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Ungheni district is emptying out, but its only vocational school has 538 students — more than three years ago

From March to May, the Ungheni Vocational School — the only one in the district — took its trades offer into the lower-secondary schools of four districts through a campaign it called the 'Trades Caravan 2026'. Behind a routine recruitment drive sits a trend that runs against the demographics: while the district lost almost 22,000 residents in 11 years, the school has reached 538 students, nearly a third more than three years ago, and vocational education is rebounding nationwide too. Here is what a lower-secondary graduate from Ungheni can study at home in 2026 — and why it matters.