{"id":27,"date":"2025-11-11T12:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T12:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:17:44","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-background-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-585d4093 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-570a0c80 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-2c01bc2b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:58.9%\">\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-manrope-font-family has-x-large-font-size\">Welcome to my website<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-manrope-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">Education opens the door to new opportunities and I have the honor of accompanying people on this journey for more than two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-manrope-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">I am an educator, publicist, and lecturer focused on creating inclusive public policies, social innovations, and reducing inequalities in education. My ambition is to bring expert solutions that help schools and communities grow and move forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5a78345 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bf55b38f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/vlado-2-kopia-2-copy-5-940x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434\" style=\"width:370px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/vlado-2-kopia-2-copy-5-940x1024.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/vlado-2-kopia-2-copy-5-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/vlado-2-kopia-2-copy-5-768x837.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/vlado-2-kopia-2-copy-5-1409x1536.jpg 1409w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/vlado-2-kopia-2-copy-5-1879x2048.jpg 1879w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/vlado-2-kopia-2-copy-5-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(1.092rem, 1.092rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.013), 1.7rem);\">Mgr. Vlado Rafael, PhD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6b3a99f9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"about-vlado\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-88728ee8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-f66a17f3 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-manrope-font-family has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">Vy\u0161tudoval som soci\u00e1lnu pr\u00e1cu na Pedagogickej fakulte Univerzity Komensk\u00e9ho v Bratislave, kde som nesk\u00f4r dokon\u010dil aj denn\u00e9 doktorandsk\u00e9 \u0161t\u00fadium v odbore pedagogika v \u00dastave humanitn\u00fdch \u0161t\u00fadi\u00ed pod veden\u00edm nestora slovenskej pedagogiky, profesora Mirona Zelinu. Sedem rokov som p\u00f4sobil v Nad\u00e1cii otvorenej spolo\u010dnosti ako odborn\u00fd konzultant pre oblas\u0165 vzdel\u00e1vania. Moje odborn\u00e9 smerovanie v\u00fdrazne ovplyvnila aj \u0161tudijn\u00e1 st\u00e1\u017e v Dayton-e v \u0161t\u00e1te Ohio (USA), kde som sa venoval komunitn\u00e9mu organizovaniu a inkluz\u00edvnemu vzdel\u00e1vaniu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-tertiary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-heebo-font-family wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.86), 1.5rem);\"><em>\u201ePrin\u00e1\u0161am nov\u00e9 poh\u013eady do vzdel\u00e1vania a soci\u00e1lnych polit\u00edk, prep\u00e1jam odborn\u00edkov a sk\u00fasenosti a rozv\u00edjam soci\u00e1lne inov\u00e1cie, ktor\u00e9 prispievaj\u00fa k inkl\u00fazii zranite\u013en\u00fdch skup\u00edn a posil\u0148ovaniu soci\u00e1lnej s\u00fadr\u017enosti.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0d718681 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/486523753_1050501200433438_3240505243174976690_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129\" style=\"width:474px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/486523753_1050501200433438_3240505243174976690_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/486523753_1050501200433438_3240505243174976690_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/486523753_1050501200433438_3240505243174976690_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/486523753_1050501200433438_3240505243174976690_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/486523753_1050501200433438_3240505243174976690_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/486661026_1049103420573216_6233941819102678104_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"width:356px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/486661026_1049103420573216_6233941819102678104_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/486661026_1049103420573216_6233941819102678104_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/486661026_1049103420573216_6233941819102678104_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/486661026_1049103420573216_6233941819102678104_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/486661026_1049103420573216_6233941819102678104_n.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-manrope-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Moje doteraj\u0161ie p\u00f4sobenie zah\u0155\u0148a pr\u00e1cu soci\u00e1lneho pracovn\u00edka, pedag\u00f3ga aj advok\u00e1ta pr\u00e1v det\u00ed a zranite\u013en\u00fdch skup\u00edn. Publikoval som stovky textov \u2013 od odborn\u00fdch anal\u00fdz a\u017e po publicistick\u00e9 \u010dl\u00e1nky \u2013 ktor\u00e9 sa venuj\u00fa kritick\u00e9mu poh\u013eadu na stav verejn\u00fdch polit\u00edk a mo\u017enostiam, ako ich zlep\u0161ova\u0165. Spolupracoval som na n\u00e1rodn\u00fdch a medzin\u00e1rodn\u00fdch projektoch, p\u00f4sobil som ako konzultant pre Radu Eur\u00f3py a vytvoril som viacero metodick\u00fdch sprievodcov, v\u00fdskumn\u00fdch \u0161t\u00fadi\u00ed a analytick\u00fdch materi\u00e1lov, ktor\u00e9 pom\u00e1haj\u00fa budova\u0165 inkluz\u00edvnej\u0161ie prostredie v \u0161kol\u00e1ch a v spolo\u010dnosti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-container-core-quote-is-layout-ae74e4c3 wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-tertiary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-heebo-font-family wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.86), 1.5rem);\"><em>\u201eI am convinced that education which is high-quality, inclusive, and supported by fair public policies can create new opportunities and contribute to a society where everyone can fully develop their potential\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-cb0a7ccb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76d69acf wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/foto1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-399\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;object-fit:cover;width:497px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/foto1-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/foto1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/foto1-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/foto2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-402\" style=\"width:497px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/foto2-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/foto2-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/foto2-3-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/foto2-3-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-manrope-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">Popri ter\u00e9nnej, lektorskej, analytickej a v\u00fdskumnej \u010dinnosti sa venujem aj liter\u00e1rnej tvorbe a publicistike \u2013 som autorom b\u00e1snick\u00fdch zbierok <span style=\"color:#0036F7; text-decoration: underline;\">Cudzie kr\u00eddla (Foreign Wings)<\/span> and <em><a style=\"color:#0036F7; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.martinus.sk\/3637543-polnocny-ostrov\/kniha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Polno\u010dn\u00fd ostrov (Midnight Island)\">Polno\u010dn\u00fd ostrov (Midnight Island)<\/a><\/em>. V roku 2021 som zalo\u017eil a vyd\u00e1vam modern\u00fd men\u0161inov\u00fd online magaz\u00edn <a href=\"https:\/\/romanoforum.dennikn.sk\/\">https:\/\/romanoforum.dennikn.sk\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-manrope-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In 2012, I founded the educational organization <a href=\"http:\/\/eduroma.sk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"eduRoma\">eduRoma<\/a>,which I continue to lead to this day. For my work in the field of human rights, I received the international Human Rights Defender Award in 2016, presented to me by the U.S. Embassy in Slovakia during the administration of President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-531a7193 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"contact\" style=\"background:radial-gradient(rgba(7,146,227,0.89) 20%,rgba(155,81,224,0.91) 100%);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-5\"><em>Discover my work in one place:<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">On this page, you will find my contact information, outputs from my seminars and workshops, freely accessible professional publications, and media appearances everything you need to easily connect with me and access up-to-date information about my work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitajte na mojom osobnom webe Vzdel\u00e1vanie otv\u00e1ra dvere k nov\u00fdm mo\u017enostiam \u2013 a ja m\u00e1m t\u00fa \u010des\u0165 sprev\u00e1dza\u0165 \u013eud\u00ed touto cestou u\u017e viac ako dve desa\u0165ro\u010dia. Som pedag\u00f3g, publicista a lektor, ktor\u00fd sa venuje tvorbe inkluz\u00edvnych verejn\u00fdch polit\u00edk, soci\u00e1lnym inov\u00e1ci\u00e1m a odstra\u0148ovaniu nerovnost\u00ed vo vzdel\u00e1van\u00ed. Mojou amb\u00edciou je prin\u00e1\u0161a\u0165 odborn\u00e9 rie\u0161enia, ktor\u00e9 pom\u00e1haj\u00fa \u0161kol\u00e1m aj [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":77,"href":"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":504,"href":"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vladorafael.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}