About us

The National Institute for Education (NIE) is a directly managed budgetary organisation of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic. The mission of the Institute is to carry out tasks in the field of educational research, to provide specific and methodological guidance and management of primary and secondary schools and educational establishments, and to perform the tasks imposed by the founder which is the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic.

The National Institute for Education has long-standing experience:

(a) in developing and proposing concepts and setting objectives related to the school system and its individual functions,
(b) in development and design of concepts related to the content of education and training in the field of general education,
(c) in preparation, development and innovation of basic pedagogical documents (National Education Programmes),
(d) in applied research on the content, methods and forms of education and training,
e) in evaluation of qualitative processes at the level of curriculum in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools.

As regards the implementation of research activities, the Institute cooperates with Slovak and foreign universities focused on teacher training and with foreign partner organisations in the field of curriculum policy management and development and educational research. It has a long-standing cooperation with the Council of Europe in the field of evaluation and management of education and curriculum policy development. It also supports the implementation of scientific and artistic projects in primary and secondary schools.

The Institute is actively involved in national and international scientific projects. It has a unique position among scientific research institutions working in the field of education. The research and development staff of the Institute are active in international and national scientific societies, committees, commissions, artistic juries and editorial boards of international scientific journals.

The Institute provides unique educational programmes for teachers and school principals in the Slovak Republic and abroad. It offers education programmes accredited by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic in cooperation with the faculties of education of the respective universities. It organises competitions for primary and secondary school pupils and scientific conferences for teaching staff and researchers.

For more information about the NIE, see: https://www.statpedu.sk/sk/ 

 

The European Wergeland Centre (EWC) is a resource centre on education for intercultural understanding, human rights and democratic citizenship. Our work builds on Council of Europe recommendations and policies, such as the Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education, which was developed to make sure that the values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law are promoted in and through education.

EWC’s main aim is to strengthen the capacity of individuals, educational institutions and educational systems to build and sustain a culture of democracy and human rights.

We were established by the Council of Europe and Norway in 2008 and serve all 47 member states. EWC is governed by a board composed of representatives of the Council of Europe and Norway. Our offices are located in Oslo, Norway. 

For more information about the EWC, see: https://theewc.org/