Jobbik: Government Should Support Hungarian Youth Instead of Chinese University
The opposition Jobbik party has called on the government to support the housing of Hungarian youth rather than establishing a Chinese campus in Budapest.
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Audit Office: Hungary Higher Education Becoming More Competitive
Changes made to Hungary’s higher education system since 2012 have brought programmes offered by universities and colleges more in line with the needs of the market, thus making the sector more competitive, according to a fresh study by the State Audit Office (ÁSZ).
Government Submits Bills Placing Another Ten Universities With Foundations
The Innovation and Technology Ministry said it submitted bills to parliament that would transform another ten universities from state-run institutions into ones operated by foundations.
Unemployment rate has increased in Hungary
In February, the number of unemployed people was 213 thousand, which is 46 thousand more than a year earlier. The unemployment rate rose from 1.0 percentage to 4.5 percent. Compared to January, the number of unemployed people decreased by 25,000 and the unemployment rate by 0.5 percentage points, the Central Statistical Office (CSO) reported on […]
Academic Employees Protest Higher Education Reform
The forum of academic employees have rejected the government’s bill of higher education reform, citing lack of wide-spread consultation and the circumstances created by the coronavirus pandemic.
DK: Money ‘By the Wheelbarrow Full’ Taken From Outsourced Unis
The Democratic Coalition (DK) believes that “Fidesz cronies” are “taking home millions in pay by the wheelbarrow full from the foundations of outsourced universities”, an MP of the opposition party said at a press conference on Facebook on Sunday.
Semmelweis University Receives First Hungarian Ventilators
The first ten Hungarian-developed ventilators have been delivered to Semmelweis University, the innovation and technology ministry said on Thursday.
LMP Slams University Restructuring Model
Universities not participating in the government’s restructuring scheme will be losing development funding, belying the government’s claims that the reform is voluntary, the opposition LMP party said.
Government Set to Introduce New Higher Education Financing Model in Autumn
Hungary’s government is planning to introduce a new financing model for the entire higher education sector from the autumn, making scientific and research activities a bigger factor in the amount of funding universities receive, the daily Magyar Nemzet said.
Three-Pillar System for Funding Universities Introduced
The government is introducing a new three-pillar funding system for universities from September to better support various aspects of university activities, László Palkovics, the innovation and technology minister, said.