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Bálint Magyar, Minister of Education for the last four years in Hungary, has recently released a book about his four years at work. After winning the Hungarian Elections of 2006, Ferenc Gyurcsány announced repeatedly that he would like to see a Socialist Minister as the Minister of Education instead of Magyar of SZDSZ.
The 325-page book, titled Reforms in Education 2002-2006 (Reformok az oktatásban 2002-2006), is printed on quality paper. 2000 copies have been published, and the whole project cost HUF 13 million. According to the representative of the Ministry of Education, the book summarizes the changes in the Hungarian education system over the past four years, including the introduction of the two-level system for high school exams, Hungary's joining the Bologna System, and much more. The representative also said that the publication was successful and they had only received positive feedback. Allegedly, many schools already expressed their desire to see the book in their libraries. As for the insight into Hungarian political life, it is typical that people in important public positions, such as Bálint Magyar, tend to spend "smaller" amounts of money on pointless ventures. The summary of the reforms is also available on the webpage of the Hungarian Ministry of Education, and can be downloaded in PDF format. While the representative of the Ministry pointed out that it was important to have printed copies of this work in schools because the Internet was sometimes slow and unreliable, I believe that publication costs could have, and should have, been avoided. The most memorable part of Bálint Magyar's work as a Minister is last year's high school final exam which had to repeated; this did not leave pleasant memories in the minds of the students and their parents. If anyone was interested in more details, the information should be available on the Internet without the need to have it printed on paper. Accommodation in Budapest Private accommodation in downtown Budapest next to the Parliament. If you have questions, please email us at marta@logoi.com. |
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