The Reform of the Hungarian Education System

A well-educated work force is essential for economic growth. The development (reform) of the education system is needed, both to give workers more transferable, marketable skills and to develop informed citizens, capable of participating actively in civil society. The primary purpose of the education system is to impart knowladge and skills and, just as important, to transmit certain values. Achieving the primary objective involves a number of subsidiary ones: equitable access to educational activities that equip individuals economically, socially, and politically in which they live (external efficiency); running schools and other institutions as efficiency as possible (internal efficiency); and financing education in way that are both fair and efficient.