So-called "Kultkredit Program" (Cultural Credit Program) is to be launched in Győr
A new concept called KULTKredit, worked out by the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, is now ready to be introduced in the second half of the current school year at tertiary level educational institutions in Hungary involving eleven universities and forty-four cultural entities.
At the signing of the ratification of the KULTKredit Cooperation Pact, under-secretary in charge of art and public education, Irén Novak said the cultural government had already set programs like that into motion in recent times from kindergarten age to middle school level. This particular program essentially aims to help university students get acquainted with the most significant items of our cultural heritage and thereby contribute to solidify their national identity. Furthermore, it is of equal importance that non-Hungarian students also learn of our country's unparalleled cultural riches and subsequently share that knowledge with the world once they return to their countries of origin. In order to earn credits allocated within the new program students need to participate actively at certain cultural events. Into this initiative are to join in the István Széchenyi University as well as some of the local cultural institutions including the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra.
"This cooperation is a great feedback for us as we had already taken steps two seasons ago in these directions toward university students. We esteem it very high that the next generations get a clear picture about the country's cultural heritage and output. That is in fact what we are trying to achieve through every concert we give. It is our great pleasure to see this horizon broadening now that the Ministry makes it possible for adult students to attend cultural events free of charge for credit points" - summarized general manager of GYPO Géza Fűke.
Incidentally, Győr is the first countryside city where the KULTKredit Cooperation Pact is launched in alliance with the István Széchenyi University, the National Theater of Győr, the Győr Phil, the Győr Ballet, and the Floris Rómer Art and History Museum.