Europe must increase its competitiveness in the field of innovative technologies, otherwise the crisis will be inevitable. This was stated by the Hungarian Secretary of State for Innovation and Higher Education, Balazs Hanko, MTI reports on March 1.
If earlier 12 European countries were among the top 25 innovative states, now their number has dropped to 8. This indicates a crisis in higher education and the scientific environment. Hungary is sounding the alarm on this matter.
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The Hungarian government has asked EU authorities to allocate more funds to support scientific projects, educational programs and student exchange programs.
For example, to date some 200,000 Hungarian students and almost 20,000 teachers have been excluded from the Erasmus-plus programme. Hanko attributes this to the fact that Brussels does not like the autonomous and flexible Hungarian system.
Now the Hungarian government intends to negotiate the return of its students and researchers to a program that provides opportunities for the implementation of scientific projects and sends students to study at the best universities in the world.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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