Month: June 2024

A Step Backward?

The Hungarian government has overhauled the national science funding system, replacing the OTKA fund with the National Research Excellence Program (NKK), led by Nobel laureate Ferenc Krausz. Researchers, given only a month to adapt, face significant job loss due to a drastic cut in funded projects. Concerns have been raised about the new system’s centralized, […]

Government’s New Education Law Aims to Improve School Safety and Student Focus

The government plans to amend the public education law to create uniform regulations for items that cannot be brought into schools or have restricted use. This follows recent incidents involving verbal, visual, and physical attacks on teachers and students, both online and offline. The proposal gives teachers and school officers the authority to inspect students’ […]