139 result(s) for language skills in Articles
Foreign-Language Learning Low
- 2 Aug 2017 9:38 AM
- community & culture
Barely more than one-fifth of university students studied a foreign language at higher education institutions in the 2016-17 school year, according to data from the Education Office.
Wearable Elegance With A Touch Of Business
- 22 May 2017 9:00 AM
- shopping
The wish of many fashion-inspired women: to become a designer themselves, planning clothes and presenting them on the international catwalk. However, only very few people succeed in making such dreams come true. One who did convert her fantasy into reality is Veronika Hegedűs.
The Gamer Inside Us
- 26 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- tech
Six out of ten Internet users in Hungary play video games (including any game played on electronic devices, i.e. computers, smartphones, tablets, consoles, or TVs). This activity extends well beyond hardcore gaming: the most popular video games are Solitaire, Mahjong, Candy Crush Saga and Scrabble. Fifty-six per cent of gamers play on their smartphones (too) – these are the findings of eNET ...
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).
Lobbyist: Hungarian Govt Right To Insist On Foreign Language Requirement
- 9 Feb 2017 7:12 AM
- current affairs
A leading business lobbyist has defended the government’s policy requiring all aspiring undergraduates to pass an intermediate-level foreign language exam from 2020 after the public ombudsman cited shortcomings in preparations for the move.
Hungary’s Public Education System Unprepared For Language Exams
- 7 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many hard-working students have no chance of passing their intermediate-level language exam in grammar schools because the public education system has not prepared them sufficiently well, the head of the Language Skills Association told Tuesday’s edition of Magyar Nemzet.
English Speaking Wine Events Aplenty In 2017 In Budapest
- 27 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- food & drink
By Robert Smyth. While wine may ostensibly know no language barriers, many non-Hungarian speaking expats and visitors find themselves excluded from the plethora of tutored tastings that go on almost every day, once people’s palates wake up again after the seasonal excesses. However, the good news is that there are a number of vinous options for those not proficient in the Magyar tongue.
Can Poor Hungarian PISA Results In Reading Comprehension Be Reversed By Learning English?
- 11 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- specials
The Hungarian education system was again cast in an unfavorable light with the recent release of PISA scores; these scores showed significant decline in Hungarian students’ reading comprehension and scientific knowledge, while their math skills remained stagnant and well below average.
ITL Group Grows Steadily With Italian Presence In Hungary
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
"Italy-Hungary commercial relationships keep growing at a steady pace” with this key remark the Italian Ambassador in Hungary, Maria Assunta Accili opened the crowded event of the consultancy firm ITL Group hosted the by Lumas Budapest and dedicated to the future of the company.
Foreign-Language Learning Low
- 2 Aug 2017 9:38 AM
- community & culture
Barely more than one-fifth of university students studied a foreign language at higher education institutions in the 2016-17 school year, according to data from the Education Office.
Wearable Elegance With A Touch Of Business
- 22 May 2017 9:00 AM
- shopping
The wish of many fashion-inspired women: to become a designer themselves, planning clothes and presenting them on the international catwalk. However, only very few people succeed in making such dreams come true. One who did convert her fantasy into reality is Veronika Hegedűs.
The Gamer Inside Us
- 26 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- tech
Six out of ten Internet users in Hungary play video games (including any game played on electronic devices, i.e. computers, smartphones, tablets, consoles, or TVs). This activity extends well beyond hardcore gaming: the most popular video games are Solitaire, Mahjong, Candy Crush Saga and Scrabble. Fifty-six per cent of gamers play on their smartphones (too) – these are the findings of eNET ...
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).
Lobbyist: Hungarian Govt Right To Insist On Foreign Language Requirement
- 9 Feb 2017 7:12 AM
- current affairs
A leading business lobbyist has defended the government’s policy requiring all aspiring undergraduates to pass an intermediate-level foreign language exam from 2020 after the public ombudsman cited shortcomings in preparations for the move.
Hungary’s Public Education System Unprepared For Language Exams
- 7 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many hard-working students have no chance of passing their intermediate-level language exam in grammar schools because the public education system has not prepared them sufficiently well, the head of the Language Skills Association told Tuesday’s edition of Magyar Nemzet.
English Speaking Wine Events Aplenty In 2017 In Budapest
- 27 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- food & drink
By Robert Smyth. While wine may ostensibly know no language barriers, many non-Hungarian speaking expats and visitors find themselves excluded from the plethora of tutored tastings that go on almost every day, once people’s palates wake up again after the seasonal excesses. However, the good news is that there are a number of vinous options for those not proficient in the Magyar tongue.
Can Poor Hungarian PISA Results In Reading Comprehension Be Reversed By Learning English?
- 11 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- specials
The Hungarian education system was again cast in an unfavorable light with the recent release of PISA scores; these scores showed significant decline in Hungarian students’ reading comprehension and scientific knowledge, while their math skills remained stagnant and well below average.
ITL Group Grows Steadily With Italian Presence In Hungary
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
"Italy-Hungary commercial relationships keep growing at a steady pace” with this key remark the Italian Ambassador in Hungary, Maria Assunta Accili opened the crowded event of the consultancy firm ITL Group hosted the by Lumas Budapest and dedicated to the future of the company.