An Overview of the Current Status of Talent Care and Talent Support in Hungary

Oct 15, 2026

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An overview of the current status of talent care and talent support in Hungary traces historical antecedents and maps present-day trends. The article summarizes national talent support directions by detailing relevant legislation, guidelines, and the institutional system behind the national talent support strategy. It also highlights major early-21st-century NGO initiatives, especially those connected to the Hungarian Talent Support Council, and discusses strengths and weaknesses of the national strategy and cooperation model for shaping education policy.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages17

Reading Time43 min

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Historical antecedents

The beginnings of institutional talent support

The achievements of the first decades of the 20th century

1948 and the following decades

The 1980s and developments since the system change

An Overview of the Current Status of Talent Care and Talent Support in Hungary Csilla Fuszek1 • After a short historical introduction, the article provides an overview of the current talent support trends in Hungary. It gives an insight into the legislation, guidelines and institutional system associated with the national talent support strategy, and presents the main NGO initiatives present in the early 21st century, in particular the organisations brought to life by the Hungarian Talent Support Council and their effect on current education policy. At the same time, the article seeks to present the strengths and weaknesses of the national talent support strategy and the Hungarian talent support cooperation model. Keywords: education, talent support strategy, networking, cooperation model 1 European Talent Centre Budapest, Budapest, Hungary; [csilla.fuszek@talentcentrebudapest.eu](csilla.fuszek@talentcentrebudapest.eu) 56 an overview of the current status of talent care and talent support in hungary Pregled stanja o trenutni skrbi in podpori za talentiranena Madžarskem Csilla Fuszek • Po kratkem zgodovinskem pregledu je v prispevku predstavljen pregledsmernic na področju podpore talentiranim na Madžarskem. Podrobneje so predstavljeni zakonodaja, smernice in institucionalni sistem, povezan z nacionalno strategijo podpore talentiranim. Povzeti so glavnenevladne iniciative v začetku 21. stoletja, še posebej organizacij, katerih nastanek je bil podprt v okviru Madžarskega sveta za podporo talentiranim (Hungarian Talent Support Council), ter njihov vpliv na trenutnoizobraževalno politiko. Hkrati skuša prispevek predstaviti prednosti in slabosti nacionalnega sistema podpore nadarjenim in madžarskisodelovalni model podpore nadarjenim. Ključne besede: izobraževanje, strategija podpore nadarjenim, mreženje, sodelovalni model Historical antecedents In order to understand the current achievements of Hungarian talent support and the relevant national strategy, the National Talent Programme, let us first briefly review its historical achievements and milestones and, in particular, public education traditions dating from the 20th century, as well as recent NGO initiatives. The beginnings of institutional talent support József Martinkó’s work on the history of the Hungarian Talent Support Society reviews the milestones of Hungarian talent support and shows how institutionalised talent support emerged in Hungary the 19th century. At that time, the Reform Age2 intelligentsia defined the importance of talent support in a way similar to the current approach, which is when the idea that Hungary can only occupy the position that is worthy ofit in the European cultural arena by appreciating those with exceptional talents – “educated minds” – emerged (Martinkó, 2006) . The achievements of the first decades of the 20th century are mostly associated with certain renowned personalities. In 1918, psychologist Géza Révész3 published what was a unique paper in the international context under the title Topical Problems of Talent in the journal Magyar Pedagógia. The 1st Talent Protection Congress, organised in 1926 under the ministership of Kúnó Klebersberg,4 was undoubtedly a landmark event in the history of Hungarian talent support. The 1935–1947 period saw the launch of several pre-war talent support programmes, and this period has, with good reason, been called the golden age of state-supported talent care. This was the time of the first organised efforts to rescue talent, culminating in the National Programme to Save Hungarian Talent in Villages, encompassing 72 general secondary schools. The first ministry decree on public talent support was released in 1941 (Martinkó, 2006) . In 1948, a new era commenced. It was dominated by the idea that the introduction of compulsory schooling and eight-year primary school had made any special programme to support underprivileged pupils redundant. From that time until the end of the 19

FAQs

What does the article cover regarding Hungary’s talent support system?

It reviews historical achievements, describes current talent support trends, and summarizes the legislation, guidelines, and institutional system tied to the national talent support strategy.

Which types of initiatives are highlighted in the early 21st century?

Major NGO initiatives are presented, particularly organizations created through the Hungarian Talent Support Council and their influence on education policy.

How does the article evaluate the national talent support approach?

It seeks to present both the strengths and weaknesses of the national strategy and the cooperation model used for talent support in Hungary.

Oct 15, 2026

Uploaded by jay