Kereskedemi [! kereskedelmi] szakoktatás Fiumében a 19-20. század fordulóján

Abstract

The aim of this study is to introducethe operation of secondary-level commercial schools in the second half of the 19th century in Rijeka (Fiume), which was one of the fastest-developing, multinational ports of the Austro–Hungarian Monarchy. The relevant research has sought an answer, in one respect, to the question whether commercial schools could achieve the goal set by themselves to turn out merchants well-trained in international commerce; in another respect, to the question what consequences the “aggressive” Magyarisation attempts of the Hungarian government had for the operation of such schools, where the majority of the students were native speakers of Italian (70.59%), Croatian (17.65%), or German (5.88%). Last but not least, the research focused on what job opportunities in the Monarchy and other countries were given by the qualifications students could earn through finishing a secondary commercial school.