Spectator College
The Spectator College is a programme designed to support the study and teaching of English in Slovakia, as well as to inspire interest in important public issues among young people.
Spectator College Podcast
Student White Crow awardee: We felt like hostages, but not of striking teachers
Audio
Elena Štefancová, a former FIIT STU student, speaks about last year’s scandal at one of the best Slovak IT faculties.
23. apr
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Slovak tennis players banned for match fixing
Dagmara Bašková was hit with a 12-year ban for repeated corruption offences.
23. apr
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Glossary: Slovakia and transparency
Spectator College provides readers who want to improve their English with glossaries of useful words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College.
1. apr
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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.
20. jan
Bringing World to the Classroom
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.
25. sep
Bringing World to the Classroom
His initial bet on an unknown school got him to Canada
Audio
Andrej Grman transferred from a regular school to the LEAF Academy in Bratislava, hoping to pursue a career in business one day.
25. sep
Bringing World to the Classroom
Unusual subjects are part of the curriculum in Slovak schools
Some schools have introduced falconry, other students learn about astronomy.
25. sep
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Glossary: A teaching programme creates a new generation of education leaders
Spectator College provides readers who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College.
2. sep
Bringing World to the Classroom
Poll: Muslims are seen as the least preferred neighbours
![Afghan Rayeiz Rahman takes Košice locals to the places he likes in the city during one of the[fjúžn] walks on December 11, 2019.](https://m.smedata.sk/api-media/media/image/spectator/2/64/6493862/6493862_300x200.jpeg?rev=3)
Slovaks have not fully embraced diversity yet.
28. aug
Bringing World to the Classroom
‘I pretended I wasn’t Roma to avoid being pointed out’
Audio
Roma student Daniel Bunda talks about discrimination, role models, changes,and more.
28. aug
Bringing World to the Classroom
Roma people targeted by hoaxes during a pandemic
The Facebook hoax about free medication for the minority has been on rotation since 2011.
28. aug
Bringing World to the Classroom
Glossary: Slovaks must see diversity positively to prosper
Spectator College provides readers who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College.
1. aug
Bringing World to the Classroom
The revival of Slovak rugby championed by French player
Having first discovered Slovakia thanks to Erasmus, Charles Cimetière returned to popularise rugby.
24. júl
Bringing World to the Classroom
No job, 200 dollars in his pocket. How a Colombian photographer became Slovak
Audio
Gustavo Pizano came to Slovakia over a decade ago.
24. júl
Bringing World to the Classroom
Migrants and refugees spotlighted in posters amid the pandemic
Nearly 80 works were submitted to the Milan Šimečka Foundation’s Refjúžn Poster contest.
24. júl
Bringing World to the Classroom
Glossary: Multicultural society and Slovakia
Spectator College provides readers who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College.
2. júl
Bringing World to the Classroom
From manufacturing to something better. Industry 4.0 could redefine Slovakia
Education responding to the labour market and lifelong learning remain keys to success.
26. jún
Bringing World to the Classroom
The reskilling revolution is a much-needed step forward
Audio
The WEF has published almost 100 future jobs with required skills.
26. jún
Bringing World to the Classroom
Post-coronavirus demand for health workers to grow
ManpowerGroup’s Talent Shortage 2020 reveals jobs in short supply.
26. jún
Bringing World to the Classroom
Glossary: Future jobs will prompt us to upgrade skills
Spectator College provides readers who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College.
2. jún
- 1. About 150,000 foreigners live in Slovakia
- 2. News digest: Pfizer and Moderna jabs now available to a younger age group in Slovakia
- 3. Special shopping hours end, some isolation rules change
- 4. Registration form for Covid vaccine has new features
- 5. Dobrú chuť. Are you going to eat that?
- 6. Matovič introduces tax reform
- 7. Fitch: Slovakia to be the fastest growing economy in the region
- 8. News digest: Curfew will stay in place for at least another week
- 9. A pilgrimage destination for many Jews from around the world
- 10. Districts in red and light red tier lift more measures after May 3
- 1. About 150,000 foreigners live in Slovakia
- 2. Fitch: Slovakia to be the fastest growing economy in the region
- 3. News digest: Curfew will stay in place for at least another week
- 4. Dobrú chuť. Are you going to eat that?
- 5. Districts in red and light red tier lift more measures after May 3
- 6. Situation improves, but curfew remains in place for now
- 7. Slovakia will have a permanent kurzarbeit scheme as of next year
- 8. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 362 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 9. News digest: Vaccination now available two weeks after surviving Covid
- 10. News digest: Pfizer and Moderna jabs now available to a younger age group in Slovakia
- 1. Districts in red and light red tier lift more measures after May 3
- 2. About 150,000 foreigners live in Slovakia
- 3. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 362 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 4. Fitch: Slovakia to be the fastest growing economy in the region
- 5. Curfew rules will change. Most restrictions will be kept only in districts in a bad situation
- 6. News digest: Curfew will stay in place for at least another week
- 7. Dobrú chuť. Are you going to eat that?
- 8. Slovakia: Where the bees buzz and the honey flows
- 9. News digest: Interest in Covid jabs low, vaccination rate may be just over one third
- 10. Situation improves, but curfew remains in place for now