Author: doc. Ing. Eva Pongrácz, PhD.
doc. Ing. Eva Pongrácz, PhD.
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Finance
Department: Department of Social Development and Labour
Position: Associate Professor
Scientific-pedagogical characteristics of the person
Second degree of higher education
Study field and programme: Finance, 2006, University of Economics Bratislava
Third degree of higher education
Study field and programme: Economic theory-Economic policy, 2011, University of Economics Bratislava
Associate professor
Study field and programme: National economy, 2022, University of Economics in Bratislava
Current and previous employment
University teacher - assistant professor, associate professor
University of Economics Bratislava
assistent professor 2007 - 2022, associate professor 2022 - present
Finance manager
Stavebná sporiteľňa Wüstenrot, a.s., Wüstenrot poisťovňa, a.s.
2003 - 2004
Team leader and Head of department
Všeobecná úverová banka, a.s.
1999 - 2002
Bank clerk
Všeobecná úverová banka, a.s.
1991 - 1998
Economist
Drobný tovar, š. p.
1989 - 1991
Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
Social innovations - People-to-People Central Europe, UK Study Visit- UK, Glasgow, Edinbrugh
British Council
2019
Training + job shadowing „Development of a Train the Trainers in employment services“
EPIC Australia
2017
Lektorský kurz „Simulátor pracovných pohovorov“/Lecturer course "Simulator of job interviews"
EPIC Slovakia
2016
Školenie „Statistické metody v analýze dat“/Training "Statistical methods in data analysis"
ACREA Centrum výuky
2012
Course "Qualitative Research Methods"
University of Amsterdam, Niederland
2023
Course "Qualitative Research Design"
Emory University, USA
2023
Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university
Number of defended theses
Bachelor's (first degree): 36
Diploma (second degree): 36
Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs
Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases: 15
Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases: 33
Number of invited lectures at the international, national level: 8
The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
PONGRÁCZ, Eva - POLÁČKOVÁ, Hana - NOVÁKOVÁ, Michaela - POLONYOVÁ, Simona - HUDECOVÁ, Mariana. Innovation in Planning Homelessness Resolution Services – Implementing a "Housing First" Approach in Slovakia. In Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. - Dordrecht. ISSN 1566-4910, 2021, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. [1-19] online. VEGA 1/0367/17, VEGA 1/0851/21. Dostupné na : .
POLONYOVÁ, Simona - PONGRÁCZ, Eva. Social Entrepreneurship Education Providers – Slovak Case. - Registrovaný: Web of Science. In Social Enterprise Journal. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing. ISSN 1750-8614, 2021, vol., no., pp. [1-17] online. VEGA 1/0851/21.
PONGRÁCZ, Eva. Spoločenská zodpovednosť a sociálna ekonomika. Recenzenti: Jana Štofková, Vojtěch Krebs. 1. vydanie. Praha : Agentúra Fáma, 2021. 97 s. [3,48 AH]. VEGA 1/0851/2021, COST CA16206, VEGA 1/0367/17, VEGA 1/0112/13. ISBN 978-80-904926-7-7.
Development of Educational Activities and Counseling in Social Agriculture in Slovakia: Initial Experience and Future Prospects / Eva Pongrácz, Simona Polonyová, Hana Poláčková. - VEGA 1/0851/21. In: European Countryside [elektronický zdroj] : The Journal of Mendel University in Brno. - Varšava : Sciendo. - ISSN 1803-8417. - Vol. 15, no. 2 (2023), pp. 186-201.
PONGRÁCZ, Eva. Sociálna ekonomika. 1. vyd. Bratislava : Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2011. 156 s. [6,891 AH]. ISBN 978-80-225-3291-4.
The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
PONGRÁCZ, Eva - POLÁČKOVÁ, Hana - NOVÁKOVÁ, Michaela - POLONYOVÁ, Simona - HUDECOVÁ, Mariana. Innovation in Planning Homelessness Resolution Services – Implementing a "Housing First" Approach in Slovakia. In Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. - Dordrecht. ISSN 1566-4910, 2021, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. [1-19] online. VEGA 1/0367/17, VEGA 1/0851/21.
POLONYOVÁ, Simona - PONGRÁCZ, Eva. Social Entrepreneurship Education Providers – Slovak Case. - Registrovaný: Web of Science. In Social Enterprise Journal. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing. ISSN 1750-8614, 2021, vol., no., pp. [1-17] online. VEGA 1/0851/21.
PONGRÁCZ, Eva. Spoločenská zodpovednosť a sociálna ekonomika. Recenzenti: Jana Štofková, Vojtěch Krebs. 1. vydanie. Praha : Agentúra Fáma, 2021. 97 s. [3,48 AH]. VEGA 1/0851/2021, COST CA16206, VEGA 1/0367/17, VEGA 1/0112/13. ISBN 978-80-904926-7-7.
Development of Educational Activities and Counseling in Social Agriculture in Slovakia: Initial Experience and Future Prospects / Eva Pongrácz, Simona Polonyová, Hana Poláčková. - VEGA 1/0851/21. In: European Countryside [elektronický zdroj] : The Journal of Mendel University in Brno. - Varšava : Sciendo. - ISSN 1803-8417. - Vol. 15, no. 2 (2023), pp. 186-201.
Factors of Changes in the Demographic Profile of the Society / Eva Pongrácz, Simona Polonyová, Hana Poláčková, Kornélia Beličková, Jakub Girašek. - VEGA 1/0851/21. In: European Journal of Transformation Studies [elektronický zdroj]. - Tbilisi : Europe our House. - ISSN 2298-0997. - Vol. 11, no. 1 (2023), pp. 107-127.
The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
2017 - 2021 člen Riadiaceho výboru projektu COST Action CA16206 " Empowering the next generation of social enterprise scholars" / Member of Management Committee of project COST Action CA16206 " Empowering the next generation of social enterprise scholars" Hlavným cieľom projektu je prekonať existujúce znalosti a geografickú roztrieštenosť v oblasti sociálnych podnikov (SE) a posilniť postavenie ďalšej generácie vedcov z oblasti SE a zároveň vytvoriť politiku založenú na dôkazoch a interakciu so zainteresovanými stranami. / The main aim of project is to overcome existing knowledge and geographic fragmentation regarding social enterprises (SE) and empowering the next generation of SE scholars while foresting evidence-based policy and interaction with stakeholders.
2025 - 2029 spoluriešiteľ projektu APVV- 24-350 "Generácia gold: výzvy a príležitosti využitia jej plného potenciálu v kontexte trhu práce" a zodpovedná za pracovný balík v rámci neho./2025 - 2029 Co-investigator of the APVV-24-350 project "The Gold Generation: Challenges and Opportunities for Utilizing Its Full Potential in the Context of the Labor Market" and responsible for the work package within it. Projekt je zameraný na základný výskum v oblasti potenciálu a rizík generácie gold v kontexte trhu práce a tvorby verejných politík ako základu budovania udržateľnej spoločnosti./The project focuses on basic research into the potential and risks of the gold generation in the context of the labor market and public policy-making as a basis for building a sustainable society.
2020 - 2022 zástupca zodpovedného riešiteľa projektu INTERREG „Social Entrepreneurship Education and Development Hub - SEED Hub" / Deputy lead of the project INTERREG "Social Entrepreneurship Education and Development Hub - SEED Hub" Cieľom projektu SEED-Hub je poskytovať podporu subjektom sociálnej ekonomiky v dotknutých regiónoch v Slovenskej republike a Rakúsku: transfer know-how, vzdelávanie a sieťovanie. / The aim of the SEED-Hub project is to provide support to social economy entities in the affected regions in the Slovak Republic and Austria: know-how transfer, education and networking.
2021 - 2024 zodpovedný riešiteľ projektu č. 1/0851/21 VEGA „Sociálna ekonomika ako moderný nástroj budovania inkluzívnej spoločnosti v kontexte globálnych zmien a výziev Agendy OSN 2030 pre udržateľný rozvoj. / 2021-2024 lead researcher of the VEGA project no. 1/0851/21: The social economy as a modern tool for building an inclusive society in the context of global change and the challenges of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Projekt sa zameriva na rôzne aspekty sociálnej ekonomiky a sociálneho podnikania v kontexte naplňania cieľov Agenda udržateľného rozvoja 2030 OSN. / The project focuses on the aspects of the social economy and of the social entrepreneurship in the context of the Agenda 2030 OSN.
2018-2019 spoluriešiteľ projektu organizácie UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office „People to People Central Europe“ – „People to People Slovakia – sociálne inovácie“ /2018-2019 researchef of the project of UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office „People to People Central Europe“ – „People to People Slovakia – social inovations“ SR. Projekt sa zameriaval na analýzu sektora sociálnej ekonomiky vo Veľkej Británii s akcentom na príklady úspešne fungujúcich subjektov a na transformáciu poznatkov v slovenských podmienkach./The project focused on the analysis of the social economy sector in the United Kingdom with an emphasis on examples of successfully operating entities and on the transformation of knowledge in Slovak conditions.
2021 - súčasnosť, Country Team Leader Slovakia v rámci projektu SHARE ERIC - Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe / 2021 - present, Country Team Leader Slovakia within the project SHARE ERIC - Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
SHARE - Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe je výskumná infraštruktúra na skúmanie účinkov zdravotných, sociálnych, hospodárskych a environmentálnych politík v priebehu života európskych občanov. / SHARE - Survey of Health, Ageing
and Retirement in Europe is a research infrastructure to investigate the effects of health, social, economic and environmental policies over the life course of European citizens.
Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
2017 - 2021 člen Riadiaceho výboru projektu COST Action CA16206 " Empowering the next generation of social enterprise scholars" / Member of Management Committee of project COST Action CA16206 " Empowering the next generation of social enterprise scholars" Hlavným cieľom projektu je prekonať existujúce znalosti a geografickú roztrieštenosť v oblasti sociálnych podnikov (SE) a posilniť postavenie ďalšej generácie vedcov z oblasti SE a zároveň vytvoriť politiku založenú na dôkazoch a interakciu so zainteresovanými stranami. / The main aim of project is to overcome existing knowledge and geographic fragmentation regarding social enterprises (SE) and empowering the next generation of SE scholars while foresting evidence-based policy and interaction with stakeholders.
2025 - 2029 spoluriešiteľ projektu APVV- 24-350 "Generácia gold: výzvy a príležitosti využitia jej plného potenciálu v kontexte trhu práce" a zodpovedná za pracovný balík v rámci neho./2025 - 2029 Co-investigator of the APVV-24-350 project "The Gold Generation: Challenges and Opportunities for Utilizing Its Full Potential in the Context of the Labor Market" and responsible for the work package within it. Projekt je zameraný na základný výskum v oblasti potenciálu a rizík generácie gold v kontexte trhu práce a tvorby verejných politík ako základu budovania udržateľnej spoločnosti./The project focuses on basic research into the potential and risks of the gold generation in the context of the labor market and public policy-making as a basis for building a sustainable society.
2020 - 2022 zástupca zodpovedného riešiteľa projektu INTERREG „Social Entrepreneurship Education and Development Hub - SEED Hub" / Deputy lead of the project INTERREG "Social Entrepreneurship Education and Development Hub - SEED Hub" Cieľom projektu SEED-Hub je poskytovať podporu subjektom sociálnej ekonomiky v dotknutých regiónoch v Slovenskej republike a Rakúsku: transfer know-how, vzdelávanie a sieťovanie. / The aim of the SEED-Hub project is to provide support to social economy entities in the affected regions in the Slovak Republic and Austria: know-how transfer, education and networking.
2021 - 2024 zodpovedný riešiteľ projektu č. 1/0851/21 VEGA „Sociálna ekonomika ako moderný nástroj budovania inkluzívnej spoločnosti v kontexte globálnych zmien a výziev Agendy OSN 2030 pre udržateľný rozvoj. / 2021-2024 lead researcher of the VEGA project no. 1/0851/21: The social economy as a modern tool for building an inclusive society in the context of global change and the challenges of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Projekt sa zameriva na rôzne aspekty sociálnej ekonomiky a sociálneho podnikania v kontexte naplňania cieľov Agenda udržateľného rozvoja 2030 OSN. / The project focuses on the aspects of the social economy and of the social entrepreneurship in the context of the Agenda 2030 OSN.
2018-2019 spoluriešiteľ projektu organizácie UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office „People to People Central Europe“ – „People to People Slovakia – sociálne inovácie“ /2018-2019 researchef of the project of UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office „People to People Central Europe“ – „People to People Slovakia – social inovations“ SR. Projekt sa zameriaval na analýzu sektora sociálnej ekonomiky vo Veľkej Británii s akcentom na príklady úspešne fungujúcich subjektov a na transformáciu poznatkov v slovenských podmienkach./The project focused on the analysis of the social economy sector in the United Kingdom with an emphasis on examples of successfully operating entities and on the transformation of knowledge in Slovak conditions.
2021 - súčasnosť, Country Team Leader Slovakia v rámci projektu SHARE ERIC - Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe / 2021 - present, Country Team Leader Slovakia within the project SHARE ERIC - Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
SHARE - Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe je výskumná infraštruktúra na skúmanie účinkov zdravotných, sociálnych, hospodárskych a environmentálnych politík v priebehu života európskych občanov. / SHARE - Survey of Health, Ageing
and Retirement in Europe is a research infrastructure to investigate the effects of health, social, economic and environmental policies over the life course of European citizens.
Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
Member of the Scientific Council
Faculty of Economics, EU in Bratislava
2019 - present
Member - expert of the Advisory Working Group IA of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Slovak Republic of the National Program "Institute of Social Economy"
IA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Slovak Republic
2020 - present
Member of the working group of the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and the Family of the Slovak Republic on the drafting of the legislation on social economy and social entrepreneurship
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
2016 - 2018
Professional guarantor of the educational program "Counseling for young people in the field of employment - training of youth workers
accreditation: Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic
2017 - 2022
Guarantor of the lifelong learning course "Municipal Social Entrepreneurship"
Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic
2016 - 2021
Member of the Working Group on Employment, Active Labour Market Policy, Youth Guarantees and Social Economy of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Slovak Republic
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
2021 - present
Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study
Corvinus University Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
6. 10. 2008 - 18. 10. 2008,
intergovernmental bilateral agreement
Corvinus University Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
14. 6. 2010 - 23. 6. 2010,
intergovernmental bilateral agreement
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK
3. 3. 2019 - 8. 3. 2019,
project cooperation
EPIC Austrália, Austrália
17. 7. 2017 - 1. 8. 2017,
project cooperation
Výskumný ústav družstevníctva, Budapest / Cooperative Research Institute, Budapest, Maďarsko
8.4.-14.4.2024,
project cooperation