Labour market effects of public work: Hungary’s example

Abstract

The size of the Hungarian public work programme was an appropriate public policy response across Europe to tackle the crisis and long-term unemployment. Hungary has used the resources available to all labour market tools only for this kind of intervention. Therefore, it is important task to analyse its effectiveness together with the short and longterm impacts. In our study, we are going to undertake a brief overview of Hungarian public work-from the economic-social regime change to the present day by focusing on how efficient the system is and how it can fulfil its purpose. In the course of the analysis we draw parallels between the available international and domestic literature and our own research results in the years 1995, 2005, 2015 and 2017. The results show that although the attempt is appropriate, it has many shortcomings that require correction.

The relationship between HE teachers' mission and teaching approach: Interaction inspiring enthusiasm as the basis for building knowledge and commitment to the profession

“…Since the completion of the process of opening higher education (HE) to the masses in the mid-2010s, Hungarian HE has been characterised by increasing institutional and student diversity (Hrubos & Horváth, 2012). Moreover, the demands of the labour market for skills, and the growing expectations of society and communities call for continuous renewal, as traditional forms of education based on knowledge transfer do not seem to fulfil those demands (Csehné Papp & Varga, 2018). While the most important task of higher education is to help students cope confidently in a complex, changing and uncertain world, it is unpredictable what knowledge and skills they will need in the future.…”