Our school is one of the oldest institutes of the Hungarian forestry education, which opened the doors on 15th October 1885 at Temesvár-Vadászerdő, for young people with the love of forest and nature as profession. After the treaty of Trianon the school moved to Tata, Esztergom and finally settled in Sopron. The operation in Sopron, from 1950, was especially important, because of the high standard tutorial and educational work. The faculty raised into the row of the recognized institutes and the created values could be saved untill now. Besides the forestry technicians, in 1980 the education of students of wood tech-nology also started. 1st of September 1999 was a historical turnpoint in the life of the school when due to the decision of the Minister of Education we became the training school of the University of West Hungary, which effected remarkable professional development. Due
to this event the education of environmental protection technician
and also the wildlife management technician could be launched.
The preparatory language classes give possibility for learning English and German. These classes give good basis for further and higher education. The education based on our traditions prepares our students for the real life, not just for the profession. The student hostel also supports the common education goals. In every year there are about 120-130 new students of the school and about 550 learn altogether in 7 grades. About the 60-65 % of the students come far away from Sopron, from all parts of Hungary.
The main objective of the forestry technician education is to prepare middle level leaders for the fields of forestry and wildlife anagement, who are able for self-supporting forest-contractor works. The wood technology technician education trains professionals for sawnwood and woodboard production, and secondly for furniture manufacturing and building joinery, who are able to work on their own as individuals or leaders of a manufactory. Environmental protection technicians repare for the tasks of nature conservation and environmental administration, who attend governmental and economical exercises. The wildlife management technicians meet the expectations of the forestry sector, hunting associations and game breeders, also on the middle level.
There are several sport, outdoor and leisure activities each year. Good conditions are given for wood carving, drawing, folk dance and choir singing or other facultative works in connection with the mission of the school. Hiking, visiting theaters and museums, study-jurneys, ski amps and a lot more give nice colours inside the walls of the old school in the middle of a historical town, surrounded by traditions and „Good Luck!”.
Contacts: NymE Roth Gyula Gyakorló Szakközépiskola és Kollégium – Hungary, 9400 Sopron, Szent György utca 9.
Tel.: (+36) 99 506-470 Fax.: (+36) 99 506-479
E-mail: rothszki@t-online.hu
Web: http://www.rothszki.hu
NYME Roth Gyula Secondary School, Sopron
