Editing Hungary (section)

=== Education ===
{{Main|Education in Hungary|List of universities and colleges in Hungary}}
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| caption1          = [[University of Debrecen]] is the oldest continuously operating institution of higher education in Hungary (1538)
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Education is predominantly public, run by the [[Minister of Education (Hungary)|Ministry of Education]]. [[Preschool]]-[[kindergarten]] education is [[compulsory education|compulsory]] and provided for all children between three and six years old, after which school attendance is also compulsory until the age of sixteen.<ref name="europa" /> [[Primary education]] usually lasts for eight years. [[Secondary education]] includes three traditional types of schools focused on different academic levels: the [[Gymnasium (school)|Gymnasium]] enrolls the most gifted children and prepares students for university studies; the secondary vocational schools for intermediate students lasts four years and the technical school prepares pupils for [[vocational education]] and work. The system is partly flexible and bridges exist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/worldtvetdatabase1.php?ct=HUN|title=Vocational Education in Hungary|date=October 2013|access-date=19 May 2014|author=UNESCO-UNEVOC}}</ref> The [[Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study]] rated 13–14-year-old pupils in Hungary among the best in the world for maths and science.

Most of the universities are [[public university|public institutions]], and students traditionally study without fees. The general requirement for university is the [[Matura]]. The Hungarian public [[higher education]] system includes universities and other higher education institutes that provide both education curricula and related degrees up to doctoral degree and also contribute to research activities. Health insurance for students is free until the end of their studies. English and German language are important in Hungarian higher education; there are a number of degree programmes that are taught in these languages, which attracts thousands of [[Student exchange program|exchange students]] every year. Hungary's higher education and training has been ranked 44 out of 148 countries in the Global Competitiveness Report 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GlobalCompetitivenessReport_2013-14.pdf|title=Global Competitiveness Record 2013/2014|access-date=19 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604005151/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2007/06/12/afx3810988.html|archive-date=4 June 2011}}</ref>

Hungary has a long tradition of higher education and an established [[knowledge economy]]. Several universities are among the [[List of oldest universities in continuous operation|oldest in continuous operation in the world]], including the [[University of Pécs]] (founded 1367), [[Óbuda University]] (1395), and [[Universitas Istropolitana]] (1465). [[Nagyszombat]] University was founded in 1635 and moved to Buda in 1777, and it is called [[Eötvös Loránd University]] today. The world's first [[institute of technology]] was founded in [[Selmecbánya]] in 1735; its legal successor is the [[University of Miskolc]]. The [[Budapest University of Technology and Economics]] is considered the oldest institute of technology in the world with university rank and structure, its legal predecessor the Institutum Geometrico-Hydrotechnicum was founded in 1782 by [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Joseph II]].

Hungary ranks fourth (above neighbour Romania, and after China, the United States and Russia) in the all-time medal count at the [[International Mathematical Olympiad]] with 336 total medals, dating back to 1959.