academic Community of the detached workplace of the Educational Institute Košice in Bratislava – for long-term cooperation, professional and expert approach in the education of students and spreading the good name of the Educational Institute Košice; the
- Director of the Institute also awarded the Director Award to Lieutenant Colonel Ing. Daniel Blašek, PhD., EMBA, Ing. Paed. IGIP – for active cooperation, professionalism, improvement and dissemination of the good name of the Educational Institute Košice; the
- Director of the Institute also awarded Gold Medals to Ing. Róbert Orenič, MBA and prof. PhDr. Andrea Gállová, PhD., MBA, DSc. – for many years of help, cooperation, professionalism, improvement and dissemination of the good name of the Educational Institute Košice.
The ceremony was a dignified reminder of how important education is in personal and professional life. Graduates take away from the Institute not only theoretical knowledge, but also new practical skills, a broader outlook, new contacts and, above all, new impulses to be leaders in their professions or to be bearers of positive changes in their surroundings.
In his speech, the Director of the Institute expressed his sincere gratitude not only to the graduates, but also to the teachers, trainers, professional partners and the entire background of the Institute, without whom the educational process would not be possible. He also highlighted the support of the families, friends and colleagues of the graduates, who were an important support throughout their studies.
The event ended with the sound of singing “Gaudeamus Igitur” and congratulations to all new graduates with the wish that they continue to use the acquired knowledge in their professions, contribute to the development of society and continue to spread the good name of the Educational Institute Košice. It is not for nothing that our motto is “education for success”!
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