Slovenia

GMW national coordinator: National Education Institute of Republic of Slovenia Participating organisations: Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Ministry of Finance, Bank Association of Slovenia, Central Bank of the Republic Slovenia, BANKARIUM - Museum of Money and Banking in Slovenia, Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Vocational Education and Training, Stock Exchange of Slovenia, Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia; Home Economic Association of Republic of Slovenia; Consumer Association of Slovenia; The Academic and Research Network of Slovenia (ARNES); National and University Library; European Banking Federation; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences - SAFE.SI (National awareness point for children and teenagers on safe use of the internet and mobile devices); 350 primary and secondary schools Total number of participating organisations: 363 Number of children and young people reached directly: 33,000 Number of adults reached directly: 2,900 Number of people reached indirectly: 350,000

Throughout Global Money Week 2022, the National Education Institute of Republic of Slovenia along with partners reached more than 33,000 children and youth through several digital activities such as video lectures, workshops and competitions.

During GMW2022, financial literacy awareness sessions were offered to children, youth, teachers and adults, mostly through digital means. This included sessions on the household budget, credit and indebtedness, emergency and opportunity funds, planning for the future, investments, insurance, social security, consumer law, conscious consumption, financial habits, financial independence, sustainable finance, financial scams and fraud, investor protection, and much more.

Many activities were integrated into the curriculum in various compulsory subjects (e.g. home economics, ethics and society, mathematics, history, etc.), addressing the importance of financial education and financial literacy for children and youth.

High-level discussions, seminars, and other educational sessions were organised every day during GMW2022.

The high-level National Launch was held in joint cooperation with the support of the ministers and the management of the participating institutions of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, the National Education Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank of the Republic of Slovenia, the Banking Association of Slovenia, the Ljubljana Stock Exchange and the Bankarium - Museum of Money and Banking in Slovenia. The content of the National Launch highlighted the efforts, vision and strategy of further targeted inter-ministerial activities for more intensive activities in the future, which give special importance to financial education and financial literacy of children and adolescents in order to strengthen the competences and skills of financially literate consumers.

The Central Bank of the Republic of Slovenia organised banking lessons webinars, an art and video competition for children and youth to mark the 15th anniversary of the Euro in Slovenia. The Bankarium - Museum of Money and Banking held open days for different age groups with guided tours of the museum during GMW. For students, there was a First Financial Steps learning programme and a Financial Workshop for adults. Participants tested their knowledge and skills in a digitally supported financial maze.

The Banking Association of Slovenia celebrated the European and Global Money Week with various events. The activities were preluded by the European Money Quiz, a national competition. During the week, open days to the financial sector were organised with various thematic topics for different target groups. An event on fraud prevention was held for primary schools and an event on the protection and rights of young users of financial services was held for secondary schools, with the involvement of various stakeholders. The traditional round table on financial literacy in the financial sector, attended by representatives of financial associations, regulators and supervisors in the financial sector, as well as representatives of financial and other institutions, ministries, schools, libraries and others, presented a range of projects and efforts to cooperate in joint activities to develop content and educational programmes for different age groups.

The Ljubljana Stock Exchange organised a webinar for students entitled “Going to the Stock Exchange.” The webinar focused on personal finance and investment opportunities, securities and securities market infrastructure, the stock exchange and securities trading.