68 result(s) for africa express
Laying Of Foundation Stone For National Instruments’ Science Park In Hungary
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foundation stone of a Science Park, valued at some HUF 4bn, was laid ceremonially at the Debrecen production site of National Instruments (NI) Hungary Ltd. As NI Hungary CEO László Ábrahám said, the company received funding of some 2 billion forints for the implementation of the 6000sqm Science Park project by winning a New Széchenyi Plan tender. At the facility, 300 people – mainly research ...
Now On: This Must Be The Place, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 1 Aug 2013 7:01 AM
- community & culture
Pieter Hugo’s (b. Johannesburg, 1976) career is quite young, yet his photography is already so comprehensive that we can rightly speak of a consistent oeuvre. Since 2003 Hugo has photographed people and themes exclusively in sub-Saharan Africa. Daily life in post-colonial Africa, the complex conditions after the end of apartheid in his own land and the impact of global trade and commerce are ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's OTP Chief Sándor Csányi’s Press Conference
- 26 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- business
As Portfolio, the bilingual financial site, said today, “everybody was sitting on pins and needles” waiting for the cabinet decision on the fate of the loans issued in foreign currencies. However, it seems that the government wisely postponed the decision. So, for a while we will not know what kind of a solution the government will come up with.
Hungary's Former PM Gyula Horn: From Communist Soldier To Free-Market Pioneer
- 3 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister Gyula Horn, famed for his role in tearing a hole in the Iron Curtain, died in Budapest’s Honved hospital on Wednesday at the age of 81. He was premier from 1994-98.
Weekend Escape From Budapest To Milan
- 17 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Milan is a delightful meeting point of art, fashion, and design. It’s a tourist friendly destination, with fabulous architecture; museums; attractions, and of course a whole range of amazing shopping options. While Rome is Italy's political capital, Milan is the country's economic and financial heart, with a population of around 1.3 million. Its urban area is actually the largest in Italy - and ...
Invitation: Nadja Massun's Exhibition At Hungarian House Of Photography
- 21 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
I’ve heard that people from afar can say or claim whatever they want about themselves. Putting a little twist on the original saying, people can say whatever they want about a person that comes from afar. In case of Nadja Massun, the proverb may be even truer since she does come from very far she lives in Mexico but was born in Africa to a Hungarian mother and a Belgian father.
Now On: 'Have A Nice Bath' Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
„Neatness pleases” – ran Ovid’s advice to young men setting out on amorous conquests in his didactic poem Ars amatoria. A clean body and a neat face was not only indispensable in the art of love, but was also an essential social demand for a Roman citizen wishing himself success in everyday life. An orderly and well-groomed appearance was considered as a fundamental feature of Romanitas, ...
Invitation: Kathak Indian Dance Performance, Hungary, 17 - 20 August
- 9 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
SHE- Tales of Ancient Goddesses Kathak Dance Performance of Sharmistha Mukherjee and her dance group. In Rig Veda, one of the earliest literatures in history roughly dating between 1700 to 1100 BC, there are references of several goddesses. Though none of them are central to the text, they are treated with curiosity and love for the powerful natural phenomena and abstract forces they represent.
New Order At Exit Festival 2012
- 11 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
EXIT Festival’s 2012 Main Stage will once again become a place where music history is made as New Order, one of the most critically acclaimed and highly influential bands of our time, will perform on Friday 13 July at the Petrovaradin Fortress which overlooks the Danube in Novi Sad - not too far from Budapest to drive. The band, which still holds the record for best-selling 12-inch single of all ...
Laying Of Foundation Stone For National Instruments’ Science Park In Hungary
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foundation stone of a Science Park, valued at some HUF 4bn, was laid ceremonially at the Debrecen production site of National Instruments (NI) Hungary Ltd. As NI Hungary CEO László Ábrahám said, the company received funding of some 2 billion forints for the implementation of the 6000sqm Science Park project by winning a New Széchenyi Plan tender. At the facility, 300 people – mainly research ...
Now On: This Must Be The Place, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 1 Aug 2013 7:01 AM
- community & culture
Pieter Hugo’s (b. Johannesburg, 1976) career is quite young, yet his photography is already so comprehensive that we can rightly speak of a consistent oeuvre. Since 2003 Hugo has photographed people and themes exclusively in sub-Saharan Africa. Daily life in post-colonial Africa, the complex conditions after the end of apartheid in his own land and the impact of global trade and commerce are ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's OTP Chief Sándor Csányi’s Press Conference
- 26 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- business
As Portfolio, the bilingual financial site, said today, “everybody was sitting on pins and needles” waiting for the cabinet decision on the fate of the loans issued in foreign currencies. However, it seems that the government wisely postponed the decision. So, for a while we will not know what kind of a solution the government will come up with.
Hungary's Former PM Gyula Horn: From Communist Soldier To Free-Market Pioneer
- 3 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister Gyula Horn, famed for his role in tearing a hole in the Iron Curtain, died in Budapest’s Honved hospital on Wednesday at the age of 81. He was premier from 1994-98.
Weekend Escape From Budapest To Milan
- 17 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Milan is a delightful meeting point of art, fashion, and design. It’s a tourist friendly destination, with fabulous architecture; museums; attractions, and of course a whole range of amazing shopping options. While Rome is Italy's political capital, Milan is the country's economic and financial heart, with a population of around 1.3 million. Its urban area is actually the largest in Italy - and ...
Invitation: Nadja Massun's Exhibition At Hungarian House Of Photography
- 21 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
I’ve heard that people from afar can say or claim whatever they want about themselves. Putting a little twist on the original saying, people can say whatever they want about a person that comes from afar. In case of Nadja Massun, the proverb may be even truer since she does come from very far she lives in Mexico but was born in Africa to a Hungarian mother and a Belgian father.
Now On: 'Have A Nice Bath' Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
„Neatness pleases” – ran Ovid’s advice to young men setting out on amorous conquests in his didactic poem Ars amatoria. A clean body and a neat face was not only indispensable in the art of love, but was also an essential social demand for a Roman citizen wishing himself success in everyday life. An orderly and well-groomed appearance was considered as a fundamental feature of Romanitas, ...
Invitation: Kathak Indian Dance Performance, Hungary, 17 - 20 August
- 9 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
SHE- Tales of Ancient Goddesses Kathak Dance Performance of Sharmistha Mukherjee and her dance group. In Rig Veda, one of the earliest literatures in history roughly dating between 1700 to 1100 BC, there are references of several goddesses. Though none of them are central to the text, they are treated with curiosity and love for the powerful natural phenomena and abstract forces they represent.
New Order At Exit Festival 2012
- 11 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
EXIT Festival’s 2012 Main Stage will once again become a place where music history is made as New Order, one of the most critically acclaimed and highly influential bands of our time, will perform on Friday 13 July at the Petrovaradin Fortress which overlooks the Danube in Novi Sad - not too far from Budapest to drive. The band, which still holds the record for best-selling 12-inch single of all ...