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Government offers schooling to minors fleeing war in Ukraine

Tens of thousands of children have arrived in Hungary since the war broke out in Ukraine, and families applying for asylum in the country can send their children to local kindergartens and schools.

The Hungarian government has offerered schooling to minors fleeing from the war in Ukraine to Hungary.

The human resources ministry said tens of thousands of children have arrived in Hungary since the war broke out in Ukraine, and families applying for asylum in the country can send their children to local kindergartens and schools. To help children learn Hungarian and integrate, schools will offer extra classes in the afternoons, while schools will receive an extra HUF 130,000 (EUR 350) per child a month. Secondary school students will have an opportunity to take their final exams in Hungary.

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