"We recognised each other instantly, but we couldn't talk to each other because I spoke only German and had forgotten the Czech language, " she said.

BBC: Marie Supikova

The medium of instruction being in Czech for most courses (certain courses are conducted in English), the beneficiaries of these fellowships are required to pursue a one-year preparatory Czech language course.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac will be available to the general public on September 4 in English, German-, French-, Italian-, Spanish-, Russian-, Japanese-, Chinese-, Korean-, Czech-, Polish- and Portuguese-language versions.

ENGADGET: Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac: Retina Support, Dictation, Instant switching and 30 percent faster performance

New pre-school programmes in several countries, notably the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, now help Romany-speaking tots to learn the main language of the country in which they live before starting primary school, so saving them from the special schools and a life of at best menial labour.

ECONOMIST: Gypsy children