Annual report 2001




OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS
IN THE YEAR 2001


Dr. Zsuzsa Balabán
Ms. Csilla Dér
Dr. Krisztina Egervári
Mrs. Majoros, Tünde Papinot
Dr. Lajos Németh
Dr. Magdolna Őri
Dr. Bernadette Somody
Dr. Beáta Viszokai

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS


LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, CONFERENCES

January

January 19th
Jászárokszállás - Lajos Aáry-Tamás gave a presentation at the session of the Club of Notaries (Jegyzőklub) on the lawful fulfilment of functions arising from the implementation of the Act on Public Education.

February

February 14th
Budapest - The Commissioner for Educational Rights gave a presentation at the Pallas Society upon the invitation of the National Association of Regional Governments.

February 15th
Budapest -Lajos Aáry-Tamás gave a presentation at the Forum of Independent Pedagogues.

February 17th
Pécs - The Commissioner for Educational Rights opened the pre-graduation ceremony of the Gandhi Grammar School.

March

March 30th
Sopron - Lajos Aáry-Tamás gave a presentation at an event of the 8th Logopaedic and Pedagogic Days in Sopron.

April

April 9th
Budapest - The Commissioner for Educational Rights was a member of the jury at the national finals of the "Democracy" competition organised by the CIVITAS Club.

April 11-12th
Budapest - The officers of our Office organised sessions at the National Student Parliament on the functioning of the Office and on the enforcement of educational rights.

April 19-20th
Utrecht, The Netherlands -Ms. Csilla Dér, an officer assisting the Commissioner for Educational Rights attended a two-day working meeting with a view to prepare an international project on "Ethnic and cultural minorities in education".

May

May 2nd
Ajka -Lajos Aáry-Tamás gave a presentation upon an invitation from the Educational, Cultural and Sports Bureau of the Mayor's Office in Ajka.

May 3rd
Ózd - Dr. Beáta Viszokai gave a presentation at European Youth Day.

May 7th
Budapest - "The school of co-operation" (Az együttműködés iskolája). The Commissioner for Educational Rights presented the report on the activities of the Office in its first year of operation at a press reception.

June

June 6th
Budapest - The Commissioner for Educational Rights gave a presentation at the 7th National Child Protection Conference on "Child protection in public educational institutions" (Gyermekvédelem a közoktatási intézményekben).

June 11th
Faddombori - Dr. Beáta Viszokai gave a presentation at a course organised for student government leaders.

June 17-20th
Sweden - Lajos Aáry-Tamás attended the Conference on a "Generation in Jeopardy" in Stockholm, where the Commissioner for Educational Rights gave a presentation on "Asserting Human Rights' principles as an integral part of social policy based on non-discrimination".

September

September 21st
Miskolc - Lajos Aáry-Tamás attended an opening ceremony of the academic year.

September 22nd
Budapest -Lajos Aáry-Tamás gave a presentation at a conference of the National Textbook Publishing Co. Ltd. (Nemzeti Tankönyvkiadó Rt.).

September 27-28th
Budapest - Dr. Zsuzsa Balabán attended a national conference on the "Sexual exploitation of children for commercial purposes".

October

October 5th
Szolnok - The Commissioner for Educational Rights paid a visit upon an invitation from the Pedagogical Institute of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.

October 13th
Debrecen - Lajos Aáry-Tamás gave a presentation on the "Role of experts in quality public education" (Szakértő szerepe a minőségi közoktatásban) at the 3rd National Conference of Public Education Experts.

October 17th
Kecskemét - The Commissioner for Educational Rights gave a presentation in the András Gáspár School Dormitory Hostel.

October 18th
Budapest - Lajos Aáry-Tamás gave a presentation at the 9th International Scientific Conference of the Romany Society of Sciences and Arts.

October 18th
Budapest - Dr. Zsuzsa Balabán attended a professional consultative session organised by the POZITÍV National Professional Body with a view to the clarification of disputed issues related to Ritalin medicine applied in case of hyperactive pupils.

November

November 7th
Kéked - Dr. Magdolna Őri gave an informative presentation on the work of the Office of the Commissioner for Educational Rights at the professional consultative meeting of the Department of Education and Culture of the Government of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.

November 8th
Budapest -Lajos Aáry-Tamás contributed to the event of the Pedagogical Service-providing Institute of Erzsébetváros (part of Budapest) on "The right to education in practice" (Az oktatáshoz való jog a gyakorlatban).

November 12th
Martonvásár - The Commissioner for Educational Rights gave a presentation on "The enforcement of children's rights in education institutions, with a particular view to the rights of students in elementary schools" (A gyermeki jogok érvényesülése az oktatási intézményekben, különösen az általános iskolák tanulóinak jogai).

November 12th
Siófok - Lajos Aáry-Tamás gave a presentation on the "Activities of the Commissioner for Educational Rights" at the national session of public educational public trusts.

November 12th
Budapest - Dr. Beáta Viszokai gave an informative presentation on the Activities of the Office of the Commissioner for Educational Rights at a conference of non-governmental organisations operating in public education.

November 15th
Budapest - Dr. Magdolna Őri, our legal technical officer, attended the meeting of the trustees of the Give Studying a Chance Public Trust (Esélyt a Tanulásra Közalapítvány).

November 16th
Baja - Lajos Aáry-Tamás gave a presentation upon an invitation from the Section of the Hungarian Society of Pedagogues in Bács-Kiskun County and the Mayor's Office of the City of Baja.

November 19th
Pápa - The Commissioner for Educational Rights gave a presentation upon an invitation from the students of the Calvinist School Dormitory Hostel in Pápa.

November 19-20th
Szekszárd - Dr. Beáta Viszokai gave a presentation at the professional consultative meeting "Local Government and Public Education, 2001" on "Legality, conflicts of interest and mediation in exercising the rights of teachers, parents and students" (Jogszerűség, érdekellentétek és mediáció a pedagógusi, szülői és tanulói jogok gyakorlásában).

November 22nd
Budapest - Lajos Aáry-Tamás gave a presentation on "Children's rights in education" (A gyermekek jogai az oktatásban) at a conference and commemoration session on "Enforcement of children's rights in the last 10 years" (A gyermekek jogainak érvényesülése az elmúlt tíz esztendőben).

November 29th
Berekfürdő - Dr. Beáta Viszokai gave a presentation at a conference of the Pedagogical Institute of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County on "Legality, conflicts of interest and mediation in exercising the rights of teachers, parents and students" (Jogszerűség, érdekellentétek és mediáció a pedagógusi, szülői és tanulói jogok gyakorlásában).

November 30th
Mórahalom - Dr. Beáta Viszokai gave a presentation on "Presenting the Office of the Commissioner for Educational Rights, experiences drawn from contacts up to the present day" (Az Oktatási Jogok Biztosa Hivatalának bemutatása, az eddigi megkeresések tapasztalatai).

December

December 3rd
Budapest - Lajos Aáry-Tamás attended the conference "For the academic success of Romany children" (A Roma gyerekek iskolai sikereiért).

PROFESSIONAL FORUM AND OPEN COMPLAINTS DAYS

October 24-26th - Pécs

November 26-28th - Békéscsaba

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