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Groehling Confirms 17 Schools Fully Closed in Slovakia

Groehling Confirms 17 Schools Fully Closed in Slovakia

Bratislava, September 21 (TASR) – Seventeen schools in Slovakia have been fully closed due to coronavirus as of Monday, Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) told TASR on the same day, adding it’s a moderate increase from Friday (September 18) when their number was 13. “A total of

Matovic: Pupils Should Wear Face Masks in Class for First Two Weeks

Matovic: Pupils Should Wear Face Masks in Class for First Two Weeks

Bratislava, August 13 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic, writing on a social network (OLaNO) on Thursday, stated that he proposed at an ongoing expert consilium that pupils should be obliged to wear face masks in class for the first two weeks at school after the summer holiday. “I know it

PM Admits to Plagiarism, But Will Resign Only after Keeping Promises

PM Admits to Plagiarism, But Will Resign Only after Keeping Promises

Bratislava, July 16 (TASR) – I apologise to all honest students who didn’t cheat during their studies, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) wrote on a social network on Thursday in response to media coverage about his master’s thesis, confessing that he himself engaged in deception during his studies and

Groehling: Kollar's Degree Can't Be Taken Away, So We Want to Change Law

Groehling: Kollar's Degree Can't Be Taken Away, So We Want to Change Law

Bratislava, June 26 (TASR) – It isn’t possible to withdraw the academic degree from Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar (We Are Family) under current legislation, Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) stated on Friday, adding that he therefore wants to change the law in the future, TASR learnt from

Groehling: Education Ministry to Distribute €0.5 mn for Summer Schools

Groehling: Education Ministry to Distribute €0.5 mn for Summer Schools

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) – The Education Ministry will distribute €0.5 million for summer schools, Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) told a news conference on Thursday. Voluntary summer schools should help pupils make up for lags in their knowledge and skills that have arisen or deepened as

Two People Died in Incident at School in Vrutky, Five Are Injured

Two People Died in Incident at School in Vrutky, Five Are Injured

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) – Two people died in an incident at the primary and secondary school on M.R. Stefanik Street in Vrutky (Zilina region), paramedics’ spokesperson Alena Krcova told TASR, adding that five people are injured, including children. Police Corps President Milan Lucansky and Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO)

Caputova: Online Education Was Enriching in End

Caputova: Online Education Was Enriching in End

Lozorno, June 1 (TASR) – It seems that online education was enriching in the end, said President Zuzana Caputova during a visit to a primary school in the village of Lozorno (Bratislava region) on Monday on the occasion of International Children’s Day and the first day back at school after