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Minister for Human Resources presents awards on Semmelweis-day
Ministry of Human Capacities, July 2, 2014 5:17 PM
Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog handed over Semmelweis awards on July 2, at the Vigadó concert hall in Budapest. Ignác Semmelweis, a 19th century Hungarian physician, also known as “the saviour of mothers”, was one of the pioneers of antiseptic procedures in medicine. His birthday, July 1, is the day of Hungarian healthcare.
Safe future for the Pető Institute
Ministry of Human Capacities, July 2, 2014 4:03 PM
The amendment of the Act on higher education, which includes putting the Pető Institute of Conductive Education under state management, will secure the long-term financing of the institute, State Secretary of the Ministry of Human Resources Bence Rétvári said on Wednesday.
Drug use can be prevented and addiction is treatable
Ministry of Human Capacities, June 26, 2014 6:05 PM
Drug use can be prevented and addiction is treatable, this is the encouraging message of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, State Minister for Social Affairs and Inclusion Károly Czibere said on Thursday in Budapest. He was speaking on the occasion of handing out ministerial awards to specialists with a long track record of fighting against drugs.
Itinerant craftsmen exhibition opens at the Budapest Ethnographic Museum
Ministry of Human Capacities, June 25, 2014 11:25 AM
Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog opened an exhibition featuring traditional itinerant crafts such as the tinkers, potters and woodworkers on Tuesday, 24 June.
The Night of Museums took place in Hungary for the 12th time
Ministry of Human Capacities, June 23, 2014 5:07 PM
The Night of Museums on the weekend featured 432 museums throughout Hungary and final visitor numbers are not yet available but they are expected to be record high, the Minister of State for Culture Péter Hoppál stated on Monday.
Abolishing gratuity key to improving healthcare
Ministry of Human Capacities, June 20, 2014 1:43 PM
Abolishing gratuity must be the first step in improving the Hungarian healthcare system, recently appointed Minister of State for Healthcare Gábor Zombor said at a professional conference in Budapest on Thursday.
Government plans to amend higher education act, Minister Balog says
Ministry of Human Capacities, June 17, 2014 9:53 AM
The Hungarian government will initiate an amendment of the act on higher education in order to allow for the appointment of chancellors in higher education institutions from September, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog said at a June 16 press conference in Budapest.
Drug prevention groups receive bicycles
Ministry of Human Capacities, June 16, 2014 9:58 AM
The Ministry of Human Resources and the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service (HMCS) has donated 99 bicycles to NGOs working in the field of drug prevention and rehabilitation in order to help the afflicted.
Culture is the driving force of Central European cooperation
Ministry of Human Capacities, June 13, 2014 2:43 PM
Culture is the lifeblood of Central European cooperation and in the absence of culture politics and economies cannot succeed – Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog said on Wednesday in Fertőd, western Hungary.
On behalf of Hungary, Minister Balog had been hosting Czech, Polish and Slovak representatives at the annual gathering of the Visegrád Four cultural policy leaders in the Esterházy Palace in Fertőd on June 11-12. On the first day of the meeting, participants attended a concert of the National Philharmonics in the palace’s Marionette Theatre.
Economy and science can jointly contribute to the country’s success
Ministry of Human Capacities, June 13, 2014 9:52 AM
The joint efforts of the economy and science can make a significant contribution to a country’s success – this is clearly shown by the example of Austria, which Hungary aims to emulate, Hungarian Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog said on Thursday in Vienna after a meeting with Austrian Federal Minister for Economy, Family and Youth Reinhold Mitterlehner.