Cultural Relations and Greek Community

Educational relations between the two countries are regulated by the 1976 Agreement on Cultural and Educational Cooperation between Greece and former Czechoslovakia. It was agreed that the Agreement remain in force following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993.

There are no Greek schools in Slovakia. 

Τhe official Department of Greek Language in Bratislava, which was officially recognized in 2021, operates under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece in Bratislava.

Αt the Department  of Classical and Semitic Philology of the Faculty of Philosophy of  the Comenius University in Bratislava, the following programs (bachelor or Master’s) are related to the Ancient Greek and Modern Greek Language and Civilization.

Greek Language and Civilization (Bachelor’s degree program)
Greek Language and Civilization (Master’s degree program)
Classical Philology (Bachelor’s degree program)
Latin Language and Civilization (Bachelor’s degree program)

The Greek community in Slovakia is estimated to amount to around 1.000, persons, including a significant number of Greek students in various academic institutions of the country. 

There is no official Greek Diaspora Organization. The Greek-Slovak Friendship Association "FILIA", with both Greek and Slovak citizens as members, is still active in Slovakia.