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Slovak Students at Georgetown Institute

Friends of Slovakia (FOS) is welcoming two scholars fromS lovakia for the summer 2008 programat the Fund for American Studies: MiriamaSvetkovská and Martin Socuvka. Both plan to study at the Fund's Engalitcheff Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems (ICPES).

Miriama is from the eastern Slovak town of Spišská Nová Ves. Currently a fifth year student at the University of Economics in Bratislava, she is majoring in finance. Miriama recently studied for fivemonths at the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels, Belgium, with a specialization in European economic integration. During her summer in Washington, she hopes to gain a better understanding of the U.S. social and economic system and how U.S. institutions work, allowing her to draw comparisons with European Union (EU) countries, including Slovakia. In addition, Miriama would like to gain more practical experience in the field of economics. Her only previous experience in the United States was a summer in Cleveland, Ohio.

Martin grew up in the central Slovak town of Zilina. Having graduated from Trnava University's School of Law in 2005, Martin is currently enrolled in the JD programat Košice University's Law School, with a focus on business law. In 2006- 2007, Martin spent some time in Boston, Massachusetts, taking classes at Harvard Law School and working at the Law Offices of Cutler & Associates, in addition to pro bono work with the Volunteer Lawyers Project. He has also studied abroad at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in Greece. Through the summer 2008 program, Martin hopes to gain new skills that will allow him to bring positive change in Slovak society.