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US Ambassador Awards Best Slovak Student Photos Taken in USA

US Ambassador Awards Best Slovak Student Photos Taken in USA

Bratislava, November 22 (TASR) – Around 2,600 Slovak students last summer participated in the US Government’s Summer Work and Travel Programme, making the figure one of the highest per capita rates in the programme in Europe, US Ambassador to Slovakia Adam Sterling said at a ceremony on Tuesday, at

IT Academy Project to Boost Education in Informatics and Natural Sciences

IT Academy Project to Boost Education in Informatics and Natural Sciences

Bratislava, November 13 (TASR) – Improving the education of young people in the spheres of informatics, technical information and natural sciences is the main goal of a new national project entitled ‘IT Academy-Education for the 21st Century’ that was presented at the Science Park of Comenius University in Bratislava on Monday.

Govt Dismisses Machala from Education Ministry Secretary General Post

Govt Dismisses Machala from Education Ministry Secretary General Post

Bratislava, November 8 (TASR) – Lukas Machala is leaving his secretary general post at the Education, Science, Research and Sport Ministry after a month, as the Cabinet dismissed him on Wednesday based on Education Minister Martina Lubyova’s (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) recommendation. As of Thursday (November 9), Machala

Young Slovaks Receive Respected Award and Meet Prince Edward

Young Slovaks Receive Respected Award and Meet Prince Edward

Bratislava, November 3 (TASR) – As many as 53 young people from Slovakia were presented with the prestigious Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) in Bratislava on Thursday (November 2) for successfully completing the DofE educational programme, TASR learnt on Friday. Silver and bronze awards were given to youngsters aged between

Lubyova Agrees with Extending Mandatory Pre-school Education

Lubyova Agrees with Extending Mandatory Pre-school Education

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – Education Science, Research and Sport Minister Martina Lubyova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) agrees with extending mandatory pre-school education for children from the previously planned period so that it begins at the age of five, the ministry’s communications department informed TASR on Thursday. The

Study: Slovak Job Applicants Have Better English than Czechs and Hungarians

Study: Slovak Job Applicants Have Better English than Czechs and Hungarians

Bratislava, October 3 (TASR) – Slovaks in general have better knowledge of English than Czechs and Hungarians, with the larger number of Slovaks reaching the B1 proficiency level, a joint study of TrackTest.eu and Profesia.sk has revealed. “Around 30,000 job applicants from three countries – Slovakia, the Czech Republic

Kiska: Third of Universities Should Be Closed; Money Given Only to Best

Kiska: Third of Universities Should Be Closed; Money Given Only to Best

San Francisco/Bratislava, September 22 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska as part of his working visit to the USA has met representatives of the Volkswagen Research Lab centre to discuss how research centres are created and what should be done in Slovakia so that such centres could be set up