Impact of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic on the Slovak Economy (Tourism and Education)

• Authors: Lucia Petrikovičová , Jozef Petrikovič , Viktoria Kurilenko , Martin Taraj , Saidmukhidin Kholov , Mahmoud Azizi

Abstracts

EN

Aim. The aim of the contribution is to evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Slovak economy. We analyzed the pertinent data relating to Slovakia's economy, tourism, and education infrastructures, and also the measures introduced during the pandemic which affected them. Methods. The paper is mainly based on descriptive, analytical and statistical methods, and based on global statistics data, studies, and research conducted in this field. Results. In 2020, the Slovak economy decreased by 9.3%. The reason was not only domestic measures against the spread of the coronavirus, but also a slump in foreign demand. The growth of the Slovak economy had already slowed during 2019, even before the onset of the COVID-19 disease. Extensive travel restrictions, especially at the international level, fundamentally affected the total number of visitors, in particular during the period March to August 2021. Almost 1.6 million visitors stayed in hotels, boarding houses, and other accommodation facilities in Slovakia during this period of the pandemic, which represented a decrease of almost 54% when compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019.     Conclusion. The significant deterioration of the economy was the result of a large number of significant restrictive measures taken to stop the spread of the COVID-19 disease. The factor of the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the future of tourism and education, bringing changes to their direction and economic benefits. This pandemic has significantly affected education in Slovakia and worldwide, and we are following its transformation.

Keywords

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COVID-19; economy; education; non-formal education; tourism; Slovakia

• Publisher: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
• Journal: Journal of Education Culture and Society
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 468-483

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Lucia Petrikovičová

• Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Regional Development, Faculty of Natual Sciences and Informatics, Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 94901 Nitra, Slovakia

• https://orcid.org/000000023200794X

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Jozef Petrikovič

• Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 94901 Nitra, Slovakia

• https://orcid.org/0000000205786896

author

Viktoria Kurilenko

• Russian Language Department Medical Institute, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Miklukho-Maklaya 6, 117198 Moscow, Russia

• https://orcid.org/0000000336389954

author

Martin Taraj

• Department of Social Works, Faculty of Theology, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Hrabovská cesta 1A, 03401 Ružomberok, Slovakia

• https://orcid.org/0000000255481134

author

Saidmukhidin Kholov

• Translation and English Grammar Department, Khujand State University named after Gafurov, 7JFR+P6P, Gagarin Street, Khujand, Tajikistan

• https://orcid.org/000000030637230X

author

Mahmoud Azizi

• Department of English, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Mazandaran Province, 47416-13534 Babolsar, Iran

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DOI

10.15503/jecs2023.2.468.483

Biblioteka Nauki

18788571