Showing posts with label Hungary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hungary. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Now, how could libraries eliminate Hungarian poverty efficiently?

With special regard to the situation of the newest professions



Source: http://listsurge.com/top-15-reasons-education-important/
The situation is that we don't have an excellent educational system in Hungary, and this is an understatement. But how did we get here? Honestly, I don't know, but we should look to the future. Some of the newest, modern professions aren't taught in schools and universities. Naturally, programming education exists in elementary and high schools, but it is not efficient enough for it to be able to catch up to the labour market. In spite of having a lot of good programmers and information scientists, there is a large shortage in Hungary's labour market. Most of the well-educated experts are leaving our country to get better-paid jobs.

Monday, April 4, 2016

Well-developed libraries in Hungary

Excuse me for the deceiving title, I was just being sarcastic – well-developed libraries are only a dream. Don't get me wrong, I don't blame libraries but this cultural section is in a catastrophic condition because of our government. I think it should be changed significantly, what is more, urgently. I could list the causes why it is in a bad shape until tomorrow morning but these are the most important ones:
  • Libraries are very underpaid: their average take-home pay is $300 (€270) per month.
  • Their computing infrastructure is out-of-date. Most libraries have at least ten-year-old computers with Windows XP operating systems. I have never seen Apple computers in any of  the Hungarian libraries.
  • Libraries have difficulties with the deficit: very often they cannot even buy new books, not to mention computers.