A new online platform has been launched with over 5.000 members selected from the Semmelweis Alumni Network. The aim is to bring the community closer and to share programs, career opportunities and social awareness. After the test launch, the entire Semmelweis alumni community, tens of thousands of people from over 70 countries around the world, will be able to use the platform.
When the SZE-SAT team of Széchenyi István University was founded, it set itself the goal of putting a satellite of its own design into the sky. The students have reached an important stage in this process, as they have completed and tested the module that will soon be able to broadcast the name of the institution and Győr to the countries of the world, announcing that Széchenyi István University has entered space. In December, the satellite of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) will carry the Győr-developed communication panel into the cosmos.
Are you a graduate student of 2022? First, congratulation on graduating from your Hungarian host university. This is the time to celebrate your achievements!
On 7 July 2022, Tempus Public Foundation will organize the first Stipendium Hungaricum PhD Student Conference.
Welcome! Whether you have just graduated from a Hungarian university or studied in Hungary previously, you do not need to lose your connection with the country, your alma mater, or your friends here. By becoming a member of Alumni Network Hungary, you will be part of an exciting network of professionals from all around the world and can enjoy the many benefits of the platform.
The debate on working time is one of the most relevant topics of our age. The ecological economist, Miklós Antal studies this highly interesting field as the head of the MTA-ELTE Lendület New Vision Research Group. As the presenter of the Alumni Hungary Webinar Series in April, he introduced his research on the potential of working time reduction and a more sustainable economic system. We caught him for an interview and asked him about this exciting project.
The Hungarian Poetry Day is on a different day than the World Poetry Day and it’s celebrated on 11 April in 2022. It’s celebrated on the anniversary of József Attila’s birthday, who is among the most famous Hungarian poets. On this day we celebrate culture, reading and writing poems all around the world. The aim of this event is to support linguistic diversity by sharing famous poems or even sharing our own. To celebrate together, we asked the new international Alumni Volunteer team to share their favourite poems and why they like or wrote them.
The annual ritual of Busójárás dates back to hundreds of years, celebrating the end of winter and the beginning of spring. The UNESCO-recognised event lasts approximately for one week in the small town of Mohács, located in southern Hungary, near the city of Pécs. For the first time since the pandemic, this year the carnival will take place between 24 February and 1 March!
Known locally as “farsang”, Hungary has multiple unique traditions in February when it comes to costumes and celebrations. In our next article we have collected everything you need to know and some tips as well, if you want to join the festivities!
Joining a global community has never been easier and more important than today: by becoming a member of the Alumni Network Hungary, you gain access to a unique set of features only available for our alumni.