Education

Cabinet Okays Salary Hikes for Newly Qualified Teachers

Bratislava, June 12 (TASR) – The salaries of newly qualified teachers should increase as of September, as the Cabinet at its session on Wednesday approved a respective amendment sponsored by the Slovak National Party (SNS).

The aim of the draft amendment is to increase financial remuneration in all categories of teaching and professional employees at schools with an emphasis on new teachers.

“The salaries of teaching and professional employees at schools should go up by 9.5 percent as of September 1, 2019. Following these changes, salaries will also increase depending on the length of the teacher’s experience. The salaries of teachers who have been working for between one-eight years will increase by 0.25 percent, while they’ll increase by 0.5 percent for those teaching for 9-40 years,” said MP Eva Smolikova (SNS).

Bratislava Transport Museum Opens Exhibition to Mark 110 Years of Vienna Tramway

The Slovak Technical Museum - the Transport Museum in Bratislava on Thursday opened an exhibition to mark 110 years since the launch of the Vienna Tramway.

Balik: Slovakia Able to Catch Up with Czechs in Science, Research and Innovation

Prague, August 22 (TASR-correspondent) - If Slovakia wants to be successful, it must support innovation much more - the Czechs invest in this area twice as much as the Slovak Republic, Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation Minister Peter Balik emphasised for TASR after negotiations in Prague, adding that, however, Slovakia

Education Minister Could Be Appointed Next Week, Premier Didn't Say Name

Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – The new education minister could be appointed next week, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) said during the traditional Question Time in Parliament, which takes place on Thursday afternoons when the house is in session. Heger didn’t want to say the name of the new head

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