UCM
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
 prof. PhDr. René Lužica, ArtD.
Email:
 rene.luzica@ucm.sk
Homepage:
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Fakulta/Univerzita:
FSV UCM - Faculty of Social Sciences
Pracovisko:
USPSP - Institute of Social Work and Social Policy

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Lužica
I.2 - Name
René
I.3 - Degrees
prof. PhDr., ArtD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1957
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Social Work and Social Policy, UNIVERSITY of SS. CYRIL and METHODIUS in Trnava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Bučianska 4/A, 917 01 Trnava
I.7 - Position
professor
I.8 - E-mail address
rene.luzica@ucm.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
www.portals sk./regzam/detail
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
33 Social Work
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-5417-6007

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1982
II.c - Study field and programme
Ethnography
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Film and Television, Academy of Performing Arts
II.b - Year
2004
II.c - Study field and programme
documentary filmmaking
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Health and Social Work, University of Trnava, Trnava
II.b - Year
2006
II.c - Study field and programme
Social Work
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
St. Elizabeth College of Health and Social Work in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2011
II.c - Study field and programme
Social work
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
professor Institute of Romani Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Health at the UKF in Nitra 2012 - 2024
Associate Professor Department of Social Work, Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University in Olomouc 2010-2015
assistant professor Department of Social Work, University of Trnava, Trnava 2000-2010
editor, dramaturg Editor-in-Chief of Journalism and Documentary, Slovak Television Bratislava 1985-2000

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
PRIDE programme (specifics of Roma children in foster care) Smile as a gift n. o 2007

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
History of social work Social services and counselling 1 Social work
History of the Roma Social services and counselling 1 Social work
Qualitative methods in social work Social services and counselling 2 Social work
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Social services and counselling I. Social Work
Social services and counselling II. Social Work
Social policy III. Social Work
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
5
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
62
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
51
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
5
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Field social work Social services and cousseling 1 Social work
Multicultural education Social services and cousseling 1 Social work
Mass media communication Social services and cousseling 2 Social work

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
55
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
15
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
15
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
95
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
15
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
3
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
3
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
16
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

V3 Vedecký výstup publikačnej činnosti z časopisu – abstrakt, článok, abstrakt z podujatia, poster z podujatia, článok z podujatia

The Impact of Government Social Policy on the Roma Community in Czecho-Slovakia from 1948 to the Present with Comparison of Contemporary Research about Social Pathology / Lukasz Kwadrans, René Lužica, Ivan Rác, 2022.

In: Kultura i Edukacja. - ISSN 1230-266X, Roč. 136, č. 2 (2022), s. 162-180.

AEC Vedecké práce v zahraničných recenzovaných vedeckých zborníkoch, monografiách

Persecutions of Roma - Romani Holocaust in Slovakia / René Lužica, Karol Janas ; recenzent: William S. New, Lukasz Kwardans, 2020.

In: Preserving the Roma Memories [text documment (print)] : Festschrift in Honor of Dr. Adam Bartosz : Mní­chov : Lincom, 2020. - ISBN 978-3-86290-218-7, P. 94-117.

AEC Vedecké práce v zahraničných recenzovaných vedeckých zborníkoch, monografiách

Grim memories Testimonies of Roma people from Gemer about World War II / Milan Samko, René Lužica ; recenzent: Elena Marushiakova, Vesselin Popov, 2015. In: Linguistic, Cultural and Educational Issues of Roma / editor Hristo Kyuchukov, Martin Kaleja, Milan Samko ; editor Hristo Kyuchukov, Martin Kaleja, Milan Samko. - Munich : Lincom Academic Publisher, 2015. - ISBN 978-3-86288-582-4, p. 205-213.

AAB Vedecké monografie vydané v domácich vydavateľstvách

Damned and forgotten / René Lužica. - Bratislava : IRIS, 2002. - ISBN 80-89018-26-2.

AAB Vedecké monografie vydané v domácich vydavateľstvách

When the war was going on, I wasn't at home. / René Lužica. - Bratislava : Národopisná spoločnosÅ¥ Slovenska, 2004. - 154 s. - ISBN 80-969263-9-X.

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VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years

AAB004 Roma Historical Calendar 1918 - 2018. René Lužica.-1. Edition - Nitra: UKF in Nitra 2020.- 146 s.- ISBN 978-80-556- 1548-0.

AAB005 The Gypsy/Roma Union and the State Power in Slovakia 1968-1989. René Lužica.- 1st ed.-Nitra UKF in Nitra. 2021.- 104 p.- ISBN 978-80-558-1723-1.

01KPV Elena Lacková: life and work. 1st ed. Nitra: UKF in Nitra. 2023.-82 p..ISBN 978-80-538-1908-2.

AEC001 Persecutions of Roma - Roma in Slovakia. René Lužica 50% In: Preserving The Roma Memories. Munich: Lincom Academic Publisher. 2020.-p. 94-118.- ISBN 978-3-86290-218-7.

P1uvs History of Slovak Social Work in selected sections of practice. René Lužica /author 2H/.- 1st ed. - Trnava: UCM in Trnava, Faculty of Social Sciences. 2023.- 201s.. ISBN 978-80-572-0380-3.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years

Guarantor of the project "Innovative education of pedagogical staff of primary schools for the purpose of increasing intercultural competences in the education of Roma pupils". National Institute of Education and Youth. Since 2015 continuously.

Lecturer of the educational project "With Roma we achieve more". State Pedagogical Institute,2017 - 2024

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Institut für Wissenschafltiches Film University Göttingen 1996, 1998 (one-week stays, June) STT
Inštitute of Natural and Cultural Heritage Moscow, Selekhard 2002 ( 1 week, September) STT
The European Wergeland Centre Norway, Oslo 2022 (5.-10.6.2022) STT, Seminar Intercultural Competences in the Educational Process of Roma Pupils

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Creative scholarships of the Fund for the Promotion of National Cultures "KULTMINOR" 2018, 2019.

Monographs.

The monographs were used in lectures of the courses "History of Roma", "Multicultural Education", "Field Social Work".

Member of the editorial board of the professional journal "Acta Missiologica" (since 2023 renewed membership).

Co-founder and member of o.z. "Man in danger - Slovakia" (1999 - 2010).

Date of last update
2025-10-29