For the seventh time, the Pedagógus Expo was held on February 22, 2025, at the Budapest Congress Center, attracting great interest once again. The sold-out event welcomed approximately 1,500 attendees. As one of the most important professional forums in education, the expo aims to provide professional support and reinforcement through a community experience for those dedicated to educating and nurturing children. The event featured specialized lectures across multiple halls, complemented by around 80 professional exhibitors,

The opening event of the Pillér Project – Expanding and Developing the Workforce in Békés County was held on February 12, 2025, in Békéscsaba. The program places special emphasis on the development of disadvantaged, inactive job seekers and encourages them to enter the workforce. One of the goals of the Pillér projects, officially known as operations of strategic importance (OSI) in the 2021-2027 programming period, is to increase the visibility of EU funding by widely

Applications can be submitted between January 31, 2025, and March 4, 2025, for the call under the Digital Renewal Operational Program Plus, which supports digital product innovation developments. Projects can receive between HUF 10 million and 35 million. One of the objectives of the Pillars under the 2021-2027 programming period, also known as Operations of Strategic Importance (OSI), is to increase the visibility of EU funding and broadly showcase the results achieved to the public.

Under the call for “County Employment and Economic Development Collaborations” within the Territorial and Settlement Development Operational Programme Plus (TSDOP Plus), the Fejér County Government, in partnership with the Fejér County Government Office, has received approximately 3.3 billion HUF in non-repayable EU funding. The project’s goal is to contribute to the development of the county’s economy by developing an economy and employment development strategy that covers the entire county. As part of the program, an

The Presence Award, established to recognize the helpers working to uplift the people living in the poorest settlements in the country, was presented on February 3, 2025, at the Uránia National Film Theatre. The project targeting the 300 poorest settlements in Hungary operates with HUF 70.4 billion of European Union funding, with state pre-financing. The methodology of the work, the Presence program, has supported the integration goals since 2016. In the 2021-2027 EU development period,

To promote employment growth, two Pillar projects of the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Program Plus (GINOP Plus) have been launched: Youth Guarantee Plus and Expanding and Developing the Labor Supply. The programs running in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County also provide a wide range of tools and personalized services to help people integrate into or return to the labor market. The Operations of Strategic Importance (OSI) for the 2021-2027 programming period, commonly referred to as Pillars, aim

On 16 January 2025, a background discussion was held at the Ministry of the Interior regarding the results of the Teacher Career Model project for 2024 and the plans for 2025. This meeting was attended by responsible government officials, representatives from various teachers’ advocacy organizations, and an expert and member of the European Commission. In the 2021–2027 EU development period, each member state is obliged to designate those operations of strategic importance that significantly contribute

The Youth Guarantee Plus pillar has made psychological counselling available at the Komárom-Esztergom County Government Office for NEET youth under 30 who are not working or studying, starting from 2025. This will support them in their easier integration into the world of education and work. The operations of strategic importance (OSI) in the 2021-27 programming period, also known as Pillars, will provide higher visibility of EU support by showcasing the achieved results to citizens. Every

Job seekers over the age of 30 are eligible to receive assistance through the “Expansion and Development of Labor Supply” programme, which commenced in October of last year. To finance the non-repayable grants, the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Program Plus provides a total budget of HUF 78.41 billion nationwide, of which the European Union funds available in Baranya County amount to HUF 3.66 billion. Applications have been accepted in the programme since mid-May, and

Two events were held in recent weeks regarding the EU co-funded Pillar project, titled Presence in Catching-up Settlements (ESF+). First, an information session was held for the mayors of the newly joining municipalities and representatives of the implementing organizations of the catching-up settlements program. A few days later, the results of the project’s first year were presented at a press conference roundtable discussion. Each member state identifies the operations of strategic importance that play a

The Pillar project “Expanding and developing labour supply”, funded by the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Programme Plus, was officially launched on 4 December with a conference on Addressing demographic challenges by mobilising disadvantaged groups. The Operations of Strategic Importance (OSIs), more commonly known as Pillars, for the 2021-27 programming period aim to give greater visibility to EU funding, by giving citizens a broader picture of the results achieved. In the 2021-27 programming period, all

Following professional and social consultations, the government is submitting the detailed regulations necessary for the salary increase of teachers to social consultation. According to the proposal, the salaries of school and kindergarten teachers will increase by an average of another 21.2% from January 1. The funds necessary for the increase are provided 88 percent by the Hungarian government and 12 percent by the European Union under the Human Resource Development Operational Programme Plus. The salary