In Hungary, the migration policy is less elaborated and there is a lack of comprehensive integration strategy, moreover the budget for intercultural education is limited. Newcomers are left alone to decide which school to enter; authorities provide limited and outdated information on this issue. Schools are not required to address newcomers’ specific needs, or help them to cope effectively in a diverse society (MIPEX, 2011). In the case of Chinese immigrants in Hungary, the Hungarian-Mandarin bilingual primary school is the only one that takes into account their cultural background and provides adequate supporting opportunity in their adjustment.
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Successful schooling...Hungarian and Chinese concepts of learning
Thomas Huddleston
Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Group
Thomas Huddleston is a policy analyst at the Migration Policy Group, a European think-and-do-tank. He coordinates MPG’s research for European cooperation on national integration policies, including the second and third editions of the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) (published in February 2011) and the third edition of the European Commission’s Handbook on Integration.
