100 result(s) for nobel prize
International Book Fest Starts In Budapest Today
- 20 Apr 2017 11:35 AM
- community & culture
The 24th Budapest International Book Festival will be held between 20-23 April, András Sándor Kocsis, head of the Hungarian Publishers’ and Booksellers’ Association, told a press briefing on Wednesday. The festival, held at the Millenáris cultural centre in Buda, will host nearly 150 exhibitors and 500 programmes, including book presentations, signings, concerts and discussions, he said.
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
Budapest International Book Festival: Nobel Laureate Pamuk, April 20-23
- 30 Mar 2017 10:40 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk and the Visegrad Four group will be the guests of honour at the 24th International Book Festival in Budapest. Pamuk, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006, will be interviewed during a podium discussion and he will be presented with the Budapest Grand Prix, the association of Hungarian publishers said.
3 Hungarian Universities Among The Best Medical Schools In The World
- 13 Mar 2017 5:52 AM
- community & culture
Three Hungarian universities are listed among the 500 best universities in life sciences and medicine in the latest ranking by Quacquarelly Symonds (QS), nlcafe.hu writes. The Semmelweis University in Budapest, as well as the University of Szeged and the University of Debrecen are listed among the 500 best universities in the life sciences and medicine category of the 2017 QS ranking.
Hungarian-American Nobel Laureate Olah Dies
- 10 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian-born American Nobel laureate chemist George Olah has died, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences said. Olah, who died in Beverly Hills at the age of 89, received the 1994 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for his contribution to carbocation chemistry”, the academy said.
Sziget Sells 70% Stake To U.S. Equity Fund
- 19 Jan 2017 7:20 AM
- entertainment
Those in the loop have known for some time that Sziget was up for sale, we can now announce what founder Károly Gerendai says about this breaking news, “With the financial resources and international background of Providence as an addition to our professional team, our position can be further strengthened.”
Kornél Mundruczó & Proton Theatre: Disgrace, Trafó, 30 November
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian director and producer Kornél Mundruczó transposes the post-apartheid novel by Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee to his world of merciless reality theatre. He sees in it a parable of the fears of a Europe – and particularly Hungary – confronted with radical change. Mundruczó’s production is a vitriolic lampooning of hatred and exclusion. This performance will be shown with English ...
Xpat Opinion: Last Comments Before US Presidential Election
- 8 Nov 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two conservative commentators express scepticism regardless of the outcome of the Presidential election in the United States. Both of them recall that Barack Obama started out with the promise of ending an era of armed interventions eight years ago but failed to fulfil that promise.
“Homeless Népszabadság” Sells Out
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All 12,000 printed copies of the “Népszabadság special” edition of homeless newspaper Fedél Nélkül were sold yesterday, and more copies will be printed by Monday.
International Book Fest Starts In Budapest Today
- 20 Apr 2017 11:35 AM
- community & culture
The 24th Budapest International Book Festival will be held between 20-23 April, András Sándor Kocsis, head of the Hungarian Publishers’ and Booksellers’ Association, told a press briefing on Wednesday. The festival, held at the Millenáris cultural centre in Buda, will host nearly 150 exhibitors and 500 programmes, including book presentations, signings, concerts and discussions, he said.
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
Budapest International Book Festival: Nobel Laureate Pamuk, April 20-23
- 30 Mar 2017 10:40 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk and the Visegrad Four group will be the guests of honour at the 24th International Book Festival in Budapest. Pamuk, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006, will be interviewed during a podium discussion and he will be presented with the Budapest Grand Prix, the association of Hungarian publishers said.
3 Hungarian Universities Among The Best Medical Schools In The World
- 13 Mar 2017 5:52 AM
- community & culture
Three Hungarian universities are listed among the 500 best universities in life sciences and medicine in the latest ranking by Quacquarelly Symonds (QS), nlcafe.hu writes. The Semmelweis University in Budapest, as well as the University of Szeged and the University of Debrecen are listed among the 500 best universities in the life sciences and medicine category of the 2017 QS ranking.
Hungarian-American Nobel Laureate Olah Dies
- 10 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian-born American Nobel laureate chemist George Olah has died, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences said. Olah, who died in Beverly Hills at the age of 89, received the 1994 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for his contribution to carbocation chemistry”, the academy said.
Sziget Sells 70% Stake To U.S. Equity Fund
- 19 Jan 2017 7:20 AM
- entertainment
Those in the loop have known for some time that Sziget was up for sale, we can now announce what founder Károly Gerendai says about this breaking news, “With the financial resources and international background of Providence as an addition to our professional team, our position can be further strengthened.”
Kornél Mundruczó & Proton Theatre: Disgrace, Trafó, 30 November
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian director and producer Kornél Mundruczó transposes the post-apartheid novel by Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee to his world of merciless reality theatre. He sees in it a parable of the fears of a Europe – and particularly Hungary – confronted with radical change. Mundruczó’s production is a vitriolic lampooning of hatred and exclusion. This performance will be shown with English ...
Xpat Opinion: Last Comments Before US Presidential Election
- 8 Nov 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two conservative commentators express scepticism regardless of the outcome of the Presidential election in the United States. Both of them recall that Barack Obama started out with the promise of ending an era of armed interventions eight years ago but failed to fulfil that promise.
“Homeless Népszabadság” Sells Out
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All 12,000 printed copies of the “Népszabadság special” edition of homeless newspaper Fedél Nélkül were sold yesterday, and more copies will be printed by Monday.