MUDr. Ing. Zuzana Štofková, PhD.

Courses taught:

Education and academic development:
PhD. – University of Žilina (Faculty PEDAS), full-time doctoral studies, field of study: Sectoral and Cross-Sectoral Economics, dissertation title: Design and Application of Quality of Life Indicators for Evaluating Economic and Social Development Programmes in the Slovak Republic, 2013.
Ing. – University of Žilina (Faculty PEDAS), 2nd degree university studies, field of study: Economics and Management, 2010.
MUDr. – Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine, full-time studies, field of study: General Medicine.

Research focus:
In her teaching activity, Zuzana Štofková addresses the psychological aspects of managerial work, ethical questions in economics, human resource management issues, and communication techniques in managerial work. She completed her studies at the Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Žilina, in the field of Business Economics and Management, as well as at the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, in General Medicine. In her research activity, she focuses on quality of life, managerial psychology, ethical principles in managerial work, as well as selected issues of human resource management. She has participated in the solution of several research projects within the APVV, VEGA, KEGA, and Erasmus schemes. She was principal investigator of the projects VEGA 1/0696/16, Design of a Methodology for Measuring Quality of Life in a Regional Context, and VEGA 1/0460/22, Socio-Economic Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Context of Quality of Life, both of which were successfully completed. She is the author of a scientific monograph published by a foreign publisher, “Sustainable Socio-Economic Development,” co-author of a domestic monograph, four university textbooks, and more than a hundred original scientific papers, most of which have been published in foreign peer-reviewed journals or as outputs from international scientific conferences. Among the most significant journals in economics and management in which she has published her outputs are Administrative Sciences, World, Frontiers in Public Health, Applied Sciences, and Sustainability. Her work has received almost 300 citations. She is a guest editor of a special issue of the journal Sustainability (MDPI). During her time at Faculty PEDAS, she has actively participated in domestic and international scientific conferences in Slovakia and abroad. She has completed several international mobilities within the Erasmus programme at universities in Germany and Poland. She has been, and remains, a member of the scientific committee of the international scientific conference “Development of the Beskydy Euroregion,” as well as a member of the scientific committee of the international scientific conference held at the Academy of Applied Sciences in Poland, “The Economy in Virtual Reality.”

She currently works at the Department of Economics as an assistant professor in the Marketing and Social Sciences Section. During her work at the Department of Economics, she has taught, and continues to teach, seminars and exercises in the following courses: communication techniques in managerial work, business ethics, human resource management, organization in managerial work.

Most significant pedagogical outputs:

Šoltés, V., Štofková, J., Štofková, Z. (2022). Vplyv sociálno-ekonomických aspektov regionálneho rozvoja na bezpečnosť. 1st ed. Žilina: University of Žilina, 2022, 118 p. ISBN 978-80-554-1888-9
Štofková, J., Biňasová, V., Štofková, Z., Seemann, P. (2024). Manažérske kompetencie: prístupy, komunikačné techniky, psychologické aspekty. 1st ed. Žilina: University of Žilina, 2024, 218 p. ISBN 978-80-554-2153-7
Repková Štofková, K., Štofková, Z., Stalmašeková, N., Janošková, P., Krejnus, M. (2023). Manažment verejnej správy: elektronická verejná správa ako súčasť digitalizácie ekonomiky a spoločnosti. 1st ed. Žilina: University of Žilina, 2023, 177 p. ISBN 978-80-554-2054-7
Štofková, J., Repková Štofková, K., Šoltés, V., Štofková, Z., Mišík, T., Laitkep, D., Žilinčíková, M. (2021). Nové prístupy manažmentu v digitálnej ekonomike. 1st ed. Žilina: University of Žilina, 2021, 234 p. ISBN 978-80-554-1838-4
Ferencz, V., Majerník, M., Chodasová, Z., Adamišin, P., Štofková, Z., Sančiová, G., Danishjoo, E. (2017). Sustainable Socio-Economic Development. 1st ed. Düsseldorf: A&A Digitalprint, 2017, 503 p. ISBN 978-3-00-055590-9

Most significant scientific publications:

Seemann, P., Štofková, Z., Poliaková, A., Biňasová, V., & Loučanová, E. (2024). Coaching approach as a sustainable means of improving the skills of management students. Administrative Sciences, 14(6), art. 114, 1–16. (2024: Q3 – AIS, JCI, Q2 – JIF, Scimago, author's share – 25%). https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci14060114

Šukalová, V., Štofková, Z., & Štofková, J. (2022). Human resource management in sustainable development. Sustainability, 14(21), 1–16. (2022: Q3 – AIS, JCI, Q2 – JIF, Scimago, author's share – 42%). https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114258

Přívara, A., Rievajová, E., Gavurová, B., & Štofková, Z. (2023). Labour Market and Immigration Nexus in V4 countries: Using Panel Data Analysis for the Period of 2000–2020. Migration Letters, 20(3), 465–476. (2023: Q2 – AIS, JCI, JIF, Scimago, author's share – 25%). https://doi.org/10.47059/ml.v20i3.2909

Marková, I., Kubás, J., Štofková, Z., & Petrlová, K. (2023). Reducing the negative impact of accidents associated with the release of dangerous substances to environment. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1–12. (2023: Q2 – AIS, Q1 – JCI, JIF, Scimago, author's share – 25%). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1270427

Kubás, J., Štofková, Z., Hrubizna, M., Buday, I., Petrlová, K., Trličiková, A., & Podhorská, Z. (2026). Impact of the arrival of foreign nationals on the quality of life in a selected border municipality during migration transit. World, 7(4), art. 68, 1–18. (2026: Q2 – AIS, Q1 – JCI, JIF, Scimago, author's share – 25%). https://doi.org/10.3390/world7040068

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Projects:

NFP401101C526, Innovative Personalized Artificial Intelligence Teaching Assistant for Interactive Education, Effective Teaching, and Comprehensive Learning Support – co-investigator
VEGA 1/0238/26, Creating a Data Model to Improve Preparedness and Support Crisis Management Decision-Making in Public Administration – co-investigator
KEGA 051ŽU-4/2025, Implementation of Innovative Methods into the Educational Process of the Electronic Commerce and Management Study Programme in the Context of Digital Transformation – deputy principal investigator
KEGA 050ŽU-4/2025, Synergy of Education and Practice in Financial Accounting and Taxation through the Development of a Student Accounting and Tax Office – co-investigator
KEGA 048ŽU-4/2022, Innovative Approaches in Education in the Context of the Digitalization of the Economy and Society – co-investigator
VEGA 1/0460/22, Socio-Economic Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Context of Quality of Life – principal investigator
VEGA 1/0628/22, Research on Safety in Municipalities with Regard to Residents' Quality of Life – co-investigator
VEGA 1/1321/12, Research on New Trends in Management in the Period of Globalization – co-investigator
VEGA 1/0696/16, Design of a Methodology for Measuring Quality of Life in a Regional Context – principal investigator
VEGA 1/0518/19, Research on the Impacts of Digital Economy Development on the Competitiveness of Companies in the Knowledge Society – deputy principal investigator
KEGA 052ŽU-4/2021, Innovation of Education in Economics-Focused Study Programmes – co-investigator
VEGA 1/0755/18, New Management Approaches to Developing Corporate Strategies to Support Competitiveness under Conditions of Globalization – co-investigator
VEGA 1/0693/16, Research on Innovative Solutions in Quality Management of Business Cluster Groupings – co-investigator
VEGA 1/0757/09, Methods and Techniques of Strategic Management as a Tool for Increasing Company Efficiency – co-investigator

Additional information:

Member of the organizing committee of the international conference Beskydy Euroregion