ðə tɹɐdˈɪʃən ʌv hˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪn kˈɑːʃɪs ɡoʊz bˈæk tə ðə jˈɪɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən, wˌɛn ðə bˈɪʃəp bˈɛnɪdˌɪkt kˈɪʃdi fˈaʊndᵻd ɐn ɐkˈædəmi baɪ ðə mˌɛmɚɹˈændəm ʌv  “stˈuːdiəm jˌuːnɪvˈɜːseɪl” ænd pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ɪt wɪð fˈoːɹɾi zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tˈɔːlɚz baɪ wˈeɪ əvə dˈɑːt.
The tradition of higher education in Košice goes back to the year 1657, when the bishop Benedict Kishdy founded an Academy by the Memorandum of  “Studium Universale” and presented it with 40 000 tallers (by way of a dot).