Bridging the multicultural divide is never an easy tasks. But Antal Arpad, the mayor of Sfântu Gheoghe set out to do just that. He looks to pioneer a program that will help ethnic Romanians and Hungarians to learn each other’s language, writes Cristian Gherasim. During a recent press conference the mayor announce 1,000 scholarships worth […]
Mayor breaks language divide in mixed Romanian city
Antal Arpad, the mayor of Sfântu Gheoghe, said the city hall will award 1,000 scholarships worth around €200 each to Romanians and Hungarians who want to take part in the language learning programme (Photo: Wikimedia)
Bucharest, 15. Mar, 07:04
The Romanian city of Sfântu Gheoghe plans to bridge the language gap between Hungarian and Romanian speakers by pioneering a programme to incentivise learning each other s languages.
Located in the historic region of Transylvania, in central Romania, the majority of the city s inhabitants are Hungarians.
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