The Agreement is in line with the Hungary-ASEAN Scholarship Program for the promotion of education and student mobility established by the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary and the ASEAN Secretariat. Hungary is offering annual scholarships for 35 Filipino students and academia to pursue studies in the fields of agriculture and sustainable development, medicine, water management engineering and hydrology, architecture and protection of cultural heritage, natural sciences and environmental studies.

The Hungarian government is keen on promoting the country’s excellence and expertise in these fields and hopes that there would be more foreign students from the ASEAN who can take part in the scholarship programs. According to Ambassador Jaucian, the re-opening of the Hungarian Embassy in Manila in March 2016 would pave the way towards closer bilateral cooperation in all fields, including sectors in education and scientific cooperation.

Source: Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines