“Parents in the classroom – How can we support students with children in higher education?”
Presentation of the program for the project closing conference on January 30, 2026 – Webinar presentation
February 17, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
As part of the webinar, we will present our Erasmus+ project 2023-1-HU01-KA220-HED-000156058 “Supporting inclusive learning environments – strategies for supporting students with children and families in higher education,” which was implemented with the support of the European Union as a major higher education project under the Erasmus+ program.
Partners: HÖOK Public Benefit Non-Profit Ltd.
Károli Gáspár Reformed University
Komáromi Selye János University
II. Rákóczi Ferenc Carpathian Hungarian College
Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
Webinar program
Brief overview of the project’s implementation and results achieved – Örs Levente Kovács, project coordinator, National Association of Large Families
Results of the research carried out within the framework of the project – Presentation of the document entitled “Toolkit for higher education institutions for dealing with situations arising in the case of students with children” – Bálint Duráczky, research leader, HÖOK Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft.
Presentation of the activities of the Tempus Public Foundation in relation to Erasmus+ programs – Richárd Bodrogi, Director General, Tempus Public Foundation
International outlook – comments from representatives of European level family organizations and organizations representing students – moderator: Kinga Joó, National Association of Large Families
About the project
In the fall of 2023, the National Association of Large Families launched its Erasmus+ higher education project, “Supporting inclusive learning environments: higher education strategies for supporting students with families and children” (project ID: 2023-1-HU01-KA220-HED-000156058), in partnership with Károli Gáspár Reformed University and Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania. in partnership with Károli Gáspár Reformed University, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Selye János University in Komárom, and II. Rákóczi Ferenc Carpathian Hungarian College (now a university), as well as HÖOK Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft., which joined the project later.
The main goal of the project, which will be completed on February 28, 2026, is to reduce the barriers affecting students with children in higher education institutions. The project, implemented within the framework of the partnership, creates an inclusive approach for universities that enables the integration of the aforementioned target group into higher education activities.
Within the framework of the project, the partnership considers the development of family-friendly higher education systems to be a top priority, with a particular focus on increasing the access, participation, and completion rates of disadvantaged students, as well as measures to reduce dropout rates. Using the results of the project, the partnership aims to implement inclusive, family-friendly curricula and practices in the higher education institutions involved in the project.
Between March 2024 and September 2025, comprehensive focus group research was carried out within the institutional frameworks of the partner organizations. Two research documents explored the challenges families face in university life and the skills teachers and administration need to respond to these challenges.
Based on the research results and testing by partner institutions, a toolkit document was compiled that provides guidance and methodological tools for teachers and administration to support students with family duties in higher education institutions. The document focuses on specific skills necessary for creating an inclusive learning environment, such as communication, empathy and compassion, flexibility and adaptability, technological and collaborative skills.
As a partner organization and external stakeholder institution – Pannon University (Veszprém), Budapest Metropolitan University, Partium Christian University (Romania, Oradea), Uzhhorod National University – Department of Hungarian Philology (Ukraine, Uzhhorod) – through cooperation with participating higher education institutions, we monitor and evaluate the progress and effectiveness of the outlined and planned reforms using document packages containing monitoring and evaluation templates.