229 result(s) for learning language
CEU Hosts Conference On Migration, National Identity
- 30 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Migration and the identity of central and eastern European nations are the focal themes of a conference which began in Budapest on Monday. Addressing the event organised by the Central European University’s Centre for Neighbourhood Studies and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, former foreign minister Péter Balázs said that at present most migrants come from other continents rather than neighbouring ...
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).
Few Hungarian Pupils Learn A Second Foreign Language
- 28 Feb 2017 6:04 AM
- community & culture
Almost all Hungarian lower secondary school pupils learnt a foreign language in 2015 but only a few studied two, data compiled by Eurostat shows. Fully 90.5% of the 385,300 lower secondary school pupils in Hungary learnt one foreign language while 6% studied two or more.
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.
Video: International Education Exhibition, Budapest, 19 – 21 January
- 20 Jan 2017 8:42 AM
- community & culture
The 17th Educatio International Education Exhibition is open for everyone who is interested in education, learning, school equipments and teaching tools, etc.
Fungarian: Piroska
- 18 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
January 18 is Piroska’s nameday in the Hungarian calendar. It is one of the most beautiful sounding names in Hungarian. Its association only with Little Red Riding Hood is misleading tough. While the Grimm’s tale heroine got her name in translation because of her red hood, the name Piroska actually originates from the Latin Prisca meaning venerable, ancient and the English equivalent would be ...
Nord Anglia Education Academic Results
- 13 Jan 2017 6:00 AM
- specials
At the core of our educational offering is a range of internationally-respected curricula and qualifications, which will equip your child with a global education passport to study at schools or universities anywhere in the world.
CEU Hosts Conference On Migration, National Identity
- 30 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Migration and the identity of central and eastern European nations are the focal themes of a conference which began in Budapest on Monday. Addressing the event organised by the Central European University’s Centre for Neighbourhood Studies and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, former foreign minister Péter Balázs said that at present most migrants come from other continents rather than neighbouring ...
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).
Few Hungarian Pupils Learn A Second Foreign Language
- 28 Feb 2017 6:04 AM
- community & culture
Almost all Hungarian lower secondary school pupils learnt a foreign language in 2015 but only a few studied two, data compiled by Eurostat shows. Fully 90.5% of the 385,300 lower secondary school pupils in Hungary learnt one foreign language while 6% studied two or more.
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.
Video: International Education Exhibition, Budapest, 19 – 21 January
- 20 Jan 2017 8:42 AM
- community & culture
The 17th Educatio International Education Exhibition is open for everyone who is interested in education, learning, school equipments and teaching tools, etc.
Fungarian: Piroska
- 18 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
January 18 is Piroska’s nameday in the Hungarian calendar. It is one of the most beautiful sounding names in Hungarian. Its association only with Little Red Riding Hood is misleading tough. While the Grimm’s tale heroine got her name in translation because of her red hood, the name Piroska actually originates from the Latin Prisca meaning venerable, ancient and the English equivalent would be ...
Nord Anglia Education Academic Results
- 13 Jan 2017 6:00 AM
- specials
At the core of our educational offering is a range of internationally-respected curricula and qualifications, which will equip your child with a global education passport to study at schools or universities anywhere in the world.