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Butora: I Hope Election Will Produce Minister Able to Serve for Four Years

Butora: I Hope Election Will Produce Minister Able to Serve for Four Years

Caretaker Education Minister Daniel Butora believes that a government will emerge from the snap general election that will generate an education minister able to serve in the post for the whole four years.

President Vetoes Amendment Introducing 3rd Class of Physical Education

President Vetoes Amendment Introducing 3rd Class of Physical Education

Bratislava, June 1 (TASR) - President Zuzana Caputova vetoed the amendment to the Education Act that aimed to introduce a third lesson of physical education in schools as of September 1, TASR was told by her spokesman Martin Strizinec on Thursday. The head of state proposes to postpone the effective

Odor: Slovakia at EU's Tail-end in Many Indicators, It Needs to Change

Odor: Slovakia at EU's Tail-end in Many Indicators, It Needs to Change

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) - Slovakia Slovakia is at the tail-end of the EU in several indicators of science, research and innovation and this lagging needs to be systematically addressed, caretaker Premier Ludovit Odor said while presenting the 2030 National Science, Research and Innovation Strategy on Tuesday. One of the

President Appoints Jan Horecky as New Education Minister

President Appoints Jan Horecky as New Education Minister

Bratislava, October 4 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova appointed Jan Horecky as Education Minister in the Presidential Palace on Tuesday. Until now, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) was temporarily tasked with managing the ministry. Horecky was a teacher of mathematics and geography. He held the post of headteacher at Bratislava-based School

Education Minister Could Be Appointed Next Week, Premier Didn't Say Name

Education Minister Could Be Appointed Next Week, Premier Didn't Say Name

Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – The new education minister could be appointed next week, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) said during the traditional Question Time in Parliament, which takes place on Thursday afternoons when the house is in session. Heger didn’t want to say the name of the new head

TASR Receives Award for Active Cooperation with UCM University in Trnava

TASR Receives Award for Active Cooperation with UCM University in Trnava

Bratislava, September 20 (TASR) – In recognition of its active cooperation with the Trnava-based St. Cyril and Methodius University (UCM), the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) has received the UCM Memorial Medal on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the university’s founding. TASR general director Vladimir Puchala

President Opens School Year at Integrated School on Mokrohajska Street

President Opens School Year at Integrated School on Mokrohajska Street

Bratislava, September 5 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova on Monday opened the new school year at the integrated school on Mokrohajska street that combines a nursery school, a primary school, a business academy and a grammar school. The president wished the teachers and non-teaching staff a better year, dignified conditions matching