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05 April 2022
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A brief introduction to the organisation

During its nearly 30 years of existence, Bay Zoltán Applied Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research has carried out a wide range of professional activities in various organisational forms and has gained significant research experience in Hungary and even internationally.

Since its foundation, the executives and staff of the Bay Zoltán Institute have been committed to creating and developing close cooperation between education and research, which is indispensable for achieving outstanding results.

The mission of the Research Institute is to increase the competitiveness and efficiency of domestic companies through successful innovation and technology transfer, in close cooperation with leading domestic and foreign partner institutions.

We cooperate with public, academic and higher education institutions and their research centres, acting as an innovation link for them through applied R&D and technology transfer activities.

As a think tank, with our researchers and expert team, we are able to serve emerging industrial R&D needs to an internationally high professional standard and take them from idea to implementation.

We also play an active role in international consortium building, networking, participation in EU RDI programmes and technology incubation.

Our mission is to be a catalyst for international and domestic projects of outstanding technological excellence and high added value at the national economic level, which can contribute significantly to social welfare.

The main activities of the organisation

  • Materials and technology development
  • Materials testing, Biotechnology, Environmental microbiology
  • Electronics
  • IT
  • Small-scale production
  • Large-scale production
  • Innovation services
  • Logistics
  • Operational safety
  • Laboratory tests

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A brief introduction to the organisation

The democratically organised HÖOK ensures the representation of students’ interests in higher education at national level. In all higher education institutions, student self-governance is not only a legal obligation but also a substantive right to ensure that students’ interests are represented in an appropriate way and at an appropriate level.

The HÖOK carries out educational organisation, social and youth policy tasks for the overall development of higher education in Hungary. To this end, it runs a number of programmes, including three mentoring programmes, in which it feels a special responsibility for Hungarian students from abroad. It has also organised and run numerous national events, such as the Meeting of University and College Students (EFOTT).

The HÖOK is composed of the student unions (HÖK) of universities, which represent the interests of students at local level. HÖKs shape student life according to the needs of students, provides help with academic and social issues, cultural and recreational opportunities and services.

Student unions are represented in the General Assembly, which is the main decision-making body of the HÖOK, in proportion to the number of student seats, including the nine foreign student representatives who are honorary members of the HÖOK. The General Assembly is responsible, among other things, for electing the President and the Board Members. In addition, the institutional HÖK leaders also discuss priority issues in the HÖOK Committee and in regional committees. The student movement develops a united position in the interests of students and makes proposals to the decision-making bodies on the development of higher education.

The main activities of the organisation

  • National representation of interests
  • Training of student representatives
  • Higher Education Mentoring Programme
  • Stipendium Hungaricum Mentoring Network
  • Talent Mentoring Programme
  • Student Advocate Programme
  • Cross-Border Programme
  • EFOTT Festival
  • Educatio Exhibition
  • “Pont Ott” Party
  • Skiride

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A brief introduction to the organisation

The Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH) is organised around the ELKH Secretariat and the research centres, independent research institutes and funded research groups (research centres) that it operates as a central budgetary body. The ELKH Secretariat is an independent budgetary institution established by Parliament with effect from 1 August 2019 to manage and operate a centrally funded, independent research network, which is the cornerstone of Hungarian scientific life. The creation of a separate professional organisation and management for the research network has enabled targeted, efficient and rapid decision-making and strengthened professional support for the institutions.

The ELKH Secretariat is committed to scientific excellence and freedom of research. As part of its mission, it supports innovative, targeted research programmes and efforts to maximise the use of research results that can contribute to solving domestic and global societal and environmental challenges. It encourages cooperation between domestic and international members of the R&D sector, thus contributing to the competitiveness of the Hungarian economy. It supports Hungary's efforts to become a European and world leader in research and development.

The priority objectives of the ELKH Secretariat are to increase research capacity, efficiency and competitiveness, to strengthen relations, to increase the number of international projects and collaborations, to promote the exploitation of research results, to support scientific careers and to facilitate the mobility of young researchers.

A strategic dimension of the organisation's vision is to initiate challenge-driven research with a social mission, to enrich, renew and open up our social capital to the world at large, whether it is our historical knowledge, our culture or our natural resources.

The main activities of the organisation

  • Researchers at the research centres under the responsibility of the ELKH Secretariat carry out basic and applied research in a wide range of fields, from mathematics and natural sciences to life sciences, humanities and social sciences.
  • The scientific work carried out in the research centres of the ELKH aims to directly or indirectly support Hungarian industry and agriculture, to improve their competitiveness, thus contributing to Hungary's overall development and its efforts to significantly improve its position in science and innovation.
  • The strategic thematic areas of the ELKH are: digitisation, energy, health, environment and security, and human resources.

The broad research scope of the ELKH is illustrated by the range of research centres under the ELKH Secretariat:

  • Centre for Agricultural Research;
  • Humanities Research Centre;
  • Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences;
  • Centre for Energy Research;
  • Centre for Economic and Regional Studies;
  • Centre for Linguistic Research;
  • Centre for Ecological Research;
  • Biological Research Centre in Szeged;
  • Centre for Social Sciences;
  • Research Centre for Natural Sciences;
  • Wigner Research Centre for Physics;
  • Nuclear Research Institute;
  • Veterinary Science Research Institute;
  • Balaton Limnological Research Institute;
  • Institute for Earth and Space Science;
  • Institute of Experimental Medicine;
  • Rényi Alfréd Institute of Mathematics;
  • Institute for Computer Science and Control.
  • Office of Funded Research Groups (more than 100 independent research groups in universities and other public institutions).

For more information on the research centres https://elkh.org/kutatasi-halozat/ link.

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A brief introduction to the organisation

The IVSZ is an NGO which brings together digital economy actors. It has 350 member companies and works with national and international organisations and individuals committed to digitisation through a wide range of activities. The aim of the NGO is to increase and sustain the competitiveness of the national economy and domestic enterprises, the country’ performance and the living standards of the population by applying the tools of digitisation.

To this end, it works to raise the level of digital literacy , to introduce and deploy digital solutions among economic, public and civil society actors.

The IVSZ is led by the Chair and the Board Members, who carry out their duties in social work. Member companies are organised into 11 thematic working groups. The operational tasks of the IVSZ are carried out by the Office, under the leadership of the Secretary General, which employs experts and communication specialists on a full-time basis, in addition to the administrative activities of the operation.

The main activities of the organisation

  • News - general and thematic information for member companies
  • Events - professional and sectoral events (e.g. SMART, Menta)
  • Professional materials by topic - surveys and studies prepared by the IVSZ network of experts
  • Carrying out national and international professional projects independently or in partnership
  • Videos - content preparation, technical implementation and dissemination
  • Podcasts - content preparation, technical implementation and dissemination

Content by thematic area

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A brief introduction to the organisation

As a professional organisation, the Hungarian Association for Innovation (MISZ) focuses on the role of innovation in stimulating the economy. Currently, 250 institutions (businesses, research institutes, universities, etc.) are direct members and 455 are indirect members.

The member institutions operate under the following sections: R&D; Higher Education; Enterprise Development; Agriculture and Start-up. The MISZ represents the professional interests of its member institutions, represents the innovation sector as a whole, and carries out significant professional work (R&D, industrial property protection, etc.).

The Association participates, often as an initiator, in the preparation of laws, public administration concepts and resolutions concerning research, development and innovation. It works closely with public organisations, parliamentary committees, chambers and other professional and advocacy bodies. It publishes federal news and incoming information in the fortnightly electronic NEWSLETTER. It provides a service to its members, primarily by exploring opportunities for networking at home and abroad, and by providing information on the various funding opportunities. It organises the annual Youth Science and Innovation Talent Contest and the Hungarian Innovation Grand Prize competition. It is supported by more than 80 volunteers.

The main activities of the organisation are:

  • Promoting technological innovation

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A brief introduction to the organisation

The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (SZTNH) is the main government agency responsible for the protection of intellectual property in the economy, science and culture. Its work covers industrial property and copyright, as well as the certification of research and development activities and procedures such as the registration of early-stage (start-up) companies and the companies that support them.
As the predecessor of the SZTNH, the Hungarian Royal Patent Office was established on 1 March 1896, which was the first independent national authority of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, and since then its basic task has been the protection of creative Hungarian intellectual works.

In addition to its work as a public authority, the SZTNH is a service office, which means that it offers a range of services to help its clients obtain information before filing a patent application, so that they can decide whether it is worthwhile to embark on a patent procedure that could take several years. In practice, anyone with an idea, a development, or even a logo, a company name, a previously unknown process, written material, a photograph, a painting, a sculpture, etc., that is, intellectual property that they want to protect from being stolen and exploited by others, can contact the SZTNH.

Intellectual property protection has two main parts. Industrial property protection is the legal protection of intellectual works of a technical nature and trademarks. Copyright protects original works of literature, science and art. The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office is the authority that also issues R&D qualifications, which means that if someone is engaged in R&D activities, the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office issues a certificate. This can also be used to claim tax relief and grant money later.

The main objective of the SZTNH is to make more domestic businesses aware of the importance of the various protections. While it is standard practice for large corporations and SMEs in developed countries to protect all the intellectual property they produce, we are losing millions of euros by not doing so. They could lose out on grant money, royalties or even tax breaks.

The main activities of the organisation

  • Forms of industrial property protection:
    • Trademark
    • Patent
    • Utility model protection
    • Design protection
    • Geographical indications
  • Copyright protection
  • R&D qualification
  • Register of early-stage enterprises and enterprises supporting early-stage enterprises
  • Research services:
    • Patent research
    • Trademark services
  • Intellectual property protection training

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Updated: 05 April 2022
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