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5 National andInternational RelationsCooperation of FIIT STU can be characterised from several viewpoints as cooperationwith secondary schools, other higher education institutions, research institutes and cooperationwith industry (a list of cooperating institutions can be found in the parts devoted toindividual institutes).5.1 Cooperation with Secondary SchoolsCooperation with secondary schools lies in preparation for study at the university especiallyat the FIIT STU, organising a programming contest ProFIIT, and in technical cooperation.Technical cooperation with secondary schools is achieved especially through theNetworking Academy Programme. FIIT STU, as the Regional Networking Academy,guaranties publicity, programme quality, guidance of Local Academies, and regular technicaltraining and consultations for teachers/instructors of secondary schools. In this waythe Faculty leads, methodologically supervises and technically trains 24 secondaryschools. In 2011 our faculty organized Cisco NAG 2011 contest. One of the very successfulactivities is yearly organised Open Day of the Faculty.5.2 Cooperation with IndustryCooperation with industry is oriented towards training and consultation activities and educationalcooperation. One of the new activities of the year was establishing “The Week ofthe Faculty and Partner Companies Cooperation”.Training and Consultation ActivitiesFIIT STU has been very successful in training and consultations in cooperation with thecompanies Cisco System Slovakia, GTEC and Microsoft Slovakia. In cooperation withCisco the Faculty has been integrated into the world-wide academy programme oriented totraining in network technologies. Nowadays FIIT STU Regional Networking Academyoffers a full 4-semester programmes CCNA (Cisco Certified Networking Associate) andCCNP (Cisco Certified Networking Professional).Except above mentioned programmes FIIT STU offers programmes for IP Telephony,WiFi Communication, Network Security and other special courses.In co-operation with GTEC Common Training and Consultation Centre (CTCC) offersvarious programmes. The main purpose of this centre is to offer technical training for thenon-academy sphere.33