91 result(s) for rector in Current Affairs
Budapest Sports University’s Athletics Hall Burns Down, No Injuries
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The athletics centre of Budapest’s Sports University burned down on Thursday early morning, causing millions of forints in damage, Lajos Mocsai, the university’s rector, said. The indoors facility caught fire just before 5am and an adjacent wall fell down along a ten-metre section, the national disaster management agency said. Firefighters managed to control the fire with hoses in just over an ...
US Ambassador To Hungary: Important To Confront The Past
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is important to confront the past and process the painful periods of history, US Ambassador to Budapest Colleen Bell said at the launch of a publication on the Holocaust. Speaking at the event held at the Central European University to present The Future of Holocaust Memorialization: Confronting Racism, Antisemitism, and Homophobia through Memory Work, the ambassador said it is important to ...
Marx Statue To Be Removed From Budapest’s Corvinus University
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A statue of Karl Marx will disappear from the entrance hall of Budapest’s Corvinus University formerly the Karl Marx University of Economics, rector Zsolt Rostoványi has announced. The statue will be transferred to a display on the history of the university.
Hungary’s Jobbik Protests Government Plans To Elect University Chancellors
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it would turn to the Constitutional Court in protest against the government’s planned amendment of the higher education law. Jobbik spokeswoman Duró Dóra told a press conference that the party firmly rejects the proposed system of chancellors appointed by the government, under which ruling Fidesz wants to “put its own party secretaries at the helm of ...
Hungary’s Cabinet Initiates Higher-Ed Law Changes
- 17 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet has proposed amendments to the higher education law that affect structural changes and the financial management of universities, the human resources minister said on Monday.
Scholarship Agreement Signed Between Hungary & Vietnam
- 30 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Vietnam have concluded an agreement on a scholarship programme in Budapest on Monday. The document was signed by Hungary's Minister of State for Higher Education István Klinghammer and Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Quang Quy.
EU Development Projects Presented To The Public At Open Day In Hungary
- 5 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Nearly 30 EU-funded projects were presented nationwide during the open day organised by the National Development Agency (NFÜ). At the Liszt Academy of Music, Deputy State Secretary responsible for development programs Nándor Csepreghy said that the aim of the open day is to introduce the EU projects included in the New Széchenyi Plan that positively affect people's everyday lives to the public.
Xpat Opinion: Scandals On Sidelines Of Student Movement In Hungary
- 22 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság understands why the police are concerned about what form spontaneous protests may take. In the same issue it condemns a far-right dominated student body for keeping files on students.
Student Council Suspended Over Lists In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
ELTE university rector Barna Mezey on Wednesday suspended the operation of the students council at the faculty of humanities (HÖK) following reports that the organisation had compiled lists of first-year students based on whether they were Jewish or Roma and on their political affiliation and sexual orientation. Reports say the list, including slurs regarding ethnicity and appearance, was ...
Budapest Sports University’s Athletics Hall Burns Down, No Injuries
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The athletics centre of Budapest’s Sports University burned down on Thursday early morning, causing millions of forints in damage, Lajos Mocsai, the university’s rector, said. The indoors facility caught fire just before 5am and an adjacent wall fell down along a ten-metre section, the national disaster management agency said. Firefighters managed to control the fire with hoses in just over an ...
US Ambassador To Hungary: Important To Confront The Past
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is important to confront the past and process the painful periods of history, US Ambassador to Budapest Colleen Bell said at the launch of a publication on the Holocaust. Speaking at the event held at the Central European University to present The Future of Holocaust Memorialization: Confronting Racism, Antisemitism, and Homophobia through Memory Work, the ambassador said it is important to ...
Marx Statue To Be Removed From Budapest’s Corvinus University
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A statue of Karl Marx will disappear from the entrance hall of Budapest’s Corvinus University formerly the Karl Marx University of Economics, rector Zsolt Rostoványi has announced. The statue will be transferred to a display on the history of the university.
Hungary’s Jobbik Protests Government Plans To Elect University Chancellors
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it would turn to the Constitutional Court in protest against the government’s planned amendment of the higher education law. Jobbik spokeswoman Duró Dóra told a press conference that the party firmly rejects the proposed system of chancellors appointed by the government, under which ruling Fidesz wants to “put its own party secretaries at the helm of ...
Hungary’s Cabinet Initiates Higher-Ed Law Changes
- 17 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet has proposed amendments to the higher education law that affect structural changes and the financial management of universities, the human resources minister said on Monday.
Scholarship Agreement Signed Between Hungary & Vietnam
- 30 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Vietnam have concluded an agreement on a scholarship programme in Budapest on Monday. The document was signed by Hungary's Minister of State for Higher Education István Klinghammer and Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Quang Quy.
EU Development Projects Presented To The Public At Open Day In Hungary
- 5 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Nearly 30 EU-funded projects were presented nationwide during the open day organised by the National Development Agency (NFÜ). At the Liszt Academy of Music, Deputy State Secretary responsible for development programs Nándor Csepreghy said that the aim of the open day is to introduce the EU projects included in the New Széchenyi Plan that positively affect people's everyday lives to the public.
Xpat Opinion: Scandals On Sidelines Of Student Movement In Hungary
- 22 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság understands why the police are concerned about what form spontaneous protests may take. In the same issue it condemns a far-right dominated student body for keeping files on students.
Student Council Suspended Over Lists In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
ELTE university rector Barna Mezey on Wednesday suspended the operation of the students council at the faculty of humanities (HÖK) following reports that the organisation had compiled lists of first-year students based on whether they were Jewish or Roma and on their political affiliation and sexual orientation. Reports say the list, including slurs regarding ethnicity and appearance, was ...