Hungarian Language Lab Opens at Top Kazakhstan University
A “Hungarian Point” language lab has opened at Kazakhstan’s Gumilyov Eurasian National University, the finance ministry said in a statement.
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Official Launches Latest Round of Scholarships for Persecuted Christians Studying in Hungary
Launching the latest round of the Hungary Helps scholarship programme on Friday, Tristan Azbej, the prime minister’s state secretary for aiding persecuted Christians, said the scheme helped students studying in Hungary return to their communities and strengthen them.
A Professor at the University of Cluj-Napoca Jumped Out of the Fifth Floor
According to primary court information, a former professor at the Medical University of Cluj-Napoca committed suicide by jumping out of the fifth floor of the Grand Hotel Italia.
Karácsony: CEU Building Has Not Disappeared But No Classes Held
The Central European University building in Budapest has not disappeared but education activities are not held there and students need to go to Vienna to get a CEU degree, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Sunday.
Budapest Won’t Host World Athletics Championships if Student Quarter Plans Axed, City Assembly Rules
The Budapest metropolitan assembly on Wednesday approved a proposal declaring that the city will not host the 2023 World Athletics Championships if the government approves the construction of a campus for China’s Fudan University in place of a students’ quarter in the capital’s 9th district.
Hungarian Wins International Maths Competition for University Students
A maths student of Budapest’s Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Attila Gáspár, has won the 28th International Mathematics Competition for University Studenorbts (IMC). Gáspár was first out of 590 students and received the competition’s grand prize, ELTE said in a statement on Sunday.
Hungarian Universities to Again Offer Courses Throughout Carpathian Basin
The government will again support Hungarian universities offering courses throughout the Carpathian Basin in 2021, an official of the ministry of innovation and technology has said.
Parliament Passes Law on Establishing Fudan University Hungary Foundation
Lawmakers on Tuesday gave the government a mandate to establish a foundation to run a local campus of China’s Fudan University.
Gulyás: Referendum on Fudan University Should Be Held When Facts are Known
The government backs the idea of consulting Budapest residents in a referendum on whether they want Fudan University to be located in the capital once the facts related to the investment are fully known, the prime minister’s chief of staff said.
Ten Hungarian Universities Included in Global Rankings
Ten Hungarian universities are listed this year in ShanghaiRanking Consultancy’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), which grades almost 2,000 institutions from 93 countries, the Innovation and Technology Ministry said. More resources, better infrastructure and higher requirements lead to improved quality in higher education, minister László Palkovics said in a statement.