People from over a hundred countries attend the four-day 7th World Science Forum (WSF) in Budapest that opened this Wednesday. Topics include combatting climate change and natural disasters, recent epidemics and global health hazards they pose.

The world of science focuses on the Hungarian capital in the early days of next month during the 7th World Science Forum. Throughout November, there is also a series of events celebrating Hungarian science as it has been a tradition since 1997.

Although, the war is Syria seems to wage more than ever, a group at the Center for Conflict, Negotiation and Recovery (CCNR) at the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest deals with the possibilities of people returning to post-conflict Syria.

This Thursday saw the opening of the 2015 program series of the Design Week Budapest Museum of Applied Arts in the Hungarian capital. Those interested in this subject will be able to attend over a hundred programs until October 4.

September 16 marks the birthday of Hungarian scientist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Szent-Györgyi, whose discovery was among the foundations of modern nutrition. Read on to find out more on this brilliant mind.

Technology has changed photography technically, but it doesn’t change my way of ‘seeing’. Photojournalism is not dead”, says Tamás Révész, who has organized The World Press Photo exhibition in Budapest.

Budapest’s Capa Center presents a selection of photographs by Robert Capa, who is one of the world’s most recognized war photojournalists. Due to the great number of visitors, the exhibition has been extended by October 31, 2015.

Close to 1.2 million students started a new year in some 2,200 Hungarian elementary and secondary schools (today. The number of those enrolling in the first year of elementary school is 74,121 – some four thousand less than last year.

Chess grand master Judit Polgár and composer Péter Eötvös have been recognized with the Order of Saint Stephen, Hungary’s highest state decoration. The decorations were handed over in the presidential Sándor Palace on August 20, Hungary’s national holiday.

For the 15th year in a row, the Seven Meadows’ Land Festival is organized in the village of Õriszentpéter, the center of the Õrség region in southwestern Hungary. The ten-day festival is characterized by 'traditional art and open hearts'.

This year 'Szitizens' can expect great music from all over the globe, during the Sziget festival on August 10-17. The program at the Island of Freedom venue will offer a wide range of music.

Hungary has joined the worldwide 2015 initiative 'International Year of Light'. The programs of the international project are centered around four topics in this country: the science of light; light technology; light in nature; and light and culture.

Budapest Summer Festival presents 'Ooh La La,' the Night Revue Circus at the Margaret Island Open-air Stage. The joint production of the Open-Air Theatre, Bor Productions and MACIVA is staged on July 30 - August 1.

The Hungarian Minister of Human Capacities, Zoltán Balog and the French Ambassador in Budapest Roland Galharague signed a Hungarian-French intergovernmental movie production cooperation deal in the Hungarian capital.

The now traditional VOLT Festival takes place for the 23rd year with a great line-up of more than 130 artists on 5 stages. The four-day event attracts over 100 000 fans each year, it is still said to maintain a special 'family' atmosphere.