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Territorial Innovation Platform established at the University of Debrecen

Nationwide events presenting the Territorial Innovation Platforms (TIP) organised by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office and supported by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology were launched. Local universities also joined the programme by signing the declaration of cooperation in Budapest and in 5 other cities. Today TIP was also set up at the University of Debrecen.

Publication date: 13 November 2019

OTDT Pro Scientia Gold Medal awarded to 51 students

The number of high school applicants doubled. Junior Pro Scientia Gold Medal awarded again after a decade.

Publication date: 31 October 2019

Territorial Innovation Platforms: new nationwide programme to boost the efficiency of territorial innovation ecosystems

A new nationwide series of events entitled “Territorial Innovation Platforms (TIP)” is launched in November by the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office, with the policy support of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology, to take place in Budapest and five rural university sites. The programme aims to facilitate territorial partnerships across the country based on university knowledge bases with an aim to ensure direct access to information about innovation policy directions, enable and strengthen cooperation between local innovators, and create new professional foundations.

Publication date: 21 October 2019

International water technology conference in Nagykanizsa

As world population grows rapidly, so does demand for water, presenting a global challenge for humanity. Water will soon become the most important natural resource in the world, which increases the importance of competitive water treatment and water purification technologies. The Soós Ernő Water Technology Research and Development Centre, an industry-leading Hungarian innovator, dedicated an international scientific conference to the topic for the sixth time, where talented students and young researchers were also awarded. The event was attended by Dr. Zoltán Birkner, President of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office, one of the founders of the institution.

Publication date: 11 October 2019

New Hungarian-developed IoT framework helps manufacturing companies to go digital

NETvisor Zrt, the Technical and Economic University of Budapest (BME) and CS-Process Mérnöki Kft have successfully closed a joint two-year R&D project with a total cost of HUF 835 million, of which HUF 635 million was provided by the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI )Office in funding. The new IoT framework developed by the industry–university consortium will enable manufacturing companies to quickly and cost-effectively transform or expand their activities through digitisation and Industry 4.0 solutions.

Publication date: 26 September 2019

International smart specialisation cooperation workshop for the development of the food industry through Industry 4.0 and digitisation

Organised by Campden BRI Magyarország Nonprofit Kft, in collaboration with the National Research, Development and Innovation Office, supported by the DG REGIO of the European Commission, and in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Innoskart ICT Cluster, the workshop to be held in Budapest starting on 19 September 2019 focuses on Central European and interregional cooperation promoting smart specialisation in the food industry.

Publication date: 19 September 2019

ELTE receives 1.7 billion for three research areas

Eötvös Loránd University has been awarded a HUF 1.7 billion grant in the Thematic Excellence Programme of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office – the President of the NRDI Office and the management of the University announced in a joint press conference. The grant can be spent on in-house research in the fields of synthetic chemistry and biochemistry, high-reliability IT solutions, and family and national community-development.

Publication date: 10 September 2019

University of Debrecen wins HUF 2 billion for automotive, health and aerospace research and development

The University of Debrecen has been awarded HUF 2 billion in the Thematic Excellence Programme of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office for research and development in the automotive industry, a flagship industry in the region, for innovative aerospace research, and for research on insulin resistance which causes chronic diseases.

Publication date: 02 September 2019

Record high number of scholarships awarded in the New National Excellence Programme,while applications twice exceeded available funds

Scholarships were awarded again this year to undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, doctoral candidates, young academics and researchers in the New National Excellence Programme. The HUF 4 billion budget made it possible to award 13% more scholarships than last year for the upcoming academic year: altogether 2003 applicants received scholarships.

Publication date: 29 August 2019

The University of Pannonia won funding of HUF 400 million

In relation to the digital transformation of the industry, the new project of the University of Pannonia, funded under the Thematic Excellence Programme of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office, focuses on R&D that promotes the sustainable development of the regional industry.

Publication date: 22 August 2019

Agricultural research centre receives funding of HUF 260 million a year for three years

The National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre (NAIK) is going to receive HUF 260 million a year for three years for its project selected for funding in the Thematic Excellence Programme – the President of the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI ) Office announced this Tuesday in Gödöllő.

Publication date: 13 August 2019

Szent István University gets over HUF 450 million in funding from NRDI Office

The National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office provides more than HUF 450 million in funding to Szent István University in the framework of the Thematic Excellence Programme, as announced at a press conference this Thursday in Budapest.

Publication date: 01 August 2019

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.

Publication date: 29 July 2019

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.

Publication date: 23 July 2019

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.

Publication date: 17 July 2019

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.

Publication date: 12 July 2019

Mining and geological service gets funding for data unification

The Mining and Geological Survey of Hungary has been awarded HUF 203 billion in funding for developing a unified database in the framework of the Thematic Excellence Programme – Ádám Szigeti, Deputy State Secretary for Innovation of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology said at a press conference in Budapest this Wednesday.

Publication date: 10 July 2019

Horizon2020 – Horizon Europe Forum and workshop for assessors about the NRDI Office’s facilitator instruments

In response to the intense interest, the National Research, Development and Innovation Office has arranged for a second professional forum within a month on the untapped potentials of the Horizon 2020 programme, and on how applicants can prepare for the calls of the upcoming R&I framework programme. The event has shown how Hungarian applicants can perform better in the Eu’s R&D framework programmes.

Publication date: 04 July 2019

Bay Zoltán Research Institute receives funding in the Thematic Excellence Programme

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.

Publication date: 26 June 2019

New NRDI Office measures set to improve the efficiency of the national innovation system

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.

Publication date: 20 June 2019

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