“On Imposing Quarantine Measures in the Territory of Transcarpathian Region”

To prevent the spread of coronavirus infection among students and staff and in response to updated measures to combat it.  Rector’s Order: Introduce quarantine at the Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education (THC) for a period of three weeks until April 3, 2020, based on the decision of the Anti-Epidemic Committee of the Transcarpathian region...

On the legal content of the notion “indigenous people” and differentiation of national minorities depending on the absence of a kin-state

International law singles out a separate category among autochthonous minorities – indigenous peoples. This notion is defined as “indigenous community” in the international conventions of one of UN specialized agencies – International Labour Organization (ILO). In particular, ILO Convention № 169 (1989) defines it as follows: indigenous population includes “peoples in independent countries who are regarded as indigenous on account...

The day of Hungarian culture – celebration in Beregszász

The civil organization Pro Cultura Subcarpathica (PCS) celebrated the day of Hungarian culture on January 23rd in the Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute named after Ferenc Rákóczi II. It was a charity event, on which collects donations to support Hungarian students of art schools in Transcarpathia. The event was opened by Ildikó Orosz, rector of the Rákóczi...

Successful accreditation at the Rákóczi Institute

The Accounting and Taxation department of Ferenc Rákóczi Ferenc Transcarpathian Hungarian College successfully met the accreditation requirements. The accreditation decision of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NAZAVO) states that Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute’s Accounting and Taxation program meets the quality requirements for the degree and the diploma. The accreditation decision was unanimously adopted...

Another ranking of higher education from a different perspective – a prominent place of the Rákóczi Institute

The college and university rankings of Vstup.Osvita.ua, which ranked public and private higher education institutions based on the number of students enrolled in the last academic year have been published recently, helping young people looking to study make the choice of institution. Since in the academic year 2019-20, high school graduates have been able to...

The Transcarpathian Hungarian Pedagogical Association’s position on the right to receive education in the native language in Ukraine

The Transcarpathian Hungarian Pedagogical Association’s position on the right to receive education in the native language in Ukraine in connection with the Law on Complete General Secondary Education. On January 16, 2020, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Bill No. 0901 on Complete Secondary Education (327 people’s deputies voted in favor). It is worth noting that all...

Can the Rákóczi Institute be closed? – Ildikó Orosz answers

As it has been previously reported, there is a possibility that some Ukrainian higher education institutions will be shut down. The depo.ua Ukrainian news portal mentioned the Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute named after Ferenc Rákóczi II (II RF KMF) in the list of possible shut downs. Regarding the news, Dr. Ildikó Orosz, rector of the Rákóczi...

The Ruska Kraina Experiment

In early December 1918 Ruthenian representatives of various political views from north-eastern Hungarian counties went to Budapest by a special train. The train might have been slow due to the shortage of coal in the post-war months in Hungary, so they had to economize on heating in the locomotive. The Ruthenian delegates were going to...