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The Minister of Culture and Innovation talked about the Pannónia and HU-rizont scholarship programs on public television channel M1’s program on Tuesday. Balázs Hankó also recalled his trip last week to the United States where he visited leading American universities, reports Hirado.hu.
The Minister said that he had met with US Education Secretary Linda McMahon, and that sovereignty and partnership were the main topics of their discussions. In the fields of education, research and the economy, they both have the interests of their respective nations at heart, he recalled. He added that
the U.S. politician praised the renewal of Hungarian higher education and vocational training. In Hungary today, one in two students is now studying in dual training within vocational education and training.
On higher education, Balázs Hankó pointed out how Hungary had increased the number of students enrolled in technical and scientific fields and that “the woke ideology is not for universities”. The Minister also discussed the possibilities for cooperation with the Pannónia and HU-rizont programs, which replaced Erasmus, at several US universities.
He announced that
an agreement had been reached with Harvard to strengthen joint training with Semmelweis University. In the case of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a cooperation agreement on technical issues had been established with the Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN). At Yale University, the potential of summer universities in both countries was discussed.
Mr Hankó added that they also discussed with representatives of Columbia University the cooperation in training and research in the natural sciences, and with the heads of The Catholic University of America about cooperation in bioethics, economics and social sciences. He recalled that thanks to the Pannónia program, sixty-two Hungarian students are studying in the United States of America.
The Minister recalled that in the first semester, 3,042 students participated in the scholarship program, and in the spring semester the number will increase to 5,000. This means that more Hungarian students and researchers will be able to participate in these American universities, which the government hopes will strengthen the success of young Hungarians, he emphasized.
Balázs Hankó also presented the elements of the Hungarian family support system during his trip to the U.S. He explained how the government supports Hungarian families, and how this means progress on the labour market, and how it helps the economy and childbearing. He stressed that the Americans have recognized the family support model and are working on the adoption of some elements.
Mr Hankó said had also met with the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State, Darren Beattie. They discussed the cultural and research and innovation program that Hungary would participate in next year in connection with the 250th “birthday” of the United States. He highlighted that
the anniversary will also help to bring Hungarian culture to the fore in the international arena, as the two countries share the same values, including the traditional family model and Christian cultural values.
The Minister also spoke about his trip to the U.S. on Kossuth Radio’s Good Morning, Hungary! program, where he also touched on the field of artificial intelligence. He said that he had discussed with Albert-László Barabási how the scientist’s research in the field of health or food could be applied in Hungary. He added that in Washington, he and IBM’s vice-president reviewed research on artificial intelligence that already has links with Hungary. He noted that there would be further academic cooperation between the two countries in the field of artificial intelligence.
Via Hirado.hu, MTI, Featured photo via Facebook/Hankó Balázs