26 result(s) for language skills in Current Affairs
Central Bank: Education Improvements Could Boost Competitiveness
- 30 Oct 2017 7:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary needs to improve its education system, especially at the primary and tertiary levels, in order to boost competitiveness, the central bank’s (NBH) managing director said on Friday, presenting a report.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
Opinion: Foreign Language Teaching In Hungary: Progress Is Very Slow
- 8 Aug 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians’ subpar knowledge of foreign languages in comparison to other European countries becomes a hot topic in the media from time to time. The reasons for this periodic interest in the topic vary. There are times when an international poll is taken, from which the population can learn that Hungary is again the very last on the list.
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.
Effort To Lure Émigrés Back Begins In Hungary
- 9 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 800 émigré Hungarians have registered for the programme recently launched by the government to encourage them to return home and work here, labour affairs state secretary Sándor Czomba told various TV channels yesterday. No actual contracts have yet been signed, he added. Participating companies have offered 400 vacancies, mostly for graduates with fluent English skills.
Gov’t Aims To Bring Skilled Hungarians Home
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will soon launch a new effort to persuade highly qualified young Hungarians to bring their skills back to Hungary. Economy Ministry state secretary for labour and education Sándor Czomba told reporters that while there are many job seekers in Hungary, there is a growing shortage of skilled workers.
Is There A Passport Mafia In Hungary? A 'Citizenship Dealer' Speaks Out
- 26 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén defended the Hungarian citizenship process yesterday after Index published a two-part exposé of Hungary’s “passport mafia” that appeared in the wake of Fidesz’s fast-tracked dual-citizenship law of 2010.
Central Bank: Education Improvements Could Boost Competitiveness
- 30 Oct 2017 7:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary needs to improve its education system, especially at the primary and tertiary levels, in order to boost competitiveness, the central bank’s (NBH) managing director said on Friday, presenting a report.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
Opinion: Foreign Language Teaching In Hungary: Progress Is Very Slow
- 8 Aug 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians’ subpar knowledge of foreign languages in comparison to other European countries becomes a hot topic in the media from time to time. The reasons for this periodic interest in the topic vary. There are times when an international poll is taken, from which the population can learn that Hungary is again the very last on the list.
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.
Effort To Lure Émigrés Back Begins In Hungary
- 9 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 800 émigré Hungarians have registered for the programme recently launched by the government to encourage them to return home and work here, labour affairs state secretary Sándor Czomba told various TV channels yesterday. No actual contracts have yet been signed, he added. Participating companies have offered 400 vacancies, mostly for graduates with fluent English skills.
Gov’t Aims To Bring Skilled Hungarians Home
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will soon launch a new effort to persuade highly qualified young Hungarians to bring their skills back to Hungary. Economy Ministry state secretary for labour and education Sándor Czomba told reporters that while there are many job seekers in Hungary, there is a growing shortage of skilled workers.
Is There A Passport Mafia In Hungary? A 'Citizenship Dealer' Speaks Out
- 26 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén defended the Hungarian citizenship process yesterday after Index published a two-part exposé of Hungary’s “passport mafia” that appeared in the wake of Fidesz’s fast-tracked dual-citizenship law of 2010.