One of the funding schemes of the NRDI Office is specifically designed to enable Hungarian students studying in UK universities to join internship programmes in Hungary. Grantees have the opportunity to return to Hungary for a few months and participate in the scientific work of innovative domestic businesses and research institutions to gain an insight into Hungarian career opportunities and the incentive system of research funding. This year’s winners are going to participate in research projects in solid-state physics, artificial intelligence and robot programming, to mention just a few.

The Institute of Behavioural Science and Communication Theory of Budapest Corvinus University (BCU) organised a conference on 11 May.  In his opening speech, József Pálinkás, reviewing the tasks of science communication, stressed that besides up-to-date encouraging of the scientific publishing, sophisticated dissemination of knowledge, and popularisation of science, the science communication should be made part of the science funding systems, competition models, and requirement systems.

The same website offers full information about RDI competitions funded from national and EU sources and RDI programmes to be applied for directly at the European Commission. Searchable databases advise on funded projects. Promising projects and exemplary results are showcased with focus on their economic and social benefits. A complex information base of the policy-making activities of the NRDI Office.

Businesses in Hungary have launched 2,000 new research, development and innovation projects since 2015 with domestic and EU funding of HUF 300 billion (EUR 1 billion). Annual funding provided to businesses from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund to promote innovation doubled in 2017 as compared to 2015.