Many successful examples prove that universities can have a significant role in the enhancement of their regions. Modern economic development demands that due to increased committment to the needs of society and economy, the main traditional activities of universities (education and research)...

Jelen tanulmány elsődleges célja, hogy megvizsgálja, megadhatóak-e egy nemzetközileg sikeres, ugyanakkor a helyi gazdaság és társadalom igényeit a lehető legnagyobb mértékben kielégítő egyetem ismérvei. Modellek felállítására kerül sor, melyek megmutatják, hogyan is...

Napjainkban a tudás létrehozása és disszeminációja szempontjából az egyik legfontosabb intézményeknek az egyetemeket tekinthetjük. Az utóbbi időben egyre inkább megfigyelhető az a tendencia, hogy az egyetemek számtalan kapcsolódási ponton keresztül részévé válnak a...

Napjainkban igen sok sikeres példa bizonyítja, hogy az egyetemek igen komoly szerepet tölthetnek be egy-egy térség versenyképességének a javításában, és sok esetben aktív szereplői a helyi gazdaságfejlesztési erőfeszítéseknek. A modern gazdasági fejlődés megkívánja, hogy...

This study estimates the expected long-term budgetary benefits to investing into Roma education in Hungary. By budgetary benefits we mean the direct financial benefits to the national budget. The main idea is that investing extra public money into Roma education would pay off even in fiscal...

The paper looks at school segregation in Hungary by ethnicity (Roma versus non-Roma) and social disadvantage. We use comprehensive data from the National Assessment of Basic Competences from 2006. School segregation is measured at various levesl: by micro-regions, within towns and cities, and...

Measuring non-cognitive skills in evaluations of education policy interventions is an increasingly important task. At the same time, choosing the adequate measures is difficult. Contrary to cognitive development, there is a shortage of reliable and valid measures of personality and behavioral...

The National Educational Integration Network (OOIH) launched a program in 2003 that focused on the integrated education of primary school children (grades 1 through 8) in 45 schools in Hungary. The goal of the program was to compensate for the educational disadvantages of children from poor...

The paper looks at secondary school attendance and grade retention after 8th grade in Hungary. It makes use of panel data of the Hungarian Life Course Survey from 2006 through 2009. Three and a half years after finishing 8th grade, ninety per cent of the children are in school, three quarters on...

The paper presents a detailed description of the ISMIK model which was developed as a part of "Priority project TÁMOP - 2.3.2-09/1 Establishing labour market forecasts and foreseeing structural changes". The ISMIK model is a dynamic microsimulation model to project individuals' educational...