Mathias Corvinus Collegium Co-Hosts Rome Conference on EU Judiciary
Hungary’s Mathias Corvinus Collegium and the Centro Studi Machiavelli held a conference on the European Union law’s relationship to member states’ basic laws late on Thursday.
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Semmelweis University 55th Best Globally in Cardiovascular Systems
Semmelweis University has improved its positions in several areas in the US News Best Global Universities 2022 ranking, the university said on Friday.
Ministry Submits Bill on Pay Increase, Degree Recognition at State-Run Universities
The innovation and technology ministry (ITM) submitted on Wednesday a bill to parliament with provisions on an at least 30% phased pay rise at state-run universities, the recognition of foreign degrees and a more flexible scheme for PhD training.
Hungary Could Award 50 Full Scholarships for Study Abroad to Most Talented
Hungary’s National Competitiveness Council has decided to establish full scholarships for study abroad for 50 of the country’s most talented students every year, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said after a meeting of the body of business leaders and experts.
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.
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.
Palkovics: Hungarian Higher Education at ‘Turning Point’
Hungarian higher education has reached an “epochal turning point” thanks to the new foundational model covering a wider range of institutions, László Palkovics, the minister of innovation and technology, said on Saturday.
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.