135 result(s) for study abroad
Budapest High School Celebrates America Day
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Károlyi István High School in Budapest organized an elaborate America Day program for 250 students on February 20, 2013. Embassy representative Joe Klinger discussed American culture and why historically the United States has been considered a land of opportunities. Veronika Nagy, an educational adviser from the Fulbright Commission, gave a presentation on the American higher education and ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian Education System: Model Was France
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me before. Rózsa Hoffmann, the Francophile, most likely turned to the French system when under her stewardship the whole Hungarian primary and secondary education system was turned upside down. Among other things, she wanted children to start their language education with a romance language (clearly she had French in mind) and wanted to discourage the study of ...
International Press's View Of Hungary Has Improved
- 14 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Deputy Secretary of State for International Communications Ferenc Kumin, the image of Hungary in the international press has improved recently and attention is instead centred around how Hungary has managed to achieve such positive changes.
Study Uncovers Massive Tax Evasion In Food Retail In Hungary
- 20 Sep 2012 9:02 AM
- shopping
Tax dodging in the food retail industry costs the state Ft 130 billion in lost taxes every year, according to a study by Ernst & Young. The most common method of evading taxes is the practice of “fake exporting,” said Ernst & Young tax expert Tamás Vékási. In such schemes, the products leave Hungary only on paper, as VAT does not have to be paid in Hungary on products exported within the EU.
Announcement For U.S. Students In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
À la rentrée: kick off your year abroad by sending your vote home. You’ve just landed, your summer vacation is over, and you’re about to go back to school in another country. Understanding the subtle difference between la rentrée in France and the Anglo Saxon back to school season is an example of what we can learn about a foreign language and culture when we actually live there for a while.
Hungarology Conference In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
A conference was held today at the Balassi Institute in Budapest on the experiences of teaching Hungarian language and culture. Speeches were also made at the event by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics and Minister of State for Social Relations Zoltán Kovács.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Hungarian Constitutional Court Voids Decree Preventing State Scholarship Graduates From Leaving Country
- 4 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday voided a government decree that was to make state scholarship students sign contracts to restrict their later freedom to work abroad, the court’s press spokesman András Sereg announced.
The Unbending Trees: Hungarian Pop Makes Good
- 9 Jun 2012 10:55 AM
- entertainment
Though there has been a turn in local tastes for homegrown music, sang in Hungarian, here in Budapest, pubs and clubs still resonate with songs in English, imported from abroad. Rare is occasion when Hungary has the opportunity to export some of its on songs in the form of pop music (classical is another story). But recently the sophisticated Hungarian pop band The Unbending Trees have become ...
Budapest High School Celebrates America Day
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Károlyi István High School in Budapest organized an elaborate America Day program for 250 students on February 20, 2013. Embassy representative Joe Klinger discussed American culture and why historically the United States has been considered a land of opportunities. Veronika Nagy, an educational adviser from the Fulbright Commission, gave a presentation on the American higher education and ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian Education System: Model Was France
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me before. Rózsa Hoffmann, the Francophile, most likely turned to the French system when under her stewardship the whole Hungarian primary and secondary education system was turned upside down. Among other things, she wanted children to start their language education with a romance language (clearly she had French in mind) and wanted to discourage the study of ...
International Press's View Of Hungary Has Improved
- 14 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Deputy Secretary of State for International Communications Ferenc Kumin, the image of Hungary in the international press has improved recently and attention is instead centred around how Hungary has managed to achieve such positive changes.
Study Uncovers Massive Tax Evasion In Food Retail In Hungary
- 20 Sep 2012 9:02 AM
- shopping
Tax dodging in the food retail industry costs the state Ft 130 billion in lost taxes every year, according to a study by Ernst & Young. The most common method of evading taxes is the practice of “fake exporting,” said Ernst & Young tax expert Tamás Vékási. In such schemes, the products leave Hungary only on paper, as VAT does not have to be paid in Hungary on products exported within the EU.
Announcement For U.S. Students In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
À la rentrée: kick off your year abroad by sending your vote home. You’ve just landed, your summer vacation is over, and you’re about to go back to school in another country. Understanding the subtle difference between la rentrée in France and the Anglo Saxon back to school season is an example of what we can learn about a foreign language and culture when we actually live there for a while.
Hungarology Conference In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
A conference was held today at the Balassi Institute in Budapest on the experiences of teaching Hungarian language and culture. Speeches were also made at the event by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics and Minister of State for Social Relations Zoltán Kovács.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Hungarian Constitutional Court Voids Decree Preventing State Scholarship Graduates From Leaving Country
- 4 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday voided a government decree that was to make state scholarship students sign contracts to restrict their later freedom to work abroad, the court’s press spokesman András Sereg announced.
The Unbending Trees: Hungarian Pop Makes Good
- 9 Jun 2012 10:55 AM
- entertainment
Though there has been a turn in local tastes for homegrown music, sang in Hungarian, here in Budapest, pubs and clubs still resonate with songs in English, imported from abroad. Rare is occasion when Hungary has the opportunity to export some of its on songs in the form of pop music (classical is another story). But recently the sophisticated Hungarian pop band The Unbending Trees have become ...