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Teachers’ Trade Union Insists Protests Serve Children’s Interest
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The PDSZ teachers’ trade union said “it’s a big problem” if the government office chief fails to understand the reasons for teachers’ disaffection or the fact that they are protesting in the interests of “children, public education and the country’s future”.
Video Report: Hungarian Protesters Slam New 'Shameful' Education Policy
- 19 Feb 2016 2:30 AM
- current affairs
Education reforms critics say overtax pupils and teachers alike brought thousands of teachers, students and union members onto the streets of Budapest on Saturday.
Education Roundtable ‘The Place’ To Influence Decisions
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An education roundtable “is the place where participants can influence decisions” in the sector, human resources state secretary Bence Rétvári said. Representatives of the largest trade unions, parents and pupils, employers, the Hungarian Rectors’ Conference, the Hungary Academy of Sciences and the Hungarian Academy of Arts are all involved, Rétvári told public news channel M1.
Lázár Rules Out Wage Hike For Teachers
- 18 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has no means to hike teachers’ wages by 15-20% at the moment, government office chief János Lázár said. There is no way of doing so, even if protesters “use children ... to blackmail the government,” he told a weekly government press briefing.
Teacher Demonstrations In 10 Hungarian Cities Oppose Centralization
- 6 Feb 2016 5:10 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of Hungarian teachers, and supporters of their cause, rallied simultaneously in ten Hungarian cities yesterday, to demand the closure of the governmentʼs central education body and to call for better financial support of schools and teachers, according to reports.
Quotas Would Put Unacceptable Burden On Welfare System , Says Hungarian State Secretary
- 26 Nov 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s mandatory migrant quota scheme would put an unacceptable burden on Hungary’s welfare, education and health-care systems, the human resources state secretary said. The migrant relocation scheme, if implemented, would be unlawful, dangerous and would go against Hungary’s interests, Bence Rétvári said.
Foreign Authors Produce 29% Of Published Works In Hungary
- 19 Nov 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
About 29% of works published in Hungary are by foreign authors, a fresh summary of data compiled by the Central Statistical Office shows. American authors accounted for about half of the works published by foreign writers, and UK and German authors for about a quarter, the data from 2013- 2014 show. Foreign authors’ share of published works was the biggest in fiction, reaching almost 44%, and ...
Number Of Childbirths On The Rise In Hungary
- 4 Sep 2015 9:20 AM
- current affairs
The number of childbirths has been continuously rising in Hungary for the past two years, Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs Katalin Novák said at a press conference in Budapest. Mrs. Novák said that similarly to most European countries, Hungary has been fighting a decline of the population for more than thirty years. She said that each country is trying to find its own solutions to ...
New School Year To Be Success In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2014 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The ruling Fidesz party has said all the conditions are in place for the new school year to be a successful one, while the opposition criticised the government’s education policies on the first day of the autumn term.
Teachers’ Trade Union Insists Protests Serve Children’s Interest
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The PDSZ teachers’ trade union said “it’s a big problem” if the government office chief fails to understand the reasons for teachers’ disaffection or the fact that they are protesting in the interests of “children, public education and the country’s future”.
Video Report: Hungarian Protesters Slam New 'Shameful' Education Policy
- 19 Feb 2016 2:30 AM
- current affairs
Education reforms critics say overtax pupils and teachers alike brought thousands of teachers, students and union members onto the streets of Budapest on Saturday.
Education Roundtable ‘The Place’ To Influence Decisions
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An education roundtable “is the place where participants can influence decisions” in the sector, human resources state secretary Bence Rétvári said. Representatives of the largest trade unions, parents and pupils, employers, the Hungarian Rectors’ Conference, the Hungary Academy of Sciences and the Hungarian Academy of Arts are all involved, Rétvári told public news channel M1.
Lázár Rules Out Wage Hike For Teachers
- 18 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has no means to hike teachers’ wages by 15-20% at the moment, government office chief János Lázár said. There is no way of doing so, even if protesters “use children ... to blackmail the government,” he told a weekly government press briefing.
Teacher Demonstrations In 10 Hungarian Cities Oppose Centralization
- 6 Feb 2016 5:10 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of Hungarian teachers, and supporters of their cause, rallied simultaneously in ten Hungarian cities yesterday, to demand the closure of the governmentʼs central education body and to call for better financial support of schools and teachers, according to reports.
Quotas Would Put Unacceptable Burden On Welfare System , Says Hungarian State Secretary
- 26 Nov 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s mandatory migrant quota scheme would put an unacceptable burden on Hungary’s welfare, education and health-care systems, the human resources state secretary said. The migrant relocation scheme, if implemented, would be unlawful, dangerous and would go against Hungary’s interests, Bence Rétvári said.
Foreign Authors Produce 29% Of Published Works In Hungary
- 19 Nov 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
About 29% of works published in Hungary are by foreign authors, a fresh summary of data compiled by the Central Statistical Office shows. American authors accounted for about half of the works published by foreign writers, and UK and German authors for about a quarter, the data from 2013- 2014 show. Foreign authors’ share of published works was the biggest in fiction, reaching almost 44%, and ...
Number Of Childbirths On The Rise In Hungary
- 4 Sep 2015 9:20 AM
- current affairs
The number of childbirths has been continuously rising in Hungary for the past two years, Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs Katalin Novák said at a press conference in Budapest. Mrs. Novák said that similarly to most European countries, Hungary has been fighting a decline of the population for more than thirty years. She said that each country is trying to find its own solutions to ...
New School Year To Be Success In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2014 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The ruling Fidesz party has said all the conditions are in place for the new school year to be a successful one, while the opposition criticised the government’s education policies on the first day of the autumn term.