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International cooperation against COVID-19 on Israel's initiative
An online international conference on ministerial level was organised, where the representatives of 18 countries signed the letter of intent entitled “Global Efforts in Fighting the Coronavirus from Research to Practice”. The event was held simultaneously in the cyberspace and in Jerusalem on 15 September 2020 at the initiative of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space of Israel.
Publication date: 09 October 2020
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Changes in the 2018 and 2019 calls for proposals supporting bilateral S&T cooperation
Travel restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic significantly affect the implementation of projects funded under the bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation calls. To assess the impact of the pandemic, the NRDI Office invited 147 affected beneficiaries whose projects are in the implementation stage to participate in an online survey.
Publication date: 18 September 2020
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Palkovics: new centre of competence and science park receive green light in Nagykanizsa
Nagykanizsa, 1 September 2020 Friday (MTI) – A new centre of competence for circular economy and a science and innovation park is going to be established with the involvement of University of Pannonia, MOL and local businesses – the Minister for Innovation and Technology announced on Friday in Nagykanizsa, South West Hungary.
Publication date: 11 September 2020
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Bringing Hungarian innovation to market

The coronavirus pandemic has not caused significant disruption to Hungarian research but it has definitely demanded a great deal of flexibility from all stakeholders and exposed the innovation readiness of society – István Szabó, Vice President of the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office said to the Hungarian business daily Világgazdaság.

Publication date: 10 August 2020
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Hungarian SMEs can apply for substantial EU funds with the support of experienced mentors
The government is giving Hungarian companies as much help as possible to successfully apply for direct-access EU funds, so the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM), in collaboration with the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office, relaunches its SME mentoring programme that offers free practice-oriented training for applicants – Tamás Schanda announced on his social media page.
Publication date: 29 July 2020
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HUF 2 billion funding programme for incubators to boost the Hungarian startup ecosystem
Budapest, 23 July 2020 Thursday (MTI) – The National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office, with the policy support of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM), announces the Startup Factory call for proposals. The funding programme supports the expert and mentoring activity of business incubators with HUF 2 billion – the ITM disclosed in a communication this Thursday.
Publication date: 23 July 2020
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More money is coming formarket-driven innovations in September. Small companies should also keep an eyeout
The call for market-driven RDI projects attracted much attention this spring, so “we are planning to open it again in September”; the call notice is already on the drafting table – Zoltán Birkner revealed in an interview with Portfolio.hu. The President of the coordinator National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office said that this round would also be fully open, and he also drew attention to their SME Start Innovation call which offers HUF 10 to 20 million for the implementation of good ideas in a simplified application procedure”.
Publication date: 22 July 2020
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Budget doubled for Covidea idea and startup contest
Budapest, 4 July 2020 Saturday (MTI) – The originally planned approximately HUF 60 million budget has been doubled to over HUF 120 million for the Covidea idea and startup contest – the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM) disclosed to the Hungarian News Agency (MTI) this Saturday.
Publication date: 04 July 2020
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2019 Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix awarded
The global reputation of Hungarian science is good, but this cannot always be said about the utilisation of its results – József Bódis, state secretary for higher education, innovation and vocational training of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM) pointed out at the awards ceremony of the 28th Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix this Tuesday in Budapest.
Publication date: 30 June 2020
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Over HUF 6 billion requested by nearly 400 SMEs in the first stage of the SME START INNOVATION call
More than HUF 6 billion was requested in total by 386 SMEs in the first stage of the SME START INNOVATION call opened in late May and closed on 19 June. In order to ensure continuous access to innovation funds for SMEs, the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office, with the policy support of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM), opened the second stage of the call immediately after closing the first one.
Publication date: 24 June 2020
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Israel launches startup education series in the V4 countries
At the initiative of its embassies in the V4 countries, Israel launches an educational series called Startup Nation V4 Virtual Startups Bootcamp in Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia and Poland.
Publication date: 16 June 2020
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Reopened S&T call supports researcher mobility with HUF 200 million in 2020
The HUF 200 million programme for international research partnerships is open again: it provides funding from the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Fund to increase the mobility of participants and promote the exchange of experts, thus helping international bilateral science and technology (S&T) partnerships to launch new projects and further deepen cooperation.
Publication date: 11 June 2020
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Information on reopened customer service and restarted on-site inspections
As of 1 July 2020, the National Research, Development and Innovation Office restarted on-site inspections previously suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, as of 15 June 2020, personal administration at the customer service, and personal receipt and inspection of documents are available again.
Publication date: 11 June 2020
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Institutional research excellence programmes continue in new form - Over HUF 44 billion has been earmarked for the next two years
The former institutional excellence programmes will be integrated into the new Thematic Excellence Programme 2020 (TKP2020), financed from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund with HUF 44.3 billion over the next two-year period – Tamás Schanda, deputy minister of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology announced. The purpose of the new funding system remains the same: to support the professional work of university knowledge centres and research centres in a simplified form, with a focus on research, development and innovation.
Publication date: 04 June 2020
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HUF 53 billion for job protection and boosting innovation in the business sector
Four new innovation calls will open soon with a total budget of HUF 53 billion, financed from the NRDI Fund – Dr. László Palkovics, Minister for Innovation and Technology announced in Zalaegerszeg. The calls provide funding to create and protect jobs and improve the research, development and innovation potential and activities of businesses, in particular SMEs.
Publication date: 29 May 2020
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New ÚNKP scholarships cover all stages of research careers
This year’s New National Excellence Programme (ÚNKP) calls for applications are now open: the HUF 4 billion budget is available to undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, postdoctors, and young teachers and researchers until 30 June 2020. As a novelty, a separate call is dedicated to talented doctoral candidates and postdoctors to ensure that all stages of research careers are supported. This year applications can only be submitted electronically. The calls and related documents are available on the ÚNKP website at www.unkp.gov.hu.
Publication date: 28 May 2020
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COVIDEA online startup call to address the social and economic challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic
The National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office, with the policy support of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM), announces a contest for innovative ideas that can be implemented to mitigate the effects of new challenges arising from the current difficult epidemiological, health and social situation.
Publication date: 23 April 2020
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Institutional excellence programmes will continue in 2020
In 2020 the Excellence Programme for Higher Education Institutions (FIKP) and the Thematic Excellence Programme (TKP) will be integrated into a single programme called Thematic Excellence Programme 2020 (TKP2020), financed from the NRDI Fund. The main objective remains the same: to create a funding system for more effective and rewarding professional work in higher education institutions and research institutes by focusing RDI activities in these institutions.
Publication date: 22 April 2020
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The NRDI Office introduces flexible disbursement rules for advances, simpler administration and a new RDI Hotline channel to support all stakeholders of the domestic innovation ecosystem
Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, applicants, evaluators and financing institutions of pub-licly funded R&D and innovation projects are all facing new challenges. The NRDI Office comes up with eased rules for disbursement of advances to alleviate cash-flow difficulties of ongoing pro-jects and supports beneficiaries of funded proposals with simpler administrative procedures and prolonged submission deadlines.
Publication date: 21 April 2020
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Information on the temporary modification of the rules of disbursement of advances in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic
In consideration of the pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the state of danger declared in Hungary, and the expected economic and social consequences of the situation, the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office has adopted measures to simplify and facilitate the financing of research, development and innovation projects funded from the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Fund.
Publication date: 21 April 2020
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