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Outstanding Hungarian women in science

News · 9 Jun 2021

There are many news stories and articles that talk about Hungarian inventions and famous Hungaricums, but Hungarian women in science are less known. Thanks to their talent and perseverance, they have all achieved some kind of revolutionary in healthcare, education, or even scientific research. Be inspired by their short story and learn the secret of long life, because most of them reached old age (more than 90 years)!

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Meet our alumni volunteers: Zahra Fuladvand

News · 26 May 2021

The time has come to introduce our international alumni volunteer team with 34 people from 17 countries speaking 23 different languages. In the third chapter of our volunteer series, you can read Zahra Fulandvan’s story from Iran! She began her doctoral studies in 2017 at the Hungarian University of Fine Art and now she’s working on her dissertation and her final art project to receive the degree.

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From Smart Cities to Future Cities – An Interview with Samu Szemerey

News · 19 May 2021

In May the Alumni Hungary Webinar Series started its brand new series. The webinars feature outstanding Hungarian scientists and professionals presenting their fields of expertise. To provide you a greater depth to our topics, from now on you can also read interviews with our presenters! 

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European award for the diabetic tamagotchi

News · 12 May 2021

The team of the University of Pécs won an international innovation bronze medal with a virtual pet that helps children with diabetes. The team of four Brazilian students studying in the city achieved an excellent result representing the Medical School Institute of Transdisciplinary Discoveries (ITD) - UP reported.

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Óbuda University is the key partner in a new cancer research

News · 5 May 2021

What if the answer to treating cancer could be found in maths? That’s what the EU-funded Tamed Cancer project is attempting to find out. The project uses mathematical modelling to develop personalised cancer therapies. “Maths allows us to calculate optimal drug dosages, which in turn lets us develop therapy and treatment tailored to the individual patient’s unique needs,” says Levente Kovács, a professor at Óbuda University, the project’s lead partner. “This work represents a new approach to tumour therapy – one that ultimately aims to tame cancer.”

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Meet our alumni volunteers: Ayaz Shaikh

News · 28 Apr 2021

The time has come to introduce our international alumni volunteer team with 34 people from 17 countries speaking 23 different languages. In this part of our volunteer series, you can read Ayaz Shaikh’s story from India! He’s doing his doctoral studies in Hungary at the University of Debrecen and his research is about honey product development in Hungary and India.

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The sky is the limit! Space research in Hungary

News · 21 Apr 2021

As space technology has become one of the key industries of the future, Hungary also aspires to be an active part of the space market. In a previous article, we introduced you Puli Space Technologies, a Hungarian space tech company working with NASA. This time we give you a brief overview of the major milestones of the Hungarian space exploration of recent years.

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The translator behind Hungarian poems: Owen Good

News · 14 Apr 2021

On April 11 Hungarians celebrate National Poetry Day and its literary tradition isn’t so familiar among international student or foreign people living in Hungary.  First for fun, but later for building a bridge between cultures, Owen Good decided to translate contemporary work like poems written by Hungarian poets Renátó Fehér or Krisztina Tóth. 

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