{"id":9701,"date":"2023-06-16T08:48:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T13:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=9701"},"modified":"2023-06-16T08:48:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T13:48:35","slug":"sharing-knowledge-and-culture-slovakian-instructor-katarina-prochazkova-visits-uwl-on-fulbright-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/sharing-knowledge-and-culture-slovakian-instructor-katarina-prochazkova-visits-uwl-on-fulbright-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing knowledge and culture: Slovakian instructor Katarina Prochazkova visits UWL on Fulbright scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Katarina Prochazkova of Slovakia is serving as a visiting Management instructor this spring, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship. Prochazkova has also taken the opportunity to learn about Wisconsin culture and share elements of her own culture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a visiting Management instructor at UW-La Crosse, Katarina Prochazkova is sharing much more than her knowledge of business.<\/p>\n

Prochazkova, who typically teaches at the University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia, is lending her talents to UWL this spring through a Fulbright scholarship.<\/p>\n

Prochazkova has also taken the opportunity to learn about Wisconsin culture and to share her own culture \u2014 whether it has meant exploring the marsh or downtown La Crosse, or organizing European cooking classes for the campus community.<\/p>\n

\u201cI perceive the Fulbright scholarship as a huge opportunity for my personal development and for my professional career,\u201d says Prochazkova, who first visited the United States several years ago but had never been to Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cultural exchange experience is unique and helps me to learn and improve a lot of interpersonal skills like cultural competence, language skills and creative problem solving. Cultural exchange also shows the beauty of diversity. It helps us improve our adaptability and lead to a deeper understanding of foreign cultures, which helps me but also my students to be more adaptive and open-minded.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAfter one month here, I could say that I love this place,\u201d Prochazkova says. \u201cPeople are so kind. My colleagues from the Department of Management are very supportive and sociable, and the students are curious and communicative.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Prochazkova\u2019s specialties include international management and business, leadership skills and management skills. Recently, her research has centered on the post-pandemic era and women in leadership.<\/p>\n

Prochazkova is no stranger to UWL, having been a member of the Global Consulting Program since 2017. The program, a collaboration between UWL and the University of Economics in Bratislava, challenges students from each university to work together to research and solve business problems for real Slovakian companies.<\/p>\n

Teaching away from home is also nothing new to Prochazkova, who has lectured in Croatia, Portugal and the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n

During her time at UWL, Prochazkova has been particularly impressed by the hospitality from staff and faculty, and the high level of engagement from students.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter one month here, I could say that I love this place,\u201d she says. \u201cPeople are so kind. My colleagues from the\u00a0Department of Management<\/a>\u00a0are very supportive and sociable, and the students are curious and communicative.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prochazkova\u2019s engagement hasn\u2019t been limited to the classroom. She has also hosted cooking classes, soft skills workshops and other opportunities designed to enhance cultural understanding and prepare students for successful careers.<\/p>\n

In her spare time, Prochazkova has tried to experience everything the Coulee Region has to offer:<\/p>\n

She\u2019s gone snowshoeing, ice fishing and biking.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s eaten at local restaurants and visited local museums.<\/p>\n

And she\u2019s taken walks with her husband through the marsh, enjoying the wildlife and the winter scenery.<\/p>\n

But most of all, coming to La Crosse has allowed Prochazkova to do what she loves most of all: teach.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring my career, there were also difficult and stressful times, but I\u2019ve never had doubts about the purpose, meaning and content of my work,\u201d she says. \u201cI like to teach, to explain, to share experience, to support students and to motivate them to gain knowledge and skills that can help them be better, more capable and more conscious human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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