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PM: Re-opening of Kindergartens and Primary Schools to Be Decided on Monday

PM: Re-opening of Kindergartens and Primary Schools to Be Decided on Monday

Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) – The possible re-opening of kindergartens and the first stage of primary schools will be decided on Monday (May 18), Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated following the meeting of an expert consilium on Tuesday, adding that he wants to announce the “good news” on Monday if

Matovic: Pupils Could Be Allowed to Go to School for One Month in Summer

Matovic: Pupils Could Be Allowed to Go to School for One Month in Summer

BRATISLAVA – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO), speaking on RTVS’s politics discussion programme ‘Sobotne dialogy’ (Saturday Dialogues), conceded that children could be “allowed” to go to school for at least a month during the two-month holidays in July and August to make it up at least partly for the coronavirus

Education Ministry Preparing 'Tele-school' to Simulate Classroom Education

Education Ministry Preparing 'Tele-school' to Simulate Classroom Education

Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) – The Education Ministry is preparing a ‘tele-school’ that will simulate classroom education, TASR has learnt from Education Minister Branislav Grohling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS). “We assume that education will be postponed for a long time, and so we’re preparing such a project in order to

Slovakia to Close International Airports and Halt Cross-border Buses & Trains

Slovakia to Close International Airports and Halt Cross-border Buses & Trains

Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) – All three international airports in Slovakia are to be shut down as of Friday, while border checks will be stepped up and both international bus and train transport will be halted as well, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini stated after the meeting of the central crisis management

Simulated Student General Election to Be Held Between February 4-7

Simulated Student General Election to Be Held Between February 4-7

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – A simulated student general election will be held in Slovakia between February 4-7, with 59,700 secondary school students able to vote, Student Elections project organiser Natalia Zikmundova told TASR on Monday. This follows similar projects from the 2016 general election, the 2017 regional elections, the

Opposition Lambasts Education Ministry Over PISA Student Ranking

Opposition Lambasts Education Ministry Over PISA Student Ranking

Bratislava, December 3 (TASR) – The opposition levelled criticism at the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport over the less-than-flattering PISA test scores of Slovak students. Non-parliamentary Together chair Miroslav Beblavy believes that Slovak education has deteriorated, as indicated by PISA results. He emphasised that Slovakia cannot settle for mediocrity.

Comenius Uni Marks Velvet Revolution Anniversary with Several Activities

Comenius Uni Marks Velvet Revolution Anniversary with Several Activities

Bratislava, November 15 (TASR) – The largest university in Slovakia, the Bratislava-based Comenius University, is commemorating the November 1989 anniversary by opening an exhibition and organising a conference on its premises. The university reported on its website that Slovak and foreign experts in the humanities and social sciences whose work is