Archive of articles - January 2006, page 5

Battle joined on quality criteria

IN FUTURE the Education Ministry plans to allocate more money to higher education on the basis of quality, which should go hand in hand with financial contributions from students. The private sector will certainly add its support, making university education a lucrative business, with institutions competing for funding.

Finding the fun in corporate greed

YET ANOTHER Hollywood romantic crime caper might not sound like all that much fun, but Fun with Dick and Jane nearly earns its title, or at least it does until the crime part takes over.

EC: Slovakia low on innovation

Managing what they measure

THE FIELD of public relations often pertains to spheres such as perception and the subconscious, which are impossible to grasp and objectively measure.

Troubles with the throwaway seat

WHENEVER new governments were formed in Slovakia in the past, the culture portfolio was never among the ministerial seats hotly contested by ruling coalition parties. Instead, culture has often been a makeweight to satisfy the quota of cabinet seats to which a coalition partner was formally entitled.

Slovakia slow to draw EU funds

SARIO investments total Sk25.9 billion for 2005

Culture shorts

EC expects Slovakia to meet euro-adoption criteria

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Citizens challenge EU treaty

THE SLOVAK Constitutional Court has put off indefinitely ruling on a case brought by 13 citizens who argued that the ratification of the EU Constitutional Treaty was a breach of their rights, and that the document should have been put to a national referendum.

Opposition on warpath for cabinet scalps

A CONTROVERSIAL privati-zation sale and an open letter of protest from the cultural community have inspired Slovakia's opposition parties to continue their campaign for the dismissal of several members of cabinet.

Creativity not priority for clients

CREATIVITY is, surprisingly, not the attribute that clients most value in PR agencies. Instead, companies most appreciate the agency's level of professionalism, and its ability to meet deadlines and keep promises, according to a survey published by Strategie, the Czech marketing magazine.

Media take in Sk7.9 billion in advertising in 2005

J&T enters cargo privatization

TwoOne plans to invest Sk20 billion in Slovak airports

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What higher education was like in 2003/2004

COMPARED to the previous period, the number of full time university students in the 2003/2004 academic year stagnated and even saw a moderate decline; on the other hand, the number of external students increased again. This represents a continuation of the previous trend Education Ministry officials viewed negatively because the quality of external studies is lower compared to full-time studies.

Cabinet and financial groups wield most power