167 result(s) for goa in Community & Culture
Xpat Explainer: 15 March Commemoration of 1848 Hungarian Revolution
- 11 Mar 2024 7:13 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions that year, and was closely linked to other 1848 revolutions in the Habsburg areas. The revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire, ruled by the Habsburg monarchy.
Xpat Explainer: Bálint Nap in Hungary - Valentine's Day
- 7 Feb 2024 6:52 AM
- community & culture
As we all know, Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate with your significant other, perhaps a time to revisit memorable places and enjoy a romantic dinner. It has only been celebrated in Hungary since 1990 however, and the equivalent of Valentine here is the name Bálint, whose name day falls on 14 February.
Photo Exhibition: 'Yanomami. Spirits. Survivors', Museum of Ethnography Budapest
- 1 Feb 2024 7:12 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 30 June. The Museum of Ethnography is to open its first contemporary photo exhibition in its new building. Titled "Yanomami. Spirits. Survivors" the work of Claudia Andujar, a Hungarian-origin photographer is showcased.
Interview: Emese Danks, Member of Advisory Board of the BFO's Managing Director
- 19 Jan 2024 8:14 AM
- community & culture
Emese Danks has been involved in the work of the advisory board of the BFO’s managing director, Orsolya Erdődy, for several years.
Hungarian Opinion: Two Critical Takes on the Mayor of Budapest
- 4 Jan 2024 9:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- community & culture
Six months before local elections, an environmentalist, and an alt-left critic of Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony acknowledge his good intentions but find his performance unsatisfactory.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 14 Dec 2023 11:43 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
PISA Study: Hungarian Students' Performance Stays Level as OECD Average Falls
- 6 Dec 2023 6:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The latest PISA study showed no significant change in Hungarian students’ reading and mathematics skills compared with the previous, 2018 results, even as the performance of other OECD countries fell, the head of the Hungarian Education Office (OH) said.
See What Happened: Xpat Charity Party - 007 Bonfire Night Bash @ Budapest Marriott
- 9 Nov 2023 4:45 PM
- community & culture
A packed house of good-hearted guests from Hungary’s international community united on Bonfire Night in Budapest at XpatLoop's 23rd anniversary event to #FeelGoodDoGood. Thanks to all involved a record total of HUF 7.5+ million was raised for local charities.
Watch: Nobel Prize Awarded to Hungarian Biochemist Katalin Karikó
- 3 Oct 2023 4:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó and American physician-scientist Drew Weissman have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the secretary of the Nobel Assembly announced in Stockholm.
Xpat Explainer: 15 March Commemoration of 1848 Hungarian Revolution
- 11 Mar 2024 7:13 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions that year, and was closely linked to other 1848 revolutions in the Habsburg areas. The revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire, ruled by the Habsburg monarchy.
Xpat Explainer: Bálint Nap in Hungary - Valentine's Day
- 7 Feb 2024 6:52 AM
- community & culture
As we all know, Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate with your significant other, perhaps a time to revisit memorable places and enjoy a romantic dinner. It has only been celebrated in Hungary since 1990 however, and the equivalent of Valentine here is the name Bálint, whose name day falls on 14 February.
Photo Exhibition: 'Yanomami. Spirits. Survivors', Museum of Ethnography Budapest
- 1 Feb 2024 7:12 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 30 June. The Museum of Ethnography is to open its first contemporary photo exhibition in its new building. Titled "Yanomami. Spirits. Survivors" the work of Claudia Andujar, a Hungarian-origin photographer is showcased.
Interview: Emese Danks, Member of Advisory Board of the BFO's Managing Director
- 19 Jan 2024 8:14 AM
- community & culture
Emese Danks has been involved in the work of the advisory board of the BFO’s managing director, Orsolya Erdődy, for several years.
Hungarian Opinion: Two Critical Takes on the Mayor of Budapest
- 4 Jan 2024 9:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- community & culture
Six months before local elections, an environmentalist, and an alt-left critic of Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony acknowledge his good intentions but find his performance unsatisfactory.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 14 Dec 2023 11:43 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
PISA Study: Hungarian Students' Performance Stays Level as OECD Average Falls
- 6 Dec 2023 6:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The latest PISA study showed no significant change in Hungarian students’ reading and mathematics skills compared with the previous, 2018 results, even as the performance of other OECD countries fell, the head of the Hungarian Education Office (OH) said.
See What Happened: Xpat Charity Party - 007 Bonfire Night Bash @ Budapest Marriott
- 9 Nov 2023 4:45 PM
- community & culture
A packed house of good-hearted guests from Hungary’s international community united on Bonfire Night in Budapest at XpatLoop's 23rd anniversary event to #FeelGoodDoGood. Thanks to all involved a record total of HUF 7.5+ million was raised for local charities.
Watch: Nobel Prize Awarded to Hungarian Biochemist Katalin Karikó
- 3 Oct 2023 4:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó and American physician-scientist Drew Weissman have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the secretary of the Nobel Assembly announced in Stockholm.