The Education Ministry to restore the analytical institute

The institute that is part of the Value for Money initiative was merged with another body at the beginning of the year.

Education Minister Martina LubyováEducation Minister Martina Lubyová (Source: SME)

The Education Ministry plans to restore the strengthened Institute of Education Policy (IVP), the analytical body cancelled at the beginning of the year without any discussion. The move has been criticised by both the opposition, representatives of education organisations, and observers.

SkryťTurn off ads
Article continues after video advertisement
SkryťTurn off ads
Article continues after video advertisement

The team of analysts moved into the Lifelong Education Department was only temporary, Education Minister Martina Lubyová (nominee of the Slovak National Party) said.

Read also: New Year’s changes at the ministry raise questions Read more 

“We made only an organisational change that had to be done also because we had a certain target number,” Lubyová said during the talk show broadcast by private station Radio Expres, adding that they had to reduce the number of employees by 14.

SkryťTurn off ads

She expects to receive subsidies from EU funds in the following weeks, which will enable the ministry to create six new jobs at IVP.

“The department that had to be temporarily merged will be separated again,” Lubyová told Radio Expres, adding that this may take two to three months. “The trivial names are not very important.”

She also refuted the claims that with the changes they wanted to get rid of former IVP head Matej Šiškovič.

The main job of the analysts is to evaluate the ministry’s steps, using the Value for Money system, Lubyová added.

Top stories

Bikers might love the Hell's Angels get-together, but most people are being warned off. (Illustrative Photo)

News digest: Hell on wheels? US Embassy warns Slovaks to look out for bikers

Night shift and weekend supplements to rise (slightly), new train schedules, and NATO partnership.


2 h
Jupiter (centre) and its Galilean moons: from left Ganymede, Io, Europa and Callisto. Juice with deployed antennas and arrays is in the bottom right.

From Košice to Ganymede: Slovak engineers are leaving their mark in space

Slovaks are active participants in two ongoing space missions.


20. may
Záruby and Ostrý Kameň.

3 things to do in Bratislava for free in the next seven days

Come and enjoy the weekend of open parks and gardens or go on a hike with foreigners to Ostrý Kameň and Záruby.


1. jun
SkryťClose ad