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Nearly HUF 3.5 billion to support researcher recruitment in the new academic year
Nearly HUF 3.5 billion can be awarded to around 2,000 winners in the 2023 calls of the New National Excellence Programme (ÚNKP). Since 2016, the programme has provided altogether HUF 26 billion in grant funding to around 13,000 students and young researchers to achieve their goals.
Publication date: 16 May 2023
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Correct interpretation of the European Commission’s information message sent to Horizon project coordinators via the Funding and Tenders Portal
On 13 April, the European Commission sent an automatic notification to coordinators of ongoing projects under the Horizon research and innovation framework programme via its Funding and Tenders Portal, warning consortia that the Council Decision that excludes entities maintained by Hungarian public interest trusts from EU funding could affect the implementation of already ongoing projects.
Publication date: 04 May 2023
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Communication on issuing commitment letters for model-changing higher education institutions to participate in Horizon Europe programme and in science & RDI funding programmes of the EU under direct and indirect management
The NRDI Office provides commitment letters in English to help model-changing higher education institutions to remain participants in collaborative projects under Horizon Europe and the EU’s directly and indirectly managed science, research, development and innovation funding programmes
Publication date: 04 May 2023
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This year’s OTKA call has been published: HUF 13.5 billion to support Hungarian research
This year, the OTKA programme will continue to support the implementation of research projects, the achievement of outstanding scientific results and the development of new methods and procedures. The total budget for the call targeting individual researchers and research teams will be HUF 13.5 billion in 2023.
Publication date: 28 March 2023
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Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix Awards Presented
Budapest, Friday 23 March 2024 (MTI) - The awards of the 2022 Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix were presented on Friday in the Parliament Building in Budapest. The Grand Prix for outstanding technical and economic innovation with significant business benefits was awarded to Mediso Kft. for the development of the Ultra-High Field PET-MRI medical product family.
Publication date: 27 March 2023
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The government set up a Horizon Europe guarantee fund to support the participation of Hungarian universities operated by public interest trust foundations in Horizon Europe projects

Hungarian higher education institutions operated by public interest trust foundations established under Hungarian Act IX of 2021 are still able to apply to the Horizon Europe research programme and participate in the implementation of the winning projects.

Publication date: 21 March 2023
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OTKA is the first to open in the series of 2023 research and innovation calls
The Ministry of Culture and Innovation and the National Research, Development and Innovation Office, which manages the calls for proposals, are committed to taking research and innovation projects to a new level of support in the future. The successive funding schemes are prepared through a thoroughly considered, systematic planning process to ensure that the domestic resources available are used in the most appropriate and efficient way.
Publication date: 10 March 2023
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New President appointed to the National Research, Development and Innovation Office
Minister for Culture and Innovation János Csák appointed Ádám Kiss as the new President of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office from 7 March 2023.
Publication date: 09 March 2023
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The 13th Hungarian – Japanese Intergovernmental Science and Technology Consultation concluded with success
The 13th Hungarian-Japanese Intergovernmental Science and Technology Consultation (S&T Consultation) was held on 21 February in Budapest, Hungary, under the coordination of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office and with the cooperation of the Embassy of Japan in Budapest, in order to promote cooperation between the two countries.
Publication date: 01 March 2023
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European Commission confirms that model-shifting universities can continue to apply for Horizon Europe funding
In the view of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation and the NRDI Office, the Council Decision does not prohibit the submission of proposals by universities maintained by public interest trusts established under Hungarian Act IX of 2021/ universities concerned by the Council Decision, only the signature of agreements with them, and we continue to recommend and support their application to Horizon Europe.
Publication date: 20 February 2023
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The Innovation Section of the Hungarian Economic Association was founded
The Innovation Section of the Hungarian Economic Association held its inaugural meeting on 3 February 2023.
The founding members elected Dr István Szabó, Vice President of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office, as the President of the Section.
Publication date: 10 February 2023
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Superbacteria in cancer therapy
On 8 December, at the invitation of Dr. István Szabó, Vice President of the NRDI Office, eight members of the nine-member team from the Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Natural Sciences (ELTE TTK), which won gold at the iGEM competition in Paris at the end of October, visited our office. In addition to the winning team, we had as guests Dr. Imre Kacskovics, Dean of ELTE TTK, and Dr. Erik Bogsch, Jr., Director of the Biotechnology Business Unit of Richter Gedeon Plc.
Publication date: 11 January 2023
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We are among the leaders in the region in building a circular economy!
A green, sustainable, or circular economy is being consistently built in Hungary. This spring, the Circular Economy Technology Platform (KGTP) was established. Below is an interview with Dr. Zoltán Birkner, President of the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office, which reveals what we have done in Hungary this year to establish and develop the circular economy model.
Publication date: 19 December 2022
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Researchinfrastructures.hu, the new website showcasing the Top 50+ excellent research infrastructures in Hungary, has been launched
Research infrastructures are key players in the research, development and innovation (RDI) ecosystem, both for basic research and for innovation-driven research. Hungary also has a number of excellent research infrastructures by international standards, through which it is a member of the most important European research infrastructure networks and consortia.
Publication date: 14 December 2022
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The inaugural meeting of the Hungarian-Philippine Joint Science and Technology Committee
Dr. Leah J. Buendia, Philippine Deputy Secretary of Science and Technology, and a delegation of four other senior officials from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Manila, arrived in Budapest on an official visit from 5 to 8 December 2022.
Publication date: 12 December 2022
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Zoltán Birkner: Hungary spends approximately a thousand billion a year on research and development
Budapest, Thursday, December 8, 2022 (MTI) - Hungary now spends nearly a thousand billion forints a year on research and development, and if this pace is maintained, it will be among the top ten RDI countries by 2030, the president of the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office said at a conference in Budapest on Thursday.
Publication date: 08 December 2022
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KIM: Market-oriented developments will receive nearly HUF 12.5 billion from the increased budget of the Fast Track call
Budapest, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 (MTI) – Building on the knowledge capacity of Hungarian universities and businesses, innovative products and processes will be created with a total of nearly HUF 12.5 billion in state support from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, the Ministry of Culture and Innovation (KIM) told MTI on Tuesday.
Publication date: 26 October 2022
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Tripartite Agreement on Professional Support for Innovation
The leaders of Corvinus University of Budapest, the University of Pannonia and the National Research, Development and Innovation Office signed an agreement on 18 October at Corvinus University in Budapest to promote innovation management in Hungary. As part of the cooperation, they established the National Innovation Conference, which is to be developed into an international event and will be held alternately at the two signatory universities every year.
Publication date: 21 October 2022
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Another university to support the National Position Paper onOpen Science
The certificate issued on the occasion was delivered by Dr. István Szabó, Vice President for Science and International Affairs On 17 October 2022, the opening day of the Innovation Week of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), to Dr. Csaba Gyuricza, Rector of the University.
Publication date: 20 October 2022
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NRDI Office: Hungary could be among Europe’s top innovators by 2030
Budapest, Tuesday, 11 October 2022 (MTI) - Hungary could be among Europe’s top innovators by 2030, but the research and development system established in recent years could yield spectacular results already within a few years, the President of the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office said at the Innovation Day of Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest on Tuesday.
Publication date: 11 October 2022
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