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Student White Crow awardee: We felt like hostages, but not of striking teachers
Elena Štefancová, a former FIIT STU student, speaks about last year’s scandal at one of the best Slovak IT faculties.
Slovak tennis players banned for match fixing
Dagmara Bašková was hit with a 12-year ban for repeated corruption offences.
Glossary: Slovakia and transparency
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Slovakia’s big step forward in transparency is not enough
The country is among the world’s most transparent, but Slovaks see corruption as widespread.
The faker-in-chief exposing disinformation in Slovakia
Government ministries need long-term communication strategies to debunk hoaxes, says Jakub Goda, who set out to expose how fake news gets produced in Slovakia.
I’m proud of my Roma pupils, a teacher from a Svit school says
Peter Šinály joined Teach for Slovakia to help transform Slovak education, starting as a teacher in a primary school in Svit.
His initial bet on an unknown school got him to Canada
Andrej Grman transferred from a regular school to the LEAF Academy in Bratislava, hoping to pursue a career in business one day.
Unusual subjects are part of the curriculum in Slovak schools
Some schools have introduced falconry, other students learn about astronomy.
Glossary: A teaching programme creates a new generation of education leaders
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Poll: Muslims are seen as the least preferred neighbours
Slovaks have not fully embraced diversity yet.
‘I pretended I wasn’t Roma to avoid being pointed out’
Roma student Daniel Bunda talks about discrimination, role models, changes,and more.
Roma people targeted by hoaxes during a pandemic
The Facebook hoax about free medication for the minority has been on rotation since 2011.
Glossary: Slovaks must see diversity positively to prosper
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The revival of Slovak rugby championed by French player
Having first discovered Slovakia thanks to Erasmus, Charles Cimetière returned to popularise rugby.
No job, 200 dollars in his pocket. How a Colombian photographer became Slovak
Gustavo Pizano came to Slovakia over a decade ago.
Migrants and refugees spotlighted in posters amid the pandemic
Nearly 80 works were submitted to the Milan Šimečka Foundation’s Refjúžn Poster contest.
Glossary: Multicultural society and Slovakia
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From manufacturing to something better. Industry 4.0 could redefine Slovakia
Education responding to the labour market and lifelong learning remain keys to success.
The reskilling revolution is a much-needed step forward
The WEF has published almost 100 future jobs with required skills.
Post-coronavirus demand for health workers to grow
ManpowerGroup’s Talent Shortage 2020 reveals jobs in short supply.
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