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Bolyai+ Call for Scholarship Applications for Young Higher Education Teachers and Researchers reopened until the end of August
The New National Excellence Programme (ÚNKP) supports research and artistic excellence in higher education to enhance the scientific performance of universities, raise the next generation of researchers, make scientific careers more attractive, and help the most outstanding teachers and researchers stay in Hungary and stay in science.
SZTE hosts four research projects funded by the Thematic Excellence Programme
The University of Szeged (SZTE) is about to host four research projects in three scientific fields, enabled by a HUF 1.7 billion funding from the Thematic Excellence Programme of the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office – the Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation of the University announced yesterday.
University of Miskolc garners funding from Thematic Excellence Programme
The University of Miskolc has received HUF 400 million in funding for their research aimed at the better exploitation and utilisation of underground natural resources from the Thematic Excellence Programme of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office. Zoltán Birkner, President of the NRDI Office told to a press conference in the university on Wednesday: in 2019 around HUF 14.6 billion has been awarded to 26 universities and public research institutions in 55 thematic fields under the Thematic Excellence Programme.
HUF 45 billion call soon opens for market-driven RDI projects
With a total budget of HUF 45 billion, the highest this year, the new call for proposals of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office aimed at SME and large company innovations and cooperation in R&D, has ramped up anticipations across the country. The online application form is now available in line with the preliminary schedule, and is expected to be open for submissions from 19 July 2019.
Access to ScienceDirect, Scopus and SciVal open for the Hungarian research community, as EISZ and Elsevier work towards an Open Access pilot agreement
Hungarian Electronic Information Service National Programme (EISZ) and Elsevier, a global information analytics business specializing in science and health, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Letter of Intent, as they move towards finalizing a new innovative pilot agreement for research access and Open Access publishing in Hungary.
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26 June 2019
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With over two and a half decades of history, Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research is one of the 26 public research institutions and universities which have been selected for funding in the Thematic Excellence Programme this year. The research institute have won altogether HUF 760 million in two thematic areas – announced Ádám Szigeti, Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology at a press conference.
20 June 2019
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Hungary ranks 23rd on the European Innovation Scoreboard, making it a moderate innovator among the 28 EU member states. The innovation system thus calls for urgent reform, as the country’s innovation performance has not improved despite the efforts made in the past four years. The comprehensive packages of measures recently introduced by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office, however, directly aim to boost the innovation potential of businesses as well as to improve the utilisation of research results and cooperation in the innovation ecosystem.
18 June 2019
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Increased number of applications has confirmed the National Research, Development and Innovation Office’s decision to announce its call for industrial research and development proposals implemented in Hungarian–Israeli cooperation with triple budget, i.e. HUF 930 million this year. Although the formal assessment of the project proposals is still underway, it is already apparent that the new scheme attracted more attention: compared to 3-4 project proposals in the previous periods, this time 12 ambitious proposals have been submitted to the NRDI Office.
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01 August 2019
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The missions will be part of Horizon Europe, the next EU research and innovation programme (2021-2027). Each mission board consists of 15 experts, including the chair. They will identify the first possible specific missions on cancer, climate change, healthy oceans, climate-neutral cities and healthy soil and food by the end of 2019.
18 July 2019
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The NRDI Office held the Horizon 2020 – Horizon Europe Forum and Workshop for Assessors on 4 July 2019 where Hungarian experts involved in the international assessment of H2020 proposals shared their experience. The participants all encouraged Hungarians to apply for international assessor positions as the experience gained from this work can also be exploited later as applicants.
17 July 2019
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Hungarian and Israeli biotech companies teamed up to tackle Crohn’s, an intractable inflammatory bowel disease that affects five million people worldwide. Its causes are uncertain. There is no foolproof cure and public understanding of the pain and chronic suffering it causes is poor.