295 result(s) for education state secretary
Orbán: Hungary’s Education Policy Remains Open To Foreigners Despite Migrant Crisis
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s education policy will remain open despite the migrant crisis and “we continue to welcome international students”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, adding the government will expand the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship scheme. Orbán told a reception for Stipendium Hungaricum recipients that they have all arrived in Hungary in a regulated way, they abide by the country’s laws and ...
Official Meets Leaders Of US West Coast Jewish Organisations
- 10 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Senior government official Szabolcs Takács met leaders of prominent Jewish organisations and institutions and representatives of Hungarian organisations in the west coast of the United States. Takács, state secretary at the prime minister’s office, told MTI that he had held talks in Los Angeles with the leaders of Bais Naftoli Orthodox Congregation, the USC Shoah Foundation, the American Jewish ...
Funding Available To Hungarian Civil Orgs To Help Communities
- 30 Nov 2015 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Civil organisations can bid for a total of 2.15 billion forints (EUR 6.9m) of funding from the national cooperation fund to help build communities and create new opportunities, the state secretary for church, ethnic minority and civil social relations, Miklós Soltész told a press conference. A total of 64,000 civil organisations operate in Hungary, with 16% supporting leisure activities, 13.5% ...
Quotas Would Put Unacceptable Burden On Welfare System , Says Hungarian State Secretary
- 26 Nov 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s mandatory migrant quota scheme would put an unacceptable burden on Hungary’s welfare, education and health-care systems, the human resources state secretary said. The migrant relocation scheme, if implemented, would be unlawful, dangerous and would go against Hungary’s interests, Bence Rétvári said.
Chinese Health Centre Planned In Budapest
- 30 Oct 2015 8:02 AM
- health & wellness
A regional centre for traditional Chinese medicine will be set up in Hungary, to engage in research and education as well as treating patients from the Baltics to the Balkans, Human Resources state secretary Bence Rétvári confirmed on Thursday. He told a conference that co-operation in health care is an important part of Hungary’s commitment to advancing Chinese-Hungarian relations.
Conference Explores Causes For Shortage Of Labour In Tourism, Catering In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A labour shortage in tourism and catering is growing, the head of an employers’ interest representation body told a conference in Budapest. Zoltán Pál Gál, head of the interest representation body VIMOSZ, said the shortage of labour in tourism and catering sometimes makes it impossible to provide the necessary services. Economy ministry representatives said training in the sector needs to be ...
Daily Singing Lessons To Be Introduces In Hungarian Schools
- 10 Aug 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
“The ministry has plans to introduce daily singing sessions in Hungarian schools,” Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog said following an appearance at the Europa Cantat choir festival in Pécs. According to state-run media, Balog said the singing lessons wouldn’t involve additional coursework because the government intends to decrease the number of classes. Instead, he said, the government ...
Higher Education In Hungary To Receive 72,000 Freshmen
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Out of 105,000 applicants, some 72,000 students have met the entry criteria of colleges and universities and will start their studies in September, the state secretary in charge of higher education announced. László Palkovics said that the total number was down by 1,500 from last year, due to demographic reasons. Palkovics also said that out of the 72,000 freshmen, 55,800 will attend ...
Hungary's PM @ Bálványos Summer University In Szeklerland
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 26th annual Bálványos Summer University opened in Băile Tușnad (Tusnádfürdő), in Szeklerland, central Romania, on Wednesday. The ideas discussed at the summer university over the years laid the foundations for the most significant achievements in Hungary’s policy for Hungarian communities abroad, State Secretary Árpád János Potápi said in his opening address.
Orbán: Hungary’s Education Policy Remains Open To Foreigners Despite Migrant Crisis
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s education policy will remain open despite the migrant crisis and “we continue to welcome international students”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, adding the government will expand the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship scheme. Orbán told a reception for Stipendium Hungaricum recipients that they have all arrived in Hungary in a regulated way, they abide by the country’s laws and ...
Official Meets Leaders Of US West Coast Jewish Organisations
- 10 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Senior government official Szabolcs Takács met leaders of prominent Jewish organisations and institutions and representatives of Hungarian organisations in the west coast of the United States. Takács, state secretary at the prime minister’s office, told MTI that he had held talks in Los Angeles with the leaders of Bais Naftoli Orthodox Congregation, the USC Shoah Foundation, the American Jewish ...
Funding Available To Hungarian Civil Orgs To Help Communities
- 30 Nov 2015 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Civil organisations can bid for a total of 2.15 billion forints (EUR 6.9m) of funding from the national cooperation fund to help build communities and create new opportunities, the state secretary for church, ethnic minority and civil social relations, Miklós Soltész told a press conference. A total of 64,000 civil organisations operate in Hungary, with 16% supporting leisure activities, 13.5% ...
Quotas Would Put Unacceptable Burden On Welfare System , Says Hungarian State Secretary
- 26 Nov 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s mandatory migrant quota scheme would put an unacceptable burden on Hungary’s welfare, education and health-care systems, the human resources state secretary said. The migrant relocation scheme, if implemented, would be unlawful, dangerous and would go against Hungary’s interests, Bence Rétvári said.
Chinese Health Centre Planned In Budapest
- 30 Oct 2015 8:02 AM
- health & wellness
A regional centre for traditional Chinese medicine will be set up in Hungary, to engage in research and education as well as treating patients from the Baltics to the Balkans, Human Resources state secretary Bence Rétvári confirmed on Thursday. He told a conference that co-operation in health care is an important part of Hungary’s commitment to advancing Chinese-Hungarian relations.
Conference Explores Causes For Shortage Of Labour In Tourism, Catering In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A labour shortage in tourism and catering is growing, the head of an employers’ interest representation body told a conference in Budapest. Zoltán Pál Gál, head of the interest representation body VIMOSZ, said the shortage of labour in tourism and catering sometimes makes it impossible to provide the necessary services. Economy ministry representatives said training in the sector needs to be ...
Daily Singing Lessons To Be Introduces In Hungarian Schools
- 10 Aug 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
“The ministry has plans to introduce daily singing sessions in Hungarian schools,” Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog said following an appearance at the Europa Cantat choir festival in Pécs. According to state-run media, Balog said the singing lessons wouldn’t involve additional coursework because the government intends to decrease the number of classes. Instead, he said, the government ...
Higher Education In Hungary To Receive 72,000 Freshmen
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Out of 105,000 applicants, some 72,000 students have met the entry criteria of colleges and universities and will start their studies in September, the state secretary in charge of higher education announced. László Palkovics said that the total number was down by 1,500 from last year, due to demographic reasons. Palkovics also said that out of the 72,000 freshmen, 55,800 will attend ...
Hungary's PM @ Bálványos Summer University In Szeklerland
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 26th annual Bálványos Summer University opened in Băile Tușnad (Tusnádfürdő), in Szeklerland, central Romania, on Wednesday. The ideas discussed at the summer university over the years laid the foundations for the most significant achievements in Hungary’s policy for Hungarian communities abroad, State Secretary Árpád János Potápi said in his opening address.