91 result(s) for academic freedom
Xpat Opinion: Teachers’ Revolt Brewing In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
I have the distinct feeling that something is afoot in Hungary, something the self-satisfied Orbán government is not prepared for. I see the beginnings of a movement that may well overcome the current apathy and resignation of Hungarian society and produce active resistance to the Orbán regime.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
U.S. Embassy Budapest: Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The U.S. Embassy Budapest is soliciting applications for the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institutes. Two four-week Institutes, offered in summer 2015, will accommodate up to 90 Fellows total. Each Institute, one at Wake Forest University in North Carolina and the other at Purdue University in Indiana, will be designed for 35 European students and 10 Americans, ages 16 to ...
Hungarian Protesters To Merkel: We Are Drowning In Corruption
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand Hungarian protesters gathered in Budapest’s Kossuth square this evening to demonstrate against the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and to call on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stand up for European values.
“Enterpreneurial Skill Can Be Learned” Interview With CEU Rector John Shattuck
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The President and Rector of Central European University (CEU) considers his current post the most important stage of his career. As he told us, CEU has been successful in attracting back to Budapest leading Hungarian academics who had earlier left the country to pursue their careers abroad. Interview published by Figyelő, the Hungarian business and news weekly, with a circulation of 11.200.
XpatLoop.com Internship Interview With Stephen Linfitt
- 6 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
By Mark-Antonio Zivic, student at McDaniel College Budapest. XpatLoop.com is an English-language portal for expats that live in Hungary. It’s been publishing daily for 12 years, and it’s the leading online media for foreigners in Budapest and around the country. Stephen Linfitt, the founder of the portal, was asked about why XpatLoop.com has stood the test of time so well, unlike many other ...
Xpat Interview: Shkendije Geci-Sherifi, Former Ambassador of Kosovo to Hungary
- 19 Mar 2013 11:00 AM
Shkendije Geci-Sherifi, is the first Ambassador of Kosovo to Hungary. She was appointed first lady ambassador of Kosovo in October, 2009, soon after Kosovo, the youngest state in Europe, began to establish its diplomatic missions throughout the capitals of the world.
Invitation: TEDxDanubia 2013, Budapest, 22 March
- 14 Mar 2013 2:55 AM
- community & culture
We would like to introduce you an unconventional conference, the TEDxDanubia. This is the first official, independently organized TEDx event in Hungary based on the legendary TED conferences. The goal of the conference is to bring together the most exciting, most innovative and most inspiring thinkers and creators of the region and cross the lines of our everyday lives.
Hungary’s New Civil Code Before Parliament
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 11 July, the Government submitted to Parliament Hungary’s first Civil Code created in a democratic environment by a team of highly reputable experts. The Government submitted the text created by the Civil Law Codification Committee to Parliament effectively without change.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers’ Revolt Brewing In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
I have the distinct feeling that something is afoot in Hungary, something the self-satisfied Orbán government is not prepared for. I see the beginnings of a movement that may well overcome the current apathy and resignation of Hungarian society and produce active resistance to the Orbán regime.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
U.S. Embassy Budapest: Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The U.S. Embassy Budapest is soliciting applications for the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institutes. Two four-week Institutes, offered in summer 2015, will accommodate up to 90 Fellows total. Each Institute, one at Wake Forest University in North Carolina and the other at Purdue University in Indiana, will be designed for 35 European students and 10 Americans, ages 16 to ...
Hungarian Protesters To Merkel: We Are Drowning In Corruption
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand Hungarian protesters gathered in Budapest’s Kossuth square this evening to demonstrate against the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and to call on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stand up for European values.
“Enterpreneurial Skill Can Be Learned” Interview With CEU Rector John Shattuck
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The President and Rector of Central European University (CEU) considers his current post the most important stage of his career. As he told us, CEU has been successful in attracting back to Budapest leading Hungarian academics who had earlier left the country to pursue their careers abroad. Interview published by Figyelő, the Hungarian business and news weekly, with a circulation of 11.200.
XpatLoop.com Internship Interview With Stephen Linfitt
- 6 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
By Mark-Antonio Zivic, student at McDaniel College Budapest. XpatLoop.com is an English-language portal for expats that live in Hungary. It’s been publishing daily for 12 years, and it’s the leading online media for foreigners in Budapest and around the country. Stephen Linfitt, the founder of the portal, was asked about why XpatLoop.com has stood the test of time so well, unlike many other ...
Xpat Interview: Shkendije Geci-Sherifi, Former Ambassador of Kosovo to Hungary
- 19 Mar 2013 11:00 AM
Shkendije Geci-Sherifi, is the first Ambassador of Kosovo to Hungary. She was appointed first lady ambassador of Kosovo in October, 2009, soon after Kosovo, the youngest state in Europe, began to establish its diplomatic missions throughout the capitals of the world.
Invitation: TEDxDanubia 2013, Budapest, 22 March
- 14 Mar 2013 2:55 AM
- community & culture
We would like to introduce you an unconventional conference, the TEDxDanubia. This is the first official, independently organized TEDx event in Hungary based on the legendary TED conferences. The goal of the conference is to bring together the most exciting, most innovative and most inspiring thinkers and creators of the region and cross the lines of our everyday lives.
Hungary’s New Civil Code Before Parliament
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 11 July, the Government submitted to Parliament Hungary’s first Civil Code created in a democratic environment by a team of highly reputable experts. The Government submitted the text created by the Civil Law Codification Committee to Parliament effectively without change.