We presented the Youth '24 report, which aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the situation of Hungarian youth, highlighting the most important youth policy decisions, events, and trends of 2024.
At the launch event, our Head of Research, Georgina Kiss-Kozma, outlined the five key developments in youth affairs in 2024:
- The "Year of Super Elections": Multiple significant elections took place in 2024, emphasizing the political engagement and participation of young people.
- Regulation of artificial intelligences and restrictions on mobile phone use in schools: New laws on AI ethics were introduced, alongside stricter rules on mobile phone use in schools.
- Hungarian family policy measures: Changes to tax benefits and housing programs aimed at supporting young families.
- Response to the youth housing crisis.
- The importance of large-scale youth research: This research repeated every four years provides an in-depth understanding of young people’s circumstances and outlooks.
Georgina Kiss-Kozma also shared experts’ expectations for 2025, identifying the key issues shaping youth policy in the coming year, including:
- Government initiatives to improve the housing situation;
- Tax benefits supporting family planning;
- Employment loans;
- The renewal of the national youth strategy;
- Ongoing disputes between the Hungarian government and EU decision-makers over Erasmus+ and Horizon programs.
Following the presentation, a roundtable discussion was held, featuring:
- Dorina Pető, Program Leader at MCC Egészségedre; Co-founder of the Mélylevegő Projekt ("Deep Breath Project");
- Gergely Réti, Dorm Director, Mathias Corvinus Collegium;
- Enikő Szakos, Researcher at the Learning Institute; Head of Department, NUPS Institute for Strategy and Security Studies;
- Bálint László Tóth, Researcher, MCC Center for Political Science.
The discussion was moderated by Ákos Pöltl, our Institute’s Family Security Expert.
The Youth '24 – Annual Youth Report is freely accessible on our website: https://ifjusagkutatointezet.hu/kiadvany/ifjusag24-jelentes-az-ifjusagugyrol