Miklós Panyi announced that the government would contribute to a school bus project by the Rákóczi Association, to be implemented in small settlements of Transylvania.
Deputy PM Semjén told a meeting of the Permanent Hungarian Conference (MÁÉRT) in Budapest that ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia will get increased support immediately.
“We hope the situation will soon be settled in Transcarpathia,” Tamás Schanda said.
Zoltán Maruzsa, State Secretary for Public Education, said the government expects both written and oral exams to take place in the usual manner.
Zoltán Maruzsa has asked schools to make preparations for the extension of digital education beyond Jan 11.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has signed a government decree granting free internet services to secondary school students partaking in digital education.
PM Orbán said Christian freedom was “bestowed on us to … raise children as Homo Christianus”, committed to their faith, family, nation and their fellow human beings.
During an academic year opening event in Budapest, László Kövér said the structural changes under way in higher education serve that goal.
Another five schools have suspended classroom teaching due to the coronavirus, and a further eight are switching to digital education.
Miklós Kásler, Human Resources Minister, said the 2020-21 academic year will be "a year of schools, gyms, swimming pools and major renovation projects".
Miklós Kásler said the government has decided to launch a program with a budget of more than HUF 6 billion to help children by supporting local teachers for their work.
The Hungarian government has allocated HUF 13.8 billion (EUR 40.0m) for providing students with free textbooks.
Depending on qualifications and the number of years worked, each teacher will receive an additional monthly HUF 20,000-40,000 (EUR 58-115).