202 result(s) for schools in Community & Culture
Union: Pisa Results Verify Teachers ’Criticisms Of Education Policy
- 16 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- community & culture
The results published recently of the 2015 PISA survey came as a “shock” to the teaching community but they are a vindication of the criticisms highlighting the “serious problems” in public education in Hungary, head of the PSZ teaching union Piroska Galló said on Wednesday.
CoE Report Says Minority Language Protection Increased In Hungary, Calls For Further Efforts
- 15 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Experts praised Hungary in a report published on Wednesday for the increased political support of minority languages which has resulted in increased funding but noted shortcomings in minority education and language teaching, especially in the case of the Roma.
Opinion: PISA Test Scores Decline
- 12 Dec 2016 1:11 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- community & culture
A left-wing commentator accuses the government of purposefully impairing public education in Hungary in order to ‘produce obedient citizens’, while his right-wing counterpart thinks that politicising the debate on education makes proper discussion difficult.
Hungary Allocates Development Funding For Transylvanian Kindergartens
- 12 Dec 2016 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s government has allocated almost 1.5 billion forints (EUR 4.8m) for developments at kindergartens in Transylvania (Erdély) in 2017 and 2018, state secretary for nation policy Árpád Potápi said in Sfantu Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyörgy) on Saturday.
Hungarian Students Below OECD Average In PISA Test
- 7 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian students scored worse in reading comprehension and in science in a PISA test conducted last year than in a similar test in 2012, according to an OECD report published on Tuesday.
Now On: 'The First Golden Age' Exhibition, Műcsarnok
- 6 Dec 2016 6:20 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 12 March 2017. The Műcsarnok in Budapest celebrates the 120th anniversary this year. The creation and inauguration of the institution coincided with the flourishing of the Monarchy and Hungary. The exhibition The First Golden Age presents a selection of masterpieces from the period. Showcasing the painting of nations that once belonged to the dualist state, the exhibition was created ...
Church Schools Taking Over In Hungary’s Poorer Regions
- 5 Dec 2016 12:10 PM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- community & culture
Churches are playing a larger role in Hungary’s educational system at the expense of non-affiliated private schools. Church schools have especially made progress in economically disadvantaged regions, where they tend to enroll the children of the elite. Meanwhile, private and foundation schools are being squeezed out, and programs launched for special-needs children have been completely ...
Joulupukki – The Original Finnish Santa Claus Arrives To Hungary
- 4 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- http://finnagora.hu/en/about
- community & culture
The Original Finnish Santa Claus arrives to Hungary already for the 15th time this December. Santa Claus, or Joulupukki as Finns call him, flies all the way from the Lappish town of Rovaniemi with Finnair’s Santa Claus airplane and arrives to Budapest airport on Thursday the 1st of December around 11 am.
Joulupukki – Original Finnish Santa Claus, Budapest, 6 December
- 2 Dec 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The Original Finnish Santa Claus arrives to Hungary already for the 15th time this December. Santa Claus, or Joulupukki as Finns call him, flies all the way from the Lappish town of Rovaniemi with Finnair’s Santa Claus airplane and arrives to Budapest airport on Thursday the 1st of December around 11 am.
Union: Pisa Results Verify Teachers ’Criticisms Of Education Policy
- 16 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- community & culture
The results published recently of the 2015 PISA survey came as a “shock” to the teaching community but they are a vindication of the criticisms highlighting the “serious problems” in public education in Hungary, head of the PSZ teaching union Piroska Galló said on Wednesday.
CoE Report Says Minority Language Protection Increased In Hungary, Calls For Further Efforts
- 15 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Experts praised Hungary in a report published on Wednesday for the increased political support of minority languages which has resulted in increased funding but noted shortcomings in minority education and language teaching, especially in the case of the Roma.
Opinion: PISA Test Scores Decline
- 12 Dec 2016 1:11 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- community & culture
A left-wing commentator accuses the government of purposefully impairing public education in Hungary in order to ‘produce obedient citizens’, while his right-wing counterpart thinks that politicising the debate on education makes proper discussion difficult.
Hungary Allocates Development Funding For Transylvanian Kindergartens
- 12 Dec 2016 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s government has allocated almost 1.5 billion forints (EUR 4.8m) for developments at kindergartens in Transylvania (Erdély) in 2017 and 2018, state secretary for nation policy Árpád Potápi said in Sfantu Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyörgy) on Saturday.
Hungarian Students Below OECD Average In PISA Test
- 7 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian students scored worse in reading comprehension and in science in a PISA test conducted last year than in a similar test in 2012, according to an OECD report published on Tuesday.
Now On: 'The First Golden Age' Exhibition, Műcsarnok
- 6 Dec 2016 6:20 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 12 March 2017. The Műcsarnok in Budapest celebrates the 120th anniversary this year. The creation and inauguration of the institution coincided with the flourishing of the Monarchy and Hungary. The exhibition The First Golden Age presents a selection of masterpieces from the period. Showcasing the painting of nations that once belonged to the dualist state, the exhibition was created ...
Church Schools Taking Over In Hungary’s Poorer Regions
- 5 Dec 2016 12:10 PM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- community & culture
Churches are playing a larger role in Hungary’s educational system at the expense of non-affiliated private schools. Church schools have especially made progress in economically disadvantaged regions, where they tend to enroll the children of the elite. Meanwhile, private and foundation schools are being squeezed out, and programs launched for special-needs children have been completely ...
Joulupukki – The Original Finnish Santa Claus Arrives To Hungary
- 4 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- http://finnagora.hu/en/about
- community & culture
The Original Finnish Santa Claus arrives to Hungary already for the 15th time this December. Santa Claus, or Joulupukki as Finns call him, flies all the way from the Lappish town of Rovaniemi with Finnair’s Santa Claus airplane and arrives to Budapest airport on Thursday the 1st of December around 11 am.
Joulupukki – Original Finnish Santa Claus, Budapest, 6 December
- 2 Dec 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The Original Finnish Santa Claus arrives to Hungary already for the 15th time this December. Santa Claus, or Joulupukki as Finns call him, flies all the way from the Lappish town of Rovaniemi with Finnair’s Santa Claus airplane and arrives to Budapest airport on Thursday the 1st of December around 11 am.