36 result(s) for community matters in Community & Culture
Truck Marking 500 Years Of Reformation Arrives In Debrecen
- 31 Jan 2017 8:30 AM
- community & culture
A truck making a roundtrip to 68 cities in 19 European countries arrived in Debrecen to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant reformation on Monday. Launched at the initiative of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, the truck features an interactive exhibition presenting the European cities with a key role in the history of Reformation, Reformed Bishop Károly Fekete told MTI in ...
Hungary’s Deputy Speaker Attends Celebration Of Ethnic German Community
- 10 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
The friendship between Hungarians and Germans has been an “unquestionable asset” for all Hungarian governments since the political regime change of 1989, Gergely Gulyás, Hungary’s deputy speaker, told a gala celebration marking the day of ethnic German communities, on Sunday.
Govt To Introduce ‘Welfare Diagnosis’ In 2018
- 4 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The government is planning to monitor the needs of low-income families from next year on to “ensure individually tailored assistance”, daily Magyar Hírlap reported.
Union: Pisa Results Verify Teachers ’Criticisms Of Education Policy
- 16 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- community & culture
The results published recently of the 2015 PISA survey came as a “shock” to the teaching community but they are a vindication of the criticisms highlighting the “serious problems” in public education in Hungary, head of the PSZ teaching union Piroska Galló said on Wednesday.
Kodály Method Included In UNESCO World Heritage List
- 3 Dec 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
UNESCO’s intergovernmental committee for the world’s cultural heritage has included Hungarian composer, researcher and music teacher Zoltán Kodály’s method for the preservation of folk music in the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Hungary’s human resources minister told MTI on Friday.
Photo Exhibition On 1956 Opens At EP
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A photo exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising opened in the European Parliament building on Tuesday. The exhibition has been organised by the European People’s Party and is being held in the EP building’s Yehudi Menuhin Space in Brussels. Hungarian MEP József Szájer opened the event on behalf of House Speaker László Kövér who was unable to attend due to ...
US Holocaust Memorial Museum Urges Rescinding Bayer’s State Award
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Holocaust Memorial Museum of Washington, DC, condemned Hungary granting a state award to journalist Zsolt Bayer and called for rescinding the award. The USHMM said the award is intended to recognize individuals who demonstrate excellence in service to the country and “the promotion of universal human values”.
Budapest Festival Orchestra To Give Free Community Concerts
- 17 Jun 2016 12:55 PM
- community & culture
The Budapest Festival Orchestra will give free chamber concerts in communities around the country between June 15 and 24, the ensemble said on Sunday. The concert series has been designed to take classical music to people who have no access to or cannot afford such performances, the orchestra said. The orchestra’s chamber group will perform concerts at churches in Pannonhalma, Sellye and ...
EUR 5M Roma Inclusion Initiative Launched At CEU
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A European funding consortium has established a 5 million euro initiative at the Central European University in Budapest to improve the situation of Roma in all sectors through teaching and research, leadership development, and community outreach, the university said on Tuesday.
CEU Roma Community Spreads Cultural Awareness Via Flash Mob:
CEU Roma Community Spreads Cultural Awareness Via Flash Mob:
Truck Marking 500 Years Of Reformation Arrives In Debrecen
- 31 Jan 2017 8:30 AM
- community & culture
A truck making a roundtrip to 68 cities in 19 European countries arrived in Debrecen to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant reformation on Monday. Launched at the initiative of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, the truck features an interactive exhibition presenting the European cities with a key role in the history of Reformation, Reformed Bishop Károly Fekete told MTI in ...
Hungary’s Deputy Speaker Attends Celebration Of Ethnic German Community
- 10 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
The friendship between Hungarians and Germans has been an “unquestionable asset” for all Hungarian governments since the political regime change of 1989, Gergely Gulyás, Hungary’s deputy speaker, told a gala celebration marking the day of ethnic German communities, on Sunday.
Govt To Introduce ‘Welfare Diagnosis’ In 2018
- 4 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The government is planning to monitor the needs of low-income families from next year on to “ensure individually tailored assistance”, daily Magyar Hírlap reported.
Union: Pisa Results Verify Teachers ’Criticisms Of Education Policy
- 16 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- community & culture
The results published recently of the 2015 PISA survey came as a “shock” to the teaching community but they are a vindication of the criticisms highlighting the “serious problems” in public education in Hungary, head of the PSZ teaching union Piroska Galló said on Wednesday.
Kodály Method Included In UNESCO World Heritage List
- 3 Dec 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
UNESCO’s intergovernmental committee for the world’s cultural heritage has included Hungarian composer, researcher and music teacher Zoltán Kodály’s method for the preservation of folk music in the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Hungary’s human resources minister told MTI on Friday.
Photo Exhibition On 1956 Opens At EP
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A photo exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising opened in the European Parliament building on Tuesday. The exhibition has been organised by the European People’s Party and is being held in the EP building’s Yehudi Menuhin Space in Brussels. Hungarian MEP József Szájer opened the event on behalf of House Speaker László Kövér who was unable to attend due to ...
US Holocaust Memorial Museum Urges Rescinding Bayer’s State Award
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Holocaust Memorial Museum of Washington, DC, condemned Hungary granting a state award to journalist Zsolt Bayer and called for rescinding the award. The USHMM said the award is intended to recognize individuals who demonstrate excellence in service to the country and “the promotion of universal human values”.
Budapest Festival Orchestra To Give Free Community Concerts
- 17 Jun 2016 12:55 PM
- community & culture
The Budapest Festival Orchestra will give free chamber concerts in communities around the country between June 15 and 24, the ensemble said on Sunday. The concert series has been designed to take classical music to people who have no access to or cannot afford such performances, the orchestra said. The orchestra’s chamber group will perform concerts at churches in Pannonhalma, Sellye and ...
EUR 5M Roma Inclusion Initiative Launched At CEU
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A European funding consortium has established a 5 million euro initiative at the Central European University in Budapest to improve the situation of Roma in all sectors through teaching and research, leadership development, and community outreach, the university said on Tuesday.
CEU Roma Community Spreads Cultural Awareness Via Flash Mob:
CEU Roma Community Spreads Cultural Awareness Via Flash Mob: