Roma in Portugal
The Roma in Portugal, known in spoken Portuguese as ciganos, are a minority ethnic group. Exact numbers in the country are unknown—estimates vary from 30,000 to 50,000. As implied by some of their most common local names, the native Portuguese Roma belong to the Iberian Kale (Kalos) group, like most of the fellow Lusophone Brazilian ciganos, and the Spanish Romani people, known as gitanos, that share […]
Portuguese Education System
Stages of the education system Compulsory education lasts 12 years, between the age of six and 18 or until the conclusion of upper secondary education. The Portuguese education system is divided in pre-school education (from the age of three until the start of basic education), basic education (6 to 15 years old) and upper secondary […]
Roma in Italy, Roma in Reggio Calabria
The Roma Of Italy THE CONDITION OF ROMA, SINTI AND CAMINANTI COMMUNITIES IN ITALY The Roma, Sinti and Caminanti (RSC) communities in Italy are characterized by the heterogeneity of the groups, by their linguistic-dialectal variety, as well as by different cultures. The various attempts over the years to promote integration, inclusion and their recognition as […]
Italian educational system
Stages of the education system The Italian education and training system includes ECEC (0-3 and 3-6), primary, secondary, post- secondary and higher education. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) ECEC for children aged less than 3 years is offered by educational services (servizi educativi per l’infanzia) ECEC for children aged from 3 to 6 years […]
ROMA IN HUNGARY
We do not know exactly when Roma arrived in Hungary. In recent decades the historical literature has identified the earliest source relating to Roma as a document dating from 1416. The document indicates that Roma were already present in Transylvania around 1400. Roma arrived in the Balkan countries in the mid-14th century, moving on to […]
HUNGARIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
In Hungary, schools and kindergartens are established and maintained by the state, local governments, minority local governments, legal entities (foundations, churches, etc.) as well as natural persons. About 90 per cent of children attend public sector institutions. The maintenance of the education system became more centralized. In January 2013, the state took over the maintenance of […]
Roma in Spain
Currently, Spanish society is a mosaic of historical and cultural realities with their own peculiarities, languages and peoples. In this multicultural context, it is necessary to make known that the Roma reality in Spain has six centuries of history and is very diverse. The Roma people have been assimilating many of the cultural elements that […]
Spanish educational system
Spain educational system Stages of the education system Pre-primary education is up to 6 years of age. Although it is not a compulsory education stage, the second cycle is free in all publicly-funded schools (public schools and publicly-funded private schools). Public schools providing it are called pre-primary schools and those also offering primary education are called pre-primary […]
The Roma Of Greece – Roma in Rhodes
The Roma Of Greece The Roma Of Greece, settled or displaced, are part of the Roma living in almost all parts of the world. They first appeared around the 11th century in areas of the Byzantine Empire and somewhere between the 14th and 15thcentury in today’s Greek area. Since then they have lived in various […]
Greek education
Greek educational system Stages of the education system Compulsory education lasts 11 years and extends from the ages of 4 to 15. The stages of the Greek education are mainly 3: 1) Primary education Primary education includes pre-primary and primary schools. Nipiagogeio Nipiagogeio (pre-primary school) in Greece has become compulsory for all 4-year-old children, since school […]
