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Stable education policy needed for better results
Ministry of Human Resources, April 24, 2014 2:39 PM
Hungary needs a consequent education policy that is stable in the medium term in order to improve students’ PISA results, Sándor Brassói, head of department at the Ministry of Human Resources said at a conference on Wednesday, adding that permanent changes undermine the results of the reforms.
Nursery workers receive annual awards
Ministry of Human Resources, April 24, 2014 2:35 PM
On the 162nd anniversary of the founding of the first Hungarian nursery, Minister of State for Family and Social Affairs Miklós Soltész awarded nursery employees with several decades of experience “Pro Familiis” awards and ministerial diplomas on Wednesday.
The country’s only Roma minority secondary school celebrates its twenty years
Ministry of Human Resources, April 10, 2014 8:59 AM
The Gandhi Secondary School and the more than eight hundred students who took their school-leaving examinations there „convey the message that the Roma integration efforts genuinely make sense”, Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Social Inclusion of the Ministry of Human Resources stated on Wednesday in Pécs at the jubilee ceremony of the school.
Commemoration on the International Roma Day
Ministry of Human Resources, April 8, 2014 3:41 PM
A commemoration was held on Tuesday in the 8th district on the occasion of the International Roma Day. The event was attended by Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Social Inclusion of the Ministry of Human Resources.
The integration of Europe's Roma minority has gained momentum in recent years
Ministry of Human Resources, April 4, 2014 4:06 PM
The integration of Europe's Roma minority has gained momentum in recent years, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog told a summit meeting in Brussels on Friday. Closing the gap between the Roma and mainstream society requires new solutions, achieved through "a straightforward approach which squares up to reality," the Minister added.
Budapest's 9th district receives expanded, refurbished nursery
Ministry of Human Resources, April 4, 2014 2:33 PM
The 9th district of Budapest inaugurated on Thursday the renewed and expanded “Pixie House” nursery. The nursery had its existing 40 places refurbished and an additional 28 were created at a total cost of 168 million forints (EUR 547,000), Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész said at the inauguration.
Two exhibitions planned for freshly renovated Castle Bazaar
Ministry of Human Resources, April 4, 2014 2:28 PM
The recently renovated Royal Garden Pavilion or Castle Bazaar at the foot of the Buda Castle will host two major exhibitions in the near future: am exhibition gathering the works of famous Hungarian painter Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka this summer and a memorial exhibition marking the beginning of World War I next year, Government Commissioner László L. Simon said at a press event on Thursday in Budapest.
Budapest's 11th district begins construction of training pool
Ministry of Human Resources, April 3, 2014 7:26 PM
State and municipality officials laid the foundation stone of a training pool in Budapest’s 11th district on Thursday – part of a Government initiative aimed at ensuring that every child should learn to swim. The event was attended by Minister of State for Sports and Youth István Simicskó, Mayor of the 11th district Tamás Hoffmann and Deputy Mayor of Budapest Gábor Bagdy.
Borsod County Hospital receives new wing
Ministry of Human Resources, April 2, 2014 6:24 PM
Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog inaugurated on Wednesday the new, 11 billion forint (EUR 35.7 million) wing of Borsod County Hospital in the northeast Hungarian city of Miskolc. The Minister said at the inauguration that the Government was aware of the county’s needs and was catering for them as best as possible.
Minister Balog inaugurates youth hostel in Kömlőd
Ministry of Human Resources, April 2, 2014 12:09 PM
Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog inaugurated a 34-bed youth hostel in the northern Hungarian village of Kömlőd on Tuesday. The hostel was built in the loft of the Calvinist church dormitory. During the religious service preceding the inauguration, Mr. Balog – a Calvinist pastor himself – said that young people need communities, adding that Hungarians belong to the community of all Hungarians living within the Carpathian basin while in religious communities the accent is on the community.
Fifty new jobs for the disabled in Csurgó
Ministry of Human Resources, April 1, 2014 5:37 PM
In the past three and a half years the Government has fundamentally changed the employment policy with relation to disabled people. The currently accredited organisations employ 30,500 disabled people and a further 22,655 persons have been hired by private companies thanks to the rehabilitation card, which means lower employer contributions for companies, Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész said on Tuesday at the inauguration of a new workplace employing disabled people in the southwest Hungarian town of Csurgó.
Home for the elderly in Kőkút receives solar energy system
Ministry of Human Resources, April 1, 2014 5:35 PM
A home for the elderly in the southwest Hungarian village of Kőkút has received a solar energy system thanks to a 22 million forint (EUR 72,000) state subsidy. Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész said at the inauguration that Government grants had made possible the renovation of several homes for the elderly in Somogy County. He said these investments contribute to offering a quality life for elderly people in need of support. The home received 88 solar panels.
Memorial building inaugurated in honour of Márton Kerecsendi-Kiss in Bicske
Ministry of Human Resources, March 31, 2014 5:02 PM
A memorial house was inaugurated in honour of Márton Kerecsendi-Kiss on Friday in Bicske in County Fejér. The late poet, writer and teacher operated Hungary’s first Roma school in this building from 1938.
Minister of State Kovács outlines inclusion strategy in Ferencváros
Ministry of Human Resources, March 27, 2014 1:12 PM
Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Social Inclusion of the Ministry of Human Resources, spoke about the results of the National Social Inclusion Strategy and further goals at the conference on Roma issues organised by the Ferencváros Local Government of Budapest's 9th District. The Minister of State stressed that the situation of people living in extreme poverty, including the Roma, may be improved with long-term, sustainable programmes.
Conference on basic healthcare model
Ministry of Human Resources, March 27, 2014 12:34 PM
A conference detailing the plans of a joint Swiss-Hungarian basic healthcare model and its first results was held on Wednesday in the central Hungarian town of Jászapáti.
Budapest hospital and Microsoft implement remote patient monitoring
Ministry of Human Resources, March 25, 2014 5:17 PM
Budapest’s Uzsoki Street Hospital and Microsoft have entered a strategic partnership to begin a remote patient monitoring pilot project that will run from January to October. The project is part of the Government’s e-health initiative.
State funding for maternity hospitals
Ministry of Human Resources, March 25, 2014 5:16 PM
Hungarian state funding for obstetrics hospitals – such as the two pieces of diagnostics equipment and the 10 million forints (EUR 32,000) grant provided by the joint foundations of the Ministry for Human Resources and the University to the maternity clinics of Semmelweis University – serve the goal of having more children delivered in good health, Minister of State for Family and Social Affairs Miklós Soltész said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Salgótarján hospital gets neonatal ward upgrade
Ministry of Human Resources, March 25, 2014 12:39 PM
Minister of State for Healthcare Miklós Szócska inaugurated the refurbished neonatal ward of the St Lazar Hospital in the northeast Hungarian town of Salgótarján on Friday.
Budapest Spring Festival opens with Uffizi Gallery exhibition
Ministry of Human Resources, March 25, 2014 10:25 AM
The 34th Budapest Spring Festival opened on Friday with a guest exhibition of self-portraits by Hungarian artists from Florence’s Uffizi Gallery in the Budapest History Museum (BTM). Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog said at the opening that this year’s Festival offers twice as many performances as the previous one and state funding for the event has also been doubled.
Dabas high school gets new lab
Ministry of Human Resources, March 25, 2014 9:37 AM
Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources András Doncsev inaugurated a science laboratory at the Mihály Táncsics high school in the central Hungarian town of Dabas on Monday.