Balazs Hanko said the number of freshmen at Hungary's colleges and universities has exceeded 100,000 for the second consecutive year, and the growing figure indicated an increasing demand for accommodation.

Actual accommodation caters to 46,000 students nationwide as opposed to demand for 120,000 places, and Budapest itself currently has 17,000 places for 57,000 applicants, he added.
 

Hanko said the brownfield area in the 9th district would be an ideal location for a "student town", with potential accommodation for 12,000-20,000 students, including "units that could help young people start a family as early as possible".

The minister said the project was in the financial planning phase, adding that the government was seeking to find private sources of financing for its implementation.
 

Source: 
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.

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