Society and culture

Meet our alumni volunteers: Zaher Akkad

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 about Zaher Akkad story from Syria! He did his MSc in Hungary between 2017-2019, and now he is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Logistics at the University of Miskolc. 

Meet our alumni volunteers: Raghawendra Sisodia

The time has come to introduce our international alumni volunteer team with 34 people from 17 countries speaking 23 different languages. In this chapter of our volunteer series, you can read Raghawendra Sisodia’s story from India! He did his doctoral research in Hungary between 2017-2021 at the University of Miskolc, and now he continues his academic carrier.

Start a new chapter in your life: become our alumni volunteer!

Connections, networks, personal relationships are the keywords of our today’s society, but people often underestimate the value of personal connections and become passive. Yet if they make just a little effort it can have a big impact on their lives. Some of our volunteers built their alumni chapters and discover great members of Alumni Network Hungary. Join us for the next two years and find your alumni chapter or create a new one!

Become our International Alumni Volunteer!

As an international alumni volunteer, you can get benefits from the Alumni Network Hungary to build your carrier. Either you search for your first volunteer project as a fresh graduate, or you are an experienced volunteer, the Alumni network Hungary has a wide range of opportunities to find your place. Join our volunteer team for the next two years and be our network mobilizers!

Inspired by nature - An interview with ethologist, Ádám Miklósi

In July the presenter of the Alumni Hungary Webinar Series was the internationally acclaimed ethologist, Ádám Miklósi, the head of the Ethology Department and the director of the Institute of Biology at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE). In his webinar, Professor Miklósi showed how ethology, the scientific study of animal behavior, can help the development of social robots.

The translator behind Hungarian poems: Owen Good

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. 

Hungarian-style early spring celebration

The awakening nature calls us to wake up too and shake off the winter’s melancholy. February is the month of various vivid carnivals and feasts. Have you heard of Farsang – the Hungarian Carnival or the Busójárás? Have you ever tried the carnival doughnut or blessed with holy water? Here is a list of our essential traditions – let’s check them out!

Meet our alumni volunteers: Mariko Botar

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 Mariko Botar’s story from Japan! She studied in Hungary between 2017-2019 at ELTE and now she is an assistant professor at the Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing. 

Christmas in Hungary

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.