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Közép-Buda School District destroyed documents, then denied it
After the April elections, three bags of official documents turned up in the bins outside the School District building, raising the suspicion that data of public interest was deliberately destroyed…
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Plagiarised HÖOK report on the credit system: corrected after our notice
Back in 2019, the National Conference of Student Unions (HÖOK) began working on the Hungarian credit system. The work started with a questionnaire in which…
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We obtained the presentation on the University of Szeged's model change
Átlátszó Oktatás obtained a presentation from the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM) that outlines the model change of the University of Szeged…
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State Audit Office finds irregularities at the company of a former Fidesz councillor's wife
Several education companies are owned by the family of Lajos Lipták, a former Fidesz municipal councillor in Nyíregyháza. Formerly Lajos Lipták, currently…
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Security company of a pro-government billionaire caught employing workers illegally
The National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) caught a security company employing workers illegally, which…
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We are looking for students – apply to be an intern at Átlátszó Oktatás!
Átlátszó Oktatás is launching an internship programme. We welcome applications from secondary school, college and university students from all over the country. Would you like…
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Parliament also asked how long Márk Török will stay on the EHÖK supervisory board
This question was put by LMP MP Péter Ungár to Dr. Miklós Kásler, Minister of Human Capacities, this June…
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Gyöngyöspata cannot pay compensation to segregated Roma pupils from its own resources
Last year a final judgement ruled that 60 Roma pupils who suffered discrimination because of their origin would receive a total of HUF 99 million…
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Social pedagogue dismissed from Pázmány over a fake degree is already back in a leadership position
In February, Partizán presented a video report revealing that Csilla Daróczi, former head of the Budafok-Tétény Family and Child Welfare Centre…
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University of Szeged's non-profit company manages public money but won't release its contract list
The Freedom of Information Act requires organisations managing public funds to disclose their data. UNIVERSITAS-SZEGED Nonprofit Kft., which manages public money received from the University of Szeged, nevertheless…
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Retroactive legislation and ever stricter conditions make university students' lives harder
Since 2016 the conditions of state-funded study have become stricter year by year. With regular amendments, an increasing share of students is expected to be moved to self-funded…
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The company that knocked down hundreds of swallow nests in Szolnok also had a contract with KLIK
The Szolnok School District signed a contract worth more than HUF 13 million with Niké 26 Kft. to set up an Autism Centre. The Szolnok School District…
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Pázmány declines to comment on legal steps in the case of fake doctor Csilla Daróczi
It turned out that Csilla Daróczi, former head of the Budafok-Tétény Family and Child Welfare Centre, obtained several senior positions with a forged doctorate…
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The restructured Szent István University would only release staff numbers for a fee
As we reported in our article on centralisation at Szent István University, institutes were created at every faculty of the university, some of which…
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School maintainer labels teachers' union a group acting like an opposition party
The Klebelsberg Centre (KLIK), responsible for maintaining public schools, issued a statement criticising the open letter of the Democratic Union of Teachers, in which…
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Lecturer with a fake degree resigns from Pázmány Péter Catholic University
In early February, Partizán published a video report in which Csilla Daróczi, former head of the Budafok-Tétény Family and Child Welfare Centre, was accused, among other things, of…
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Ministry overseeing driving tests knows of no corruption cases
Driving tests were inspected for more than a thousand hours, yet in 2018 the Ministry for Innovation and Technology, which supervises the examiners, did not…
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Centralisation at Szent István University – institutes under the rector's direct control
According to the university's announcement, institutes were set up at every faculty of Szent István University. Five of the new institutes are under the direct control of the rector…
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Gyöngyöspata segregation case: still unclear how compensation in kind would work
In recent weeks public debate has been dominated by the ruling in the segregation case of Roma pupils in Gyöngyöspata. A final judgement ruled that a total of…
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Getting a driving licence with bribes
In our new series we set out to uncover the corrupt situations most learner drivers face while trying to get their licence. Let's look at…
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National student strike with alternative lessons – video report
On Friday students held a nationwide strike to protest against the government's education policy and the new Public Education Act. The strike…
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We got inside Israel's Weizmann Institute
A world-famous university and research centre operates in Rehovot, a small town in Israel. The Weizmann Institute sits on a one-square-kilometre campus and in the CWUR…
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