The Eastern Hungarian city of Debrecen won silver and the southwestern spa town of Zalakaros gold in this year's European Cities and Villages in Bloom competition, one of the most prestigious European contests in the field of environmental architecture, the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) has told MTI. According to the information, a total of 11 […]
Hungarian FloeWater's bottled water was a major success on the international market, winning the prestigious Monde Selection gold medal. This new, revolutionary product, which appeared on the market this year, was also proven before the experts of the food certification institute. Operating since 1961, Monde Selection, one of the world's most recognized professional quality institutes, […]
The reconstruction of the Matild Palace building won first prize in the Hotel category, the second prize in the overall competition and the third prize as the Best Project voted by the participants. The hotel has thus won the right to participate in the international round of the competition and to represent our country in […]
Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest was voted ‘Hungary’s Leading Luxury Hotel’ for the second time by the World Travel Awards. This latest distinction is a continuation of previous prestigious World Travel Awards, including Hungary’s Leading Business Hotel and Hungary’s Leading Hotel, in the past years. In addition, the hotel’s Corvinus Presidential Suite won the category of […]
The 20-member international jury of the European Museum Academy (EMA) has awarded the Hungarian Museum of Money in Budapest with the main prize. The final, held in Timisoara on Saturday evening, saw 34 museums from 20 countries competing, and for the first time, a Hungarian institution won the prestigious award, EMA informed MTI on Monday. […]
The European Film Academy (EFA) has awarded the title of 'European Film Treasure' for 2022 to the Hungarian capital's Nyugati Railway Station, and a commemorative plaque was unveiled on Friday in the hall of the railway station in Budapest. As the European Film Academy writes, this is the place from where the first Hungarian steam […]
The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) has once again announced its call for applications for the ‘For a Sustainable Future’ Award with the aim of continuing to recognize the most outstanding corporate and leadership achievements in sustainability. The business and the surrounding world are changing rapidly, constantly challenging companies. This should encourage […]
Wizz Air has again, after 2020, won the Airline of the Year award at the Air Transport Awards, the company told MTI on Thursday. The award was personally accepted by CEO József Váradi at the gala evening in Montreal, Canada on Wednesday, they wrote. The Air Transport Awards annually honors outstanding performers in the air […]
The stunning view from the newly-opened skybar White Raven Skybar & Lounge, placed on the last floor of Hilton, welcomed the Business Heroes who are actively making a positive impact in our society. A press release by the Atlas World Community says it aims to prize those entrepreneurs, who most distinguished themselves in Hungary for […]
Internationally renowned research biologist Katalin Karikó, the Hungarian biochemist who played a significant role in developing the medical technology of mRNA-based vaccines with her discoveries, had been chosen as a recipient of an honorary doctorate by Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest. The awarding ceremony, followed by a scientific symposium honoring Katalin Karikó at the […]
Nyíregyháza Zoo in NE Hungary, has been named Europe's best zoo in the category between 250 and 500 thousand visitors for the third time, according to an independent zoo expert. The prize was handed over at a ceremony in the Nyíregyháza Zoo where expert Anthony Sheridan said that 126 zoos in 29 countries had been […]
The Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Section of the National Association of Hungarian Journalists (MÚOSZ) has recognized the Ukrainian Ambassador to Hungary, Ljubov Nepop with the ‘For Our Europe’ award. In his laudation at the award ceremony this Thursday, Hungary’s former EU commissioner (2004) and foreign minister (2009-10) Professor Péter Balázs highlighted that Ambassador Ljubov […]
Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó and fellow researcher Drew Weissman, both of the University of Pennsylvania, will receive the 2022 Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal awarded by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the United States. Dr. Katalin Karikó is the first Hungarian to receive this recognition. According to the NAS website, Katalin Karikó and Drew […]
Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó and fellow researcher Drew Weissman were this year's winners of the Breakthrough Prize, one of the most prestigious scientific awards with the largest prize money, USD three million. The recognition was, of course, earned for the mRNA research that enabled the rapid development of mRNA-based Covid vaccines. The Breakthrough Prize was […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has announced that the 2021 Foreign Minister's Award is conferred on Eötvös Loránd University on August 20, 2021. As a statement from the Japanese Embassy in Budapest says, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) is a prestigious university with a long history in Hungary. With its East Asia Institute, it […]
