Record number of Hungarians study abroad, here’s why
In 2022, more than 16,000 Hungarian students went to university abroad. The main reasons behind this decision are better quality education and better career prospects.
The number of young Hungarians studying abroad has continued to rise. Most of them chose Western European institutions, according to a recent survey by Engame Academy.
At least 16,233 Hungarian students studied abroad, an increase of almost 3% compared to last year.
The main reasons why students choose to study abroad included higher quality education, better career prospects later on, and more modern learning methodologies and tools. In addition, language learning, independence and the domestic economic and political situation.
Austria is the leading destination country, followed by Germany and the Netherlands. The United Kingdom came fourth, followed by Denmark and the United States.
In Austria, free education and proximity are the main attractions. But the biggest change has been in the Netherlands, where the proportion of Hungarians has risen by 64% in two years. Here, there is a wide choice of English-language courses, ten Dutch universities are among the top 200 in the world, and it does not cost significantly more than in Hungary.
The head of education at Engame pointed out that further rearrangements are expected in the field of international higher education, so it is necessary to start preparing as soon as possible if you want to study abroad. “You should start from the 9th or 10th grade, for example by strengthening skills such as language skills, critical thinking, teamwork, which are essential for successful admission,” Népszava quotes Rita Nádas.
Young Hungarians are becoming quite commonplace in the big cities around Europe. Not only for study, also staying there to work. Our talent … Making it work, elsewhere. The ones I do meet are generally not ecstatic about where we are and where our country is going – it will be a challenge to lure them back (all the Politician talk of how awful things are in Sweden, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, etc. notwithstanding)
But Levente Magyar in the other article told the American Chamber of Commerce that Hungary has an “outstanding education system.” The truth is that for young Hungarians with any kind of talent it is best to leave the country if you want a better future no matter what the Fidesz clowns say about “building the Hungarian nation.” That’s the pablum they feed to people who are not as smart as the ones who leave.
Let them leave. They leave more room for those who don’t think the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.