Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. PhDr. Roman Holec, DrSc.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Holec
I.2 - Name
Roman
I.3 - Degrees
Prof., PhDr., DrSc.
I.4 - Year of birth
1959
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Slovak History
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Gondova 2, 818 02 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Univ. Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
roman.holec@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3963
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Slovak History
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4127-895X

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Arts
II.b - Year
1983
II.c - Study field and programme
Slovak Language and Literature -- History
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Arts
II.b - Year
1983
II.c - Study field and programme
Slovak Language and Literature -- History
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences
II.b - Year
1990
II.c - Study field and programme
Czechoslovak History
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Arts
II.b - Year
1995
II.c - Study field and programme
Slovak History
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Arts
II.b - Year
2000
II.c - Study field and programme
History
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Slovak Academy of Sciences
II.b - Year
2017
II.c - Study field and programme
Slovak History

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
study stay Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences 1983 -- 1985
postgraduate student Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences 1985 -- 1990
scientific worker Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences 1990 -- 1992
scientific worker Institut fuer Europäische Geschichte Mainz 1991 -- 1992
Assistent Comenius University, Faculty of Arts 1992 -- 1995
Associate Professor Comenius University, Faculty of Arts 1995 -- 2000
independent scientific worker Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences from 1995 until today
Univ. Professor Comenius University, Faculty of Arts from 2000 until today
scientific fellows Imre Kertesz Kollege Jena 2011 -- 2012

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
course of Slovak History Palacký University Olomouc 1997
English course Comenius University 2003 and other years
lectures (History of Habsburg Monarchy) Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz 2001 -- 2013 (every second year)
lectures (History of Habsburg Monarchy) ELTE, MTA TTI, Europa-Institut, Domus Hungarica, Corvinus Egyetem Budapest from 2001 until today
lectures (Slovak History) University of Aarhus 2002
Universities of Warsaw, Sztetin and Bialystok 2003 -- 2004
lectures (History of Habsburg Monarchy) Collegium Carolinum Muenchen 2018, 2020
lectures (History of Habsburg Monarchy) Robinson College, University of Cambridge 2013 -- 2018

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Historical Proseminar History I. Historical Sciences
Slovak History 1848 -- 1918 History/History with Combinations I. Historical Sciences
Czech-Slovak Relations History/History with Combinations I. Historical Sciences
Metodology of Historical Sciences History I. Historical Sciences
Economic and Social History History/History with Combinations II. Historical Sciences
Central Europe in the Modern Age centraleuropean studies II. Historical Sciences
Coburgs in the Central Europe (1800 -- 1945) History/History with Combinations/Slavonic Studies II. Historical Sciences
History of Bratislava III. (Urban History, example Bratislava) History/History with Combinations I. Historical Sciences
Seminar of Metodology 1., 2., 3. Slovak History III. Historical Sciences
Dynasty -- Nation -- State Slovak History III. Historical Sciences
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
History I. and II. Historical Sciences, Comenius University
History teachings program combined with other teachings programs I. and II. Historical Sciences, Comenius University
Slovak History III. Historical Sciences, Comenius University
Slovak History III. Slovak History, University of Prešov
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.3.a - Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure V.3.b - Study field to which it is assigned
Slovak History Historical Sciences
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
2
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
3
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
6
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
57
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
14
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Central-Europe in the modern Ages Central-European Studies II. Filology, Historical Studies
Coburgs in the Central-Europe Central-European Studies and at the same time History/History with Combinations II. Filology, Historical Sciences
Czech-Slovak Relations 1780-1918 History/History with Combinations I. Historical Sciences
Historical Geography for Historians History/History with Combinations I. Historical Sciences
History of Bratislava III. (Urban History in the long 19th Century, example Pressburg) History/History with Combinations I. Historical Sciences
Slovak History 1780-1918 History/History with Combinations I. Historical Sciences
Slovak History 1848-1918 History I. Historical Sciences
Historical Seminar for Beginners History/History with Combinations I. Historical Sciences
Introduction to the Economic and Social History History/History with Combinations II. Historical Sciences

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
586
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
61
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
31
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
7
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
1584
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
59
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
249
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
54
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
364
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
56
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Holec, R.: Tragédia v Černovej a slovenská spoločnosť. Martin, Matica slovenská 1997, 270 p.  

2

Holec, R.: Coburgovci a Slovensko. Bratislava, Kalligram 2010, 464 p.

3

Holec, R.: Dejiny plné dynamitu. Bratislavský chemický koncern Dynamit Nobel na križovatkách novodobých dejín (1873 – 1960). Bratislava, Kalligram 2011, 172 p.

Holec, R.: Dinamitos történelem. A pozsonyi Dynamit Nobel vegyipari konszern a közép-európai történelem keresztútján 1873 – 1945. Pozsony, Kalligram 2009, 160 p. 

4

Holec, R.: Zabudnuté osudy. Martin, Matica slovenská 2001, 264 s.

5

Holec, R.: Človek a príroda v „dlhom“ 19. storočí . Bratislava, Typoset Print 2014, 342 p.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Holec, R. -- Zückert, M. (editors and co-authors): Umweltgeschichte in mitteleuropäischen Kontexten. Leipzig, Leipziger Universitätsverlag 2024, 363 p.

Holec, R. – Zückert, M. (eds. a spoluautori): Environmentálne dejíny v stredoeurópskom kontexte. Košice, UPJŠ 2023, 222 p.

2

Holec, R.: Trianon. Triumf a tragédia. Bratislava, Marenčin AT 2020, 368 p.

Holec, R.: Trianon. Diadal és katasztrófa. Trianon egy szlovák történész szemével. Budapest – Somorja 2022. 408 p.

3

Holec, R.: Hlinka. Otec národa? Bratislava, Marenčin AT 2019, 320 p.

4

Holec, R.: Kniha o čítaní, čítanie o knihách. Bratislava, Marenčin AT 2022, 368 p.

5

Holec, R.: Panslávi s erbom. Friesenhof a Odescalchi: dva paralelné príbehy. Bratislava, Marenčin PT, 2024, 320 p.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Holec, R.: Tragédia v Černovej a slovenská spoločnosť. Martin, Matica slovenská 1997, 270 s. 

[o3] 2019 ~ Kšiňan, M.. - In: L'homme qui parlait avec les étoiles : Milan Rastislav Štefánik, héros franco-slovaque de la Grande Guerre . -Paríž : Eur´Orbem éditions, 2019 ; S. 310

2

Holec, R.: Coburgovci a Slovensko. Bratislava, Kalligram 2010, 464 s. 

[o3] 2017 ~ Kočankov, N.. - In: Bolgaria i Slovakia (1938-1944. Politika i diplomacia v evropejskijja jugoiztok . -Veliko Tarnovo : Faber, 2017 ; S. 646

3

Holec, R. -- Pál, J.: Aristokrat v službách štátu. Gróf Emanuel Péchy. Bratislava, Kalligram 2006, 400 s.

[o3] 2017 ~ Henschel, F.. - In: "Das Fluidum der Stadt..." : Urbane Lebenswelten in Kassa/Košice/Kaschau zwischen Sprachenvielfalt und Magyarisierung 1867-1918 . -München : Vandenhoeck&Ruprecht, 2017 ; S. 89

4

Holec, R.: Zabudnuté osudy. Martin, Matica slovenská 2001, 264 s. 

[o3] 2020 ~ Deák, D. - Karásek, M.. : Hindus and Hinduism in Slovakia - In: Handbook of Hinduism in Europe (2. Hindu presence in European countries) . -Leiden : Brill, 2020 ; S. 1442

5

Holec, R.: Človek a príroda v „dlhom“ 19. storočí . Bratislava, Typoset Print 2014, 342 s.

[o3] 2018 ~ Hoenig, Bianca: Geteilte Berge. Eine Konfliktgeschichte der Naturnutzung in der Tatra. Göttingen : Vandenhoeck&Ruprecht Verlag, 2018, S. 17, 48, 225

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

APVV-20-0526 

Political socialization in the territory of Slovakia during the years 1848 - 1993

Duration of the project: 2021-2024

Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences

2

APVV-21-0371 

The glamour and fall of nobility. Strategies of noble representation in the History of Slovakia

Duration of the project: 2022-2025

Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences

3

Slovak-Bulgarian interacademic common projects

BAS-SAS-21-05 Bulgaria-Slovakia: Social, Economic and Political Transformations, Integration Challenges

Social-economic and environmental problems, Bulgaria and Slovakia in comparison

Duration of the project: from 2021 in continuity till 2026

Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences

4

VEGA 2/0114/21

From Charity to the State Social Policy: Ideas, models and Praxis in the period of State Interventions in Slovakia during the 19th until first half of the 20th Centuries

Duration of the project: 2021-2024

Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences

5

VEGA 2/0121/17

Political corruption in the territory of Slovakia in the 19th and 20th centuries

Duration of the project: 2017-2020

Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences

6

VEGA 2/20025/25

Transformations of the Hungarian aristocracy in the 18th and 19th centuries. Social and economic power, changes in cultural values and lifestyle

Duration of the project: 1.1.2025 – 31.12.2028

Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences

7

VEGA 2/0023/25

Childhood and Adolescence in Slovakia of the 19th and First Half of the 20th Century: Educational Norms, Social Reality, and Reflection

Duration of the project: 1.1.2025 – 31.12.2028

Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences

8

VEGA 1/0139/21 

Slovak Intellectual at the Crossroads of Tradition and Modernity

Duration of the project: 2021 -- 2024 

Comenius University, Faculty of Arts

9

 VEGA 1/0456/24

Slovak intellectual in the first half of the 20th century in the mirror of the times

Duration of the project: 2025 -- 2028 

Comenius University, Faculty of Arts

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
member of the scientific board Comenius University, Faculty of Art of the Comenius University, Slovak National Museum and Slovak National Library 2019-2023, 2020 until today, 2018 until today, from 2024
chairman Commission for the DrSc-degree in the field of Social Studies and Humanities 2021 until today
chairman for 10 years, now member Slovak-Czech Commission of Historians 1994 until today
member Slovak-German Commission of Historians 2012 until today
foreign member Hungarian Studies Association of Canada 2013 until today
chairman Commission for the PhD-Studium in the field of Slovak History, Comenius University Bratislava 2019 until today
member Commission for the PhD-Studium in the field of Slovak History, University of Prešov 2014 until today
member Commission for the PhD-Studium in the field of Economic and Social History, University of Ostrava 2016 until today

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Institut fuer Europäische Geschichte Mainz 1991/92 (7 months) research (Mainz, Bonn, Koblenz, Amsterdam, Bern) financed by IfEG
MTA TTI, Collegium Hungaricum, ELTE, OSzK, Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum Budapest (Hungary) 1985 every year (three weeks, month) until today invited lectures, research financed by different Hungarian sources and from Slovak projects
Karl-Franzens Universität Graz 2001-2013 (two weeks every second year) research and lectures financed by common projects of both universities
Kertész Kolleg Jena Jena (Germany) 2011-2012 (6 months) study stay with lectures financed by Kertész Kolleg
National Archives, Robinson College, University of Cambridge London, Cambridge (Great Britain) 2013 -- 2019 (every year for many weeks till month) study stays and invited lectures financed by Robinson College and many Slovak projects
Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Hungarian Studies Association of Canada Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, York, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Regina and other cities ( Canada) 2013 -- 2018, three weeks every year research and invited lectures on the congresses of Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences financed by HSAC and many Slovak projects
Rijksarkivet Stockholm Stockholm (Sweden) 2006 (two weeks), 2008 (two weeks) research financed by European Science Fundation
University of Macuhara, University of Kyoto Tokyo, Kyoto (Japan) 2015 (6 weeks) organisation of the sessons and invited lectures on two congresses (World Economy History Congress a International Congress of Central- and East-European Studies), financed by Japan and Slovak projects
Stanford University, National Archive in Washington, Library of Congress, MIT Boston USA 2016 (1 month), 2021 (1 month) study stays in the archives and libraries financed by HSAC and many Slovak projects
archives and libraries in Germany Leverkusen, Frankfurt, Munchen, Berlin, Neuenstein, Oldenburg 2009-2023, every year two weeks financed by European Science Foundation, Volkswagenstiftung and other projects

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Awards given by Comenius University, Czech Academy of Sciences, Panta Rhei Awards, Literárny fond, Government of Slovak Republic, Matica slovenská, E. E. Kisch Awards, Friends of Novohrad´s History

Member of Editorial Boards:

Časopis matice moravské (Brno)

Česko-slovenská historická ročenka (Prague)

Historia Nova (Bratislava)

Střed (Prague)

Centrum středoevropských studií (Prague)

Historica (Bratislava)

Annales Historici Prešoviensis (Prešov)

Dejiny (Prešov)

História (Bratislava)

Frankfurter Studien zur Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte Mittel- und Osteuropas (Berlin, Frankfurt/O.)

Studia Historiae Oeconomicae (Poznan)

Date of last update
2025-03-15