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Researchers from all over the world discuss the question of what will happen if girls are educated, what are the advantages and disadvantages. It has become a very debated and controversial topic in nowadays society. They say: “if girls are educated, they will have less children”, “if girls are educated, we will have less early age marriages”, “if girls are educated, it will develop our economy”, “if girls are educated …”. Basically, for all of these researches lives of girls are merely statistics, groups of causes and effects. All of the dreams, ambitions, desires, interests, plans can be numbered and calculated. Lives are in control. Our rights for education – a fundamental human right, accessible to all genders or sexes, is discussed to see what good they can bring to the rest of the world, how they can benefit the society. But these rights should not be considered as a privilege or a prize which is given to someone who can give something good back. Education should be considered as
a way to learn how to reason and question things, how to develop yourself through it. And if along the way it will lead to positive changes in the society, let’s just be glad and thankful for it. The question is not what will happen if girls are educated, but how to help them to be educated, how to destroy the boundaries which exist on their way to education.
I am sure that most of you have now thought that according to the laws of most countries these rights are already equal for both genders, which means that the problem no longer exists. But what about the social stigmas according to which a large number of people still live today? Two girls with whom I was glad to discuss this topic faced exactly these stigmas, stereotypes, old-fashioned mindset. Maybe in their stories, in which girls shared their opinions on education in general, the stereotypes existing in their countries, their own way and some difficulties they faced, you will recognize yourself or your friend, relative, someone you love.
Astime goes by the society is changing, there are more and more people with modern mindset in big cities, but despite this fact, I think in my country there are still some kinds of stereotypes about girls and education. A lot of people hold the opinion that it is enough just to marry “luckily”. So, education is not that important as opposed to marriage for a girl. But for me education always played an important role. Back in high school continuing my studies at university was like a compulsory step. And my family supported me in it. Moreover, my mum was the person who gave me the idea of enrolling in a special school for intellectual students. She was the person who showed me how great this opportunity is. And despite all the difficulties with preparation for the exams and studying
English almost from the very beginning, I took it seriously and started this way. Thinking about my future I know that I want to have my master’s degree as well. Besides my studies I want to try different environments for living. After I had experience with European countries, I want to try something new and maybe go to Asian countries. I think it is a great way to explore the world and get more knowledge.
Education I’m getting now, first of all, gives me knowledge and opportunities. Even opportunities to travel. But more than that it gives me great confidence. A confidence that I can build everything in my life on my own, not to be dependent on anyone or anything else. In general, to build a life I’ve always dreamed about!
Icansay that I was a really good student in high school. My favorite subjects were physics and chemistry. Although most of the people hate them, I love them!
I always knew that I wanted to get a higher education and my parents supported my decision to study abroad. They want me to have more experiences, to be able to live my own life and be a responsible person. But, unfortunately, in my country most of the people still have a very stereotypical mindset. In general, it is expected for women to stop her work and studies after getting married. But we are also humans! We want to work and study too. In general –to have equal rights. At some extent I faced some of these stereotypes as well. Some people told me things like “you are a
girl, so you should not go abroad”, “accept that you are not strong enough for it”, “you just cannot do it”. I am a very sensitive person, so when I heard all of these things, I just felt like stopping. Only words of my father about me following my dream helped me to believe that I CAN do it!
Education for me is an ability to learn and do something I love, something that makes me really happy. In the future I see myself as the founder of a big company related to informatics and sciences in general. The company which can be in competition with the world leaders in this field. A lot of people would say that a girl cannot do something like this, but I want to prove that they are wrong, to prove that girls are strong and can do everything! I want to be proud of myself!
From an academic perspective, I would say that I never had to “survive”. It was not so difficult for me to keep up with my studies, mainly because I had lots of time to study without distraction since there was not so much to do in Dunaujvaros and around the university other than study, compared to say Budapest. That was a good thing because I got to focus on my studies, but then it also made life difficult from a social perspective, which I think was where I had to “survive”. Of course, I formed social circles and good friends within the university, but as someone that always enjoys meeting new people and trying new things, I had to travel out of the city most of the time to get that.
After I earned my diploma, I was very excited to have achieved another milestone and was especially looking forward to the opportunities ahead. However, reality set in shortly after, as I started to realize that opportunities are hard to get, and it is not just about getting a diploma.
I moves to Budapest after my graduation in late January, and the summer after graduation was super HOT, and you probably guessed right, it wasn’t the weather, it was the job market. After months of interview preps and applying to so many jobs without success, I realized as the summer approached, that spending more of my time searching for a job was not economical. It was getting clear that living in the city without a stable job was a recipe for bankruptcy, adding to the fact that my residence permit was expiring that summer and it was taking forever to get a response on my job-seeking visa application. So that summer was challenging, but fortunately, I was not alone and some of my friends were in the same boat.
I think it could be challenging if you are not well prepared, but I believe if you are a bit more proactive and start preparing well ahead of time, you should be fine because I still have many friends who made it. In my case, I felt I was not prepared enough to compete in the job market at that moment and time was against me, so I made the decision to go back to school and pursue a master’s degree to increase my chances.
While you are still in school, go out of your comfort zone and put some effort into building a professional network beyond just friends. After university, it is normal to be confused and not know what to do next. If you intend to look for a job, start early, learn some Hungarian, and have a plan B if things don’t go as planned because you don’t want to spend a whole year just looking for a job.
I would say didn’t feel homesick that much because I tend to travel back home quite frequently. However, it became quite a challenge during covid ad travel became difficult. But I learned to cope by keeping close contact with my family and friends regularly on facetime.
As someone who grew up in a big city, living in a small city for the first time was a challenge. But I think living in Dunaujvaros has taught me how to go out of the comfort zone of what I am used to on one hand, and on the other hand, it has also taught me how to be content with and live what I have.
I have come across some interesting people from different cultures, and of course, more than anything was the opportunity I had to make some lifelong friends. I wish I made more Hungarian friends while I was there, it was a bit difficult because the international students and local students were separated for the most part and there was little to no chance for us to meet them.
Abdulqadir Fark Computer Science Engineering GraduateUniversity Of Dunaújváros
Asad Rahji is a young man like many young men in the Middle East. He was struggling to find a good job, and he was also struggling to complete his university studies. After a long search and effort, he was able to get a good job in a large company. But soon the Covid pandemic came and the company had to get rid of a large number of its employees, including Asad. On that day, Asad returned to his home on foot, sad, thinking about his future, but suddenly he remembered that he had a dream, but he completely forgot about it because he was working 12 hours a day, six days a week. That dream was to become a writer and journalist. But as a poor person who doesn't even have a laptop! How is it possible to become a writer and journalist without the slightest potential! But this did not stop Asad, as he grabbed a notebook and a pen and began to go out to the parks and write in the sunshine, because there is no electricity in his city and his underground
house does not receive daylight. After writing the article on paper, he used to go to a gaming center, rent a computer, transfer the article from paper to a Word file, and then send it to the platforms. Only six months later, one of Asad's texts won an international award in Beijing, China, and his winning text was translated into more than 100 copies in Chinese through 106 specialized translators. The following year, Asad won his second international award from Barcelona, Spain, at the age of twenty-six, which is considered crazy in the world of writers to receive two international awards at such an early age. Asad is now studying Media and Communication at the University of Donaujvaros after receiving a fully funded scholarship. Asad is currently a writer of great fame in the Middle East, and is among the highest paid writers in the field of short stories. He is also a member of the Short Stories Jury at the European Institute of the Mediterranean in Barcelona/Spain.
After asking Asad about advice he would like to give to young people:
"Start today, even if with the least potential, so that tomorrow does not come and you say, I wish I had started yesterday"
Like a spiritfarer you ferry my heart away, to a place, far, far, far away, sailing into the unknown where time runs astray.
moonlight glistening on the shores the gentle breeze makes the boat sway, carried by the current the moonlight paves the way.
like a ferryman singing to my soul your words take me underway, like a stairway to heaven your beauty takes my breath away.
the stars glitter in the sky shining brighter than the milky way; but without you there's no colours everything looks dark and grey.
the lights dancing on the water as if they're playing ballet, the feelings I have for you it's somethin I can never convey. the happiness you give me is something I can never repay; so what do you say? forever by my side, can I ask you to stay?
oh time goes by so fast, but it feels like I just met you yesterday. so just for this one day, let me be your ferryman and ferry your heart away.
This year’s countdown, I went out to chase my dreams. I walked too far and this child would not walk back I’ll Do it well because I know people behind still have hope.
I came to Hungary to study Pharmacy but somehow I am a Computer Science Student now, because I decided to transfer courses and I think I made a bold move even though it wasn’t a good idea.
Also don’t judge me if you guys see me wearing wide le pants all the time, it’s such a MOOD!
name is Meruyel, but everyone calls me Mika. I am 23 years old. This is my final year in the University of Dunaújváros. One fun fact about me is that I become a gamer as soon as Covid-19 started.”
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“This photo would have been much nicer if the editor had added a little bit of hair by photoshop but she was just too lazy!
I am Asad Rahji I a writer and journalist, I am two international award holder And you have to deal with me carefully because I am an ex-prisoner for committing a major crime which is writing an article!”
“Once I saw a baby eating candy And I stole the baby”
“I would write something about myself here, but I’m too modest for this”
“He is an exchange student at the University of Dunáujváros, taking classes in Engineering Management. He is from Brazil and is a senior-year student of industrial engineering. He is a forever dreamer and positive person, always looking forward and trying to see the bright side of things. He is passionate about communication and its ways of expression. And he is fascinated by language learning and teamwork.”
“To me Life is a marathon, and once you cross these invisible lines, it’s hard to go back. So I felt myself, I need to make decisions that make a change: “What you gonna do, homie?”
That’s why I never let a hard time humble me, because next thing might probably be ME on Forbes magazine”