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Glossary: The challenging preservation of Slovak folk music in North America
The Spectator College glossary relates to the Culture and Art topic.
During family search in Slovakia, Google Translate comes in handy
Tracing your roots may get addictive, but what does it take to succeed?
As they age, Americans’ desire to reconnect with Slovakia grows
It is mostly middle-aged and older Slovak Americans who trace their roots.
Glossary: Completing a mosaic of personal histories
The Spectator College glossary relates to the Family topic.
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.
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