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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.