New challenges in e-mobility education for Slovakia

The article briefly introduces notion, importance and history of the electromobility and discusses the process of preparing professionals for its implementation and development in Slovakia. It shows that the state administration responsible for the strategic development of electromobility has formally made some steps to support its development and to keep the unique world position of Slovakia in the car production. It also emphasizes important role of the Slovak University of Technology in the electromobility education. Interaction of the electromobility theoretical study with practical training in companies is stressed. The quality of teaching electromobility is backed by learning combining theoretical studies with experimental work based on using sophisticated teaching aids. At the same time, some threats for the self-sustained development of the educational system are pointed out that may negatively influence the e-mobility boom already in near future.