BUSINES FOCUS: Covid-19 pandemic changes way of education
Online education, requirements for new skills, home schooling and language learning during the Covid-19 era are among the highlights of the latest Business Focus.
Teacher living out her dream of having her own school
Iveta Barková won the third edition of the Teacher of Slovakia competition.
New homeschooling law gives parents more choice
Older primary school children will no longer have to enrol at Czech schools to keep learning at home.
No leaving exams for secondary school graduates
The final exam should reflect their four-year work, the Education Ministry suggested.
Online education cannot fully replace in-person teaching at universities
The pandemic and anti-coronavirus measures inspire innovative education.
The myth of vocational education
Economic analyst Tibor Lorincz explains why he thinks some statements concerning vocational education can be proved wrong.
Digitalisation will require new skills. Universities should adapt
About half of graduates do not work in the field they studied.
Recovery plan has five priorities, green economy will get the most money
The proposed plan will undergo interdepartmental review now.
International school can help open the doors to the world
Many had to adopt new ways of teaching due to pandemic.
Blog: Learning differently, learning effectively
There is so much that can be done to support learners with additional needs.
Universities protest purported attempts to politicise them
Many have declared a strike after seeing changes proposed by the Education Ministry.
Most primary schools in Bratislava will stay closed next week
Hygienist does not recommend opening schools.
Ministry plans spring schools, date of holidays will not change
Spring schools will have voluntary attendance
Schools can re-open but some will remain closed
Municipalities say that they still do not have any guidance or ordinance concerning the opening of schools.
Language learning in the Covid era: school selection no longer location-bound
Language schools plan to continue teaching partly online after the pandemic ends.
Parents in Slovakia worry about the future of their children due to closed schools
Children have concerns about their future, too.
The future of education starts now
Five experts from the world of business and academia shared their opinions regarding the trends that are the most likely to have a transformative impact on education in the next decade.
Children will not return to schools as scheduled
Test part of secondary school leaving exam will not take place.
The Education Ministry came up with a manual on how children can return to schools
The plan copies the COVID automat, and even proposes the testing of pupils.
Slovak pupils still lag behind OECD and EU average in mathematics
Results in natural sciences are comparable with other countries.
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