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Christmas in Hungary

News · 23 Dec 2020

Every country has its unique Christmas traditions and Hungary is no exception as well. Throughout the centuries, Hungary was influenced by a multitude of customs that has shaped the way we celebrate Christmas today. In this article, we review the most important elements of the holiday season in Hungary.

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What is the future of the mighty pen and handwriting?

News · 28 Oct 2020

In our daily rush, we aren’t so conscious of sketching a shopping list or short message on a postcard. But when did you write longhand the last time? If you’re a typist, do yourself a favour and take a look at these key benefits of handwriting. Pick up a pad of paper and a pen to take some handwritten notes!

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New Hungarian water industry innovations

News · 15 Oct 2020

Water matters, mainly in our nearly future, and experts say this century is the century of waters. Flooding, dry soil, extreme weather, untreated sewage…so many challenging circumstances but Hungarian water industry experts have numerous solutions. Let’s look around their innovations.

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Meet our alumni volunteers: Mirhadi Samidzada

News · 30 Sep 2020

The time has come to introduce our international alumni volunteer team with 34 people from 17 countries speaking 23 different languages. In the second chapter of our volunteer series, you can read Mirhadi Samidzada’s story from Azerbaijan! He studied in Hungary in 2017 at Károli Gáspár University and now he is a lawyer in a Bridge Group of Companies!

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Meet our senior alumni – an interview with pianist Basak Dilara Özdemir-Lakatos

News · 7 Aug 2020

As the last part of our alumni interviews you can read the story of Basak Dilara Özdemir-Lakatos, who is a former student of Liszt Academy and a brilliant pianist and composer. She also works at the Hungarian State Opera, where she accompanies the ballet dancers on the piano. In this interview formerly made by the Tempus Public Foundation’s International Alumni Team she talked about the beginnings, the challenges and why she loves Hungary so much.

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Meet our Senior Alumni – An interview with paediatrician MD Abdulrahman Abdulrab Mohamed

News · 31 Jul 2020

Get inspired by the stories of our alumni! This time you can read a former interview with paediatrician MD Abdulrahman Abdulrab Mohamed, who was the doctor of the Year in 2016. He has been living in the Hungarian town, Gyula for more than 20 years now. He talked about the beginnings, his job, community work and the motivations that made him choose Hungary as his home country.

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Meet our Senior Alumni – An interview with Dr. Luis Fernando Murillo

News · 24 Jul 2020

Get inspired by the stories of our alumni! In the next few weeks you can read three interviews that were previously made with our senior alumni members. First meet Dr. Luis Fernando Murillo, a genuine world citizen, who lived, studied and taught in numerous countries all around the world. He found his home in Hungary as a professor and also as a Stipendium Hungaricum student at ELTE. The interview was made by our international alumni volunteer Zahar Akkad.

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Hungarian Universities Among the Bests

News · 22 Jul 2020

Seven Hungarian universities are listed on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking, which is one of the most influential university rankings in the world. On the list, which is led by MIT, Stanford and Harvard, the best positions amongst Hungarian universities were taken by the University of Szeged and the University of Debrecen. 

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