Minister Gajdoš hands over prizes to winners of the 13th MOD Literary Competition
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SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today handed over prizes to the winners of the 13th MOD Literary Competition on the theme “Our security cannot be taken for granted…” The prizes in the College/University category went toPeter Kromka (1st place), Dominik Gromoš (2nd place), and Ján Dvorščák (3rd place). In the Secondary Schools category, the prizes went to Klára Deketová (1st place) and Karolína Kollárová (2nd place). Just as the previous year, the winners of the College/University and Secondary Schools categories had been selected in an online public vote on the Facebook social network.
Head of the MOD highly appreciated the effort of all the young writers participating in this competition. “I think the theme of this yearʼs competition was highly topical, as we can never take security for granted. And although a lot of young people may not be aware of it, the defence of their homeland depends on them too,” he emphasised. For the MOD, the competition is a way to deliver one of the SVK Government Manifesto Commitments as well as those of the Slovak National Party (SNS) to raise public awareness of patriotism and homeland defence.
Having met the entry criteria, a total of 210 competitive entries were evaluated in the first round by MOD judges. Of all entries, 5 were selected in each category for an online public vote on Facebook. A total of 4,568 people participated in the vote, which opened on 22 November and closed on the midnight of 30 November.
The Secondary Schools category was won by Klára Deketová, of Milan Hodža Bilingual Grammar School in Sučany, with her competitive entry “You and Your Casualness”. Her work received 650 votes. She was followed by Karolína Kollárová, of Bilíkova Grammar School in Bratislava. Anastázia Šurábová, of Sports Grammar School in Žilina, placed third (the prize will be delivered to her by post).
Winner of the College/University category was Peter Kromka, a student of Comenius University in Bratislava, with his competitive entry “Those Affected” (1,223 votes). The second- and third-place finishers were Dominik Gromoš and Ján Dvorščák, both students from the University of Prešov in Prešov.
Head of the MOD highly appreciated the effort of all the young writers participating in this competition. “I think the theme of this yearʼs competition was highly topical, as we can never take security for granted. And although a lot of young people may not be aware of it, the defence of their homeland depends on them too,” he emphasised. For the MOD, the competition is a way to deliver one of the SVK Government Manifesto Commitments as well as those of the Slovak National Party (SNS) to raise public awareness of patriotism and homeland defence.
Having met the entry criteria, a total of 210 competitive entries were evaluated in the first round by MOD judges. Of all entries, 5 were selected in each category for an online public vote on Facebook. A total of 4,568 people participated in the vote, which opened on 22 November and closed on the midnight of 30 November.
The Secondary Schools category was won by Klára Deketová, of Milan Hodža Bilingual Grammar School in Sučany, with her competitive entry “You and Your Casualness”. Her work received 650 votes. She was followed by Karolína Kollárová, of Bilíkova Grammar School in Bratislava. Anastázia Šurábová, of Sports Grammar School in Žilina, placed third (the prize will be delivered to her by post).
Winner of the College/University category was Peter Kromka, a student of Comenius University in Bratislava, with his competitive entry “Those Affected” (1,223 votes). The second- and third-place finishers were Dominik Gromoš and Ján Dvorščák, both students from the University of Prešov in Prešov.
