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“It is doable, especially if you enjoy it.”

After moving halfway across the world from New Zealand to Budapest, an ELTE psychology student found continuity, community, and purpose through water polo. Now an active player at ELTE BEAC and a mentor for fellow international students, they reflect on sport as a lifeline, the mental challenges of studying abroad, and what it means to truly feel at home in Hungary.

Study in Hungary can be a good way to connect with your Hungarian heritage

2023.03.21.

Meet Olgica Radevska from Skopje, North Macedonia. She is finishing the second year of her master’s program in International Relations at the University of Pécs. Besides her university studies, she considers it important to learn as much as possible about the culture and language of her Hungarian ancestors. In her free time, she has participated in several programmes for scholarship holders.

Sándor Petőfi, the revolutionary poet was born 200 years ago

2023.03.17.

On the 15th of March 1848, a Revolution started in Budapest. While many politicians became central figures in the events, an already famous writer became the face of the uprising. Sándor Petőfi was born 200 years ago and grew into a symbol of the Hungarian nation’s struggle for freedom and independence.

Hungarian innovations – The Gömböc

2023.02.28.

Hungarians have always been outstanding at finding innovative ways to solve problems, often leading to the invention of objects that now surround us every day. Gömböc, one of the biggest sensations in the world of mathematics in the early 2000s has also been developed by Hungarian researchers. Read the story of this unique mathematical invention in our new series of Hungarian innovations!