Lukáš Smerek is the vice-dean of international relations and cooperation with practice, and the head of marketing, management, and quality and Associate Professor at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica. He has a Bachelor's degree in the Business Economics and Management program at the Faculty of Economics of MBU, a Master's degree in the Andragogy program at Faculty of Education of MBU, a Master's degree in Marketing Management of Business program at Faculty of Economics of MBU, a PhD degree in Business Economics and Management program at Faculty of Economics of MBU, and a graduate habilitation procedure in the field of Economy and Management at Faculty of Economics of UMB. His main area of interest is Human Resource Management. He is an active member of several non-university domestic and foreign organizations, such as the European Marketing and Management Association (EUMASS), Slovak Academic Association for People Management (SAAPM), and Association of Lecturers and Career Counselors (ALKP). He is a regular assessor of the VEGA and KEGA projects and the editor of the Journal of Human Resource Management—HR Advances and Developments.