Education
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on the eastern coast of the United States. Originally,
it was founded as an athletic conference for the
sport teams of these colleges. Today, the term
expresses the prestige and academic excellence.
Professional high schools offer more specialized study than grammar schools.
The study lasts 4 years and there are lots of branches to choose from such as
economics, IT, agriculture and electrical engineering.
The leaving examination at the end of secondary school is called the "maturita
exam". Students choose from various optional subjects including foreign
languages, but there are also subjects like Czech language which are obligatory.
The results gained in the "maturita exam" may also play a role in admission to
higher education - it depends on each university's entrance criteria.
Harvard University is probably the best known university in
the world. Many US presidents and Nobel prize winning
laureates graduated from there. One of the most famous
faculties at Harvard is the Harvard Medical School.
Preschools or kindergartens in the Czech Republic are for children
from 2 to 6 years old, but attending them is not compulsory.
At public universities, there are currently no
tuition fees, so the study itself is free (except
food, accommodation and text books).
Advocates of free higher education say
that tuition fees would give advantages to
those students whose parents are richer.
At the age of 16, a student may choose between
continuing education or leaving school. This age
is commonly called the "school leaving age".
Advocates of paid higher education argue that there are too many
university students at this time and that the studies are quite easy for