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Almost 2 billion HUF to help disadvantaged students
Ministry of Human Resources, October 1, 2012 1:37 PM
A total of 1.89 billion HUF is available for disadvantaged primary and secondary school students for the school year 2012/2013 within the framework of the “For the road” scholarship program.
We must quadruple the number of people actively engaged in sports within ten years
Ministry of Human Resources, October 1, 2012 10:53 AM
The government aims to increase the number of Hungarian citizens practicing sports for at least 30 minutes twice a week from 9-20 percent within five years and to 30-35 percent within ten years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Budafok Workers Physical Training Association (BMTE), stressing that the government will elaborate the new support scheme for non-spectator team sports as early as this autumn.
The tender for the scholarship and tuition fee support of disadvantaged and multiply disadvantaged higher education students has been published
Ministry of Human Resources, September 28, 2012 4:22 PM
With a budget of some 80 million HUF, the „Road to higher education” subprogram has come to existence within the framework of the „For the road” scholarship program. The goal of the subprogram, launched by the Human Resources Support Management Office on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resources, is to improve the equal opportunities of students with disadvantages and multiple disadvantages in higher education by helping their gain their diplomas through providing support in the form of a grant and towards their tuition fees.
Zoltán Balog, Minister of Human Resources negotiated in Norway and participated in Roma integration conference
Ministry of Human Resources, September 27, 2012 3:13 PM
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog held a speech about the relationship between employment policy and the National Social Inclusion Strategy. Among the work programs dedicated to increasing employment, he highlighted the Start work program stating that 200 thousands people are already working within its framework in Hungary. He declared that it is very important that the state should provide work opportunities when the economy does not have the capacity to do so.
Dr. Furiya Miyako receives the Pro Cultura Hungarica award
Ministry of Human Resources, September 27, 2012 1:58 PM
The conductor Dr. Furiya Miyako has received the Pro Cultura Hungarica award from Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog for her continuous and dedicated work in preserving and promoting Hungarian cultural values abroad.
Improved healthcare of the disadvantaged for a more successful social inclusion programme
Ministry of Human Resources, September 27, 2012 1:06 PM
The State Secretariat for Social Inclusion at the Ministry of Human Resources is using EU subsidies to implement a project focusing on social inclusion in healthcare, which has priority status within the New Széchenyi Plan.
Béla Bartók memorial concerts
Ministry of Human Resources, September 26, 2012 5:19 PM
67 years ago today, one of the most significant composers and pianists of the 20th century, Béla Bartók, passed away.
The renovation of the Matthias Church can be concluded by May 2013
Ministry of Human Resources, September 25, 2012 5:52 PM
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog held a press conference in the internationally renowned Matthias Church, where he announced that further 700 million forints were allocated in order to finish the building’s renovation.
Working group to specify the term "domestic violence"
Ministry of Human Resources, September 24, 2012 2:25 PM
On 21 September 2012 a working group was set up at the Ministry of Human Resources to work out the specifications of the term “domestic violence”.
State Awards and Diplomas of Merit Presented to Athletes at Ministry of Human Resources
Ministry of Human Resources, September 18, 2012 2:46 PM
On 17 September, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog, State Secretary of Sports Attila Czene and Deputy State Secretary of Sports Pál Szekeres presented state awards and diplomas of merit to athletes who achieved 4th, 5th and 6th places at this year’s Olympics and Paralympics as well as to professionals and sports managers who took part in their training.