The 5 best activities for families in Prague this week: December 23–29
With the kids off school this week here are some tips for activities leading up to and after the Christmas holiday
These job skills will be critical for the future Czech labor market
Programs exist for helping students and new graduates flourish on an increasingly demanding and tech-focused job market
The 10 best activities for families in Prague this week: December 16–22
A sweet take on the nativity scene, Christmas fairy tales for the whole family, and a robotics holiday workshop make this week's to-do list
Merry mouflon! Prague's forest zoo invites animal lovers to a festive feeding session
The forestry department will host an upcoming holiday event that encourages visitors to interact with its menagerie of wild inhabitants
Czech students are improving, rank among world's top third according to latest PISA results
The study showed that Czech students were average or slightly above average and that reading literacy was their biggest weakness
7 magical activities for kids in Prague this week: December 2–8
Angels, devils, Santa, and little Kevin meet in Prague this week promising big holiday fun for little ones
One-fifth of Czech parents believe schools without Roma and foreign students are better
The view is mainly held by proponents of traditional teaching and disciplinary methods
Prague's Charles University closes down controversial Czech-Chinese Centre
Last week, three academics left Charles University's Faculty of Social Sciences (FSV) over the Czech-Chinese Centre's unclear financing
One in six Czech teens play video games at least four hours a day
The average Czech juvenile plays digital games for 1.6 hours on working days and 2.4 hours a day during weekends, says a new report
Half the schools in the Czech Republic will take part in Wednesday's strike, but not all will close
Over 6,000 Czech schools, more than 50 percent, say they will join teachers' strike on Wednesday
Czech school teachers to strike for higher pay raise next Wednesday, November 6
Czech teachers' strike for higher salaries over their disagreement with their proposed pay rise will be held next Wednesday
Czech teachers to see an 8-percent increase in base pay next year
The monthly base pay could increase from 1,100 to 3,500 CZK, depending on the length of the employee's experience and qualifications
Last month, Czech consumer prices saw their biggest drop in over a decade
Package vacation and some food prices dropped, while education became more expensive
Medusa World jellyfish aquarium to spread its tentacles in Prague
Prague's newest marine attraction is due to open on the rooftop of the Arkády Pankrác shopping center by the end of the year
Foreign students have difficulties obtaining visas for study in the Czech Republic, say education officials
More than 290,000 people studied at Czech universities and colleges last year, while 68,600 graduated from them
Prague is one of the world's smartest cities, says a new global index
The Czech capital ranked highly for job opportunities and education in the inaugural index while scoring above average in the areas of health and security
The Czech Republic has the second lowest number of available nursery schools in Europe
A new amendment introduced by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs wants to reintroduce the crèche to the Czech school system