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Zurich: Kiska Visits One of Best Technology Universities in World

Zurich: Kiska Visits One of Best Technology Universities in World

Zurich/Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) – Slovakia has to change its university education system and focus on its quality, said Slovak President Andrej Kiska while taking a tour of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich on Friday. ETH was founded 161 years ago and currently has over 19,

ISU: Unhappy Teachers to Continue Their Strike Also in October

ISU: Unhappy Teachers to Continue Their Strike Also in October

Bratislava, October 4 (TASR) – The Slovak Teachers Initiative (ISU) will continue with their incremental strike, which began on September 13, also in October, representatives of ISU confirmed on Tuesday. “Mr. Finance Minister (Peter Kazimir) is asking us for “basal peace”… Unfortunately, those of us working in education and bearing witness

Danko: ISU Unknown Organisation, Government Partners Are Unionists

Danko: ISU Unknown Organisation, Government Partners Are Unionists

Bratislava, October 3 (TASR) – Protesters who demand teacher salary hikes of more than €100 have no idea what they’re asking for, Slovak National Party (SNS) chair and parliamentary chair Andrej Danko said on Monday. According to Danko, the demand is completely divorced from reality, as its accommodation would mean

Three Lessons Dropped by Teachers Joining Gradual Strike

Three Lessons Dropped by Teachers Joining Gradual Strike

Bratislava, September 29 (TASR) – A total of 2,031 teachers from 190 schools joined the so-called ‘gradual strike’ on Thursday, representatives of organiser – the Slovak Teachers Initiative (ISU) – told TASR on the same day. Teachers from schools from all regions of Slovakia have joined the strike. There are around 6,

Kazimir: Solution to Teachers' Different Living Costs among Possibilities

Kazimir: Solution to Teachers' Different Living Costs among Possibilities

Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – There are two possible ways of attracting more young motivated and high-quality teachers to the education sector – the state can either focus on supporting young teachers or on settling the problem of variable living costs, said Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) following Wednesday’s (September 21)

Firms Still Lack Students Despite Higher Demand for Dual Education

Firms Still Lack Students Despite Higher Demand for Dual Education

Bratislava, September 14 (TASR) – The number of employers, schools and students joining the dual education system has doubled in the 2016/17 school year when compared its first year (2015-16), Jaroslav Holecek, President of the Employers’ Board for the Dual Education System, told a news conference on Wednesday. A total

Total of 1,773 Dissatisfied Teachers Launch Gradual Strike

Total of 1,773 Dissatisfied Teachers Launch Gradual Strike

Bratislava, September 13 (TASR) – A total of 1,773 teachers from 106 schools joined a gradual strike on Tuesday, representatives of the organiser – the Slovak Teachers Initiative (ISU) – told TASR on the same day. Schools from all regions of Slovakia have joined the strike, with Bratislava, Kosice and Banska Bystrica