126 result(s) for language school in Current Affairs
Fewer Apply For Post-Secondary Studies In Hungary
- 22 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of applications for places in colleges and universities in September is the lowest in 17 years this year, at slightly over 95,000, it was announced on Friday. Last year 110,000 and two years ago 140,000 students submitted applications.
Hungarian Police Guilty Of Forceful Interrogation
- 16 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Debrecen Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a Miskolc Court’s conviction of three police officers of forceful interrogation and other crimes in 2009. Two of the three police officers in Mezõkövesd, Borsod county were given suspended 16-month prison terms, while the third was fined Ft 375,000 for forgery of public documents.
Two Die, Thousands Stranded In Snow In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Two people died, more than 40 people sustained injuries and nearly 6,000 cars were stranded on public roads due to the snowstorm on Friday. The two were killed when over 50 vehicles collided in a snarl-up at Szabadbattyán near Lake Balaton on the M7 motorway.
Police Work Favourably Assessed In Hungary
- 13 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Local councils, schools and parent organisations, generally have a favourable view of the work done by police, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by the Interior Ministry.
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian Education System: Model Was France
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me before. Rózsa Hoffmann, the Francophile, most likely turned to the French system when under her stewardship the whole Hungarian primary and secondary education system was turned upside down. Among other things, she wanted children to start their language education with a romance language (clearly she had French in mind) and wanted to discourage the study of ...
Hungarian Students Turn On PM In Second Wave Of Protests
- 14 Dec 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of university students blocked Budapest’s Elizabeth Bridge in a spontaneous demonstration on Wednesday as they protested against government cuts in funding for post-secondary education. It was part of a wave of protests that began on Monday and continued across the country on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Education Grants May Be Cut Drastically In Hungary
- 5 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of full state scholarships available to post-secondary students is to be drastically cut from the current 27,250 to 10,480 next September, under to a proposal to be discussed at today’s weekly cabinet meeting.
German To Be Preferred To English In Schools In Hungary
- 8 Nov 2012 10:35 AM
- current affairs
The education state secretariat plans to make German the main foreign language to be taught in schools, rather than English, news website Origo reports. “From the point of view of language pedagogy it is proposed that pupils first encounter the German language, which has a more complex grammar structure than English.” according to the strategy.
Fewer Apply For Post-Secondary Studies In Hungary
- 22 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of applications for places in colleges and universities in September is the lowest in 17 years this year, at slightly over 95,000, it was announced on Friday. Last year 110,000 and two years ago 140,000 students submitted applications.
Hungarian Police Guilty Of Forceful Interrogation
- 16 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Debrecen Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a Miskolc Court’s conviction of three police officers of forceful interrogation and other crimes in 2009. Two of the three police officers in Mezõkövesd, Borsod county were given suspended 16-month prison terms, while the third was fined Ft 375,000 for forgery of public documents.
Two Die, Thousands Stranded In Snow In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Two people died, more than 40 people sustained injuries and nearly 6,000 cars were stranded on public roads due to the snowstorm on Friday. The two were killed when over 50 vehicles collided in a snarl-up at Szabadbattyán near Lake Balaton on the M7 motorway.
Police Work Favourably Assessed In Hungary
- 13 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Local councils, schools and parent organisations, generally have a favourable view of the work done by police, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by the Interior Ministry.
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian Education System: Model Was France
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me before. Rózsa Hoffmann, the Francophile, most likely turned to the French system when under her stewardship the whole Hungarian primary and secondary education system was turned upside down. Among other things, she wanted children to start their language education with a romance language (clearly she had French in mind) and wanted to discourage the study of ...
Hungarian Students Turn On PM In Second Wave Of Protests
- 14 Dec 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of university students blocked Budapest’s Elizabeth Bridge in a spontaneous demonstration on Wednesday as they protested against government cuts in funding for post-secondary education. It was part of a wave of protests that began on Monday and continued across the country on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Education Grants May Be Cut Drastically In Hungary
- 5 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of full state scholarships available to post-secondary students is to be drastically cut from the current 27,250 to 10,480 next September, under to a proposal to be discussed at today’s weekly cabinet meeting.
German To Be Preferred To English In Schools In Hungary
- 8 Nov 2012 10:35 AM
- current affairs
The education state secretariat plans to make German the main foreign language to be taught in schools, rather than English, news website Origo reports. “From the point of view of language pedagogy it is proposed that pupils first encounter the German language, which has a more complex grammar structure than English.” according to the strategy.