Agencies and Conferences
Conferences
- International Science Conference Strategies and innovations in the Raw Materials Policy of the Slovak Republic and the EU – importance of critical raw materials
- International Carpathian Control Conference ICCC
- Research, Production, and Use of Steel Ropes, Conveyors, and Hoisting Equipment, R&D and Production Base (VVaPOL)
- XXth International Conference of Young Geologists
Agencies
- The Union of Slovak Scientific and Technical Societies, ZSVTS
The Union of Slovak Scientific and Technical Societies (ZSVTS) is a voluntary, public benefit, non-profit, democratic and non-political association of interested professional scientific and technical societies, committees and territorial coordination centers. It was established at the Slovak congress of the former Czechoslovak Scientific and Technical Society on March 17. 1990. It represents a membership base of more than 15,000, united in 44 professional societies, which have their members in practically the majority of companies, institutes and professional universities in the Slovak Republic. The professional mission of the Association is to help raise the level of science and technology in the Slovak Republic, develop education and international cooperation in the field of science and technology, and solve tasks within the state technical policy. - National Center for the Popularization of Science and Technology in Society
The Center for Scientific and Technical Information of the Slovak Republic (CVTI SR) through the National Center for Popularization of Science and Technology in Society (NCP VaT) covers activities aimed at popularizing science and technology in Slovakia. Since 2007, when it was established, it has been organizing a number of events, supporting the communication of scientific information through websites and cooperating with the media in order to inform the widest possible public about the results of Slovak research and development.
Main activities: The Literary Fund is a national cultural public institution established by Act NR SR no. 13/93 on art funds. The Statute of the Literary Fund determines the details of the fund's mission and tasks and the manner of their implementation. The main mission of the fund is to support creative activity in the field of speech, theater, film, radio, television, entertainment art, video production as well as computer programs with special attention to:
- original beautiful literature,
- scientific and professional literature,
- journalism and journalistic photography,
- translation activities,
- theatre, film, radio, television, video production and entertainment arts.
Agency SAAVŠ
The agency's mission is to contribute to the improvement of the quality of higher education with modern tools in accordance with the European Standards for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ESG 2015). The agency is supposed to provide a mirror of quality to universities and decide on the granting of relevant accreditations in accordance with the law. The agency replaces the activity of the previous Accreditation Commission, an advisory body of the Slovak government in the assessment of university applications, and also takes over the decision-making authority of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic.