CVEK

Center for the Research of Ethnicity and Culture in partnership with Milan Šimečka Foundation conducted since April 2009 a project Integration of children of third countries nationals into the educational system of Slovakia. Project builds up on positive policies realized in education sphere in the process of integration of children of third countries nationals. At the same time, project enriches previous policies by innovative methods that aim to secure their successful integration into the society. 

The most important outcomes of the project:

1. Research of barriers of integration of these children into the education system;

2. Creation and experimental testing of innovative tools of integration;

3. Opening of a public discussion on problems of children of migrants in Slovakia;

4. Opening of a public discussion on needs of educational policies changes.

Set of practical policy recommendations for educational policies and integration tools aimed to be the result of the project. Outcomes of the project can help public policy makers to change and improve legislation in order to secure more effective integration of children from third countries. Results of the research can be utilized also by teachers in the form of manuals, techniques, and activities applied in the process of education within the classroom, school, and local community.