Slovakia Adopts AI Governance Rules for Higher Education
Slovakia
Education trade union involved: Yes
Governance Level: National
Type of Policy: Binding regulation
Act on Higher Education Institutions (2025)
National binding legislation regulating higher education institutions, including the responsible use of AI in education and research. It requires institutions to establish internal rules for AI use and ensure compliance with principles of transparency, ethics, academic integrity and intellectual property rights. The Act also establishes two national AI competence centres to support implementation.
The education trade union OZ PŠaV participated in a working group discussing the legislative proposal and submitted comments during the consultation process. Some of the union’s proposed revisions to the broader package of education legislation were incorporated.
Issuer: National Council of the Slovak Republic (initiated by the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth)
