Pavel points out lack of public universities in Karlovy Vary region

President Petr Pavel has begun a two-day visit to the Karlovy Vary region in western Czechia. On the first day, he pointed out that since his previous visit last June, a public university has still not been established in the region.  According to the Czech News Agency, the Karlovy Vary Region has long sought to establish its own university, as many students who leave the region for higher education do not return, deepening the area’s educational disadvantage.

The president also added that he is currently meeting with candidates for ministerial positions in the incoming government and welcomed suggestions from representatives of the Karlovy Vary Region on issues he could raise with them.