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  Balog to step down as Hungarian superministry head

  

  Zoltán Balog will leave his position as head of the Ministry of Human Capacities, the superministry that oversees the health and education portfolios, among others, to concentrate on chairing the Foundation for a Civic Hungary (PMA), the minister said in an interview with internet news portal origo.hu published late Monday.   

   Tue, Apr. 24, 2018, 11:50

  • balog
  • superministry
  • health
  • education
  • orban
• Analysis

  Young Hungarians reluctant to work weekends

  

  In the European Union, roughly three in ten young employees work on weekends. Young Hungarians are much less eager to do the same; indeed, Hungary recorded the lowest proportion of young people regularly working on weekends.

   Wed, Apr. 4, 2018, 11:10

  • employee
  • work
  • education
  • weekend
  • young
• Analysis

  How to talk to children about money

  

  Parents tend to postpone the financial education of their children, arguing that they should enjoy a carefree childhood as long as possible. But children do need to take financial decisions at an early age, and so talking to them about these issues is necessary, according to K&H Bank.

   Tue, Mar. 13, 2018, 09:59

  • K&H
  • finance
  • education
  • children
  • financial literacy
• News

  CEU to establish satellite campus in Vienna

  

  The Central European University (CEU) and the City of Vienna announced negotiations Monday on a memorandum of understanding that would enable CEU to open a satellite campus site in Vienna. The new CEU facility would complement its home campus in Budapest and its American site at Bard College in New York State.

   Tue, Mar. 13, 2018, 09:10

  • ceu
  • campus
  • vienna
  • satellite
  • university
  • soros
  • education law
• Analysis

  Hungary ‘hostile’ to human rights, says Amnesty

  

  Amnesty International (AI) released its International Report 2017/18 about the state of the worldʼs human rights yesterday. Hungary is mentioned as a negative example in several areas, including its controversial law on NGOs, asylum and migration policy, and amendments to higher education legislation.

   Fri, Feb. 23, 2018, 07:30

  • AI
  • human rights
  • report
  • ngo
  • education
  • asylum
  • refugee
  • migrant
• Budapest

  Few families can afford Hungaryʼs international schools

  

  Parents in Hungary unhappy with the public education system can choose to have their children follow the courses of international schools. But the costs are affordable only to very few, current affairs news portal hvg.hu notes.

   Mon, Feb. 12, 2018, 09:42

  • education
  • private
  • school
  • international
  • diploma
• Politics

  European Commission refers Hungary to court over education, NGO laws

  

  The European Commission announced Thursday it has taken the third step in separate infringement proceedings begun against Hungary due to amendments to the countryʼs Higher Education Law and legislation on foreign-funded NGOs, referring Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in both cases.   

   Thu, Dec. 7, 2017, 11:46

  • ec
  • european commission
  • court of justice
  • cjeu
  • education
  • ngo
  • law
• Whosnews

  Zsófia Bécsi joins SEED as Academic Director

  

  Zsófia Bécsi, a specialist with long experience in HR, has joined the Budapest-based School for Executive Education and Development (SEED) as Academic Director. She takes over in the position from Orsolya Gazdag, now on maternity leave.

   Fri, Dec. 1, 2017, 09:22

  • SEED
  • academic director
  • executive education
• Economy

  Hungarians not eager to pursue vocational training

  

  Far fewer Hungarian secondary school students participate in vocational education than in neighbouring countries or in the European Union as a whole, a summary of data from Eurostat shows, cited by state news agency MTI.

   Thu, Nov. 23, 2017, 09:15

  • vocational
  • eurostat
  • education
  • secondary school
  • eu
• News

  The attractions of studying in Scandinavia

  

  Scandinavian countries are well known for the special attention they pay to ensuring high standards of living. This is also true for foreign citizens living there, including students, one of whom shared with the Budapest Business Journal their experiences of studying in Denmark.

   Wed, Nov. 15, 2017, 10:26

  • scandinavia
  • denmark
  • university
  • student
  • education