Expert on robots, wheelchair dancer and running legend received the awards of the Košice Region – Korzár Košice

KOŠICE. Every year, the Košice self-governing region (KSK) recognizes individuals and entire teams that have achieved extraordinary success and contributed to the presentation and development of the region at home and abroad.

They received the highest public awards of KSK for the year 2020 on Saturday, September 4.

Successful women

Paralympian Helena Kašická, who is the most successful representative of Slovakia in wheelchair dancing, also won the honorary award of the chairman of the Košice self-governing region.

In 15 years, it has managed to develop into a world leader and also win several titles from the European and World Championships.

Another extremely successful woman who won the regional award on Saturday is Mária Virčíková – an expert in cybernetics, artificial intelligence and human-robot interaction.

The Košice woman also achieved success in the international field, for example, she won the prestigious award of the British Ministry of International Trade European Tech Women Awards.

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From Gemer to the presidential team

Among the winners is also Jurina Rusnáková, a university pedagogue and researcher who focuses on the area of ​​poverty and social exclusion of Roma. She started in a successful cultural and educational Roma organization in her native Gemer and today she is also a member of the advisory committee of the Slovak president for national minorities.

Košice and the Košice region have a number of successful natives in the field of culture, and Eva Pavlíková also belongs to them. This great actress also received the Honorary Award of the President of the Košice Self-Governing Region on Saturday.

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The same award went to the beekeeper Tibor Vargapál from Trebišov, who developed himself into a successful world medalist, regularly awarded at the world’s most prestigious beekeeping exhibition Apimondia.

Running and directing legend

The award of the chairman of the Košice self-governing region was won by, among others, lawyer and pedagogue Ladislav Orosz, running legend Jozef Plachý, association Pro better život z Rankoviec, which helps marginalized groups, and Norbert Werner, a native of Gemer, a top and internationally recognized astrophysicist.

The award of the Košice self-governing region also went to the academic painter Ľudmila Lakomej-Krausová, actress, director and communal politician Ľubica Blaškovičová, folklorist Marcela Maniaková from Smižiany and the great director Juraj Jakubisek, who did not forget his birthplace in the big world.

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