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Kiska Highlights Education as Key to Addressing Roma Issues

Kiska Highlights Education as Key to Addressing Roma Issues

Ihlany, April 7 (TASR) – Education is key to addressing Roma issues, President Andrej Kiska said on Friday during a visit to a school in the village of Ihlany near Kezmarok (Presov region), which is part of a private vocational school in Kezmarok. Speaking during the visit marking International Roma Day

Slovaks Can Test Their e-Skills Online Until June

Slovaks Can Test Their e-Skills Online Until June

Bratislava, April 4 (TASR) – People in Slovakia can verify their computer, internet and social network skills as part of the sixth IT Fitness testing that has started on Tuesday and will run until the end of June, TASR learnt on the same day. If the participants pass the test, they

Danko: Plavcan Delivering on Vision for Education Reform

Danko: Plavcan Delivering on Vision for Education Reform

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan (an SNS nominee) is fulfilling a vision for reforming the education sector and is pushing for concrete measures within the coalition gradually, said Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko on Wednesday. Danko was speaking

KDH: Government Helpless in Roma Education; Taking Useless Action

KDH: Government Helpless in Roma Education; Taking Useless Action

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – The Government is helpless in educating the Roma, and over the ten years of its governance it’s taken one useless measure after another, stated Miroslava Szitova, a member of the non-parliamentary Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) leadership at a press conference on Thursday. [The Smer-SD party

Ministry and ZMOS to Prepare Joint Memorandum on Education Sector

Ministry and ZMOS to Prepare Joint Memorandum on Education Sector

Bratislava, February 20 (TASR) – The Education, Science, Research and Sport Ministry and the Slovak Towns and Villages Association (ZMOS) will prepare a joint memorandum to govern their relationship in the education sector, according to the conclusions of a joint meeting held by Education Minister Peter Plavcan (a Slovak National Party/

Pellegrini's Office to Tap into University Talent

Pellegrini's Office to Tap into University Talent

Bratislava, February 9 (TASR) – Public authorities will collaborate with academia on a variety of projects and assignments now that the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Informatisation has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the rectors of three Bratislava-based universities – Comenius University (UK), the Slovak University of

Plavcan: 2017 Budget Means Win for Us All

Plavcan: 2017 Budget Means Win for Us All

Bratislava, January 25 (TASR) – The Education, Science, Research and Sport Ministry has secured an additional €200 million for its 2017 budget and – coupled with extra funds for the Interior Ministry – an extra €300 million will therefore be at hand towards education this year, Education Minister Peter Plavcan (a Slovak National