New survey: Are Hungarian high school students prepared for the AI era?
According to the national survey, Hungarian high school students are open to technological change.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and technological development are viewed positively among Hungarian high school students. While the Bosch Tech Compass survey conducted in the fall of 2024 found that 53 percent of the adult population in Hungary believed artificial intelligence would be the most decisive technology of the next decade, 65 percent of the surveyed high school students agreed with this statement.
In the spring of 2025, for the first time, students in secondary education were asked about: their attitudes toward technology, their expectations regarding new developments, and the opportunities they see in education. Nearly 800 students participated in the nationwide research.
Artificial intelligence is growing in importance
While 71 percent of adults, 84 percent of students believe that AI skills will be essential in the workplace of tomorrow. The survey also revealed that 90 percent of the students asked already consider these skills important for their studies today. Moreover, they are using AI tools more often. Whereas three-quarters of adult respondents do not use AI tools at work at all, less than a fifth of students said they never use such technologies for learning.
Compared to adult respondents, four times as many high school students use these devices on a daily basis, and three times as many use them on a weekly basis. This dynamic shows that youngsters are more actively integrating AI-based solutions into their studies.
“The Bosch Group is building a comprehensive ecosystem in Hungary, which includes educating and raising awareness among students, including high school students, and strengthening the reputation of technical fields. We are committed to preparing the next generation, which is why we place special emphasis on developing AI skills and technological competencies,” said Teodóra Bodó, director of communication and governmental affairs of the Bosch Group in Hungary and the Adriatic Region.
Traditional knowledge versus AI skills
With the rise of artificial intelligence, traditional knowledge alone will no longer be sufficient. More than half of the adult population believes that in the future, in a world shaped by emerging artificial intelligence, traditional knowledge will become less important. This proportion is slightly lower for students, at 45 percent. The generations also differed in their views on whether AI should be taught as a standalone subject in schools: nearly two-thirds of adults, while less than half of the youth, agreed with this statement. However, more than half of respondents (54% among both age groups) support the use of AI-based virtual teachers for certain subjects.
According to the research, an outstandingly high proportion of students (84%) already plan to, in some way, incorporate artificial intelligence into their studies. Among adults, this figure is somewhat lower, at 75 percent. “This survey confirms the trend that younger generations approach artificial intelligence with greater enthusiasm and openness. Moreover, it demonstrates the importance of developing technological competencies not only in higher education institutions, but also already in secondary education,” added Teodóra Bodó.
About the study
In the spring of 2025, Opinion Institute Kft. interviewed nearly 800 high school students between the ages of sixteen and twenty. The national survey was commissioned by the Bosch Group in Hungary. At no point during the research was Bosch named as the commissioning party.
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No, they are not, but, in fairness, neither is any other country.
Countries still emphasize college education as well as treat every major as equally worth(y). Worse, many countries underwrite college studies, regardless of the major.
Want to future-proof your society? Here goes:
1. Encourage kids to choose S.T.E.M. majors by subsidizing them while leaving those who want to study literature, interpretative danging, and critical race theory to fully funds their, um, “studies.”
2. Encourage others to go to vocational schools. We need plumbers, electricians, auto mechanics. hairdressers, chefs, construction workers, carpenters, and so many others FAR more than we need government bureaucrats, H.R. “specialists,” and the like.