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No university can stand above the law
Ministry of Human Capacities, March 31, 2017 3:37 PM
“The Government is happy to enter into negotiations with any university, but nobody can stand above the law”, the Minister of Human Capacities said with relation to the Bill on regulating the operations of foreign-founded universities.
Everyone must abide by Hungarian law
Ministry of Human Capacities, March 30, 2017 2:50 PM
“Everyone must abide by Hungarian law”, the Minister of State for Education stressed in Budapest on Thursday at a press conference on the Bill on amending the Act on Higher Education and other topics.
The Bill is not discriminative and is not aimed at the CEU
Ministry of Human Capacities, March 30, 2017 10:06 AM
“The proposed amendment to the Act on Higher Education does not make it impossible for institutions to operate in Hungary, is not discriminative and is not aimed against the Central European University (CEU), which operates in Budapest”, Minister of State for Education László Palkovics declared on ATV television’s Thursday morning current affairs program, adding that there is very little chance of the institution leaving Hungary and no reason for it to do so.
The operation of foreign higher education institutions in Hungary will be subject to an intergovernmental treaty
Ministry of Human Capacities, March 29, 2017 2:31 PM
“In future, foreign higher education institutions that offer graduation certificates will only be able to operate in Hungary if their operations are supported, in principle, by an intergovernmental agreement”, Minister of State for Education László Palkovics said at a press conference.
Several universities are operating unlawfully - report published on higher education institutions operating in Hungary
Ministry of Human Capacities, March 29, 2017 7:46 AM
The Hungarian Education Authority has uncovered many irregularities relating to the operations of foreign higher education institutions, and has determined that several universities are operating in Hungary unlawfully.
Benefits for people working in Austria cannot be reduced unilaterally
Ministry of Human Capacities, March 23, 2017 9:52 AM
“If a country is dissatisfied, it still cannot act unilaterally, it must do so in agreement with the other member States”, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog declared on ORF Austrian public television’s news programme late on Tuesday evening in reaction to the fact that the Austrian Government is planning to reduce the benefits paid to Hungarians working in Austria by changing the regulations of family benefits.
Israeli visit strengthens relationship between the two countries
Ministry of Human Capacities, March 21, 2017 7:53 AM
During his visit to Israel, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog held negotiations on inter-ministerial agreements and met with representatives and organisations from the Israeli Hungarian community.
Countdown clock to 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships officially started
Ministry of Human Capacities, March 20, 2017 9:28 AM
The official clock counting down to the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships was started at a few minutes before 10 a.m. on Sunday afternoon on Erzsébet Square in Budapest.
Zoltán Balog praises common Hungarian-Jewish past and speaks about future cooperation in Tel Aviv
Ministry of Human Capacities, March 17, 2017 1:55 PM
Speaking in Tel Aviv before representatives of the local Hungarian community, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog highlighted the two peoples’ love of freedom, praised the heyday of Jewish life in Hungary and spoke about passing on traditions to future generations and about successful cooperation between Hungary and Israel at a reception at the Hungarian Embassy in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening.
Non-governmental facts: increasing grants, decreasing administration
Ministry of Human Capacities, March 6, 2017 12:11 PM
Facts are important gauges, even if some organisations which enjoy György Soros’s support do not take this view. As regards non-governmental organisations seeking to build communities, however, two factual processes have taken place in recent periods: there has been an increase in grants and a decrease in the unduly excessive administration, Attila Fülöp, Deputy State Secretary for church, nationality and civil society relations said in his lecture delivered at the conference of the Society for Public Administration Studies held in Vonyarcvashegy. Mr Fülöp highlighted that the majority of the more than 60 thousand Hungarian non-governmental organisations receive state grants for their operations.