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Hungary: Reforms of media laws under Fidesz
Written by Kinga Szálkai
Open publication – Free publishing – More challenges
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Friendship among competitors: swimmers around the world
Written by Anikó Mészáros
On April 30, 2012 Norway lost one of its best swimmers when 26 year old Alexander Dale Oen died of cardiac arrest. During the London Olympics more fellow swimmers remembered him. It was a shock for the Norwegian nation. Oen was one of their favourites, a very successful and much-loved […]
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Public Private Partnerships – a Lifeline for Struggling Universities
Written by Anikó Mészáros
One unintentional yet potentially welcome consequence of the education reform in Hungary is the promotion of public-private partnerships (PPPs). In primary and secondary education the churches are taking over a lot of schools which hope for better financing through the takeover as was discussed in a previous Local View on Future Challenges. […]
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The OG provide a Welcome Break from Political Infighting
Written by Andreea Vasile
On August 5th, the Romanian gymnast Sandra Izbaşa won the Women’s Vault Final at the London Olympics 2012 (Bogdan Maran/BPA Images ) Year in, year out, they train up for to 12 hours a day, they run, they jump, they backflip. And the better they do it, the closer they […]
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Lost in Conversation: the Failed Dialogue between Bulgarian universities and employers
Written by Nikoleta Popkostadinova
Bulgarian universities are failing to respond to the needs of companies which means that graduates are unequipped to deal with the rigors of an already tight labor market.
