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Between 19 and 22 June, the delegation of Study in Hungary will visit South Korea to take part in an extensive event series in Seoul to further develop the long-existing international connection between South-Korea and Hungary.Between 19 and 22 June, the delegation of Study in Hungary will visit South Korea to take part in an extensive event series in Seoul to further develop the long-existing international connection between South-Korea and Hungary.

We have a great and enthusiastic international alumni volunteer team of 22 people from 18 countries. Most of them decided to create an alumni chapter in their home country or make international professional alumni groups and some of them did great social media work. In the next chapter of our volunteer series, you can read Lucky Peters Kenda’s story from Nigeria! He studied Physics at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics between 2017-2020 and now he’s an assistant lecturer in the Department of Physics at the Taraba State University.

Digitalisation and artificial intelligence rapidly transform and affect our health and healthcare.  The potential of digital technologies is enormous in improving people's lives, making treatment more personalised, and helping the optimal use of therapies. Join the next Alumni Hungary Webinar, where healthcare economist Zsombor Zrubka will give an insight into this swiftly developing field.

Fusion, the nuclear reaction that powers the Sun and the stars, is a promising long-term option for a sustainable, non-carbon emitting global energy supply. At the Alumni Hungary Webinar in May, fusion researcher, Sándor Zoletnik discussed this highly interesting field and gave insight into the largest international fusion energy project, ITER. Read our interview with him!

Our alumni communities and networks are growing day by day and have reached around 10.000 members. Some of them decided to organize chapters (small groups) to keep in contact or build professional collaboration with each other. In 2022 our alumni volunteers launched 6 different new alumni groups (4 local and 2 professional) giving a chance to the members to join. In our new column, Hikmat Hasanov introduces the Azerbaijan Hungary Alumni Union (AHAU) in Baku.

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme with us! Share your memorable moments in Hungary with the public, and apply to be the Face of Stipendium Hungaricum.

We have several alumni members who hold a PhD/DLA or study as emerging researchers and there are many young researchers in Hungary, who rarely meet each other. Thus, Alumni Network Hungary and GiLE Foundation organize masterclasses in Budapest at the Tempus Public Foundation’s office on 12 May (Friday)! Let’s join us and refresh your professional network with great people!

Fusion energy is one of the hottest scientific topics right now. It is hoped that fusion power could provide huge quantities of clean energy and would help to fight climate change in the near future. On 17 May, at the next Alumni Hungary Webinar top Hungarian physicist and fusion researcher, Sándor Zoletnik will give you an insight into the present and future of fusion power and the largest international fusion energy project, ITER.

On 19 April, network biologist Ferenc Jordán held a great presentation for the audience of the Alumni Hungary Webinar Series on the challenges of marine sustainability. We asked him a few questions on the importance of marine ecosystems and our role in supporting sustainable actions and thinking. Read the interview and if you want to watch the webinar, register as a member of the Alumni Network Hungary.

The Alumni Network Hungary has emerging chapters (small groups) to develop community in our enlarging network. Among the chapters, the Azerbaijan Hungary Alumni Network (AHAU) organizes a hiking event for those alumni who still live in Hungary. If you are among them, grab your hiking boots and join us for a day hike around Budapest.