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One billion forint grant to boost national defence research

The Cooperative Doctoral Programme (CDP), which supports young Hungarian researchers, is being expanded with a sub-programme on defence research and development. The one billion forint call aims to increase the number of highly skilled workers with scientific knowledge in the national strategic sector.

Publication date: 14 September 2021

Start of the academic year: popular university innovation courses continue

The Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM) promotes the training of innovation professionals and young entrepreneurs through higher education courses. The Hungarian Startup University Programme (HSUP), the first national university training programme on startups, was already chosen by nearly 2100 students in its debut year. So far, nearly one hundred students have graduated from the two research and innovation management programmes at Corvinus University of Budapest and University of Pannonia with a degree that is highly valued in the labour market. From September, both courses will be launched again, with HSUP now available at 26 universities.

Publication date: 13 September 2021

Call for Science Patronage Programme

The primary aim of the Call announced by the Ministry for Innovation and Technology as funder, through its technical coordinator, the National Research, Development and Innovation Office is to encourage the involvement of the Hungarian research community in international scientific platforms and events and to foster the progress of Open Science in Hungary.

Publication date: 30 August 2021

The New National Excellence Programme has already supported more than 10,000 talented young people

Nearly HUF 4 billion will be awarded to around 2,000 winners in the 2021 calls of the New National Excellence Programme. Running successfully since 2016, the programme has already supported more than 10,000 scholarship grantees, said Tamás Schanda, Deputy Minister of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM).

Publication date: 25 August 2021

The HCEMM research community has grown to nearly 100 members

Budapest, 6 August 2021 -Two more research groups have started their work in the Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine (HCEMM), a translational medicine-focused research centre initiated by the Ministry for Innovation and Technology and established by a number of professional partners, which now has nearly 100 scientists working in 16 different fields of life sciences. Csaba Bödör, a molecular biologist who has just joined the HCEMM, specialises in genetic research on haematopoietic tumours, while Nikolett Wohner, senior research fellow focuses on the background of blood clot formation and haemophilia-related diseases.

Publication date: 06 August 2021

József Bódis: the government adopted the National Smart Specialisation Strategy

“We are working to make Hungary one of Europe’s major innovators by 2030 by increasing the efficiency of the corporate sector”, said József Bódis. The state secretary for higher education, innovation and vocational training of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology added that the new National Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) adopted by the Government supports this ambition by, among others, striking a balance between value creation and efficiency.

Publication date: 21 July 2021

2020 Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix awarded

Budapest, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 (MTI) – The 2020 Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix and Innovation Awards were presented at the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM) on Wednesday, with the grand prize going to Richter Gedeon Nyrt for the creation of Terrosa, a new biosimilar Hungarian drug.

Publication date: 07 July 2021

Two new international research infrastructure projects are included in the ESFRI Roadmap 2021 with the support of the NRDI Agency

At the ESFRI Forum, held online from 30 June to 1 July 2021, a decision was taken on the new research infrastructure projects to be included in the Roadmap of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures for 2021 (ESFRI announces new RIs for Roadmap 2021 | www.esfri.eu).

Publication date: 05 July 2021

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OTDK first placers awarded Pro Scientia Gold Medal

Pro Scientia, Pro Arte and Junior Pro Scientia Gold Medals are awarded to young OTDK first placers who have achieved outstanding results in their studies and who have demonstrated this in the form of professional papers, presentations or literary, artistic or scientific works.

Publication date: 01 July 2021

Secretary of state of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology: five years of support for promising research from the “Frontline Programme”

Budapest, 30 June 30, 2021 Wednesday (MTI) – This year, eight projects have been granted funding under the Frontline – Research Excellence Programme, one of which aims to produce artificial materials with revolutionary new properties, Tamás Schanda announced.

Publication date: 30 June 2021

NRDI Office supports all stages of scientific careers

The National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office) supports all stages of scientific careers, from promising young researchers to internationally experienced researchers, through its targeted fellowship programmes and thematic calls. Among the proposals, the New National Excellence Programme (NNEP), with an annual budget of 4 billion HUF, specifically supports the next generation of researchers, while Frontline – Research Excellence Programme is for the best: from a budget of HUF 3 billion for 5 years, up to HUF 300 million can be awarded to internationally competitive research projects in Hungary.

Publication date: 29 June 2021

This year’s Jedlik Ányos Awards presented

This year, the Jedlik Ányos Award was presented to researchers, doctors and professionals with outstanding performance in the protection of intellectual property, who fought against the coronavirus epidemic at a ceremony held in Budapest on Tuesday. The special prize of the Innovation Award of the Hungarian Association for Innovation was also presented at the event, which this year was awarded to the managing director of Hagyó Kft.

Publication date: 10 June 2021

Ministry for Innovation and Technology: half a thousand businesses encouraged to innovate by a call worth HUF 8 billion

Budapest, Wednesday, 9 June 2021 (MTI) - In the third and final phase of the SME Start Innovation call, nearly HUF 3 billion in funding was awarded to nearly 170 projects, Tamás Schanda, Minister for Innovation and Technology, announced in a statement on Wednesday.

Publication date: 09 June 2021

Ministry for Innovation and Technology: scholarships for young Hungarian researchers may double next year

Budapest, Tuesday, 8 June 2021 (MTI) - Young researchers may receive twice as much funding as at present from 2022 onwards, thanks to an initiative of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology to increase the Bolyai János Research Scholarship.

Publication date: 08 June 2021

Territorial Innovation Platform set up at the University of Nyíregyháza

Nyíregyháza, Tuesday, 4 May 2021 (MTI) - University of Nyíregyháza joined the initiative Territorial Innovation Platform (TIP) established by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office) with the accession document signed on Tuesday in the city in Nyírség.

Publication date: 04 May 2021

Information memo on the repeated extension of certain deadlines set out in funding agreements due to the third wave of the human coronavirus pandemic

The National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office published a notice in relation to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 on 9 April 2020. Among others, the notice temporarily extended certain deadlines set out in the funding agreements and funding documents.

Publication date: 20 April 2021

NNEP scholarships to support further new talents

Budapest, 18 April 2021, Sunday (MTI) -Calls for scholarship under the New National Excellence Programme (NNEP) supported by the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM) are open again, the Ministry informed MTI (Hungarian Press Agency) on Sunday.

Publication date: 18 April 2021

Hungarian Startup University Program: university project teams are implementing the most promising ideas

Budapest, 15 April 2021, Thursday (MTI) – Hungarian Startup University Program (HSUP) involving nearly 2100 students from 21 higher education institutions in its first year entered a new phase, Tamás Schanda, parliamentary state secretary, Ministry for Innovation and Technology announced on Thursday through a press release.

Publication date: 15 April 2021

Hungarian Association for Innovation: world-class achievements with substantial benefits recognised at the Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix

Budapest, 21 March 2021, Monday (MTI) - The jury of the Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix selected the companies winning the 2020 Innovation Grand Prix, seven Innovation Prizes and the Startup Innovation Prize of the year out of 69 Hungarian companies, the Hungarian Association for Innovation informed the Hungarian press agency, MTI.

Publication date: 30 March 2021

Palkovics: Innovation is the key to sustainable growth

Budapest, Monday, 29 March 2021 (MTI) – Innovation is the key to sustainable economic growth and an important tool for responding to societal challenges, the Minister for Innovation and Technology said at an online international conference organised on the occasion of the launch of Horizon Europe 2021-2027, the new European framework programme for research and innovation.

Publication date: 29 March 2021

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