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Survey: Hungarian university students study less, work more to get by
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A lot of Hungarian university students need to work up to 8 hours a day just to get by, reports Eduline.hu. How do they manage? Why do all these students need to prioritise work instead of school? Here is why.
According to recent findings from a Eurostudent survey, every third Hungarian university student maintains a job throughout her/his university career (working during the semester, during the exam period and breaks as well).
60% of the Hungarian university students work just to get by: pay the rent, pay the bills and buy food. Every second participant said that they would not be able to attend university if they did not work at the same time.
18% of students reported that they work to support their family: their parents or their own children.
How much students work
Only 18% of the participants said that they work a maximum of 20 hours a week (4 hours a day). 34% reported working much more than that. They frequently have to work 6 or 8 hours a day.
Why is this a problem?
Students who reported to work more than 20 hours a week also reported to trying to minimise the amount of time spent with studying and preparing for classes to be able to work more shifts. Students cannot attend lectures, and sometimes they make arrangements with the professors to skip seminars too for extra homework so that they can go to work.