Momentum Calls on Interior Min Not to ‘Break Down’ Teacher Protests The opposition Momentum Movement on Tuesday called on Interior Minister Sándor Pintér to address the "real" problems of Hungary's public... 2022.05.25.
High Shortage and Workload with Low Salaries in Hungarian Public Education, EC Country Report Finds The teacher shortage is an escalating problem in Hungary, as the number of teaching hours for Hungarian teachers is very... 2022.05.24.
Interior Min Pintér: Interior Ministry Overview of Education Will Bring ‘Cooperation, Continuity’ Sándor Pintér, tapped to continue leading the interior ministry in the fourth consecutive Orbán government, told parliament's defence and law... 2022.05.18.
Education to Be Placed under Interior Ministry, Teachers’ Union Finds Decision Incomprehensible Last week, the names of the ministers of the fifth Orbán government were announced, and from this, it emerged that... 2022.05.17.
DK: Education, Healthcare, Welfare, Environmental Protection Deemed “Unnecessary” by New Government Gergely Arató, the deputy group leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), on Friday criticised Viktor Orbán's incoming cabinet which... 2022.05.14.
Hungary Education Crisis: Growing Shortage of Specialized Teachers The number of teachers teaching subjects which they are not specifically qualified for in schools around Hungary has increased severely... 2022.05.13.
High School Graduation Exams Begin Monday This year's graduation exam season starts in the traditional, pre-pandemic way and will be held between May 2 and June... 2022.05.02.
Teachers’ Union’s Open Letter to PM Orbán: “We need an independent Education Ministry” The Democratic Trade Union of Teachers (PDSZ) has written an open letter to "Hungary's next Prime Minister," Viktor Orbán, in... 2022.04.26.
Two Students’ Plan to Allow Hungarians to Continue Attending British Universities In the past years, no one was surprised anymore to hear that a Hungarian student was studying in Britain. This... 2022.04.20.
Possible Teachers’ Strike in September over ‘Ridiculous Salaries’ Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke, among other things, about salary increases for teachers at his international press conference last Wednesday.... 2022.04.12.
Hungary Ensures Schooling for Ukrainian Children – But How Will It Work? The Hungarian government is offering schooling to minors fleeing from Ukraine to Hungary, the Human Resources Ministry announced on Wednesday.... 2022.03.27.
Gov’t Not Planning to Negotiate with Teachers’ Unions Until after Elections The government does not want to negotiate with teachers' unions until after the elections. However, the unions will continue to... 2022.03.22.
Students Demonstrate in Support of Striking Teachers After a two-hour warning strike on January 31, teachers across the country went on indefinite strike on March 16. Many... 2022.03.17.
Teachers’ Indefinite Strike Begins An indefinite teachers' strike organized by several unions began in Hungary at 8 a.m. Wednesday morning. Teachers have been trying... 2022.03.16.
Teachers in Christian Schools Join Civil Disobediance Movement and Protests After more and more teachers started protesting, first in Budapest, then in other cities in the country, now teachers in... 2022.03.02.
Teachers’ Civil Disobedience Continues, More and More Join Across Country On Tuesday, more schools than ever before joined teachers in their 'civil disobedience,' now in its second week, over a... 2022.02.22.
Teachers Practice ”Civil Disobedience” in Several High Schools After their latest strike did not make a difference, and after the government made striking more and more difficult for... 2022.02.18.
Teachers on Strike Against New Strike Mandate Teachers from several high schools in Budapest are holding a strike against the government's new mandate which makes it difficult... 2022.02.15.
New Gov’t Decree Makes Teachers’ Strike Almost Impossible and Pointless On Friday, the government issued a decree in their official gazette, Magyar Közlöny, about how childcare has to be organized... 2022.02.14.
Teachers’ Warning Strike Concludes in Hungary with More Than 20,000 Taking Part Hungary’s two largest teachers' unions, the Democratic Trade Union of Teachers (PDSZ) and the Teachers' Union (PSZ), held a two-hour... 2022.01.31.
HR Ministry Deems Monday’s Teachers’ Strike ‘Illegal’ The Ministry of Human Resources (Emmi) has told unions that a strike planned by teachers on Monday would be illegal... 2022.01.29.
