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Hungarian Students Turn On PM In Second Wave Of Protests
- 14 Dec 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of university students blocked Budapest’s Elizabeth Bridge in a spontaneous demonstration on Wednesday as they protested against government cuts in funding for post-secondary education. It was part of a wave of protests that began on Monday and continued across the country on Wednesday.
CEU Business School’s Advisory Board Member Huebner Honored In Budapest
- 14 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- business
Charles Huebner, a member of CEU Business School’s Advisory Board, has been honored with the Dr. Iván Völgyes Award for Promotion of Hungarian-American Business Relations by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (AmCham).
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government’s Chances In The Tuition Battle
- 14 Dec 2012 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst asks if the government can avoid paying a heavy political price for its higher education reform and the communication strategy which surrounds it.
Xpat Opinion: Great Classical Concert Series At CEU Budapest
- 13 Dec 2012 10:55 AM
- community & culture
Central European University's Center for Arts and Culture wound up an excellent autumn concert season last week. It featured an all-Beethoven chamber music program from artists-in-residence the Classicus Ensemble - András Németh and Zoltán Fejérvári on piano, Oszkár Varga violin and Tamás Zétényi cello. No dour intimidating sturm-und-drangfest this. Instead, we had both pianists in Beethoven's ...
Young Entrepreneurs Shine At Venture Competition Final In Budapest
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- business
It wasn’t presenting to an auditorium packed with influential players from the world of Hungarian entrepreneurship that made Marcell Szirtes nervous, it was “waiting to hear if we had won.” And win they did. Marcell is a member of the team behind MiniBrake, a safety device designed for children’s bicycles. MiniBrake took the top prize on November 30 at the finals of the Hungarian chapter of the ...
Hungary's Government’s Reform Enables More Students To Attend Higher Education
- 12 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
In response to student demonstrations, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written an open letter to Hungarian national student union HÖOK in which he pointed out that the Government’s current decisions on higher education reform did not take place unexpectedly.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Xpat Opinion: Gov To Increase Number Of Students Entering Higher Ed In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Just when you thought the overlords of Hungary are lacking basic common sense and have yet to come up with one single effective reform, analysts’ minds were torpedoed today with the announcement of what the Hungarian press calls drastic tuition fee hikes for higher ed students entering the system in 2013.
Intensive Anti-Corruption Campaign Underway In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Curia, the National Office for the Judiciary, the General Prosecutor's Office and the State Audit Office have been jointly assessing the anti-corruption measures of the past year. The organisations issued a joint declaration last year in which they undertook to achieve coordinated and effective action against corruption. ...
Hungarian Students Turn On PM In Second Wave Of Protests
- 14 Dec 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of university students blocked Budapest’s Elizabeth Bridge in a spontaneous demonstration on Wednesday as they protested against government cuts in funding for post-secondary education. It was part of a wave of protests that began on Monday and continued across the country on Wednesday.
CEU Business School’s Advisory Board Member Huebner Honored In Budapest
- 14 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- business
Charles Huebner, a member of CEU Business School’s Advisory Board, has been honored with the Dr. Iván Völgyes Award for Promotion of Hungarian-American Business Relations by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (AmCham).
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government’s Chances In The Tuition Battle
- 14 Dec 2012 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst asks if the government can avoid paying a heavy political price for its higher education reform and the communication strategy which surrounds it.
Xpat Opinion: Great Classical Concert Series At CEU Budapest
- 13 Dec 2012 10:55 AM
- community & culture
Central European University's Center for Arts and Culture wound up an excellent autumn concert season last week. It featured an all-Beethoven chamber music program from artists-in-residence the Classicus Ensemble - András Németh and Zoltán Fejérvári on piano, Oszkár Varga violin and Tamás Zétényi cello. No dour intimidating sturm-und-drangfest this. Instead, we had both pianists in Beethoven's ...
Young Entrepreneurs Shine At Venture Competition Final In Budapest
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- business
It wasn’t presenting to an auditorium packed with influential players from the world of Hungarian entrepreneurship that made Marcell Szirtes nervous, it was “waiting to hear if we had won.” And win they did. Marcell is a member of the team behind MiniBrake, a safety device designed for children’s bicycles. MiniBrake took the top prize on November 30 at the finals of the Hungarian chapter of the ...
Hungary's Government’s Reform Enables More Students To Attend Higher Education
- 12 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
In response to student demonstrations, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written an open letter to Hungarian national student union HÖOK in which he pointed out that the Government’s current decisions on higher education reform did not take place unexpectedly.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Xpat Opinion: Gov To Increase Number Of Students Entering Higher Ed In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Just when you thought the overlords of Hungary are lacking basic common sense and have yet to come up with one single effective reform, analysts’ minds were torpedoed today with the announcement of what the Hungarian press calls drastic tuition fee hikes for higher ed students entering the system in 2013.
Intensive Anti-Corruption Campaign Underway In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Curia, the National Office for the Judiciary, the General Prosecutor's Office and the State Audit Office have been jointly assessing the anti-corruption measures of the past year. The organisations issued a joint declaration last year in which they undertook to achieve coordinated and effective action against corruption. ...