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Hungarian minority education challenges in Europe

Overview

Hungarian-language education is facing various logistical and regulatory challenges across several Central and Eastern European countries.

In Serbia, students in Senta have experienced shortages of free textbooks, necessitating that teachers photocopy pages to provide access to materials. Officials indicated that the delivery of missing books to affected schools was in progress.

In Romania, specifically within Kolozs County, officials reported the discontinuation of several Hungarian-language kindergarten groups and classes for the 2026–2027 school year, with smaller existing groups facing potential future closures.

In Slovakia, the Hungarian Alliance has launched a petition to protect mother-tongue education against proposed legislative changes. The group is protesting planned increases in minimum class sizes—which would require 15 to 18 students per class—and is instead demanding a lower threshold of 12 students to prevent school closures. The petition also calls for better transport solutions for families in dispersed areas to ensure schools remain accessible.

Entities

Vajdasági Magyar Újrakezdés · Slovak Ministry of Education · László Gubík · Slovakia · Kolozs County Inspectorate

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Hungarian minority in Slovakia launches petition to protect mother-tongue education

    The Hungarian Alliance has launched a petition in Slovakia demanding lower student enrollment thresholds and better transport support to prevent the closure of Hungarian-language schools.

  2. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Hungarian-language education faces challenges in Serbia and Romania

    Hungarian-language education faces hurdles in Serbia, where textbook shortages were reported in Senta, and in Romania, where declining student numbers threaten the survival of some minority school groups.

Sources

erdelyinaplo.ro · felvidek.ma · hovege.hu · magyarszo.rs · szabadsag.ro · zurnal.pravda.sk