Thousands of people demanded higher salaries for teachers, better conditions in schools and consultation on education in Budapest this Friday. Another demonstration has been called for the national day, October 23, and another teachers' strike will take place on October 27. In addition to the capital, protest actions were also held in many rural municipalities. […]

Following weeks of protests in the form of civil disobedience, teachers in Hungary called a nationwide strike demanding higher wages and a fairer workload. While acknowledging some of their demands, the government called on teachers to postpone their strike in view of the war in neighboring Ukraine. Following weeks of protests in the form of […]

From 8 am this Wednesday morning, the Teachers' Union and the Democratic Union of Teachers called a nationwide indefinite strike in Hungary. They are demanding a pay raise for teachers, a reduction in their compulsory teaching hours and an increase in the salaries of non-teaching staff working in schools. Teachers participated in the strike not […]

Local demand for IT professionals has doubled over the past five years with employers seeking to hire as many as 44,000 digital professionals in the medium term, according to a recent study. However, the increasing shortage of computer scientists is set to leave many IT-reliant enterprises scrambling to meet their business objectives. A recently published […]

With the number of daily coronavirus infections reaching record highs, it is no longer a question whether Hungary is now in the midst of the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic. Although the border closure was a drastic step, it is evident that the government is working to avoid strict measures in order to shield […]

The out-of-class digital work schedule will remain in force in Hungarian schools until the end of the school year, that is, June 15, but kindergartens and nurseries will return to normal operation from the second half of May, according to the State Secretary for Education, Zoltán Maruzsa. The State Secretary said that from June 2, […]

This is already the secornd year that the 'TechGirls' series of events is organized by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK). The aim of the series is to raise interest in technical and natural science studies among girls.

Education is held by the General Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences among the most important tasks of the Hungarian state - the Academy's decision-making body declared in its resolution with a majority of over 80%.

Budapest-based Central European University (CEU) has announced that University Professor Gábor Klaniczay, founding faculty of the Department of Medieval Studies, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Thousands of elementary, secondary school and university students, parenst and other sympathizers protested outside Hungary's parliament on Friday to demand major education reforms, including more critical thinking and creativity.

Training for Air Force pilots and air traffic controllers will be relaunched in Hungary after 20 years in 2018, for 15-20 students at the National University of Public Service and the air base at Szolnok in central Hungary, the chief of the base told public news channel M1.

Concerning its dispute with the Hungarian government, the Central European University has issued a statement, stressing that its continues its operations uninterrupted despite the new Hungarian education law dubbed as 'Lex CEU'.

The Hong Kong Young Leaders Development Association visited Budapest to enhance the understanding of Hungary amongst youngsters from Hong Kong, and to foster friendship between Hong Kong and Hungary through people-to-people exchange.

CEU President Michael Ignatieff has announced that the university will continue in Budapest in the 2017-2018 academic year. The announcement comes as the future of CEU is uncertain due to legislation put through parliament by the Hungarian government.

“Canada is seriously concerned by amendments that stand to endanger academic freedom in Hungary and the operations of the Central European University [CEU]," according to a statement by Canada's ambassador to Hungary, Isabelle Poupart.