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A discussion about the life and aspirations of Slovak students in Britain

Slovak Embassy 25 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, United Kingdom

Martin Hochel won second prize in the 2019 BCSA competition with his rather original essay on a little-covered aspect of 1989. He will be interviewed about his life and aspirations as a Slovak student studying in London. Brexit or no Brexit, he is aiming high. Martin is a student of  contemporary Central European history and... Read more »

Personal security in the age of AI

The Royal Institution of Great Britain 21 Albemarle Street, London, United Kingdom

Michal Pěchouček, professor  in computer science at the Czech Technical University (CTU) discusses the role of AI enabled cybersecurity problems and how we can increase our privacy and security online. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way we live. We spend more time online, with more devices connected than ever before. How do we keep... Read more »

From the village to the city: urbanisation in Slovakia, 1896-1972

Czech Embassy 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

In his talk, Dr Lorman will explore how Slovak culture was initially characterised by its rural quality and alienation from the beginnings of mass industrialisation and urbanisation in Hungary (exemplified by the 1896 millennial celebrations in Budapest). He will examine how Slovak national identity was then substantially (but not entirely) transformed by similar processes of... Read more »

Rendezvous in Bratislava UK tour 2020

Rendezvous in Bratislava combines new music, a four-piece British Slovak band, comedy, cabaret and original 1940s photographs and recordings to share the life story of writer Miriam Sherwood’s grandfather – Jan ‘Laco’ Kalina. Laco Kalina was a dramaturg, satirist, collector of jokes and writer of cabarets, born in Czechoslovakia in 1913. A Slovak Jew, he survived... Read more »

BCSA “Get to Know You” Social Evening

Czech and Slovak National House 74 West End Lane, London, United Kingdom

This is an opportunity for anyone interested in the British Czech and Slovak Association (members, supporters and friends) to meet, eat, drink, chat (maybe practise your Czech or Slovak) and get to know each other in a relaxed and informal setting. Anybody with Czech or Slovak connections or interests is welcome Join us and have a fun evening... Read more »

Mobility with Michal Čáp

Czech Embassy 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

Is autonomous driving an answer to reducing traffic congestion in our cities? Cities are overly congested with traffic and pollution. At present the most widely discussed solution is urban on-demand mobility based self-driving technology. The envisioned automated mobility-on-demand (AMoD) systems employ a centrally-controlled fleet of self-driving vehicles to provide on-demand point-to-point transportation to the users... Read more »

Was a Slovak ever the king of Madagascar?

Slovak Embassy 25 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, United Kingdom

Moric Benovsky was an 18th century adventurer born in Vrbové in what is now Slovakia where he is considered a national hero, as well as in Hungary and Poland. In his Memoirs (published posthumously in 1790 in London) he claims to have been elected king of Madagascar. A street in the capital is still named... Read more »

BCSA Annual General Meeting

Czech Embassy 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

The AGM is open to current subscription BCSA members only. The agenda will include the chairman and treasurer’s reports for 2019 and the election of officers and members of the executive committee. Refreshments and entertainment will follow. Please register your attendance (or apologies for absence) by email to secretary@bcsa.co.uk by 26 February.

The story of Czech beer as told by Zdeněk Kudr

Czech Embassy 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

It is an understatement to say that the Czech Republic has a strong beer culture. Famous for being the birthplace of pilsner, the Czechs drink more beer than anywhere else in the world. Brewing methods remained traditional until the fall of communism after which most of the larger breweries were bought by overseas companies who... Read more »

BCSA “Get to Know You” Social Evening

Czech and Slovak National House 74 West End Lane, London, United Kingdom

This is an opportunity for anyone interested in the British Czech and Slovak Association (members, supporters and friends) to meet, eat, drink, chat (maybe practise your Czech or Slovak) and get to know each other in a relaxed and informal setting. Anybody with Czech or Slovak connections or interests is welcome Join us and have a fun evening... Read more »



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