News in Brief Diplomatic academy to open in Budapest next year Dec 02, 2019 Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said obtaining a degree at the academy will be a prerequisite for working at the ministry of foreign affairs.
News in Brief Hungary's education spend is higher than the EU average Nov 27, 2019 Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler has announced that the Hungarian government spent 4.9 percent of GDP on education this year - a figure above the European Union average.
News in Brief Hungarian-Chinese education agreement to include vocational training Nov 12, 2019 László Palkovics said a 2019-2022 framework agreement signed with Vice Minister of Education Zheng Fuzhi includes 230 scholarships, involving MsC, BsC and PhD places, as well as short-term research positions.
News in Brief PM Orbán holds talks with leaders of Shanghai’s Fudan University in Budapest Nov 01, 2019 University President Xu Ningsheng briefed the prime minister about the university’s operation and plans to set up a campus in Budapest.
News in Brief Eight university science parks to launch across Hungary Oct 03, 2019 The Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) has been chosen as one of the eight so-called university science parks to be set up across Hungary.
News in Brief Hungarian government pumps billions of forints into education and helping the homeless Sep 27, 2019 Hungarian schoolchildren will receive free textbooks from next September and can attend foreign language courses. What's more, new places will be available at homeless shelters in Budapest.
News in Brief Researchers’ Night kicks off tomorrow Sep 26, 2019 Researchers’ Night will be held this Friday and Saturday, with over 3,000 programs offered in 150 venues in 53 Hungarian towns and cities.
News in Brief OECD acknowledges Hungary's improving education system Sep 11, 2019 The government’s vocational training strategy developed jointly with market players provides up-to-date training and an attractive learning environment that will create career paths and livelihoods for participants, this in turn would help to further strengthen Hungary’s economy.
News in Brief Hungarian universities popular among foreign students Sep 11, 2019 German and Chinese students are taking up a higher number of courses at Hungarian universities this year.
News in Brief Hungarian government to spend 645 billion HUF more on education next year than in 2010 Sep 02, 2019 Gergely Gulyás said the government was carrying out the biggest school development program of the past thirty years, with 110 billion HUF of European Union funding combined with 46 billion HUF of state support.
News in Brief Back to school for Hungarian students Sep 02, 2019 The 2019/2020 Hungarian school year kicks off today, on September 2nd.
News in Brief Hungary to host International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Szeged in 2023 Aug 13, 2019 The winning bid gives the 2023 event special significance where Hungary will mark the 120th birth anniversary of mathematician János Neumann, known later as John von Neumann, considered the founding father of modern computer.
News in Brief Hungarian students win bronze medals at astronomy event Aug 12, 2019 Four Hungarian secondary school students were awarded with bronze medals at the 13th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics.
News in Brief Hungarian students count up their points for 2019-20 university places Jul 26, 2019 Mechatronics engineering has topped the university wish list for Hungarian students this year.
News in Brief Hungarian students win China Adolescent Science & Technology Innovation Contest Jul 26, 2019 Students from the Bolyai János Secondary School bagged first place at the China Adolescent Science & Technology Innovation Contest.
News in Brief Number of graduates on the rise in Hungary Jul 16, 2019 The ratio of people with a higher education degree in Hungary has increased by 7.6 percentage points to 34 percent.
News in Brief Hungary's Student Loan Center set for reform, says CEO Jul 12, 2019 Hungary's Student Loan Center is headed towards some sweeping reforms, says newly-appointed CEO, Péter Magyar.
News in Brief Hungary strengthens ties with Japan May 23, 2019 During an official visit to Japan, Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler has signed cooperation agreements in education, medical research, and sports
News in Brief Ministry of Human Capacities approves new education model for Budapest School May 09, 2019 The Budapest School is an alternative school which has no classic curriculum, there are no grades and only three subjects are taught there
News in Brief Hungarian man learns the most languages in Europe May 07, 2019 Ottó Gaál speaks 27 languages and has developed his own unique language learning method
News in Brief Hungarian students receive best wishes from Queen Elizabeth II for graduation day May 03, 2019 Students from the Trade and Catering Vocational School and College in Szombathely received an unexpected surprise from the United Kingdom, a letter from Queen Elizabeth II
News in Brief BME signs cooperation agreement with Germany’s KIT to issue dual degrees to electrical engineering students Apr 12, 2019 László Palkovics, Minister of Innovation and Technology, said the new cooperation scheme would serve as an example for the future
News in Brief FM: Education is key to eliminating mass illegal migration Apr 12, 2019 Minister Szijjártó said the world must also create the conditions for persecuted communities to remain in their homelands, adding that troubled regions should receive technological assistance and the world must help stabilise countries around warzones
News in Brief New knowledge park to open in Budapest Mar 26, 2019 The rectors of the three universities and the mayor of Budapest’s 8th district have signed an MoU for the establishment of a new Health Industry-Biotechnology Science Park in Budapest
News in Brief PM Orbán accepts Bavaria’s offer of scientific cooperation with CEU Mar 21, 2019 Florian Herrmann, the Bavarian minister of state for EU and media affairs, told Süddeutsche Zeitung that the Munich Technical University (TUM) would fund two faculties on democracy and governance at CEU
News in Brief Hungarian high school students to teach senior citizens how to use the internet Mar 21, 2019 Telekom Hungary is helping to bridge the generation gap in technology by teaching pensioners how to use the internet – with high school students as the teachers
News in Brief Hungarian government to implement new vocational school system Mar 18, 2019 László Palkovics revealed that under the government’s strategy dubbed “Vocational Training 4.0”, the courses of vocational schools offering final exams will be restructured to take five years, with the vocational exam incorporated into the final exam
News in Brief Semmelweis University ranked among the top 200 in the world Feb 28, 2019 Budapest's Semmelweis University is among the top 200 in the world for Pharmacy education, according to a fresh ranking released by British company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
News in Brief University students to help mentor 7th and 8th graders Feb 13, 2019 The Let Us Teach for Hungary mentoring program is due to kick off this September
News in Brief Vodafone to provide free technology training to girls to close gender gap Jan 28, 2019 Vodafone is providing free technology training for girls between the ages of eight and 18 to help create gender equality and balance in the industry
News in Brief Let US Teach for Hungary brings a new approach to mentoring, helps students in small communities Dec 31, 2018 The Let Us Teach for Hungary program brings a new approach to mentoring and targets students in small communities.
Blog Here’s the fundamental problem: Ukraine hasn’t done what it promised it would do Oct 07, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács Hungary-Ukraine relations have seen better days and Ukraine’s recent decision to expel a Hungarian consul is merely the latest in an unfortunate downward trend. There is, however, one fundamental point that is often overlooked and ignored in the media crossfire.
News in Brief OECD releases positive report on Hungary's education system Sep 12, 2018 Zoltán Maruzsa said the conclusions included in the report caused no surprised to the education department
News in Brief Hungary's foreign minister builds relations with Romania Sep 11, 2018 The foreign minister said he hoped Hungarian-Romanian cooperation may continue in the spirit of mutual respect
News in Brief Government brings forward handing out benefits to needy families for start of new school year Aug 31, 2018 Katalin Novák, minister of state for Family and Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Human Capacities, said the government will continue to increase financial support for families, which year-by-year has eased the burdens of the beginning of the school year
News in Brief Study finds a large percentage of Hungarians are over qualified for their jobs Aug 27, 2018 An online survey by profession.hu found that about 44 percent of workers are not employed in the field where they have their highest qualification and a further 44 percent are actively thinking about changing jobs
News in Brief Prime Minister PM Orbán: Hungary must build a country that can sustain a healthy future Apr 24, 2018 The prime minister asked students to jointly “build a Hungary” to which they can always return. The Hungarian people must fight for everything, for their own skilled workers, their own young people and their own future, he added
News in Brief Hungary becomes first country in Central and Eastern Europe to host renowned Euroskills event Mar 22, 2018 Mihály Varga, minister for National Economy, opened the Budapest event for 600 of the best qualified young professionals from 28 EU member states who compete against each other in six categories
News in Brief "Extraordinary" Hungarian-Ukrainian-American trilateral meeting to discuss Ukraine Education Act to take place in Paris Jan 24, 2018 Hungary’s foreign minister will be joined by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell in Paris on Wednesday to hold talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin
News in Brief Hungary delivers best result to date in international literacy test Dec 06, 2017 4,623 students took part in the PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy) study right across Hungary last year, and the results show an improvement in education standards
News in Brief Hungary will see significant pay rises in healthcare and education between 2018-2022 Nov 27, 2017 The Hungarian government is also planning very significant digital and transport infrastructure developments
News in Brief OSCE throws its support behind Hungary in relation to Ukraine's education law Oct 25, 2017 Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the OSCE is the most willing to help from among the international organizations contacted by Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Greek diplomats
News in Brief Ukraine's education law "fails to strike a balance" between their official language and those of minorities, says PACE Oct 13, 2017 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said that Ukraine's new education law is not conducive to “living together” and expressed its concerns over the articles relating to education in minority languages in the recently passed act
Blog What did minority children in Ukraine do to deserve this? Sep 22, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács Many wonder the same these days – what did minority children in Ukraine do to deserve having their rights to study in their native tongue taken away?
News in Brief Hungary spends more on its education system than the OECD and EU averages Sep 13, 2017 Hungary's education spend has increased continuously since 2015, and while the allocation earmarked for education amounted to 1,386 billion HUF in 2013, according to estimated data, this sum will be in excess of 2,100 billion HUF next year
News in Brief Hungary says EU must take action over Ukraine's new education law affecting minorities Sep 12, 2017 Katalin Szili, the prime minister’s Special Appointee, said that the EU must intervene and contact the Ukrainian leadership regarding the matter
News in Brief Hungary objects to new Ukrainian law that abolishes minority languages in schools Sep 07, 2017 The new Ukrainian law will mean secondary school and higher education courses will only be available in Ukrainian, while education in minority languages is restricted to kindergartens and primary schools
News in Brief PM Orbán: There has never been so many children with access to free textbooks and meals Sep 04, 2017 PM Orbán revealed that the government will spend 552 billion HUF more on education than what was spent in 2010, “as befits a medium-sized European state”
News in Brief Hungary aims to become a competitive country that can perform successfully in a new global economic age Jul 14, 2017 Hungary has the lowest corporate and personal income tax rates in Europe. The government has also launched several investment support and financing schemes and would continue to reduce payroll taxes
News in Brief Hungarian government provides a million school children with free textbooks Jun 23, 2017 Hungary will spend 12 billion HUF on textbooks and will provide meals for needy children during the summer holiday
News in Brief Hungary increases education spend by 120 billion HUF in 2018 budget Jun 05, 2017 The total central budget spending on education will come to 2,000 billion HUF, and a significant portion of the extra funding will be spent on higher education, with 15 billion HUF going to support research work at universities alone
News in Brief PM Orbán creates schemes to promote digital education Apr 25, 2017 The prime minister said that the programs will improve the digital skills of around 260,000 job holders, and students specializing in IT will be offered preferential grants
News in Brief Hungary's new act on higher education is not aimed at CEU Mar 30, 2017 “The proposed amendment to the act on higher education does not make it impossible for institutions to operate in Hungary, is not discriminative and is not aimed against the Central European University (CEU), which operates in Budapest," Hungary's education minister has said
Blog Every university – domestic or foreign – must follow the rules Mar 29, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács A comprehensive study on 28 foreign institutions of higher education operating in Hungary reveals that not all of these educational service providers abide by existing regulations
News in Brief Improvements to Hungary's education system coming with new national curriculum plans Mar 24, 2017 Valéria Csépe, the project’s ministry commissioner, announced there will be radical changes to Hungary's education system
News in Brief Only six percent of Hungarian students learn two foreign languages during their teens Feb 28, 2017 English is the most commonly studied language at lower secondary level in Hungary, followed by German in second place
News in Brief Foreign students enrolled at Hungarian universities reaches nearly 30,000 Feb 02, 2017 Foreign students enrolled at universities in Hungary has risen to more than 28,000, and is set to grow to 40,000 by 2023
News in Brief Hungarian government invests 54 billion HUF in church-run schools Dec 19, 2016 The sum will be spent on reconstructing over 120 facilities in 60 to 70 towns and villages across Hungary
News in Brief Roma children shouldn't be segregated in schools Sep 19, 2016 Hungary has been granting a significant amount of scholarship awards to Roma children to help with their schooling
Blog Hungary’s Public Education Passes to Higher Grade Sep 07, 2016 - Zoltán Kovács The ultimate goal of the government’s education policy is to ensure a more accessible education of higher quality – and one that is attuned to the demands of the labor market.
News in Brief Back to school in Hungary Sep 01, 2016 The human resources ministry’s state secretary noted that teachers’ wages will be increased on September 1 for the fourth consecutive year, and there will be another pay rise in 2017
News in Brief Hungarian school children to receive free textbooks Aug 29, 2016 The price of textbooks has fallen and the government’s spending on children’s meals has been raised
News in Brief Hungarian universities among the world's best Jul 13, 2016 Among Hungarian institutions, Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest came first for Hungary in 488th place
News in Brief EU accuses Hungary of discrimination against Roma children May 27, 2016 Hungary has been given two months to respond to the EU's official warning
News in Brief Hungary has the resources for a modern education system May 23, 2016 Hungarian economy has financial means for a modern, accountable, reliable education system