84 result(s) for academic in Community & Culture
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...
'Holding Back The Tears', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
I’ve been away from Budapest for the last two weeks. For the first time I went back to London to the annual gathering of all British Ambassadors from around the world. It was my first time there and so I wasn’t sure what to expect. But the week was really good.
Fulbright Commission In Hungary Celebrated Its Twentieth Anniversary
- 15 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Fulbright Commission in Hungary celebrated its twentieth anniversary on Friday, May 11th with a conference focused on its vision for the future. The “Fulbright: committed to the Future” event was attended by more than 200 Fulbright Alumni, government officials and private sector supporters of the Fulbright program. The many distinguished speakers included Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos ...
The Real Wallenberg Year In Hungary
- 3 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2012 – as decided by the government – we commemorate Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish martyr diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarians during the Holocaust. The Wallenberg Commemorative Committee responsible for the preparation of the Centenary, which I chair myself, makes all the efforts to make the Wallenberg Year an occasion to face the terrible tragedy of the Holocaust in a responsible ...
Pannon Philharmonic Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 April
- 21 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Hordes of music-lovers expected the young Johannes Brahms to produce a symphony, but the composer himself felt half-paralysed by the legacy of his great predecessor Beethoven. After a wait of 22, years he finally produced his Symphony No. 1 in C minor (op. 68), which was universally recognised as a masterpiece. It is said that the melody of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy can be detected in one of the ...
Active Citizenship Award In Hungary By U.S. Ambassdor
- 28 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"On March 26, Ambassador Kounalakis presented the third Active Citizenship Award to Kinga Milankovics, founder of REGINA in Gödöllő.
Invitation: International Women's Club of Budapest GM, 20 February
- 9 Feb 2012 11:40 AM
- community & culture
"The IWC of Budapest invites members and newcomers to the February General Meeting: "Salon Day: A Day of Music and Mind" on Monday 20 February from 10 - 12 am at Budapest Marriott Hotel. Come enjoy classical music and an academic lecture from Dr. Lajos Göőz, professor emeritus, visiting professor of Wolverhampton University.
Siwen Chen Of Budapest Selected As Albright Institute Fellow
- 29 Dec 2010 10:34 AM
- community & culture
"Wellesley College senior Siwen Chen, the daughter of Ms. Fan Wang and Dr. Zhen Chan of Budapest, Hungary and a graduate of Li Po Chun United World College in Hong Kong, has been named a fellow of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs, which prepares women for positions of global leadership.
Hungarian Chamber Of Commerce To Reduce School Leaving Age
- 25 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"Some 140 types of apprenticeships will be partially supervised by the Hungarian chamber of commerce and industry (MKIK), as set out in the government’s second action plan. The reforms will start from the beginning of the next academic year in September 2011 and will affect 80% of apprentice students, for whom the MKIK will draw up a curriculum.
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...
'Holding Back The Tears', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
I’ve been away from Budapest for the last two weeks. For the first time I went back to London to the annual gathering of all British Ambassadors from around the world. It was my first time there and so I wasn’t sure what to expect. But the week was really good.
Fulbright Commission In Hungary Celebrated Its Twentieth Anniversary
- 15 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Fulbright Commission in Hungary celebrated its twentieth anniversary on Friday, May 11th with a conference focused on its vision for the future. The “Fulbright: committed to the Future” event was attended by more than 200 Fulbright Alumni, government officials and private sector supporters of the Fulbright program. The many distinguished speakers included Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos ...
The Real Wallenberg Year In Hungary
- 3 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2012 – as decided by the government – we commemorate Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish martyr diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarians during the Holocaust. The Wallenberg Commemorative Committee responsible for the preparation of the Centenary, which I chair myself, makes all the efforts to make the Wallenberg Year an occasion to face the terrible tragedy of the Holocaust in a responsible ...
Pannon Philharmonic Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 April
- 21 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Hordes of music-lovers expected the young Johannes Brahms to produce a symphony, but the composer himself felt half-paralysed by the legacy of his great predecessor Beethoven. After a wait of 22, years he finally produced his Symphony No. 1 in C minor (op. 68), which was universally recognised as a masterpiece. It is said that the melody of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy can be detected in one of the ...
Active Citizenship Award In Hungary By U.S. Ambassdor
- 28 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"On March 26, Ambassador Kounalakis presented the third Active Citizenship Award to Kinga Milankovics, founder of REGINA in Gödöllő.
Invitation: International Women's Club of Budapest GM, 20 February
- 9 Feb 2012 11:40 AM
- community & culture
"The IWC of Budapest invites members and newcomers to the February General Meeting: "Salon Day: A Day of Music and Mind" on Monday 20 February from 10 - 12 am at Budapest Marriott Hotel. Come enjoy classical music and an academic lecture from Dr. Lajos Göőz, professor emeritus, visiting professor of Wolverhampton University.
Siwen Chen Of Budapest Selected As Albright Institute Fellow
- 29 Dec 2010 10:34 AM
- community & culture
"Wellesley College senior Siwen Chen, the daughter of Ms. Fan Wang and Dr. Zhen Chan of Budapest, Hungary and a graduate of Li Po Chun United World College in Hong Kong, has been named a fellow of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs, which prepares women for positions of global leadership.
Hungarian Chamber Of Commerce To Reduce School Leaving Age
- 25 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"Some 140 types of apprenticeships will be partially supervised by the Hungarian chamber of commerce and industry (MKIK), as set out in the government’s second action plan. The reforms will start from the beginning of the next academic year in September 2011 and will affect 80% of apprentice students, for whom the MKIK will draw up a curriculum.