- International/Cultural relations
- Religion
- Research
The main objective is to promote Asian and African cultures to general public in Slovakia through lectures and other activities. The members of Pro Oriente, who are actively involved in academic research on various aspects of Asia and Africa, strongly believe that it also the responsiblity of academic community to spread their knowledge to the general public and thus contribute to the prevention of xenophobia and racial prejudices, in order to esablish a fruitful intecultural dialogue.The second aim of Pro Oriente is to support Asian and African studies in Slovakia.
1. Series of lecture at the Museum of History on China (8 lectures, autumn 2006, spring 2007).
2. Series of lecture at the BUBO travel agency and 2 events introducing Arabic countries through lectures and music (15 lectures, 2 events, 2004-2005).
3. Coorganizer of a seminar on Slovak and Czech travellers in Asia, 2nd Half of the 19th Century - 1st Half of the 20th Century (13th of November 2007).
4. Small grants for printing cost of academic publications (5 books).
5. Cooperation with the Faculty of Philosophy in the creation of a course on Intercultural contacts for the students of the Faculty.