400 result(s) for higher education in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: Tax Cuts For Families With Children In Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator believes that the new family tax allowance proposed by the government will increase inequality. His conservative counterpart welcomes the proposal which he believes will stimulate the birth rate.
Hungary’s Deputy PM Semjén: Catholic Institutions To Receive Same Financing As Public Ones
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following an amendment to Hungary's agreement with the Vatican, signed in Budapest on Monday, institutions run by the Catholic Church will receive the same financing from the central budget as public ones. The amendment, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary Alberto Bottari de Castello, contains stipulations concerning Catholic higher education, as well as ...
Hungary's Prime Minister's Official Visit To London
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is operating like a real laboratory, trying to give responses based on traditional values to modern challenges, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday when addressing a forum of 200 guests in Chatham House, in London. He also added that political radicalism however cannot be mentioned among European values.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Message To Europe: 'The Crisis Is Not A Problem But A Possibility'
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister was in London yesterday meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron and speaking at Chatham House. It was quite a day. The bi-lateral meeting was exciting, but I won’t dwell on that here. Instead, I’d like to call the reader’s attention to the speech.
Official Report On PM Orban’s Visit To London
- 9 Oct 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary is operating like a real laboratory, trying to give responses based on traditional values to modern challenges," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday when addressing a forum of 200 guests in Chatham House, in London. He also added that political radicalism however cannot be mentioned among European values. Afterwards, in the afternoon, he meet with British PM David Cameron at 10 ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Left-Wing Weeklies Fear An Uphill Campaign
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-leaning weeklies think it will be extremely difficult for the Socialists and their allies to match the governing right wing. They accuse Fidesz of smart but unfair campaign methods.
Xpat Opinion: Sexism In The Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I have written a number of times about female members of the Hungarian parliament and their treatment by male colleagues. I’ve also written about the attitude, especially of Fidesz MPs, toward women in general.
Scholarship Agreement Signed Between Hungary & Vietnam
- 30 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Vietnam have concluded an agreement on a scholarship programme in Budapest on Monday. The document was signed by Hungary's Minister of State for Higher Education István Klinghammer and Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Quang Quy.
Xpat Opinion: Tax Cuts For Families With Children In Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator believes that the new family tax allowance proposed by the government will increase inequality. His conservative counterpart welcomes the proposal which he believes will stimulate the birth rate.
Hungary’s Deputy PM Semjén: Catholic Institutions To Receive Same Financing As Public Ones
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following an amendment to Hungary's agreement with the Vatican, signed in Budapest on Monday, institutions run by the Catholic Church will receive the same financing from the central budget as public ones. The amendment, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary Alberto Bottari de Castello, contains stipulations concerning Catholic higher education, as well as ...
Hungary's Prime Minister's Official Visit To London
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is operating like a real laboratory, trying to give responses based on traditional values to modern challenges, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday when addressing a forum of 200 guests in Chatham House, in London. He also added that political radicalism however cannot be mentioned among European values.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Message To Europe: 'The Crisis Is Not A Problem But A Possibility'
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister was in London yesterday meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron and speaking at Chatham House. It was quite a day. The bi-lateral meeting was exciting, but I won’t dwell on that here. Instead, I’d like to call the reader’s attention to the speech.
Official Report On PM Orban’s Visit To London
- 9 Oct 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary is operating like a real laboratory, trying to give responses based on traditional values to modern challenges," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday when addressing a forum of 200 guests in Chatham House, in London. He also added that political radicalism however cannot be mentioned among European values. Afterwards, in the afternoon, he meet with British PM David Cameron at 10 ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Left-Wing Weeklies Fear An Uphill Campaign
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-leaning weeklies think it will be extremely difficult for the Socialists and their allies to match the governing right wing. They accuse Fidesz of smart but unfair campaign methods.
Xpat Opinion: Sexism In The Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I have written a number of times about female members of the Hungarian parliament and their treatment by male colleagues. I’ve also written about the attitude, especially of Fidesz MPs, toward women in general.
Scholarship Agreement Signed Between Hungary & Vietnam
- 30 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Vietnam have concluded an agreement on a scholarship programme in Budapest on Monday. The document was signed by Hungary's Minister of State for Higher Education István Klinghammer and Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Quang Quy.