Supporting parenting students in higher education: making invisible students visible

About our Erasmus+ project in the newsletter of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

Webinar on supporting students with families in higher education

On 17 February 2026, we presented the results of our Erasmus+ project, launched in 2023, which aims to support students with children in higher education, in a webinar.

The NOE family-friendly higher education programme concluded with a conference

On January 30, we concluded the NOE Erasmus+ project with a meaningful and inspiring day at the closing conference held at the Pasaréti Community Center: Domestic and international experts, higher education stakeholders, and civil partners shared their experiences on the research results of the project, which was launched in 2023, as well as practical tools to support educators and students with families.

Families are the immune system of society

Interview with Kinga Joó, NOE’s expert on international relations

NOE has a new president

On 31 August 2024, the National Association of Large Families in Hungary (NOE) held its renewal general assembly in Budapest, where Gábor Herbert was elected as the new president by the members of the association.

NOE hosts Obitelji 3plus for a study tour

On 8 March 2024, the Board and Staff of the Croatian Association of Large Families (Obitelji 3plus), including newly elected President Kristian Jambrosic, visited our office.

NOE and two municipalities from Hungary – Budapest V. district and Paks – participated at the 4th Congress of Family Friendly Municipalities

The Congress was held at the European Committee of the Regions in the European capital on 7 February under the title “Digital Future: Family-friendly cities and the challenges of innovation”.

OPINION: Who cares? Achieving effective measures to support informal family carers

It could be a good brain-teaser to ask what is the occupation of the tens of millions of people in Europe, whose daily work time can span over 24 hours and is not only essential but also life-saving. We could not even say that this type of work is underpaid, as it is in many cases, not paid at all.

10th International Advocacy Workshop

More than 500 students and young professionals from 39 countries and diverse cultural and academic backgrounds have attended the past editions of the IFFD International Advocacy Workshop, together with a group of senior observers. This 10th year is organized in a hybrid mode, with a limit of 100 active participants and no cost involved.

National Association of Large Families in Hungary helping refugees from Ukraine

Subsidies instead of austerity – in the interest of families as well

There has been no precedent earlier to introduce subsidies instead of austerity measures following a serious economic crisis. The National Association of Large Families (NOE) welcomes the economy relaunching measures announced on Wednesday as they aim to support families while all the previous subsidies and allowances are also maintained.

ELFAC starts a European survey on Family and Environmental Protection

For many years now, correlations have been made between large families and pollution, so much so that they are not considered ecological. Precisely for this reason the Hungarian Kopp Mária Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS), on the initiative of European Large Families Confederation (ELFAC), has prepared a survey which aim is to collect feedback from large families on environmental protection and environmental awareness.