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World Esperanto Congress Begins in Nitra at Weekend

World Esperanto Congress Begins in Nitra at Weekend

Nitra, July 22 (TASR) – Around 1,300 esperanto aficionados from 60 countries will meet in Nitra between July 23-30 at the 101st World Esperanto Congress, TASR learnt on Friday. Devoted to ‘Social Justice-Language Justice’, this is going to be the first world esperanto congress ever organised in Slovakia. “Nitra is

Scientists Protesting against Cuts Worth €1 million from SAV Budget

Scientists Protesting against Cuts Worth €1 million from SAV Budget

Bratislava July 21 (TASR) – Scientists and university lecturers are rejecting the Finance Ministry’s proposal to cut more than €1 million from the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) budget, TASR learnt on Thursday. The Finance Ministry has recently asked SAV to draft measures by which SAV will economise the money,

Foreign Students to Improve Their Slovak at Summer University

Foreign Students to Improve Their Slovak at Summer University

Bratislava July 4 (TASR) – Students from the United States, Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico and Ukraine will improve their Slovak language skills and explore Slovak culture and history over the next three weeks, with the Summer University of the Slovak Language and Culture for Foreigners opening on Monday, TASR learnt on

French International School in Bratislava Was Inaugurated on Friday

French International School in Bratislava Was Inaugurated on Friday

Bratislava, June 10 (TASR) – The French International School (Ecole Francaise Internationale) in Bratislava was ceremonially inaugurated on Friday with Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan (SNS nominee) and French Ambassador to Slovakia Didier Lopinot in attendance. “Opening of the school at this new place in the Bratislava borough

Demes: Fico Was Wrong about Protests, He's Overestimating Me

Demes: Fico Was Wrong about Protests, He's Overestimating Me

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico is evaluating the protests by teachers that took place ahead of the March general election in a peculiar and incorrect manner, civil activist Pavol Demes told TASR on Thursday in reaction to his name being mentioned by Fico in connection with the

Ukrainian Students Interested in Studying at UPJS in Kosice

Ukrainian Students Interested in Studying at UPJS in Kosice

Kosice, April 26 (TASR) – Pavol Jozef Safarik University (UPJS) in Kosice hosted an open house day for students from Ukraine on Tuesday. Representatives of UPJS introduced them to the study options of individual faculties. “We’ve recorded great interest from Ukrainian students and the university itself is very much interested

Plavcan: I Respect Everyone's Right to Express Their Opinion

Plavcan: I Respect Everyone's Right to Express Their Opinion

Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) – “I fully respect everyone’s right to express their opinion. However, it’s important to say that everyone expressing their opinion is responsible for the school reform’s future,” Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan (SNS nominee) said Tuesday. He was referring to Tuesday’