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Equity of access to HE in Hungary
Zsuzsanna VerosztaCorvinus University of BudapestEducatio Nonprofit LLCHungary
Tempus SM project: „Towards Equitable and Transparent Access to Higher Education in Croatia”Dresden, 16-19, 2012
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Content Access to higher education – general trends
Chances of access among non-supported groups– Women– Applicants from smaller settlements– Applicants with unfavorable educational background
Chances of access among supported groups– The Hungarian admission and support system– Access of disadvantaged groups– Combination of disadvantages– Support to keep students in the system
Number of students in various types of study programmes at institutions of HE in Hungary, 1990-2009
The number of applicants and admitted students between 2001 and 2011
Number of state-financed and cost-covering students by fields of study in 2010
Chances of accessOn full time programs, state financed places, Bachelor or single-cycle programs , 2006-2010)
Chances of access by fields of study, 2010 (Ratio of state financed places and applicants – On full time programs, state financed places, Bachelor or single-cycle programs
Disadvantaged groups in HE
Non-traditional applicants/students: – Effect of massificaton – Non-supported groups: women, students from small
settlements, students with unfavorable educational background
– Supported groups: students with disadvantageous socio-economical background, handicapped /disabled students, students with small children
Women’s access to HERatio of admitted students among men and women, 2006-2010
Ratio of admitted students by the type of settlement, 2010
Ratio of admitted students by the type of secondary education, 2006-2010
Ratio of admitted students by the level of language skills, 2006-2010
Public support of access – the Hungarian model
The Hungarian higher education admission system - Admission point system
Supported groups: students with disadvantageous socio-economical background (two levels), handicapped/disabled students, students with small children – extra points
Public support to access Support to keep students in the system
Definitions
Handicapped/disabled – physical disabilities, autism, behavioral disfunctions (not chronic illness)
Socially disadvantaged –regular official child protection or state care
Multiple socially disadvantaged – above and parents under secondary education level
In childcare period - for those on unpaid leave for childcare purposes, childcare allowance, child-rearing allowance or childcare benefits
Ratio of supported groups among applicants, 2010
Ratio of admitted students among supported groups, 2010
Ratio of socially disadvantaged applicants by the type of settlement, 2010
Ratio of handicapped applicants by the type of settlement, 2010
Support during studies – Mentor Program
For socially disadvantaged students Financed by government, organized by Student
Union Personal support by mentors – former mentored
students from the same course and institution (information, integration – not financial support)
Not full coverage – about 1500 students in every year (after application)
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Support during studies – disabled students
Higher Education Act: – They shall be offered convenient circumstances for
preparation and examination, – Shall be given more time to prepare at the examination– Shall be afforded the opportunity to use aids at the written
test– Possibility: written test instead of an oral test, or an oral
test instead of a written one– Physical accessibility of buildings (it is required, but
it has been solved mainly in the new buildings)
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Support during studies - Students in childcare period
Institution-specific opportunities: – to have individual schedule for exams– exemptions from visiting some lectures– babysitting, nursing room– reduction of fees
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