PHOTOS: Futuristic school inaugurated in Budapest

The HUF 22.5 billion (EUR 58.7 million) renovation and extension of the Jedlik Ányos Secondary School in Csepel, Budapest, was inaugurated on Thursday. The new school building is extremely modern, downright futuristic. Check out some photos below!

The project, which was entirely financed by the state, involved the renovation of the old part of the school and the construction of a new part of the building, napi.hu reports. The school also includes a theatre, a sports hall, classrooms, a library and a chapel. 760 students can study, 70 teachers can work in 24 classrooms and 15,000 square metres of state-of-the-art facilities, the portal writes.

Péter Ágh, Minister of State of the Ministry of Construction and Transport, responsible for the social coordination of public investments, said that the development of the Jedlik Ányos Secondary School was a complex task, but it was achieved in a way that remained true to the spirit of the school’s former teacher, Miklós Vermes “Uncle Muki”.

Szilárd Németh, the government commissioner responsible for the maintenance of the cuts in public utility bills, praised the broad cooperation that made the renovation and expansion possible. He emphasised that the reconstruction of the school was Hungary’s largest, fully state-funded public education and public utility investment.

“This trust and the generous support from the taxpayers’ money is our duty to reward it with successful learning and effective teaching and educational work,”

he said.

He himself was a student of the school back in the 70s:

Benő Bese, the head of the school, expressed the hope that the people living in the school’s neighbourhood will understand that those who want to learn can develop their talents in Jedlik under special circumstances.

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