Ministry of Human Resources

Zoltán Balog

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Government to continue social land programme

Ministry of Human Resources, December 2, 2013 1:10 PM

This year some 151 localities were awarded HUF 250 million for social land programmes, and farming opportunities were provided for the needy in an area of three hundred hectares. The Government will continue the programme, the Minister of State for Social Inclusion at the Ministry of Human Resources said on Sunday at the press conference held in Sóshartyán in Nógrád County.

Minister of State Klinghammer on the value of knowledge

Ministry of Human Resources, December 2, 2013 11:14 AM

Minister of State for Higher Education István Klinghammer made a presentation on “the value of knowledge” in Németh László Secondary Grammar School, in Hódmezővásárhely. As a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and a professor in Cartography, the Minister of State has introduced the higher education institutions, the system of higher education and the value of knowledge to the school-leavers. In his presentation, he attached special importance to fact that Hungary can play a leading role in the academic competition of the 21 century.

Szócska: new scholarship for resident doctors

Ministry of Human Resources, December 2, 2013 9:18 AM

Application will be reopened for preexisting resident scholarships and as a new feature, the emergency medicine specialist candidates may apply for the Gábor Aurél scholarship –the Minister of State for Health of the Ministry of Human Resources announced on Thursday in Budapest.

We shall not let children down!

Ministry of Human Resources, December 2, 2013 9:16 AM

A special show was staged by the children of the “Kedvesház” Home on Friday at the State Secretariat for Social Inclusion of the Ministry of Human Resources on the occasion of a conference on children with multiple disadvantages.

The Visegrád Group could be the driver of economic growth in Europe

Ministry of Human Resources, December 2, 2013 7:58 AM

The 22-year-old Visegrád Group consists not only of four recent members of the EU, but constitutes one of the greatest regions of Europe with a population almost equal to that of Germany.

Anti-Segregation Roundtable to Continue with New Members and Constructive Dialogue

Ministry of Human Resources, November 29, 2013 11:39 AM

The Anti-Segregation Roundtable established this spring held a meeting on Thursday at the initiative of Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Human Resources and educational experts from the civil sector, and in the interest of a constructive dialogue, new members were invited to join the roundtable.

Most successful university athletes of 2013 receive awards

Ministry of Human Resources, November 29, 2013 9:57 AM

On Thursday the most successful university athletes were acknowledged at the award gala organised by the Hungarian University Sports Federation (MEFS).

Art Market Budapest for the third time

Ministry of Human Resources, November 29, 2013 9:30 AM

Eastern Europe’s most significant contemporary art fair exhibiting the works of almost 500 artists from around 20 countries in Millenáris has opened its gates. Art Market Budapest, organized from November 28 to December 1, 2013, under the patronage of János Martonyi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Nancy Brinker, former U.S. Ambassador of Budapest, was opened by Judit Hammerstein, Deputy Secretary of State for Culture of the Ministry of Human Resources (EMMI).

Postponement instead of implementation

Ministry of Human Resources, November 28, 2013 5:29 PM

All institutions of higher education were fully aware that the spending block ordered in May in relation to the EU's excessive deficit procedure would be implemented at the end of this year.

Purchasing power of pension to grow

Ministry of Human Resources, November 28, 2013 5:09 PM

The purchasing power of pensions could grow by an annual 3.2-3.4% thanks to pension hikes at the start of the year and low inflation, Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész stated on Thursday.