On 30 April 2024, the Hungarian Association for Innovation (MISZ) held a board meeting at the Bécsi út Campus of its member institution, Óbuda University. An unusual and unique item on the agenda of the meeting was the signing of a long-term tripartite strategic cooperation agreement.
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Strategic agreement between three major actors in domestic innovation
Publication date: 02 May 2024
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One billion forints to support the promotion of domestic research results under the new Science Patronage call
Budapest, 23 April 2024 – As a continuation of the previous call for proposals with similar objectives, the Science Patronage programme will be re-launched with a budget of HUF 1 billion this year to promote the visibility of Hungarian scientific achievements and to help the Hungarian research community to join the international scientific community. This call will fund costs related to participation in conferences abroad, the organisation of international conferences in Hungary and science communication.
Publication date: 23 April 2024
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Globally outstanding achievements yielding a total of more than HUF 33.8 billion in surplus revenue and bringing outstanding social benefits were awarded at the Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix ceremony
Budapest, 26 March 2024 – Hungary’s innovation scene sprang to life again when the 2023 Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix and 7 other innovation prizes were awarded on 26 March 2024 in the Upper House of the Hungarian Parliament.
Publication date: 28 March 2024
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Sustainability in focus: a constructive exchange of views on cooperation between business, research and the public sector
Budapest, 22 March 2024 – Supporting research, development and innovation related to the green transition of society and the economy, and strengthening the circular economy, are priority focus areas for both national and European fund allocations. These fields offer many opportunities and breakout points for Hungary.
Publication date: 26 March 2024
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The NRDI Fund’s Programme Strategy of 2024 has been published
Following the consultation of the National Science Policy Council, the Ministry of Culture and Innovation has published the 2024 Programme Strategy of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund (NRDI Fund).
Publication date: 26 January 2024
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HUF 5.7 billion public funding for startup incubators
A decision has been taken in the Startup Factory funding programme, announced in October, to support the development and incubation of technology startups: 12 technology incubators across the country have been given the opportunity to invest their own capital in promising startups of their choice, supplemented by public funding, and to support them in achieving market success by providing capital and business know-how.
Publication date: 19 January 2024
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Over HUF 30 billion for basic research projects
Launched on 21 September 2023, the Focus Area Innovation Call for Proposals 2023 of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office) has been successfully closed. The project proposals were reviewed by academic and market experts, as well as the newly established focus area innovation boards covering the 3+1 focus areas of the John von Neumann Programme.
Publication date: 03 January 2024
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Successful I3 Info Day - Focus on the Call “Capacity Building”
On 12 December 2023, the NRDI Office held an online information day on the new Strand 2b call of the Interregional Innovation Investment Instrument (I3).
Publication date: 19 December 2023
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HUF 4 billion to support market-oriented research and development talent
A total of more than HUF 4 billion in funding has been awarded to 150 applicants from 17 Hungarian universities under the Cooperative Doctoral Programme. The programme provides substantial funding to support doctoral research in cooperation with businesses, encouraging market-driven scientific career development and boosting Hungary’s innovation competitiveness.
Publication date: 14 December 2023
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Fostering innovations for healthy living by uniting research, business, and the public sector
Budapest, 04 December 2023 - Supporting research, development and innovation for healthy living is a key focus area for both national and European project funding. Hungary traditionally has a strong profile in this sector, but with targeted cooperation between the research, business and the public sector, our competitiveness can be further strengthened.
Publication date: 05 December 2023
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HUF 2 billion for market exploitation of innovative research results
Building on the knowledge capacity of domestic universities and research institutes, innovative products and processes can be created now with a public funding of HUF 2 billion. The Fast Track programme provides non-reimbursable funding to start-ups and spin-offs, mainly to bring research results related to healthy living, green transition or digitisation to the market.
Publication date: 23 November 2023
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Nearly HUF 14 billion to support excellent Hungarian research
More than 360 researchers and research groups will benefit from budgetary support totalling HUF 13.8 billion. Targeted at individual researchers and research teams, the so-called OTKA (Hungarian Scientific Research Fund) programmes provide excellence-based support to research projects in different categories based on the different stages of the scientific career, contributing to the strengthening of Hungarian researchers and their international scientific achievements. Project evaluation focuses on the social and intellectual impact of the research.
Publication date: 21 November 2023
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The Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix is once again open to the most successful innovations
Budapest, 16 November 2023 – Today, the Hungarian Association for Innovation (MISZ) officially announced the 2023 Hungarian Innovation Grand Prize call, jointly with the Hungarian Innovation Foundation, with the main support of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation and the National Research, Development and Innovation Office, and with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office.
Publication date: 16 November 2023
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Everything you need to know about the Hungarian entities’ participation in Horizon Europe
This text is a practical, easy-to-understand guide on how Hungarian institutions can join consortia and implement tasks in Horizon Europe while the Council Decision 2022/2506 is in effect.
Publication date: 06 November 2023
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KIM: Research Council of Hungary established with the participation of Ferenc Krausz
Budapest, Friday, October 13, 2023 (MTI) – The Research Council has been established with the participation of Nobel Prize winner Professor Ferenc Krausz, the Ministry of Culture and Innovation (KIM) announced to MTI on Friday.
Publication date: 20 October 2023
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From idea to business - HUF five billion funding programme for start-ups
The Startup Factory programme is to be relaunched from today. The government will grant around HUF 5 billion in funding to incubators that also provide mentoring and capital investments to Hungarian start-ups. The government aims to give space and support to Hungarian creativity and innovation, thus promoting the growth of the Hungarian economy.
Publication date: 13 October 2023
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HUF 6 billion in new calls for proposals to help Hungarian actors participate in international research and innovation projects
The National Research, Development and Innovation Office provides targeted funding and expert services to help Hungarian researchers, research institutions and innovative companies to become more involved in international collaborations.
Publication date: 12 October 2023
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KIM: HUF 35 billion innovation support programme launched
Budapest, Thursday, 21 September 2023 (MTI) – The public consultation on the new HUF 35 billion innovation support programme has been closed, and the call for proposal with three focus areas has been published, the State Secretary for Innovation and Higher Education of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation (KIM) said at a press conference on Thursday.
Publication date: 21 September 2023
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Hungary’s competitiveness at stake: here is the government’s innovation master plan
An innovation-focused economic policy based on cooperation between universities and companies is needed to improve Hungary’s competitiveness, Ádám Kiss, President of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office, believes
Publication date: 08 September 2023
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Two thousand young researcher to receive up to HUF 200 thousand per month
More than ever before, a total of 2249 university students and young academics have been awarded grants under the New National Excellence Programme for the academic year 2023/2024. The HUF 3.5 billion programme was open to applications from 25 participating universities across the country.
Publication date: 05 September 2023
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