History
History and Activities
Euroguidance Hungary is the Hungarian member of the European Union’s EUROGUIDANCE network. The Hungarian Centre started operating in March 2000 and has been promoting Hungarian education institutions ever since.
Due to the restructuring of the National Employment Service, Euroguidance Hungary has been functioning, under the same conditions, within the framework of the National Employment Office. Half of the centre’s budget, similarly to all other European centres, is financed by the European Commission, whilst the remaining 50% has to be provided from national sources.
The main objectives of the network are supporting mobility within Europe and strengthening international relations by orientation and collecting information. Euroguidance Hungary also publishes the schooling data of secondary and higher education institutions both on the Internet and on the PLOTEUS portal operated by the European Union. The site is regularly updated to promote the secondary and higher education institutions of all member states.
Euroguidance Hungary publishes information material on the various scholarship opportunities, internships as well as on the Hungarian education system and the conditions of studying in Hungary.
Euroguidance Hungary promotes foreign language programmes available at Hungarian higher education institutions to increase the number of foreign students studying in Hungary. The centre’s international relations of facilitate increasing number of Hungarian students studying abroad.
The Information about Hungary CD is published in English and Hungarian and aims at promoting staying and studying in Hungary. The CD presents the Hungarian education system, the world of labour as well as the health care system. The CD is sent to all members of the Euroguidance network.
In accordance with the concept of lifelong learning, Euroguidance Hungary provides services to almost the whole society indirectly and informs institutions dealing with educational and vocational guidance directly.
Activities
Collecting and disseminating information on learning and training opportunities in European countries:
Visitors to our websites can find detailed information on:
- European countries according to the following topics:
- education,
- the world of labour,
- social insurance,
- counselling services.
- national and international training databases,
- information on the Hungarian education system, training opportunities and the conditions of learning in Hungary.
In the library of Euroguidance Hungary you can find information on education, the world of labour, social insurance as well as on the counselling services of the various European countries.
Information on the conditions of mobility and the mutual recognition of qualifications:
- clients can receive information on our website as well as personally, via mail or e-mail, on student and teacher exchange programmes, scholarships and the conditions of moving and learning abroad.
Cooperation with other Euroguidance Centres in order to provide quality information:
- a significant part of international guidance is based on the co-operation of the Euroguidance Network. If a question is related to education systems or training opportunities of a European country, it is published on the common webboard of the network and the colleagues of countries concerned can answer it. Then the responses are forwarded to the clients.
Participation in national and international events related to career counselling:
- Euroguidance Hungary takes part in national career fairs and similar events as well as in study visits and conferences with the aim of collecting information on counselling practice of the member states.
Creation and maintenance of training databases:
- Hungarian secondary and higher education institutions databases are available on our website. The databases contain detailed information on training venues, entrance exams dates and on learning opportunities.
The database of the European Commission - PLOTEUS - contains training opportunities and general information on thirty European countries. The Euroguidance network continuously updates the portal. PLOTEUS is available at http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/ and provides you with general information on European countries, various learning opportunities, education systems and exchange programmes.
