Slovakia

Its truename is Slovensko.

Country education policy

Lifelong Learning

The main goal of the Strategy of Lifelong Learning and Lifelong Guidance of Slovak republic (passed by the Government of the Slovak republic in April 2007) is the completion of the system of lifelong learning and the system of lifelong guidance in such a way that the system would make the access to repeated and flexible obtaining of new qualifications for the citizens easier through good-quality education obtained apart from formal also in non-formal system of education and in the system of informal learning with the assistance of complex counselling and guidance services during the entire life of the man and hence to help people to sustain highest possible employment level as well as to increase the participation of the population in lifelong learning.

Source: The Ministry of Education web page on Lifelong Learning

Download the Strategy of Lifelong Learning and Lifelong Guidance (DOC)

Country education system

The Ministry of Education

The ministry is the central body of the state administration of the Slovak Republic for elementary, secondary and higher education, educational facilities, lifelong learning, science and for the state's support for sports and youth.

Source: The Ministry's web site (SK/EN)

A graphic of the educational system can be found on the The Ministry's web site (SK/EN)

For more information see Infomobil Country Profile on Slovak Republic and Infomobil's Overview of Preschool, Primary and Secondary school

Quality assurance

The Accreditation Commission

The Accreditation Commission was established by the government of the Slovak Republic in the year 1990 as its advisory body. The Commission is accountable for its activity to the government of the SR, to which it submits a report on its activity every two years.

Essential tasks of the Commission are to monitor and independently evaluate the quality of education, research, development, artistic and other creative activity of the universities. The Commission comprehensively reviews conditions under which these activities take place at individual universities. Based on independent evaluation, the Commission contributes to improving the efficiency and quality of the education provided at the universities and develops recommendations to improve the operation of the universities.

The Commission's activity is governed by applicable provisions of the Act on universities.

Source: Ministry's web page on the Commission

Virtual Initiatives in Higher Education

• Open Management Int. is the regional partner of Open University Business School (OUBS) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

References

For more information see:

• Infomobil Country Profile on Slovak Republic
• OECD's page and documents on Slovak Republic

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