77 result(s) for higher education reform
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
Local Opinion: US State Department Disagrees With CEU Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement by the spokesman of the State Department has added further vigour to the debate over the future of Budapest’s Central European University. One side forthrightly condemns the planned new legislation, while the other dismisses the unfolding protest as mere hysteria.
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Matolcsy: National Bank of Hungary To Maintain Low Base Rate
- 9 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary is likely to keep its base rate unchanged at 0.90 % even if other central banks start tightening, the bank’s governor György Matolcsy said in an interview to business daily Világgazdaság.
Varga: Higher Education Must Adapt To Changing World
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Higher education must be able to adapt to the changing world as well as to economic, labour market, R+D and innovation challenges, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Universities represent the basis of long-term and stable economic growth and social development, Varga said at the 235th year-opening ceremony of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics.
Union: New School Year ‘Won’t Be Smooth’
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the PSZ teachers’ trade union has warned that the new school year “will not be smooth”. Piroska Galló said government communications suggesting all the right conditions were in place for schools to start the year successfully were misleading.
IMF Urges Policy Reform To Improve Investment Climate
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) called for structural policies to improve the investment climate, enhance competitiveness and address weaknesses in the labour market in a report following scheduled consultations. “Increased market confidence and enhanced competitiveness would lift private investment, including from abroad.
OECD Report On Hungarian Economic Policy Reforms
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Going for Growth, an annual study of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), provides an analysis of the reforms put in place by each member country – among them Hungary – from the aspect of economic growth.
OECD Recommends Measures To Support Growth In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The OECD has said Hungary should reduce the tax wedge on low wages, scale back disincentives for older workers and make education more equitable to support economic growth.
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
Local Opinion: US State Department Disagrees With CEU Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement by the spokesman of the State Department has added further vigour to the debate over the future of Budapest’s Central European University. One side forthrightly condemns the planned new legislation, while the other dismisses the unfolding protest as mere hysteria.
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Matolcsy: National Bank of Hungary To Maintain Low Base Rate
- 9 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary is likely to keep its base rate unchanged at 0.90 % even if other central banks start tightening, the bank’s governor György Matolcsy said in an interview to business daily Világgazdaság.
Varga: Higher Education Must Adapt To Changing World
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Higher education must be able to adapt to the changing world as well as to economic, labour market, R+D and innovation challenges, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Universities represent the basis of long-term and stable economic growth and social development, Varga said at the 235th year-opening ceremony of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics.
Union: New School Year ‘Won’t Be Smooth’
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the PSZ teachers’ trade union has warned that the new school year “will not be smooth”. Piroska Galló said government communications suggesting all the right conditions were in place for schools to start the year successfully were misleading.
IMF Urges Policy Reform To Improve Investment Climate
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) called for structural policies to improve the investment climate, enhance competitiveness and address weaknesses in the labour market in a report following scheduled consultations. “Increased market confidence and enhanced competitiveness would lift private investment, including from abroad.
OECD Report On Hungarian Economic Policy Reforms
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Going for Growth, an annual study of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), provides an analysis of the reforms put in place by each member country – among them Hungary – from the aspect of economic growth.
OECD Recommends Measures To Support Growth In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The OECD has said Hungary should reduce the tax wedge on low wages, scale back disincentives for older workers and make education more equitable to support economic growth.