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.
Teachers to Hold General Strike after Gov’t ‘Fails to Address Neglected Conditions’ Since the government "has failed to effectively address public education's neglected conditions," teachers will go on a general strike in... 2022.01.20.
Teacher’s Unions Announce Strike after “Unacceptable” Pay Raise Offer by Gov’t While talks are still ongoing, the government has already announced an increase in teacher's salaries by 10% next year through... 2021.12.06.
New SZFE Leadership Outraged After Class Decides to Leave and Continue in FreeSZFE SZFE's 2019 film, directing, and cinematography class - with the exception of two students - is leaving the school in... 2021.08.24.
Budapest Mayor Once Again Proposes Later Start to School Day Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony has restated his idea for schools to begin teaching at a later time as of September,... 2021.05.12.
Second Phase of School Reopening Welcomed with More Optimism In the new phase of reopening, universities, secondary schools, and the upper grades of primary schools (may) return to on-site... 2021.05.10.
State Secretary: Ready, Set, Go for Secondary School Exams Everything is in place for final secondary school exams to start on Monday, according to the state secretary in charge... 2021.04.30.
Coronavirus: Teacher Union Calls for Downsizing Classes Class sizes should be reduced to a minimum after schools reopen, teachers' union PSZ said on Monday. In a statement... 2021.04.19.
Reduced School Reopening Still Meets Strong Opposition In the second phase of reopening, kindergartens and the lower grades of elementary schools will reopen on Monday. Although the... 2021.04.16.
Trade Unions: Reopening Schools ‘Unnecessary, Dangerous’ Five trade union confederations published a statement on Wednesday, protesting against the government's plan to reopen primary schools and kindergartens... 2021.04.14.
Coronavirus: LMP Calls on Govt to Keep Schools Shut The opposition LMP has called on the government to keep primary schools and kindergartens closed, given the persistent high number... 2021.04.13.
Minister Kásler: 89% of Teachers Inoculated Fully 88.7 percent of teachers who have registered for the coronavirus vaccine have been inoculated, Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler... 2021.04.13.
Coronavirus: DK Wants Teachers, Students Tested before Schools Reopen The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the government to organise nationwide coronavirus testing for teachers, students and school... 2021.04.10.
Amendment Proposal on Mandatory School and Kindergarten Enrollment Submitted The government has submitted to parliament an amendment proposal to the law on public education that would clarify rules on... 2021.04.01.
Teachers Have until Monday to Register for Coronavirus Vaccine School, kindergarten and preschool teachers have until midnight on Monday to register for the coronavirus vaccine, according to koronavirus.gov.hu. The... 2021.03.29.
Gov’t Plans to Reopen Schools After Easter, Teachers Object to Not Being Given Vaccination Priority The government has apparently decided to reopen in-person education after Easter. Public education employees' concern and fear, however, grows as... 2021.03.22.
Gov’t Still Refuses to Prioritize Teachers for Vaccination Despite more voices, increased exposure, and examples in other European countries, public education employees won't be prioritized in the vaccination... 2021.03.17.
Teacher’s Unions Want School Closures and More Protection as Third Wave Hits The Democratic Trade Union of Teachers (PDSZ) is asking the government to close schools as the third wave appears to... 2021.02.26.
Ministry Announces Changes to Secondary School Final Exam Requirements Hungary's public education system will introduce changes to the secondary school general final exam requirements from 2023, placing greater emphasis... 2021.02.16.
Premonstratensians Celebrate 900th Anniversary Cardinal Péter Erdő, archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, and leaders of the Premonstratensians delivered a mass in Saint Stephen's Basilica on Wednesday... 2021.02.10.
Human Resources Minister: Hungary European Leader in Culture Spending Hungary spends more per GDP on culture than any other European country, Miklós Kásler, the human resources minister, said at... 2020.11.25.
