158 result(s) for student protest
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government’s Chances In The Tuition Battle
- 14 Dec 2012 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst asks if the government can avoid paying a heavy political price for its higher education reform and the communication strategy which surrounds it.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
Hungarian Students Turn To EU Over Contracts
- 14 Feb 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"Some 100-150 post-secondary students staged a candlelit protest on Deak ter Wednesday evening against changes to laws governing higher education. Compelling students to stay in Hungary after their graduation is no solution to the problem of emigration, said David Nagy, president of the national student councils group HOOK.
Gun Laws Tighten In Hungary
- 7 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government, a decree tightened regulations concerning the possession of firearms in Hungary. The move comes as a reaction to a deadly school-shooting last November, and the arrest of a university student planning a murder spree with a legally-owned handgun. Now would-be firearm owners will be compelled to undergo extensive psychological testing and spend at least three years in a ‘sport ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government’s Chances In The Tuition Battle
- 14 Dec 2012 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst asks if the government can avoid paying a heavy political price for its higher education reform and the communication strategy which surrounds it.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
Hungarian Students Turn To EU Over Contracts
- 14 Feb 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"Some 100-150 post-secondary students staged a candlelit protest on Deak ter Wednesday evening against changes to laws governing higher education. Compelling students to stay in Hungary after their graduation is no solution to the problem of emigration, said David Nagy, president of the national student councils group HOOK.
Gun Laws Tighten In Hungary
- 7 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government, a decree tightened regulations concerning the possession of firearms in Hungary. The move comes as a reaction to a deadly school-shooting last November, and the arrest of a university student planning a murder spree with a legally-owned handgun. Now would-be firearm owners will be compelled to undergo extensive psychological testing and spend at least three years in a ‘sport ...