FabClub - The first shared public Fabrication Laboratory in eastern Slovakia

Advantages of doing business, supporting and sponsoring of FabClub:

• Visible and permanent presence in city of Prešov, Kosice and eastern Slovakia

• Visible and permanent presence on all FabClub remote missions

• Showcase and advertise (hands-on if possible) of product, technology and services

• Social reputation advancement

• Increased awareness among active, creative and manually skilled general population

• Rapport to local students of multiple educational levels and directions

• Benefit from the facility, members and staff

Objectives of the FabClub are:

• To create a supportive environment for makers and creators of the Presov, Kosice and eastern Slovakia region in order to close the gap in the offered urban services

• To support manufacturing, recycling and research endeavors of various private, public, nonprofit and for-profit organizations affiliated with Presov, Kosice and eastern Slovakia in order to support local business competitiveness and knowledge driven industry

• Complement practical education of local educational facilities from elementary till university level in order to prepare students for practical use of the technologies

• Serve a social function as point of convergence for people with creative and technical interests as well as non-technical curious people wanting to learn and experiment with manufacturing technologies in order to augment and better the quality of life in the region

• Serve as a psychological hygiene aid for all mental workers of the IT Valley cluster and other psychological support functions in collaboration with health professionals

• Enable citizen research and incubation of local businesses 

• Participate on national and international maker community network, support existing local maker businesses and represent Presov, Kosice and eastern Slovakia in the global maker community