Foreigners in Slovakia, page 4

News and features on living in Slovakia

James Thomson and Puneet Dhiman at the Spectator College discussion.
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Many drunk people and almost no English speakers. For this Indian, Slovakia felt like a different world

Puneet Dhiman, a 28-year-old Indian citizen, runs a unique food truck in Bratislava called Rolltown.

ColorWay founder Oleg Krystiuk.

The Ukrainian chooses Slovakia, a “big dedina”, for business expansion into Europe

Oleg Krystiuk runs an international company selling mobile phone and computer accessories.

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Ukrainian journalism student Vladyslav Yatskovyi.

The Ukrainian who became a fundraiser, debunker and TV personality in Slovakia

Vladyslav Yatskovyi, a journalism undergraduate, presents a news bulletin in Ukrainian on TA3.

Katarina Živanović. Photo: Kvet Nguyen

Born in Serbia "by accident", a Serbian manager finds herself in Slovakia

Katarina Živanović manages a cultural centre in Nitra.

IWCB kiosk at the Christmas Market at Hlavné Námestie in Bratislava.

A season to give thanks

Let's take a moment this month to give thanks and share our abundance with others.

Slovakia's Foreigners' Police HQ on Ružinovská Street in Bratislava.

More than 100,000 foreigners live in Slovakia

Most foreigners do not state their faith.

IWCB Charity Opera Concert by Julia Radosz (in the middle) to benefit the Ukrainian refuge relief efforts.
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Slovakia's operatic elegance: A glimpse into the lives of opera singers

Discover the world of Slovakian opera through two remarkable women: Eva Blahová and Julia Radosz.

Sharon Sen's narrative encapsulates the resilience of the human spirit in the face of change.
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A family tragedy hasn't stopped this Malaysian artist from enjoying the small things in Slovakia

Sharon Sen, originally from the small town of Kulai, Malaysia, shares her transformative journey from her close-knit hometown to settling in Slovakia.

Writer Weronika Gogola.

Many things about Slovakia drive her crazy. The Polish writer's plan is to stay here anyway

Most Poles are Czechophiles and consider Slovakia a backward country, says Weronika Gogola.

Lenka Haniková
IWCB Coffee Morning, the iconic social event that commences weekly at various cool local spots.

Exploring Slovakia's expat community: A kaleidoscope of cultures

Discover the International Women's Club of Bratislava and its role in fostering cross-cultural connections.

Trnava Foreigners' Police relocated from a house on Kollárova Street to a house Paulínska Street in summer 2015.

Foreigners’ Police extend special-mode operation for another week

Their office in Ružomberok will be shut in early October, the police also announced.

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Foreigners in Slovakia: Slovaks’ wish for a ‘sexy’ leader, may give them an opportunist instead

Foreigners living in Slovakia share their views on the upcoming parliamentary election.

The Na Slovensku Aj Po Anglicky podcast with support from fjúžn is starting Season 2 with a two-part episode.
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Why do foreigners want to become Slovak?

James Stevko and Richard Swales share their experience.

German journalist Katrin Litschko.

A German from Bratislava who loves her working ‘mischung’

Katrin Litschko runs a magazine, produces TV reports and organises exhibitions – but she also makes time to swim in the Danube and go climbing.

Foreigners' Police HQ in Bratislava.

Foreigner's police in limited mode from Monday

Police cites increase in illegal migration in southern Slovakia as the reason.

A worker at the Kia Slovakia car plant in Žilina on June 30, 2023.
Trápny is the adjective form of trapas, which in the broadest sense means embarrassment.

Slovak Matters: No translation available

Three Slovak words that can only be translated as whole sentences in English.

Matthew J. Reynolds
The fjúžn festival on the road, in Trenčín in August 2023.

Countdown to Slovakia’s largest festival celebrating foreigners begins

‘Understanding’ chosen as theme for this year’s edition.

Dormitories in Mlynská Dolina, Bratislava.

New fee at Bratislava university dormitories will affect foreign students

Students will pay €5 to use their own electric appliances.

Literary comparatist Johannes Kaminski.

Scholar warns sci-fi could help normalise authoritarianism (but we should still read it)

Johannes Kaminski studies how climate change is depicted in national literatures.

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