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The Hungarian authorities have revealed that the country has registered an increase in the number of college and university applications from secondary school dropouts.
According to the Minister of Culture and Innovation of Hungary, János Csák, colleges and universities in Hungary recorded over 126,000 applications from secondary school dropouts in September of last year, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
Commenting on these figures, which represent a significant increase compared to 99,000 applications made the previous year, Minister Csák said that Hungary is becoming a more attractive study destination and indicated that the country expects the number of applications to rise even more in the upcoming school year.
Moreover, Minister Csák attributed the improvement to the changes that the country has implemented into its education system in the last five years and stressed that Hungary is continuously working to welcome students from disadvantaged regions, About Hungary explains.
The State Secretary of Hungary, Balázs Hankó, also commented on the increase in the number of secondary school dropouts applying to study in colleges and universities in Hungary.
Hankó said that the country was able to register such positive figures due to the improvements it has made to its system. The same disclosed that around 20 per cent of all these students chose majors in computer technology, math, science, and engineering and emphasised that universities of Hungary ranked among the world’s top five per cent.
Even though Hungary continues to remain a popular destination for students from all over the world, the EU Commission just recently decided to block its fund for some Hungarian universities due to the rule of law violations concerns.
Earlier in December, the Commission said that it would no longer offer to fund Hungary until the government meets judiciary independence and academic freedoms requests, among others.
Such a decision was not received well by the Hungarian authorities, which said that the country is ready to take legal action against the EU.
The Hungarian authorities also said that the country would finance the Erasmus programme itself if negotiations with the EU fail.
The Ministry of Culture and Innovation said last month that the Erasmus+ programme would be able to continue operating in Hungary this year too.
The Ministry said that the government would continue to coordinate until the deadline set in March to ensure continuous access to resources that affect higher education in the country. It also noted that the ongoing exchange programmes for this year would not be affected by the Commission’s decision.
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