János Csák said the number has increased from 99,000 last year, adding that the rising number of applicants indicated that Hungary’s higher education system “has become more attractive”
A European Commission decision made in December concerning public interest asset management foundations carrying out public duties does not affect exchange programs.
“The future of Hungary is in the teachers and students of universities, they are the stewards of Hungarian traditions and culture,” János Csák said.
Modernizing Hungary’s higher education sector and turning universities into innovation hubs is key to securing the country’s competitiveness.
Hungary has made it a goal to improve relations between the four countries’ universities during its V4 presidency.
Hungary’s higher education budget has amounted to 1.2 percent of GDP compared with the European Union average of 0.8 percent.
The courses play an important role in the country’s strategy for supporting ethnic Hungarians communities abroad.
The documents had to be signed “from a distance of several thousand kilometers” because of the coronavirus epidemic.
State Secretary says Hungary’s 2017 amendment of its higher education bill has never been about politics, or even about George Soros.
During an academic year opening event in Budapest, László Kövér said the structural changes under way in higher education serve that goal.
Semmelweis University achieved the top Hungarian place, and in its field of expertise, came close to being among the top 100 in the world.
Mechatronics engineering has topped the university wish list for Hungarian students this year.
The ratio of people with a higher education degree in Hungary has increased by 7.6 percentage points to 34 percent.