Association of Hungarian Teachers

The Magyartanárok Egyesülete (Association of Hungarian Teachers) is a Hungarian professional association founded in 1996 by a group of Hungarian-language and literature teachers. Its stated purpose is to provide a professional and education-policy forum for its members. From the beginning, Arató László has served as its president, a figure described as unavoidable in both Hungarian-teaching and education-governance questions. Over nearly three decades the association has organized numerous conferences and further-training events, including summer camps and in-school-year courses, and has taken part in every educational forum to which it was invited. It has issued position statements on topics such as the school-leaving examination (érettségi), the National Core Curriculum (NAT), framework curricula, and questions affecting the structure of education. During the Covid period and to some extent afterwards, the association also maintained an online life. The association is known for its professional publications and events. Among competency-based programme packages, the Szövegértés-szövegalkotás (reading comprehension and text production) package was created under the professional leadership of the association's president, mostly with the involvement of association members. While it existed, the teaching possibilities of Aegon-awarded books were also part of its activities. The association has published five volumes in its Könyvtár és katedra (Library and Chair) series, covering Móricz Zsigmond, Petri György and the reception and teachability of contemporary literature, works by Vojtek Sándor, and Fenyő D. György's monumental methodological work. The association maintains professional relationships with many organizations. It has held joint events with Holmi, Beszélő, the Petőfi Literary Museum, the Erasmus College, Magvető Publishing, the Örkény Theatre, the Latinovits Theatre in Budaörs, and the National Film Institute. Invited guests have included the late Imre Kertész, Péter Nádas, the late Péter Esterházy, Zsuzsa Takács, Imre Oravecz, András Ferenc Kovács, László Darvasi, Krisztina Tóth; István Margócsy, the late Mihály Szegedy-Maszák, Ernő Kulcsár-Szabó, the late György Poszler, Ágnes Péter, Tibor Fabiny, the late Péter Balassa and Béla Németh G., Sándor Radnóti, Zsuzsa Radnóti, László Bengi, Anna Réz, Tibor Bárány, Anna Gács, Péter Radó, Veronika Hermann, Ferenc László, Miklós Dolinszky; Ádám Nádasdy, the late László Kálmán, Katalin É. Kiss and others. Alongside several hundred permanent members, thousands follow the association's activities on Facebook. Contact can be made through the association's official website or at magyartanarok@gmail.com. The association has no employees and no office. Its leadership (the választmány) works voluntarily and without pay so that as many young readers as possible may emerge from under the wing of as many well-trained, highly committed literature and language teachers as possible. In the absence of government support and grants, it finds it increasingly difficult to maintain itself and its principle that its programmes are free to attend.

The Magyartanárok Egyesülete was founded in 1996 by a group of Hungarian-language teachers with the aim of creating a professional and education-policy forum for its members. From the outset, Arató László has been its president, a figure considered unavoidable in both Hungarian-teaching and education-governance matters. Over nearly three decades, the association has organized countless conferences and further-training events, including summer camps and courses during the school year. It has participated in every educational forum to which it was invited and has issued position statements on the school-leaving examination (érettségi), the National Core Curriculum (NAT), framework curricula, and issues affecting the structure of education. During the Covid pandemic and to some extent afterwards, the association also maintained an online presence. Among its professional outputs, the competency-based programme package Szövegértés-szövegalkotás was created under the professional leadership of the association's president, mostly with the involvement of association members. While it existed, the teaching possibilities of Aegon-awarded books were also part of its activities. The association has published five volumes in its Könyvtár és katedra series: on Móricz Zsigmond, on Petri György and the reception and teachability of contemporary literature, on works by Vojtek Sándor, and Fenyő D. György's monumental methodological work. The association maintains extensive professional relationships. It has held joint events with Holmi, Beszélő, the Petőfi Literary Museum, the Erasmus College, Magvető Publishing, the Örkény Theatre, the Latinovits Theatre in Budaörs, and the National Film Institute. Invited guests have included the late Imre Kertész, Péter Nádas, the late Péter Esterházy, Zsuzsa Takács, Imre Oravecz, András Ferenc Kovács, László Darvasi, Krisztina Tóth; István Margócsy, the late Mihály Szegedy-Maszák, Ernő Kulcsár-Szabó, the late György Poszler, Ágnes Péter, Tibor Fabiny, the late Péter Balassa and Béla Németh G., Sándor Radnóti, Zsuzsa Radnóti, László Bengi, Anna Réz, Tibor Bárány, Anna Gács, Péter Radó, Veronika Hermann, Ferenc László, Miklós Dolinszky; Ádám Nádasdy, the late László Kálmán, Katalin É. Kiss and others. Alongside several hundred permanent members, thousands follow the association's activities on Facebook. Contact can be made through the official website or at magyartanarok@gmail.com. The association has no employees and no office. Its leadership (választmány) works voluntarily and without pay so that as many young readers as possible may emerge from under the wing of as many well-trained, highly committed literature and language teachers as possible. In the absence of government support and grants, it finds it increasingly difficult to maintain itself and its principle that its programmes are free to attend.

• 2026

  Workshop conference on 10 March and conference 'Utak a rengetegben 2.' on 18 April.

• 2025

  First joint further-training event with the Ferenczy Sándor Health Technikum of the University of Miskolc.

• 2022

  World literature conference 'Utak a rengetegben' held, predecessor of the 2026 conference.

• 1996

  Association founded by a group of Hungarian-language teachers.

A volunteer-run professional and advocacy association for Hungarian-language and literature teachers, offering free programmes and a forum for professional and education-policy debate.

• Könyvtár és katedra book series

  Five volumes published by the association, covering Móricz Zsigmond, Petri György and contemporary literature, Vojtek Sándor, and Fenyő D. György.

• Szövegértés-szövegalkotás competency package

  A competency-based programme package created under the professional leadership of the association's president.

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