IVEGA Learning Centre – a small and specific English language school focused on a variety of age and interest groups that have a common goal: mastering the English language, one of the primary verbal international communication tools, and thereby raising the possibility of:
- Further educating themselves, studying and comparing information, reading literature directly from the sources and critically evaluating the material read without the necessity to have the content further interpreted, clarified, and possibly manipulated
- Confidently communicating at work and travelling in an English-speaking environment, and
- Learning to tolerate different opinions, attitudes, and beliefs in interaction and open communication with other cultures.
Teaching the English Language
IVEGA Learning Centre offers both short-term and long-term offline (face-to-face) English courses on school premises. It also offers online courses in a virtual environment, using communication platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and others. Read more…
Translation
Services
The IVEGA Learning Centre also focuses on translation.
The most important criterion for good quality translation is not, as many may wrongly suppose, only an excellent knowledge of the English language. It is primarily the expertise and experience of the translator, along with their understanding of the subject to be translated. Read more…
Language
Bookshop
Language teachers are an invaluable source of information and advice to their students. Based on their own experience, they can advise students on language study materials. Our language centre also works as a language bookshop, where students can order various dictionaries, grammar and vocabulary books and other supplementary materials. Read more…
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September 2026
Enrollment for language courses 2026/2027
From 1st to 10th September 2026, you can arrange a personal meeting with us on working days by phone at 0905 212 417 or by email at gtroskoo@ivega.sk. Come to talk to us, take a placement test, and sign up for a new language course. Until 10th September 2026, you can also enrol in courses electronically. We will send you an online enrollment form and instructions in line with the general terms and conditions applicable to the current academic year.
From the range of our popular courses, we select:
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- General English and Professional English lessons tailor-made to suit the specific needs of our clients
- Advanced Conversation lessons with a native English speaker to maintain clients’ language responsiveness
According to the new schedule, public classes will start on 16th September 2026. Depending on the course type, they will take place in person (off-line) at the language school (27 Letna Street, first floor) or virtually (on-line).
The courses in the winter term 2026/2027 will start on 16th September 2026 and finish on 29th January 2027. The Winter/Christmas holidays at our school are planned from 21st December 2026 to 8th January 2027.
Courses in the summer term 2026/2027 will run from 1st February 2027 to 25th June 2027. Spring break is planned from 22nd to 26th February 2027, and the Easter holidays are from 25th to 31st March 2027.
No lessons will be provided at the school between these dates.
Teachers can only be teachers when there are students who want to be students.
Without a question, an answer is experienced as manipulation; without a desire to learn,
the offer to teach is easily felt as oppression.
Henry Nouwen, Seeds of Hope
Our Story
The English language centre IVEGA Learning Centre was founded in 1993, initially as the story of two university teachers who wanted to break free from the obsolete education system based on the oppressive way of exchanging information between teachers and students, without any honest personal feedback and a more profound sense of motivation on both sides of the educational process.
We are one of the smallest and oldest language schools in Košice. We focus exclusively on teaching English and related activities.
Our school has an atmosphere that is quite unique, characterised by a specific and family-like school spirit. We know all our students personally by name and frequently even their whole family story. At our school, we teach adults in public courses or in their companies, as well as children, so we often teach both parents and their children and get to know the whole family. We make every effort to maintain high-quality learning in a friendly, modern and informal environment.
Our team
Since its opening, the school has collaborated with highly qualified Slovak and foreign lecturers from English-speaking countries. For our teachers, English is not only a job but also a passion. Since founding our language centre, several lecturers from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Australia have taught at our school. Through a combination of learning with Slovak and foreign lecturers, starting at >beginner< level up to full conversation classes with a native speaker at >upper-intermediate< or >advanced< level, a mastery of all essential language skills can be achieved really fast. No doubt, having a foreign lecturer at a school greatly benefits both students and other Slovak language teachers. A native speaker can motivate them to work hard on their skills, self-presentation, and active use of the language.
For the academic year 2026/2027, the following teachers will be at students’ disposal at our language centre:
Mgr. Ing. Gabriela Troskóová
Manageress
Position:
Founder, Owner and Principal of the language centre
Senior Slovak Lecturer
Education:
Bachelor of Arts degree from the Faculty of Philosophy at Prešov University in Prešov, specialising in the English Language
Master of Arts degree from the Faculty of Philosophy at Prešov University in Prešov in Modern Non-Slavonic Philology, English Language and Literature
Post-graduate diploma in the field of Professional Terminology and Translation – Law, Economics, and Technology at the same university
Master of Science degree from the Civil Engineering Faculty, the Technical University in Košice, in Building Structures
Holder of two Cambridge certificates
Experience:
Gabriela has worked in the education sector at various levels since 1987, teaching English to different age groups, from children aged 8 to adults aged over 60.
Georgina Williams
Senior lecturer
Position:
British Native Speaker, Senior Foreign Lecturer
Education:
After completing King Ecgbert’s Secondary School in Sheffield, Georgina pursued her dream of professional ice skating around the world. She joined Holiday on Ice, an internationally touring professional ice show.
Experience:
She has worked as a professional ice skater with Holiday on Ice, alongside skaters of many nationalities, in Mexico, Central and South America, South Africa, and across Europe.
Since 2011, she has lived and taught English in Slovakia at our language centre.
Heather Dawn Zavaďák-Wyche
Senior Lecturer
Position:
British Native Speaker, Senior Foreign Lecturer, currently on maternity leave
Education:
Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Bolton, UK, in English, specialising in literature
Post-graduate degree from the University of Huddersfield, UK, in Post-Compulsory Education and Training, specialising in literacy skills
Teacher training degree
Experience:
After participating in the Erasmus programme at the University of Prešov, Heather was inspired to live abroad and travel extensively.
She taught English in Prague for a year, then moved to Kosice in 2009, and has taught at our language school since 2013.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask
remains a fool forever.
Mark Twain
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Our attitude and methodology
The teaching methods at our centre draw on the wealth of our own experience and the latest knowledge in language-learning methodology—current studies in this field point to the success of combined methods with an emphasis on communication. To master a foreign language, it is essential first to understand the purpose the language serves in different communication situations, then its structure and forms. The essence of language learning is the development of five basic language skills: speaking, listening and reading comprehension, writing, and grammar, taught directly using a variety of engaging activities in lessons, plus other means of learning indirectly outside the school environment, including both traditional written sources and more modern interactive sources taken from various media.
Our learning is humanistically oriented (for more information, see Humanistic orientations to learning or Humanistic Approaches to Teaching). It engages the whole person in the learning process and their experiences; it combines logic and intuition, intellect and emotions. Students learn most easily when they connect their knowledge to their own experiences in a team, while understanding the meaning of their endeavours. Students differ widely in ability and experience, so our approach is highly individualised; we allow students to use a learning style that suits them. We aim to refine our methods and focus on each student’s personality and age.
Adult learning is not very different from children’s and teenagers’ learning if we consider the leading end: self-actualisation, self-development, and a sense of achievement. Adults are mainly motivated intrinsically to broaden their knowledge, improve their qualifications and better their lives as a result. They can study systematically and independently, becoming co-creators of their success through learning. Lifelong education keeps people up to date and plays an essential role in modern life at a mature age. Learning for children and teenagers, especially at younger ages, stems from their natural curiosity and ongoing personal growth. Hence, the primary focus for children is fulfilling this need, developing self-esteem and identity, feeling special, and being encouraged toward creativity and tolerance for other opinions. It is crucial to support this natural propensity towards and joy of learning in children and teenagers. If learning is to prepare the young generation for real life, this attitude seems the most suitable. We try to integrate all these aspects into the teaching and learning process.
An inseparable part of learning is feedback, i.e., acknowledging the results achieved and receiving regular stimulation and motivation through progress tests and assessments.
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