Fáy András Economic High School () in the city of

Miskolc Miskolc ( , ; ; Czech language, Czech and ; ; ; ) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 as of 1 January 2014, Miskolc is the List of cities and towns in Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, ...

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, was opened on 3 October 1917 as a girl's economic high school. Since 1964, it has been a

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school.

History

Poet and author,

András Fáy András Fáy (; 30 May 178626 July 1864) was a Hungarian author, lawyer, politician and businessman. Life He was born at Kohány (today Kochanovce, suburb of Sečovce) in the county of Zemplén, and was educated for the law at the Protestant ...

, founder of the first bank in Hungary, was born in Kohány,

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. The school adopted his name in 1980. Fáy aimed to improve the educational system; he believed that if Hungarians developed their consciousness, they would develop their nation, and the school's academic form followed his ideal. The school moved to its present location in 1980.

Curriculum

In the ninth and tenth grades, students may study:

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, and Basic

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. In the 11th grade, students may study: Theoretical economics, Practical economics, and Secretarial studies. Fáy András high school became a

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high school in 2001, when Hungarian–English and Hungarian–French classes started. Starting in the ninth grade, students learn two different languages: English or German. Starting in 11th grade, students attend classes in English, German, or French three times a week.

Sources

*Hegedüs, Géza. ''A magyar irodalom arcképcsarnoka''. Trezor:Budapest, 1992

References

External links

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