Hungary’s Ministry of Culture and Innovation launched integrated AI courses in 60 schools for the 2025-2026 school year. Budapest, as the country’s largest educational centre, hosts a significant share of participating schools. The programme introduces AI concepts into existing curricula rather than creating a standalone AI subject.
The ministry also set a deadline of September 1, 2025 for higher education institutions to review study and examination rules regarding AI use, a measure particularly relevant to Budapest’s concentration of universities. A separate target envisions 1,800 units of digital education content developed by April 2026 under Hungary’s recovery and resilience plan.
Who it affects: Students and teachers in the 60 pilot schools; university students and faculty in Budapest’s higher education institutions.
What is notably missing: The 60-school programme is a national pilot, not a Budapest-specific initiative. No Budapest municipality (Fővárosi Önkormányzat) AI education policy exists. The programme covers 60 schools out of Hungary’s approximately 4,500, reaching a small fraction of students. Teacher training provisions for AI instruction are not specified.