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Reggio Calabria – Tuna

In Calabria, the Tyrrhenian coasts, and those of Pizzo have always been theater of the slaughter and have experienced moments of triumph of the tuna hunt. This type of fishing took place in a characteristic way: the tuna, in fact, were sighted and signaled from the mainland by towers specially built in strategic positions. In a document of 1577 the tonnarari are referred to stay away from home from mid-March to mid-October because of tuna fishing.
Continue ReadingReggio Calabria – Swordfish

Swordfish is a typical dish of Calabrian cuisine in the province of Reggio Calabria. It is the most requested fish and the protagonist of the city’s gastronomy, not only for the delicacy of its meat, but also for the folkloric ritual that characterizes its fishing. In fact, one of the most attractive shows consists in attending the fishing trips of the “passarelle” or “spatare”, the characteristic and rapid boats specialized in hunting swordfish in the blue waters of the Costa Viola.

Reggio Calabria

Although Calabria is a region overlooking two seas, which belong to a single large sea, the Mediterranean, it is also partly a mountainous land. A particular landscape variety, diversity and multiculturalism: these are the terms to which we must refer when talking about Calabria and the Mediterranean. Because after all, the Mediterranean is the duality of its own name, it finds its most true and intimate elements in plurality.
Cultural Itinerary to Reggio Calabria
By VEM srls

Although Calabria is a region overlooking two seas, which belong to a single large sea, the Mediterranean, it is also partly a mountainous land. A particular landscape variety, diversity and multiculturalism: these are the terms to which we must refer when talking about Calabria and the Mediterranean. Because after all, the Mediterranean is the duality of its own name, it finds its most true and intimate elements in plurality. It is characteristic of the entire Mediterranean area to group together, and bring together, in combination and contrast, many aspects of reality.
Continue ReadingHUNGARY Traditional Arts and Crafts in Jászberény
By TURÓCZINÉ VARGA ILDIKO
HUNGARIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
Hungary is a small country in Central Europe. It is located in the Carpathian Basin with a population of less than 10 million, but another 2,5 million Hungarians reside within the seven countries surrounding its borders, and another 2 million Hungarians live in other parts of the world. These people speak Hungarian – known as Magyar.

School failure and absenteeism Factors
Main factors as associated with early leaving:
(a) family background:
(i) migration or ethnic minority origin;
(ii) lower socioeconomic status of parents;
(iii) parental attitudes towards education;

Absenteeism in Primary / Secondary Education, GREECE, ITALY, HUNGARY
Strategies on early school leaving should be based on an analysis at national, regional and local level of the conditions leading to the phenomenon, as average rates often mask large differences between different regions or countries.

Students choosing vocational education, GREECE ITALY HUNGARY
The statistics show a gradual decline in the proportion of students choosing vocational education, as shown in the following tables

| Greece | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Total | 30.69 | 31.7 | 33.07 | 33.68 | 31.46 | 29.91 | 29.13 |
| Female | 22.68 | 24.33 | 26.11 | 27.15 | 23.02 | 20.07 | 20.3 |
| Male | 37.97 | 38.47 | 39.47 | 39.74 | 39.06 | 38.56 | 37.01 |
Comparison of Greek, Italian and Hungarian Secondary education systems
Greek educational system
Secondary education
Secondary education includes two cycles of study:
Gymnasio
The first one is compulsory and corresponds to gymnasio (lower secondary school).

Recent policies and measures against early leaving GREECE
- setting up education priority zones in regions with low educational attendance and high percentage of early leavers in order to support students at risk;

