48 result(s) for vác in Community & Culture
State Education in Hungary 'Dysfunctional Since 2016' - Overhaul Pledged
- 31 Jul 2026 6:22 AM
- community & culture
The education and children's affairs ministry has concluded a comprehensive review on school operator KLIK and school districts, and established that the previous government had rebuilt an overly centralised school administration model that "was proven to be dysfunctional by 2016," the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Nobel Laureate Kariko Receives George Washington Award
- 7 May 2026 5:49 AM
- community & culture
The American Hungarian Foundation (AHF) has recognized Nobel Prize winner Katalin Karikó with the prestigious George Washington Award. The announcement was made by the University of Szeged following the Hungarian American Coalition's gala, which also marked the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States.
Kariko to Receive Honorary Doctorate from the University of Oxford
- 28 Apr 2026 5:49 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian Nobel Prize-winning researcher Katalin Kariko, the first female to receive the prize, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Oxford in June, after receiving similar degrees from two US universities in May, according to information from the University of Szeged (SZTE), in southern Hungary.
Fast-Track IT Degree Launches Through University–Vocational Partnership in Hungary
- 10 Feb 2026 12:07 PM
- community & culture
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) has partnered with three vocational training centres in Szeged, Budapest and Vác to launch a new Bachelor of Profession (BProf) degree programme, aimed at creating a faster and more practice-oriented route to a university qualification.
Budapest Unveils Statue of Thatcher
- 9 Oct 2025 2:47 PM
- community & culture
A striking iron statue commemorating the 100th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s birth was unveiled at the Millenáris complex in Budapest, near the National Dance Theater on Kis Rókus Street. It's officially said that this sculpture celebrates the enduring legacy of the ‘Iron Lady’.
Night of Museums: Special Guided Walks & Unusual Exhibitions at Hungarian National Gallery, 21 June
- 18 Jun 2025 10:38 AM
- community & culture
Art Nouveau poster art, the oeuvre of painter Gyula Czimra, and much more can be seen during the Night of Museums on Saturday at the National Gallery in Budapest.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 6, Part 6
- 23 Jan 2025 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Special Photo Exhibition: 'Budapest - The First Golden Age', National Gallery Budapest
- 4 Mar 2024 5:53 AM
- community & culture
On display until 7 April 2024. A special photography exhibition displaying more than one hundred works opens in the Hungarian National Gallery in the middle of November to mark the 150th birthday of Budapest.
Pope Francis Names Hungarian Nobel Laureate as Member Of Pontifical Academy for Life
- 12 Feb 2024 5:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Pope Francis has appointed Nobel Laureate Katalin Karikó as an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy for Life (Pontificia Accademia per la Vita), the Holy See Press Office said.
State Education in Hungary 'Dysfunctional Since 2016' - Overhaul Pledged
- 31 Jul 2026 6:22 AM
- community & culture
The education and children's affairs ministry has concluded a comprehensive review on school operator KLIK and school districts, and established that the previous government had rebuilt an overly centralised school administration model that "was proven to be dysfunctional by 2016," the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Nobel Laureate Kariko Receives George Washington Award
- 7 May 2026 5:49 AM
- community & culture
The American Hungarian Foundation (AHF) has recognized Nobel Prize winner Katalin Karikó with the prestigious George Washington Award. The announcement was made by the University of Szeged following the Hungarian American Coalition's gala, which also marked the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States.
Kariko to Receive Honorary Doctorate from the University of Oxford
- 28 Apr 2026 5:49 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian Nobel Prize-winning researcher Katalin Kariko, the first female to receive the prize, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Oxford in June, after receiving similar degrees from two US universities in May, according to information from the University of Szeged (SZTE), in southern Hungary.
Fast-Track IT Degree Launches Through University–Vocational Partnership in Hungary
- 10 Feb 2026 12:07 PM
- community & culture
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) has partnered with three vocational training centres in Szeged, Budapest and Vác to launch a new Bachelor of Profession (BProf) degree programme, aimed at creating a faster and more practice-oriented route to a university qualification.
Budapest Unveils Statue of Thatcher
- 9 Oct 2025 2:47 PM
- community & culture
A striking iron statue commemorating the 100th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s birth was unveiled at the Millenáris complex in Budapest, near the National Dance Theater on Kis Rókus Street. It's officially said that this sculpture celebrates the enduring legacy of the ‘Iron Lady’.
Night of Museums: Special Guided Walks & Unusual Exhibitions at Hungarian National Gallery, 21 June
- 18 Jun 2025 10:38 AM
- community & culture
Art Nouveau poster art, the oeuvre of painter Gyula Czimra, and much more can be seen during the Night of Museums on Saturday at the National Gallery in Budapest.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 6, Part 6
- 23 Jan 2025 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Special Photo Exhibition: 'Budapest - The First Golden Age', National Gallery Budapest
- 4 Mar 2024 5:53 AM
- community & culture
On display until 7 April 2024. A special photography exhibition displaying more than one hundred works opens in the Hungarian National Gallery in the middle of November to mark the 150th birthday of Budapest.
Pope Francis Names Hungarian Nobel Laureate as Member Of Pontifical Academy for Life
- 12 Feb 2024 5:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Pope Francis has appointed Nobel Laureate Katalin Karikó as an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy for Life (Pontificia Accademia per la Vita), the Holy See Press Office said.