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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

Poll: Study of Foreign Languages and Financial Literacy Tops Most Important List

Poll: Study of Foreign Languages and Financial Literacy Tops Most Important List

Bratislava, September 4 (TASR) – Almost half of Slovaks concur that top priority subjects that should be taught in schools in the future are foreign languages and financial literacy, it follows from a survey conducted by the Go4insight agency. The study of foreign languages was deemed as the most important among

Heger: €1 bn to Be Spent on Increase in Salaries in State and Public Service

Heger: €1 bn to Be Spent on Increase in Salaries in State and Public Service

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – €1 billion will be used to increase the salaries of employees in state and public service, including education staff, Prime Minister Eduard Heger and Finance Minister Igor Matovic (both OLaNO) said at a press conference on Wednesday, announcing the results of collective bargaining. They will receive

Matovic: Salaries in Education to Go Up by 10 percent as of January 2023

Matovic: Salaries in Education to Go Up by 10 percent as of January 2023

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – Salaries in education are set to swell by ten percent from January 1, 2023, Finance Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) told a press conference on Wednesday, noting that subsequently, from September 2023, it will be 12 percent. They will receive a one-off bonus of €500 in the