ESN hungary
written by
zsanett Kelemen, edited by Jozsef Virga
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Hungary has joined the network in 1999 when the first section was established in Pécs. The number of the sections is continuously increasing, at the moment we have 18 sections in 10 different cities. During the past years, ESN sections were working hard not only to make the incoming students’ life easier but also to increase the number of outgoing Hungarian students by organizing scholarship fairs in cooperation with the international offices of the universities to support the student mobility and provide better options for the Hungarian students who want to study abroad. ESN Hungary has also been cooperating with Tempus Public Foundation – the National Agency of Hungary – in order to educate high school students about student mobility, as part of a national SocialErasmus programme related to Erasmus in Schools.
an ER25MUS birthday gala. Section, ESNer, moment, Social Program and event of the year has been awarded. It is a tradition ever since to organize a gala at the end of each year. In May, 2013 ESN Hungary has organized a Mobility Gala dinner and party on a cruising ship of the river Danube in Budapest where not only Hungarian and international ESNers but also representatives of the Hungarian National Agency and exchange/mobility officers of the universities along with fellow student volunteers have met and celebrated the long lasting success of the ERASMUS/LLP. ESN Hungary’s national training event is called SectionTraining and is organized at least once a year.
Hungary /ˈhʌŋɡəri/ (Hungarian: Magyarország [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡ])
Hungarian ESNers have been represented in the International Board as well. First, Gábor Békéssy Jr. has been in a position of General Secretary between 2001-2002, later on, in 2008 Melinda Horváth was the Secretary of the IB.
In September, 2009 the cooperation of the Hungarian sections have brought to life our first national event which was organized at the lake Balaton, called WonderCamp. The event – which serves as a fresher’s camp – is organized each year in September. In late December, 2012 an end-of-the-year event was organized to celebrate a fantastic and successful year. This gala-party was the ESN Hungary National Board’s Awards which also served as
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Besides our national event, Hungarian sections have organized different international events several times as well. We are one of those smaller ESN countries but we have been pretty active and motivated which has just been growing ever since!
Motto of ESN Hungary: HungaRISE UP your life!