More extended cultural cooperation

For cooperation between artists or institutions from Slovakia with counterparts in the Netherlands, funding is decentralized. The following funds can, under certain conditions, contribute to the realization of activities/projects:

·       Gaudeamus and Donemus (Music) (link to: www.gaudeamus.nl,  www.donemus.nl)

·       Mondriaan Foundation (visual arts) ( www.mondriaanfoundation.nl)

·        Netherlands Architecture Institute ( www.nai.nl)

·       Fund for Amateur Art and Performing Arts (Fonds voor Amateur- en Podiumkunsten) ( www.fapk.nl)

·       Foundation for Production and Translations of Dutch Literature (Nederlands Literair Productie- en Vertalingenfonds) ( www.nlpvf.nl)

For more information, please check their websites.

Dutch Studies

For Slovak persons interested in studying the Dutch Language and Culture, several possibilities exist.

·       Short language courses at Berlitz ( www.berlitz.com)

·       Dutch Studies at the Comenius University in Bratislava 
At the Comenius University it is possible to choose a major in Dutch. For more information, please contact the Section for German and Dutch Language and Culture/Philosophical Faculty, Gondova 2, 818 01 Bratislava, tel/fax: +421.7.52920176, email: skrlantova@fphil.uniba.sk.

·       Dutch Studies at the University of Vienna/Universities in the Netherlands
For more information, also on all kinds of topics regarding the Dutch language, see the website of Dutch Studies( www.ned.univie.ac.at) of the University of Vienna. This site also offers links to universities in the Netherlands where you can study the Dutch language and culture. You will also find links to on-line Dutch courses.

The Dutch Language Union( www.taalunie.org) has an interesting website for those who already speak Dutch. It contains also information about Dutch language summer courses and scholarships for those courses (only for advanced speakers!).

For more general information please contact: