About
Global Slovakia is a not-for-profit organization based in Slovakia. It was founded in 2017 by two Slovak scholars and writers, with a passion for their home country.
Our mission is to share Slovakia with the world and celebrate the country and its people.
We also provide support for SLA & Slovak Citizenship.
Slovakia is full of stories waiting to be discovered and we are here to bring them to you!
As a not-for-profit organization, we rely on your support to continue sharing Slovakia with the world.
Founder
ZUZANA PALOVIC, PH.D
Zuzana was born in communist Czechoslovakia, but her family fled to Canada where she was raised and educated. Living so far away from her homeland, Zuzana never forgot her roots. Her fascination with the country and the people of her origin led her into the halls of academia where she earned a prestigious PhD in migration. Her work and research is dedicate to those who, like her family, had to leave the land in the heart of Europe in search of safety and opportunity. Zuzana founded Global Slovakia in 2018 to help bridge the divide and promote Slovakia globally.
Director
GABRIELA BEREGHAZYOVA, PH.D
Gabriela was born in socialist Czechoslovakia and raised in independent Slovakia where she graduated from university in Cultural Studies. All the way through her Slovak education, she continually struggled to find engaging, fresh and insightful content about the country. Eventually fate took her abroad where she continued her pursuit of higher education at leading institutions in the United Kingdom. It was abroad that she fully realized what a treasure and miracle Slovakia is. Ever since, she has put her energy and time into promoting Slovakia’s rich history and culture, while helping Slovaks around the world to re-connect with their roots and ancestral homeland.
Team Members
Rebeka Jurčacková
Lecturer
Vladimír Štrama
Historian
Michal Rázus
Genealogist
Dr. Simona Vrabcova
University Advisor
Phuong Lan
Office Administrator
Advisory Board
Prof. John Palka
Retired biology professor from the University of Washington, grandson of Czechoslovak Prime Minister Milan Hodza, and author of "My Slovakia, My Family."
Jonathon Tichy
Former U.S. Diplomat; expert consultant to Slovak Ministry of Culture and Slovak Attorney General's Office; Professor of courses in Slovak and Czech National Identity and Culture
Dr. Cecilia Rokusek
CEO of the National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Martin Sloboda
Slovak tourism expert and published author of several books on Slovakia
Sabina Sabados
President of the Slovak-American Cultural Center in New York City, USA
Prof. Michael J. Kopanic Jr.
He is an Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Maryland Global Campus, Maryland.
Dr. Martin Javor
Professor in migration and history, University of Presov, Slovakia
Eva Staronova
Founder and President of +421 Foundation, in New York City, USA
Our Impact
18.5M+
Content Views
40,000+
Social Media Followers
10,000+
Newsletter Community Members
15,000+
Webinar Attendees
1,000+
Students Enrolled in
Our Programs
700+
Live Citizenship Consultations
6
Original Book Publications
Changed the Slovak Citizenship Act
Opened EU citizenship to Millions of Descendants in April 2022
