Debrecen4U
June 2, 2025
The work of excellent teachers was recognised in Debrecen
The Debrecen School District Centre, in keeping with tradition, also presented the Future of Generations Awards in 2025, but Ministerial Certificates of Appreciation and the Teacher Service Commemorative Medal were also presented at the Teachers’ Day celebration on May 30, 2025.
Every year on the first Sunday of June, we celebrate teachers. On this occasion, the Debrecen School District Centre, once again organised a celebration where teachers who do outstanding work were praised. Gabriella Hajnal has been enthusiastically teaching students for 4 decades, and now her work has been recognised with the Future of Generations Award.
“This really means my life to me from the point of view that I really love teaching, I love mathematics, and I always thought that we should give children everything. No matter where they are born, no matter what circumstances they are in, our task is to prepare them for life to the fullest,” President of the Klebelsberg Centre, Gabriella Hajnal said.
As Director of the Debrecen School District Centre László Türk put it in his speech at the Teachers’ Day celebration, “ Teachers accompany children on their path to adulthood, and alongside parents, they provide support for young people.
“This profession is not a profession that one does not take home with them. We cannot leave the impulses and situations that we face every day in the classroom, in the school,” László Türk emphasised.
“Debrecen’s education system is uniquely rich, thanks to which students can find the most suitable development opportunities for them in the city,” Mayor László Papp has already spoken about this. He added that amidst the challenges of the 21st century, the role that the city plays in the country’s education is of paramount importance, since knowledge does not come from itself. In order for children to be able to live with the ever-expanding opportunities, we need well-prepared teachers.
“You are the ones who give your energy, patience, attention, and love to children every day, put aside your own worries, and help and support students with kindness and understanding on the path of independent thinking and taking responsibility,” Mayor László Papp emphasised.
“The teacher is the soul of society and the spirit that shapes the future.” This is how László Pósán praised the teachers. The member of parliament added the government measures of recent years have sought to create better, more dignified conditions for their work.
“The salary increase programme launched in 2024 serves to financially appreciate teachers and strengthen their social prestige; the Bonis Bona Award for the Talents of the Nation rewards teachers who do outstanding work in talent development,” Member of Parliament László Pósán pointed out.
The work of 31 excellent teachers was awarded at the Teachers’ Day event. In addition to the For the Future of Generations awards, Ministerial Certificates of Appreciation and the Pedagogical Service Commemorative Medal were also presented at the ceremony.
The following received the Future of Generations Award:
Imre Aranyi, Principal of Fazekas Mihály Grammar School in Debrecen
Erzsébet Bartáné Varga, school secretary of Ady Endre Grammar School in Debrecen
Lajos Biró, mathematics teacher of the Hajdú-Bihar Vármegyei Primary School, Grammar School, Vocational Technical School, and Dormitory
Éva Gulyás, Teacher of Italian at Csokonai Vitéz Mihály Grammar School in Debrecen
Gabriella Hajnal, President of the Klebelsberg Centre
Sándor Mihály Kaluha, specialist teacher and former deputy principal of the Fazekas Mihály Primary School in Debrecen
The following received a Ministerial Certificate of Appreciation:
Sándorné Erdélyi, school secretary of Fazekas Mihály Primary School in Debrecen
Sándor Fazekas, mathematics-geography-computer science teacher and head of the science subjects work group of Ibolya Street Primary School
Anikó Nyakóné Nagy, oligophrenic special education teacher at Bárczi Gusztáv Unified Special Education Institution, Kindergarten, Primary School, Skills Development School, and Dormitory in Debrecen, Head of the Dormitory Institutional Unit
The following received the Teacher Service Memorial Medal:
Józsefné Baranyi, Teacher at Epreskerti Primary School
Csilla Ágota Berencsiné Jóczik, Teacher at Petőfi Sándor Primary School and Elementary Art School in Debrecen
Hilda Bodnár, oligophrenic special education teacher at Bárczi Gusztáv Unified Special Education Institution, Kindergarten, Primary School, Skills Development School, and Dormitory in Debrecen
Zsuzsánna Deákné Pásku, Teacher at the Epreskerti Primary School, Head of Lower School Working Group
Dr. Edit Nagyné Ruzsinszky, special education teacher for oligophrenic children at Bárczi Gusztáv Unified Special Education Institution, Kindergarten, Primary School, Skills Development School, and Dormitory in Debrecen
Judit Fonódiné Szemere, teacher at Bolyai János Primary School and Primary Art School in Debrecen, who has spent her entire professional career at the institution
Angéla Csilla Györgyné Ócs, teacher at Bárczi Gusztáv Unified Special Education Institution, Kindergarten, Primary School, Skills Development School, and Dormitory in Debrecen
Sándorné Kaluha, Teacher with a specialisation in German at Debrecen Fazekas Mihály Primary School
Sarolta Kathyné Slakta, speech therapist, director of the Hajdú-Bihar Vármegye Pedagogical Service, Hajdúböszörmény Member Institution
Ildikó Irén Kelemenné, teacher at Lilla Teacher at Téri Primary School and former deputy principal, who spent her entire professional career at the institution
Éva Kocsányné Farkas, teacher of English and Russian at Medgyessy Ferenc Grammar School, Art Vocational Secondary School, and Technical School, who spent her entire professional career at the institution
Mária Komor, teacher at Bolyai János Primary School and Elementary Art School in Debrecen, who spent her entire professional career at the institution
Árpádné Tibor Köszörüs, Teacher at Debrecen Hatvani István Primary School
Lászlóné Molnár, Hungarian-history-library-majored teacher at Lilla Téri Primary School
Margit Nagy, special education teacher for oligophrenic children at Bárczi Gusztáv Unified Special Education Institution, Kindergarten, Primary School, Skills Development School, and Dormitory in Debrecen
Mr. Lóránd Papp, physical education and Russian teacher at Hatvani István Primary School in Debrecen
Péterné Puskás, Teacher at Epreskerti Primary School
Márta Répási, teacher at Bárczi Gusztáv Unified Special Education Institution, Kindergarten, Primary School, Skills Development School, and Dormitory in Debrecen, who has spent her entire professional career at the institution
Mária Szalókiné Kovács, Teacher at Epreskerti Primary School
Magdolna Szép, mathematics and physics teacher at Medgyessy Ferenc Grammar School, Art Vocational Secondary School, and Technical School
Emma Tóth, special education teacher for the learning disabled at Bárczi Gusztáv Unified Special Education Institution, Kindergarten, Primary School, Skills Development School, and Dormitory in Debrecen
László Józsefné Vasali, mathematics and chemistry teacher at Hunyadi János Primary School in Debrecen, deputy director of the institution for decades
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