Winners of 14th MOD Literary Competition collect their prizes

Winners of the 14th MOD Literary Competition visited the MOD today (7 December), to collect prizes for their winning essays from Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and General Secretary of the MOD Service Office Ján Hoľko. This year MOD judges assessed 130 competitive entries written by secondary school and college/university students on the theme of ʻ8s in Slovak Military History and their Influence on our Presentʼ.

Appreciating the interest of secondary and tertiary school students in Slovak military history, Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš said: “This time young people had an opportunity to write on Slovak military history, as this year we celebrate important round-number anniversaries. I appreciate that the theme appealed to them and that they shared their views with us.”
 
The prizes in the College/University Students category went to Laura Belicajová (1st place), of Comenius University in Bratislava, Peter Kromka (2nd place), of Comenius University in Bratislava, and Martina Pomikalová (3rd place), of Catholic University in Ružomberok.
 
The Secondary School Students category was won by Christina Zelísková (1st place), of Ivan Kupec Grammar School in Hlohovec, Mária Cápayová (2nd place), of School for Exceptionally Gifted Children and Grammar School in Bratislava, and Denisa Fujašová (3rd place), of St Francis of Assisi Grammar School in Žilina and Childrenʼs Art School in Kysucké Nové Mesto.
 
Four competitive entries were selected from each category by MOD judges. Of them, three best entries were chosen by the public in an online vote on SVK MOD Facebook. The online vote, which lasted from 24 November and until the midnight of 29 November, attracted 3,103 voters.