Elected in a personal capacity by the General Assembly
Name
Ms Ágnes Kovács Bíró
Title
Secretary-General
Election Date
1 November 2008
Mandated duration
Started
November 2008
Type of Appointment
Appointed by the Ministry of Education and Culture
Government Post
Other
Description
Date and Method of Creation
1948
Status
Governmental (1 Ministry)
Department attached to
Ministry of Education and Culture
Legislation Dates
The judicial text was accepted01/01/1948 and last revised 01/01/1998
Legislation
The Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO was officially established in 1948 and re-organized in 1998.
Documentation Centre
The Documentation centre holds approximately 2 100 publications
Structure of the Commission
The National Commission consists of the following bodies:
- The General Assembly;
- The Executive Committee;
- Five Sub-Committees
- The Secretariat.
Members/Composition
The National Commission is composed of 76 members.
Executive Committee
Composed of 7 members, including the Chairperson, the Chairpersons of the Programme Committees, and the Secretary-General. The Executive Committee meets twice a year.
General Assembly
Composed of 76 members, representing various Ministries, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and Hungarian educational, scientific, cultural and communication communities. The General Assembly meets once a year.
Committees or Sub-Committees
Five Programme Committees corresponding to the major programme areas of UNESCO, namely : (1) Education; (2) Natural Sciences; (3) Social Sciences; (4) Culture and (5) Communication-Information. Each Sub-Committee comprises some 15 to 20 members who meet 3 to 4 times a year;
Committees/Sub-Committees Details
Number of Committees or Sub-Committees
5
Periodicity
3 to 4 times a year
Sub-committee Topics
[X] Education
[X] Science
[X] Social Sciences
[X] Culture
[X] Communication
Interaction with UNESCO and National Commissions
Overview
The National Commission co-operates with the Central European Commissions and has collaborated with the Andorra National Commission.
