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Country Profile - Slovakia


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Education Procurement in Slovakia

CountryProfile_SLOVAKIA.pdf

Numbers

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Number of schools K-12 Number of teachers K-12 Number of students K-12 Number of students per computer K-12
6.897[1] 79.814[2] 962.823[3] 24]

Sources:
[1] http://web.uips.sk/download/rs/Educational_system_in_Slovak_Republic.pdf
OLD data: System of Education and Training, school year 2003/2004

[2] Eurostat, Education and Training statistics (2018)
[3] Eurostat, Education and Training statistics (2017)
[4] www.compareyourcountry.org/pisa-digital (2012)

Legislation of Education

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https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/national-reforms-school-education-63_en

Strategy of the Digital Transformation of Slovakia 2030

https://www.vicepremier.gov.sk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Brochure-SMALL.pdf

Digital Coalition launched in Slovakia
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/digital-coalition-launched-slovakia
 

Education system is strongly decentralized as three levels of government are responsible for it:

  • the central government,
  • the regional and municipal authorities
  • and the schools themselves.

Organisations

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Organization responsible for education Role of the organization Website
Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic
  • determines the policies for pre-primary education, primary education, secondary education and tertiary education
  • supports educational facilities and lifelong learning
  • sets the framework for schooling
  • manages the network of schools
  • allocates financial resources
  • monitors school compliance and student performance.
www.minedu.sk/
about-the-ministry
National Institute of Education Responsible for the management of schools and educational activities of teachers from the professional and methodological point of view www.statpedu.sk/en
State School Inspectorate Overviews the quality of pedagogical management, education and material-technical conditions acting on

behalf of the state

https://www.ssiba.sk/
default.aspx?text=g&id=35&lang=en
National Institute for Certified Educational Measurements Manages assessments in the country and the participation of the country in international assessments www.nucem.sk/en
National Institute of Vocational Education Responsible for strategies and concepts of VET https://siov.sk/
Methodology and Pedagogy Centre Provides educational activities for teachers and non-teaching staff of schools https://mpc-edu.sk/en/home
Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information A specialised scientific library https://www.cvtisr.sk/
en.html?page_id=58
Schools Self-governing regions and municipalities are the founders of public schools. They have got a direct influence on the organisation of them. Pre-primary, primary

and lower secondary schools are managed by municipalities, while upper secondary schools are under the management of regional authorities. The majority of the decisions are taken still at the central level, however, the autonomy of schools in the development of the curriculum has been increased. The lower secondary schools make individually 59% of the decisions. Schools are the employers of teachers and non-teaching staff as well. In the school's management, the school leader is helped by the School Board and other advisory bodies, such as pedagogical board and subject committees.

Source:
OECD: Education Policy Outlook – Slovak Republic, 2015
European Commission / EACEA National Policies Platform / Eurydice / Slovakia Overview:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/slovakia_en

Funding of education

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Type of schools Source of funds
Funding is allocated to school founders by the state, then these resources are allocated to the schools. There are founders operating several schools, and they have the freedom to reallocate a certain proportion among these schools. There is some exception being directly financed at the local level:

●         kindergartens,

●         language schools

●         basic art schools.

Funding that is allocated to the founders is determined on the basis of the student number and the type of school. Additional funding is provided for example for children with special needs, or for bilingual study. Schools receive dedicated resources for teaching assistants, contributions for the education of socially disadvantaged students and vouchers to finance the extra-curricular education of students.

 
Source:
OECD: Education Policy Outlook – Slovak Republic, 2015
European Commission / EACEA National Policies Platform / Eurydice / Slovakia Overview:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/slovakia_en

Public expenditure on education ISCED (2011) (million EUR)

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Year Primary education Lower secondary education Upper secondary education Total
2013 595,8 667,6 627,2 1890,7
2014 613,3 694,6 652,3 1960,2
2015 701,6 687,1 704,4 2093,1
2016 704,2 696,6 640,6 2041,4
 
Source: Eurostat (online data codes: educ_uoe_fine01)

Expenditure on educational institutions ISCED (2011) (Million EUR)

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Year Expenditure Primary education Lower secondary education Upper secondary education Total
2013 Current expenditure 624,7 684,1 621,8 1 930,6
Capital expenditure 16,9 19,9 19,1 55,9
Total 641,6 704,0 640,9 1 986,5
Share of capital expenditure (%) 2,6 2,8 3,0 2,8
2014 Current expenditure 643,2 714,6 667,1 2 024,9
Capital expenditure 18,1 20,2 11,4 49,7
Total 661,3 734,8 678,6 2 074,7
Share of capital expenditure (%) 2,7 2,7 1,7 2,4
2015

 

Current expenditure 719,2 717,1 690,6 2 126,9
Capital expenditure 32,4 22,8 38,1 93,3
Total 751,7 739,9 728,7 2 220,3
Share of capital expenditure (%) 4,3 3,1 5,2 4,2
2016 Current expenditure 428,3 722,0 626,7 2 077,0
Capital expenditure 29,7 16,7 33,5 79,9
Total 758,0 738,6 660,2 2 156,8
Share of capital expenditure (%) 3,9 2,3 5,1 3,7
 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: educ_uoe_fini01)

Procurement Procedure

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Public procurement system is highly centralized with one central administration institution.

Office for Public Procurement (UVO):

  • exercises the legislative and regulatory authority
  • drafts and monitors the implementation of the Public Procurement Act and other related legislation
  • provides ex-ante review of public procurement documents
  • performs oversight activities
  • publishes statistical information and training and guidance for contracting authorities and suppliers
  • manages the online portal
  • acts as the first instance review body with the right to impose fines

 

Supreme Audit Office (NKU): external control body that reviews the public procurement processes in terms of compliance with the legislation and issues recommendations to the Office for Public Procurement.

Ministry of the Interior: central purchasing body is the for commonly available goods, services and works.

Antimonopoly Office: defends fair competition an independent body with responsibilities of investigating bid rigging and cartels.

Appeals should be reported to the contracting authority first then it can be brought before the Office for Public Procurement (acting as the first instance body). If the disagreement cannot be solved to the satisfaction of both parties, the second instance is exercised by the Council of the Office. Ultimately the appeal can be submitted to the Regional Appeal Courts and to the Supreme Court as the last recourse instance.

 

Source:
European Commission / EACEA National Policies Platform / Eurydice / Slovakia Overview:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/slovakia_en
Public procurement – Study on administrative capacity in the EU Slovakia Country Profile:
https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/policy/how/improving-investment/public-procurement/study/country_profile/sk.pdf

LEA contact

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Jari Laru
University of Oulu
jari.laru@oulu.fi

 

 

LEA – 779803: This project has been funded with support from the European Commission in the context of the H2020 Programme. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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