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Slovaks in Canada & Argentina
APVV-20-0263
Cultural identity, migration and heritage transmission within Slovak diaspora communities.
Deputy Principal Investigator · Ethnographic fieldwork in Canada and Argentina
Explore project →Research · Leadership · Heritage
Connecting knowledge, people and stories across cultures and generations.
“I turn research and experience into ideas people can understand, use and carry forward — across education, leadership and heritage.”
Katarína Slobodová Nováková
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Research
Turning research into knowledge that travels beyond academia.
- Research
- Projects
- Publications
- International Collaboration
Leadership
Helping people and institutions turn knowledge into meaningful change.
- Speaking
- Workshops
- Consulting
- Mentoring
Heritage
Helping people understand their heritage and carry it forward.
- Slovak Roots
- Culture
- Identity
- Stories
About Katarína
Knowledge matters most when it can be shared.
Katarína Slobodová Nováková is a researcher, higher education leader and cultural heritage expert whose work connects academia, institutional leadership, international collaboration and public engagement.
Through research, speaking, leadership, education and storytelling, she brings complex knowledge closer to people — to students and institutions, to international audiences, and to communities who carry their heritage with them.
—Researcher & university professor
—Higher education leadership
—International research collaboration
—Public engagement & media
Speaking · Media · Public engagement
Ideas are meant to enter the conversation.
Katarína brings research, leadership and cultural heritage into international conferences, university lectures, public discussions and media appearances — always with the same intent: to make knowledge usable, memorable and shared.
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Research in action
From research questions to real-world impact.
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Slovak Epic
Ethnographic knowledge, photography and Slovak traditional culture presented internationally.
Exhibition presented in the United States under the patronage of the President of the Slovak Republic
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The Huncokars
APVV-15-0360 · 2016–2020
Interdisciplinary rescue research on the German-speaking woodcutters of the Little Carpathians.
Project concept · Deputy Principal Investigator · Lead ethnographic fieldwork
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Heritage & stories
“Heritage is not simply what we inherit. It is what we choose to carry forward.”
“I explore heritage as something living — shaped by people, places, memory and contemporary culture.”
Roots
For descendants of Slovaks abroad who want to understand the country, culture and stories behind their heritage.
Stories & Culture
Living traditions, places and people — told with warmth and scholarly care.
Learn & Go Deeper
Resources, research and guidance for those who want to keep exploring.
Contact
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“For speaking, academic collaboration, consulting, media or heritage projects.”
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