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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 time has come to introduce our international alumni volunteer team with 34 people from 17 countries speaking 23 different languages. In the next chapter of our volunteer series, you can read Ana Martinez’s story from Colombia! She studied in Hungary between 2017 and 2019 at the Budapest Business School and now she’s working as a credit and collection analyst in Hungary.

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.

We have a new volunteer team for the next two years with 40 members from 28 countries and speaking more than 20 different languages. In this chapter of our volunteer series, you can read Dr Farzad Rayegani’s story from Iran and Canada! He is our senior volunteer and studied and worked in Hungary between 1987 and 2000. Now, he is the Senior Dean at Humber College, Toronto and here you can read his exciting way to this title and job.

A new study from the researchers of the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Hungary reveals that dogs can recognize their owner by voice alone, and they make use of some of the same voice properties as humans do. 

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!

We have a new volunteer team for the next two years with 40 members from 28 countries and speaking more than 20 different languages. In this chapter of our volunteer series, you can read Vishant Pratap Singh’s story from India! He studied in Hungary between 2019-2021 at the University of Miskolc and now he’s a Financial Reporting Analyst at Citi Bank in Budapest. 

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!

On 29 December 2021, the Vientiane Office of the Embassy of Hungary in Bangkok organised the first alumni meeting of former Stipendium Hungaricum students.

The Alumni Network Hungary has a small but enthusiastic volunteer group from 28 countries, with whom we create more and more opportunities for future cooperation. The renewed International Alumni Volunteer Program was launched in the summer of 2021 and during autumn 40 active alumni members were selected to help build up the network globally. Read more about them and get inspired!