At the Dean’s Board meeting of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Košice on 6 October 2026, the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. J. Živčák, formally presented gold medals to four colleagues on the occasion of their milestone birthdays. Through these awards, he recognised their longstanding professional service and contributions to the Faculty. He also thanked them for their professional achievements, for passing on knowledge and experience to future generations, and for their active involvement in the academic community.

The gold medals were presented to:

• prof. Ing. Robert Grega, PhD.
• prof. Ing. Radovan Hudák, PhD.
• prof. Ing. Ján Kráľ, PhD.
• doc. Ing. Štefan Markulik, PhD.

The Faculty Secretary, Ing. Michaela Kočišová, PhD., MBA, also recently celebrated a milestone birthday. Her expertise and dedication contribute significantly to the Faculty’s operations and development.

We warmly congratulate our colleagues celebrating these milestones and wish them good health, personal fulfilment and continued success in their teaching, research and professional activities.