2,708 result(s) for education
Hungarian State Takes Over Textbook Business
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Only state companies will produce and distribute textbooks from January 1, under a bill first introduced on Sunday and passed on Tuesday. Textbook publishers threatened legal action, saying they have received orders even in the past few days that will no longer be valid.
No Major Changes In Taxation In 2014 “Good News”, Says Hungary’s Former Minister
- 18 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- business
It is good news that there will be no major changes in taxation next year and the budget deficit can be maintained at 3% of GDP as planned, KPMG partner Csaba László told business daily Napi Gazdaság.
Hungary's Prime Minister On Official Visit To Turkey
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is paying an official visit to Turkey and will meet the Turkish president and prime minister on Wednesday.
Smartphones To Conquer Online Shopping in Hungary, Too?
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
In Hungary too, some consumers now use nothing but their mobile phones to buy goods online. Although their share is a meager 2%, the figure is expected to grow in the near future as smartphones gain ground. These devices offer varied functions and a pleasant user experience. The majority (70%) prefers computers for shopping but more and more people (7%) use both devices at an equal degree. The ...
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Hungary’s Fidesz MEP : Third Of Poor In Europe Are Of Roma Origin
- 14 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A third of poor people in Europe are of Roma origin, Livia Járóka, a Fidesz MEP, told a news conference on Friday. On the basis of demographic trends, children of this section of society will have huge significance by 2040, she said, adding that everything possible must be done to ensure their development.
Hungarian Scientists On US West Coast Establish Club
- 12 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Scientists, engineers and inventors of Hungarian origin have established a Hungarian Scientists’ Club on the West Coast of the United States. The club was officially founded at a conference attended by 14 scientists on Tuesday, Hungary’s consul-general in Los Angeles, László Kálmán, the idea’s proponent, told MTI.
Colleen Sharkey, Budapest Sirens
- 11 Dec 2013 11:00 AM
I am an American expat, originally from Ohio. I lived in Los Angeles, California for a decade, where I worked for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a writer for the Mars Exploration Program and at Occidental College as the associate director of communications.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Butcher’s Fabulous Art Collection
- 9 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
Today’s theme, art, is not the common fare of this blog. But, fret not, the post will also deal with life in Hungary in the 1960s and 1970s. It will even touch on economics. Specifically, how the closed socialist regime in Hungary distorted the prices of art works and barred twentieth-century Hungarian artists from becoming known outside of the country.
Hungarian State Takes Over Textbook Business
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Only state companies will produce and distribute textbooks from January 1, under a bill first introduced on Sunday and passed on Tuesday. Textbook publishers threatened legal action, saying they have received orders even in the past few days that will no longer be valid.
No Major Changes In Taxation In 2014 “Good News”, Says Hungary’s Former Minister
- 18 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- business
It is good news that there will be no major changes in taxation next year and the budget deficit can be maintained at 3% of GDP as planned, KPMG partner Csaba László told business daily Napi Gazdaság.
Hungary's Prime Minister On Official Visit To Turkey
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is paying an official visit to Turkey and will meet the Turkish president and prime minister on Wednesday.
Smartphones To Conquer Online Shopping in Hungary, Too?
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
In Hungary too, some consumers now use nothing but their mobile phones to buy goods online. Although their share is a meager 2%, the figure is expected to grow in the near future as smartphones gain ground. These devices offer varied functions and a pleasant user experience. The majority (70%) prefers computers for shopping but more and more people (7%) use both devices at an equal degree. The ...
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Hungary’s Fidesz MEP : Third Of Poor In Europe Are Of Roma Origin
- 14 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A third of poor people in Europe are of Roma origin, Livia Járóka, a Fidesz MEP, told a news conference on Friday. On the basis of demographic trends, children of this section of society will have huge significance by 2040, she said, adding that everything possible must be done to ensure their development.
Hungarian Scientists On US West Coast Establish Club
- 12 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Scientists, engineers and inventors of Hungarian origin have established a Hungarian Scientists’ Club on the West Coast of the United States. The club was officially founded at a conference attended by 14 scientists on Tuesday, Hungary’s consul-general in Los Angeles, László Kálmán, the idea’s proponent, told MTI.
Colleen Sharkey, Budapest Sirens
- 11 Dec 2013 11:00 AM
I am an American expat, originally from Ohio. I lived in Los Angeles, California for a decade, where I worked for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a writer for the Mars Exploration Program and at Occidental College as the associate director of communications.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Butcher’s Fabulous Art Collection
- 9 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
Today’s theme, art, is not the common fare of this blog. But, fret not, the post will also deal with life in Hungary in the 1960s and 1970s. It will even touch on economics. Specifically, how the closed socialist regime in Hungary distorted the prices of art works and barred twentieth-century Hungarian artists from becoming known outside of the country.