Critical Thinking League
The Critical Thinking League cultivates:
CRITICAL THINKING
RESISTANCE AGAINST MANIPULATION
MEDIA LITERACY
ABILITY TO SEARCH INFORMATION
MEDIA ENVIRONMENT ORIENTATION
DATA HANDLING
ARGUMENTATION SKILLS
Why do we need CTL?
up to 56%
of people in Slovakia are prone to believe claims containing lies or conspiracies (GLOBSEC)
only 16%
of young people in Slovakia always or almost always verify information from the media (RmS)
as many as 55%
of Slovak students stated that they did not learn to recognize unreliable information in school (PISA)
We know the results for categories 1., 2. and 3. ! You can check the correct answers here for high schools and elementary schools.
Dates for elementary schools 2025/2026
School round
11. 12. 2025
from 8:00 to 15:00
Duration: 45 minutes
Regional round
24. 3. 2026
from 8:00 to 15:00
Duration: 70 minutes
CTL Finale
5.-6. 6. 2026
in-person in Bratislava
Duration: two days
Dates for high schools 2025/2026
School round
10. 12. 2025
from 8:00 to 15:00
Duration: 60 minutes
Regional round
17. 3. 2026
from 8:00 to 15:00
Duration: 100 minutes
CTL Finale
11.-12. 6. 2026
in-person in Bratislava
Duration: two days
Do you want to prepare for the competition? Try our online educational courses!
Try out the argumentation simulator!
Please note: Both the score and feedback are generated by artificial intelligence, which evaluates the argument based on criteria set by the methodology team. This tool is intended to provide only approximate feedback; its results are not binding for the purposes of the competition.
CTL in the media
TV JOJ: CTL winners
Listen to an interview with Alexandra Striešková, winner of the first category of CTL 2022/2023, and Viktor Vaškanin, winner of the second category.
Forbes: New competition teaches young people to swim in the sea of false information
“The goal of OKM is not to push a specific ideology or tell students what to think. On the contrary, it leads participants to form their own opinions based on credible information.” You can read the full article here.”
Podcast: Interview with the CTL Coordinator
CTL Coordinator Richard Vaško was interviewed on the radio program Hosť Nory Gubkovej. You can listen to the recording of the interview on Spotify!
