Course presented by the Comenius University Bratislava:

Policy making in Slovakia

Course is taught in the last semester of the three-year bachelor-level study programme at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava. It follows the Public Policy course. Whilst the preceding course is focused on relevant theories, Policy Making in Slovakia has been transformed by Daniel Klimovský and is more focused on practical application. Thanks to close collaboration with the Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava, the course is challenge-based. It focuses on critical thinking and has a problem-solving approach. It develops creativity and pro-innovative attitudes among students. The institute defines the semester assignments and contributes to the monitoring of students' progress as well as to the final evaluation. Teachers assist students with theoretical concepts and the identification of examples of best national and international practice. An emphasis is placed on student responsibility. They work in small groups, collaborate with various stakeholders, and have to develop leadership skills to accomplish their tasks. Thanks to training elements as well as the application of the learning-by-doing method, students improve several important skills and enhance key competences. At the end of the course, students are able to identify problems, analyse them, develop innovative solutions, and prepare policy papers.

Contact: PhDr. Daniel Klimovský, PhD., daniel.klimovsky@uniba.sk