Marian Zachar Email & Phone Number

Bratislava, Slovakia

Serving the City of Bratislava by transforming the city to become Climate-Neutral by 2030 (https://netzerocities.eu/). Shaping the decarbonisation strategy withtin a newly-formed Climate Office team through the first Climate Plan (https://klima.bratislava.sk) and initiatives such as Mayor's Climate Challenge (https://klimatickavyzva.bratislava.sk).

Bratislava, Slovakia

Leading the Group Net Zero Carbon strategy internal project and the cooperation with sustainability consultants that lead to the strategy approval by Group board in February 2023. This includes carbon reduction commitments that we have registered at the Science Based Target initiative in July 2023.Led the delivery of the first materiality assessment that serves as GRI reporting basis for the group. Responsible for ESG data collection (GRI) & calculation of the group carbon footprint (Scope 1, 2 and 3).

Washington, United States

75 fellows selected every year to this year-long leadership development program, among candidates from Europe & USA with notable alumni such as French President Emmanuel Macron.

Bratislava, Slovakia

After more than 12 years in building, defining strategy and leading public and social impact sector organisations I have the ambition to help build businesses with potential to deliver sustainable future.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Coordinating the working group for design of the financial mechanism for the long-term support of the strategic innovations in Education & responsible for the creation of the proposal for the Government.

Bratislava

The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award (or the Award) is the world’s leading youth achievement award, equipping young people for life and work. It enables young people aged 14 to 24 to actively use their free time and equipping them with life skills to make a difference to themselves, their communities and the world.The programme was founded in 1956 by Prince Philip, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh together with Kurt Hahn, a German educationalist and renowned promoter of experience learning, and Lord Hunt, leader of the first successful ascent of Everest. In more than 130 countries around the world, 13 millions young people participated in the Award. Since the end of 2014, a team of education enthusiasts with strong support from business leaders established the National office of the Award in Slovakia. After more than 7 years, we grew the Award from 2 international schools to 217 all across Slovakia and by the end of 2021 we were able to train more than 1 100 volunteers who offer the Award to more than 6 500 young people from all the socio-economic backgrounds. During the first 7 years, 16 000+ young people participated and 5 000+ completed their Award in Slovakia. We continue further as we want to offer the Award to reach 3% of young people aged 14 - 24 years.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Member of the founding team which is building a world-class secondary school(s) in Slovakia focused on leadership, character development and civic engagement. In charge of evidence based approach in decision-making including: costs and revenues of high-school(s), parental preferences for high-school choice and number of schools. Co-founded and created the vision, design and implementation (entire life-cycle) of 7 simultaneous identification & development programs for high-school students including:1. LEAF Summer Leadership Camp, international 2-week summer program for talented high school students (since 2013). In 2014 led more than 60 people including students (27 selected students from 88 applicants from 3 continents), mentors, facilitators, co-facilitators and Camp staff. 2. TalentGuide, mentoring program for talented high-school students in Slovakia. Was leading between 2013 and 2014 core LEAF team of 5, 28 mentors and 28 students (selected from 157 applicants). 55 alumni of both programs in 2014 were satisfied on average on 95% and 100% would recommend program to other students. Co-created partnerships with local and international organizations focusing on the excellence, civic engagement, leadership and character development (e.g. Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University or United World Colleges).

Bratislava, Slovakia

Created a Calculator of the benefits of government-supported student loans in comparison with other market products in order to facilitate students’ decision-making - ultimately led to a 24% growth rate of supported students. Initiated the creation of the Effectiveness Indicators of Fund’s service. Co-decided about the allocation of resources (approx. 25 mil. euros) to fund loans, the annual report of the Fund and appointment of the new Director of the Fund.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Quantitatively analyzed the equity of the Slovak tertiary education.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Founded and led the Transparency initiative (team of 6) which resulted in the creation of the first governmental online ranking portal of the universities in Slovakia (vs.iedu.sk - nation-wide coverage with web traffic over 150K visitors).Prepared policy paper for the Minister that led to an increase of the teachers’ salaries by 5.7%.Co-created the project of free electronic textbooks (eaktovka.sk – noticed internationally and launched a month before President Obama announced his electronic textbooks strategy) & project of the online map of primary and secondary schools (mapaskol.iedu.sk with web traffic over 40K visitors) to serve the facilitation of the school choice in Slovakia.Facilitated the relations between Minister, Prime Minister, Government, Directors of departments at the Ministry (with 1500 employees and budget of 2.4 bil. euros) and other Educational, Scientific and Sport Institutions in SlovakiaDrafted amendments of several laws and persuaded legislators to support the amendments (e.g. amendment of law that allowed collecting the data about salaries of university alumni).Member of ministerial working groups for the reform of Higher Education, Science and Sports.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Prepared the background materials for the Committee and the Members of the Committee.Worked on the legislation process: prepared joint reports of Committees and speeches of MPs during the first and second reading of bills.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Regularly published in the Newsletter of the European Program of the Research Center.Co-created and regularly published on the site www.predsednictvi.cz, a site dedicated to the Czech Presidency of the EU Council in 2009.

Paris, France

Prepared background materials for diplomats and reports for the Czech Foreign Service.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Insead Social Entrepreneurship Programme At Insead Executive Education

Certificate In Social Sector Leadership At Philantropy University Program

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And International Relations

Activities and Societies: Elected member of Student council 2006-2007.Admission rate for Political Science and International Relations.

Summer Institute For Educators At The Greater Good Science Center

Political Science

A year long Erasmus scholarship offered for 3 students of 474 Political Science students at Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University.

French Bilingual Baccalaureate, Natural Sciences

Activities and Societies: In 2005-2006 I was a member of the school football (soccer) club.The most selective (with the lowest admission.