62 result(s) for hungary challenges in Community & Culture
500th Anniversary Of Reformation – The Opening Ceremony In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2017 8:28 AM
- community & culture
House Speaker László Kövér opened Hungary’s memorial year marking the 500th anniversary of Reformation in Europe in Budapest’s Palace of Arts (Müpa) on Friday.
Common Heritage In CE Contemporary Design, Museum Of Applied Arts, Now On Until 20 November
- 10 Nov 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
A priority goal for Budapest Design Week in 2016 is to present the various idioms, solutions and means that are used in the works of designers from countries with similar social, economic and cultural traditions and challenges.
Govt Aims To Boost Share Of Foreign Students Studying In Hungary
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The government is aiming to increase the number of Hungarian university students studying abroad as well as the proportion of international students studying in Hungarian higher education institutions, the state secretary for education said. At present, the proportion of international students studying at Hungarian universities and colleges is 9%, László Palkovics said at the International Alumni ...
Photo Exhibition On 1956 Opens At EP
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A photo exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising opened in the European Parliament building on Tuesday. The exhibition has been organised by the European People’s Party and is being held in the EP building’s Yehudi Menuhin Space in Brussels. Hungarian MEP József Szájer opened the event on behalf of House Speaker László Kövér who was unable to attend due to ...
Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks Commemorated In Budapest
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A commemoration was held in front of Budapest’s US embassy on Sunday, to mark the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC. Addressing the ceremony, US ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell said that September 11 was a day of pointless violence, but at the same time of heroism and solidarity, too.
Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year Events Begin
- 6 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Justice Minister László Trócsányi inaugurated a stele in Szigetvár, in south-west Hungary, officially marking the town as a national heritage site. The inauguration kicked off the town’s Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year events, which mark the 450th anniversary of Hungarian- Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and his outnumbered army’s heroic defence of the town’s fortress against the advancing ...
Global Education Conference Starts In Budapest
- 11 Jul 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Over 200 professionals are attending the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI) conference, which started on Monday in Budapest to discuss challenges in education. Miklós Réthelyi, chairman of the Hungarian National Committee of UNESCO, said in his opening speech that education holds a significant responsibility for citizens around the world, since it has an impact on families, local ...
FAO-Hungary Scholarship Alumni Now Number More Than 250
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
With 33 young professionals concluding their two-year master’s studies in agricultural sciences here this week, alumni of the FAO-Hungary scholarship programme now number more than 250.
Historic Churches Address March Of The Living For The First Time
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s March of the Living marked the first time that commemorative event was addressed by representatives of Hungary’s historic churches. Chief Rabbi Róbert Frölich said that although the Synagogue and the Basilica are just a few minutes’ walk apart, “there were times when the sobbing of the Synagogue and the cries for help from Jews who were to be sent to die fell on deaf ears and closed ...
500th Anniversary Of Reformation – The Opening Ceremony In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2017 8:28 AM
- community & culture
House Speaker László Kövér opened Hungary’s memorial year marking the 500th anniversary of Reformation in Europe in Budapest’s Palace of Arts (Müpa) on Friday.
Common Heritage In CE Contemporary Design, Museum Of Applied Arts, Now On Until 20 November
- 10 Nov 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
A priority goal for Budapest Design Week in 2016 is to present the various idioms, solutions and means that are used in the works of designers from countries with similar social, economic and cultural traditions and challenges.
Govt Aims To Boost Share Of Foreign Students Studying In Hungary
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The government is aiming to increase the number of Hungarian university students studying abroad as well as the proportion of international students studying in Hungarian higher education institutions, the state secretary for education said. At present, the proportion of international students studying at Hungarian universities and colleges is 9%, László Palkovics said at the International Alumni ...
Photo Exhibition On 1956 Opens At EP
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A photo exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising opened in the European Parliament building on Tuesday. The exhibition has been organised by the European People’s Party and is being held in the EP building’s Yehudi Menuhin Space in Brussels. Hungarian MEP József Szájer opened the event on behalf of House Speaker László Kövér who was unable to attend due to ...
Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks Commemorated In Budapest
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A commemoration was held in front of Budapest’s US embassy on Sunday, to mark the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC. Addressing the ceremony, US ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell said that September 11 was a day of pointless violence, but at the same time of heroism and solidarity, too.
Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year Events Begin
- 6 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Justice Minister László Trócsányi inaugurated a stele in Szigetvár, in south-west Hungary, officially marking the town as a national heritage site. The inauguration kicked off the town’s Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year events, which mark the 450th anniversary of Hungarian- Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and his outnumbered army’s heroic defence of the town’s fortress against the advancing ...
Global Education Conference Starts In Budapest
- 11 Jul 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Over 200 professionals are attending the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI) conference, which started on Monday in Budapest to discuss challenges in education. Miklós Réthelyi, chairman of the Hungarian National Committee of UNESCO, said in his opening speech that education holds a significant responsibility for citizens around the world, since it has an impact on families, local ...
FAO-Hungary Scholarship Alumni Now Number More Than 250
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
With 33 young professionals concluding their two-year master’s studies in agricultural sciences here this week, alumni of the FAO-Hungary scholarship programme now number more than 250.
Historic Churches Address March Of The Living For The First Time
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s March of the Living marked the first time that commemorative event was addressed by representatives of Hungary’s historic churches. Chief Rabbi Róbert Frölich said that although the Synagogue and the Basilica are just a few minutes’ walk apart, “there were times when the sobbing of the Synagogue and the cries for help from Jews who were to be sent to die fell on deaf ears and closed ...