21st annual scientific conference Scientia Iuventa 2026

We would like to cordially invite PhD Students and young scientific workers to the 21st annual scientific conference Scientia Iuventa 2026.
 
Conference is organized by the Centre for Research and Development in cooperation with the Faculty of Economics of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.

Date of the conference: April 16, 2026

Other important information:
 
• The deadline for filling out the registration form is March 25, 2026
• The deadline for abstract submission is March 25, 2026
• Abstract acceptance until April 8, 2026
• Submission of the final version of the paper by May 11, 2026
The conference will take place in a hybrid format 
 
• in-person (Faculty of Economics, Tajovského 10, Banská Bystrica)
• online (MS Teams)
Conference fee: 0 € (for in-person and online participation)
 
Language: English
The research fields for the conference include four main areas – Tourism, Business economics and management, Finance and Public economics and politics.
This year, we have also decided to include related areas of social sciences, such as Economics in an interdisciplinary context, Economics and society and Socio-economic studies and sustainable development.