This should be on the radar of anyone invested in the latest green technologies and their commercial applications: the third edition of the Miskolc Campus Forum ‘Green and Smart’ will be taking place soon at the University of Miskolc will be a major opportunity for anyone who can make it to learn from and consult with significant Hungarian figures from the public and private sectors As heir both to the Mátyás Rákosi Technical University of Heavy Industry and to the School of Mining and Metallurgy originally founded in Selmecbánya in 1735 is a tremendous player in the world of applied sciences According to the University of Miskolc itself, ‘in 2025, the Forum provides an opportunity for the representatives of economic and social life, politics as well as science to discuss the question of how a university and higher education can be a motor of business service centres’ As per its confirmed programme the theme of the 3rd edition of the Miskolc Campus Forum ‘Green and Smart’ will be: ‘Higher Education as a Motor of Business Service Centres’ The day is to start with greetings from Prof Dr Zita Horváth an accomplished historian well-versed in the history of the peasantry The forum proper is to begin with a panel discussion entitled ‘Two Cities Shared Visions: Miskolc and Debrecen as Regional Business Hubs’ The forum is to continue with a panel entitled ‘University Technology Transfer for a Green and Digital Economy — Regional Solutions Common Future’ with the participation of the Technology Transfer Centres of Debrecen and Miskolc followed by a panel entitled ‘Innovate and Elevate: University Innovation Fair for Local Business Growth’ focusing on the development of business service centres at the local level and including the presentation of student projects Following a ceremony to start the afternoon a keynote presentation is to be delivered on the titular topic of ‘Higher Education as a motor of business service centres’ by László Csíki Startup Director at the Hungarian Innovation Agency (Nemzeti Innovációs Ügynökség or NIÜ) The NIÜ is a government organization established in 2021 to strengthen Hungary’s innovation ecosystem by supporting startups and promoting a culture of innovation through programmes entitled ‘Stakeholder Views — Why the University of Miskolc?’ Guest speakers are to include: If you or someone you know can attend, there is still time to register using this link. 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MISKOLC (Hungary) - The Group Phase of the FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket 2024 is right behind us and there were lots of exciting moments during the first three days of competition As teams get ready for their Round of 16 matchups we've selected 10 players who made a strong impression during the Group Phase in Miskolc Fresh off a 36-point performance to end the Group Phase Kibedi finished as the tournament's leading scorer after three games while also second in efficiency rating and 12th in rebounding The Kangoeroes Mechelen prospect also had an impressive near double-double of 19 points with 9 rebounds against Finland Okafor has been consistent throughout helping lead Spain to a perfect 3-0 Group Phase record The guard ranks in the top five in scoring after 17 15 and 14-point outings while ranking fourth in efficiency rating she has also found ways to contribute across the board adding 7 rebounds 2 assists and a steal to her 17-point performance against Latvia Also proving a key piece in an unbeaten Group Phase nation was Nikkila who leads the tournament so far in rebounding and ranks seventh in efficiency rating Her reliable presence on the boards has helped Finland's 3-0 record and already produced a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds against Montenegro who is the tournament's eighth leading scorer after the Group Phase Playing in a dominant France side who also went 3-0 Leray has helped them score at will with her size inside including a 23-point performance against Israel where she went 9-of-13 from the field and also contributed 3 rebounds Zlatoper left her fingerprints on all aspects of the game in the Group Phase currently the third leading scorer while ranking sixth in assists and 16th in rebounding She helped Croatia to a positive 2-1 record in doing so with performances such as her 17-point 3-assist and 2-steal showing against Sweden Modric has been similarly multi-dimensional proving to be the top rebounder in the Group Phase while also dropping dimes to rank second in assists and her prowess on the boards has already led to one double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds with 4 assists 1 steal and 1 block against Belgium as her nation finished 2-1 Two double-doubles from three games so far Csaplar-Nagy has excelled in both scoring and rebounding duties ranked 3rd in rebounding after the Group Phase The power-forward went a perfect 7-of-7 from the field against Israel on the way to a 16-point 17-rebound double-double and would be eligible to play in the tournament again next year after not long turning 15 years of age Mohamud Mohamed Hassan sure had an impressive Group Phase helping Italy to a positive 2-1 record Also add being in the top 10 for efficiency rating and with two double-doubles including 18 points and 10 rebounds against Sweden for the prospect out of Umana Reyer Venice Plorina was Latvia's main scoring outlet as they finished with a positive 2-1 Group Phase record The forward is the sixth highest scorer in the tournament so far ranked fourth in efficiency rating and shooting 62.5 percent from the field Against Poland in the Group Phase she also collected a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds Montenegro found themselves on the end of three losses in the Group Phase but if they are to turn around their fortunes it will come through point guard Vujovic ranking second in tournament scoring overall after the Group Phase including 19 A forward-looking pilot programme designed to integrate artificial intelligence into urban management has officially launched in Miskolc The initiative aims to strengthen local economic development improve education and digital competencies and revitalize tourism with the help of advanced technologies At a press conference held on Wednesday in the city Government Commissioner for Artificial Intelligence László Palkovics introduced the programme with his remarks preceded by a short presentation by an AI-generated avatar modelled after him Palkovics noted that Miskolc is currently the only Hungarian city actively pursuing data-driven governance He emphasized that the future depends largely on past experiences and the data collected by municipal companies could serve as the foundation for planning the city’s development and operating its systems more efficiently through AI This initiative aligns with the Hungarian government’s broader vision pointing to AI-based governance as a key element of the national AI strategy first adopted in 2020 That vision includes managing Hungary’s data assets and developing a robust data economy The government has revised the national AI strategy and a final version of the updated roadmap is expected soon to guide developments over the coming year Key pillars of the strategy include the responsible management of data resources establishing the technological infrastructure required and creating support systems to drive implementation Palkovics underlined the importance of public dialogue around AI Mayor József Tóth-Szántai highlighted the need for Miskolc to reinvent itself—from a steel city to a smart city and eventually into a nature-centred urban hub associated with the Bükk mountains He suggested AI could play a critical role in improving public services such as city operations Miskolc plans to host an annual conference on AI where it will report on its goals and achievements President of the Dennis Gabor University (DGU) Ferenc Dietz also spoke at the event stating that AI presents new opportunities not just for businesses but for communities and individuals as well The university launched its AI Knowledge Centre in January The event was moderated by ‘M.I.SKOLC’ (M.I the city’s own AI-generated digital avatar and Dietz signed a cooperation agreement on the AI model project The initiative will involve collaboration between the city of Miskolc Hungarian Conservative is a quarterly magazine on contemporary political philosophical and cultural issues from a conservative perspective Leading 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together to reinvent mobility where diverse people are offered opportunities to learn with options across functions and geographies global leader in smart and sustainable mobility and the University of Miskolc have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to support talent management and R&D in Hungary This collaboration aims to bring practical training and theoretical knowledge closer together and develop processes and technical-technological solutions for domestic steel structure production through joint research and development projects leveraging its research and infrastructural capabilities and process development in Hungary by undertaking specific research tasks under separate project-based agreements the University of Miskolc has strived to harmonize the transfer of theoretical and practical knowledge This is the basis for the implementation of joint research and innovation projects with industrial partners," emphasized Prof at the ceremonial signing of the cooperation agreement She reminded: the institution joined the dual training program in 2015 in which the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology is at the forefront The opportunities for real cooperation with the corporate sphere are strengthened by the Higher Education and Industry Cooperation Center (FIEK) which coordinates the work of the university's research institutes development and innovation are also at the heart of the university's Science Park project "Today's biggest challenge for production companies is to secure well-educated specialists and skilled labour in the long term which we just concluded is closely aligned with the educational program of Alstom's Mátranovak factory We are already running our welding and fitting vocational training courses at the site specifically tailored for employees on the workshop floor He adds “Our next step is to develop our training and recruitment ioffer for engineers and administrative staff we found an excellent partner - University of Miskolc the most important technical higher education institution in North-Eastern Hungary We are confident that the young people who get to know the operation of Alstom Matranovak site - one of the largest steel structure manufacturing sites in our country - will increasingly choose the factory as the location for their practical training and The first group of 25 students from the University of Miskolc visited the Alstom site in Mátranovák on 26th April the students were introduced to Alstom's values becoming familiar with its production processes and key specialised activities Two engineering fields from the University of Miskolc have been ranked among the world’s best in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 is the most comprehensive collection to date, with 171 institutions included that were not listed in last year’s edition. The sector ranking is based on five indicators. These include academic reputation, which shows how excellent academics consider universities to be in research in their field. The employer reputation indicator measures the institutions that are perceived by graduate employers to be outstanding in recruiting graduates. The ranking, based on Elsevier Scopus, takes into consideration research publications and citation rates, and also evaluates the ability of institutions to develop international, sustainable research partnerships with other higher education institutions. We use cookies on our website in accordance with our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy. MISKOLC (Hungary) - The race to take MVP honors at the FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket 2024 is now in full swing as a number of leading contenders all look to post a strong finish to the tournament. This is your chance to tell us who you think deserves to be crowned MVP on Saturday. Simply pick from the leading MVP candidates that are made up from the teams who landed in the Quarter-Finals of the competition. The Vice President of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Rector of the University of Miskolc signed a Memorandum of Understanding during the visit of the representatives of the Chinese higher education institution to Miskolc. The meeting was organised thanks to the iStudy (China-Hungary Education & Technology Co.) partnership agreement. The Chinese university met with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Informatics and the Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering of the University of Miskolc, with which they are looking for future cooperation. In addition to the faculties, the delegation was also introduced to the Bosch Mechatronics Laboratory at the university. On the occasion of the signing of the MoU, the Vice President of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Prof. Shi Daning, stated that as a first step they would like to develop short-term exchange programmes with the University of Miskolc – summer universities, intensive courses – on the basis of which discussions on dual degree programmes can begin. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) was founded in October 1952 and is one of China’s first aeronautical higher education institutions. It is directly under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. The NUAA follows strict admission principles, typically only admitting the top 5 percent of students who pass the Chinese National College Entrance Examination. QS World University Rankings ranks it among the top 250 universities in the world in mechanical, aerospace and manufacturing engineering. The university is ranked among the top 300 institutions in Asia by QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education World University Rankings. MISKOLC (Hungary) - The final rosters for the FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket 2024 have been locked in ahead of the tournament getting underway on Friday The event in Miskolc will bring the summer action of Youth EuroBasket tournaments to a close as 16 participating teams battle for the right to be crowned champions Hosts Hungary are among the teams aiming for a successful week while France are the two-time defending champions following their title triumphs in both 2022 and 2023 Three consecutive days of the Group Phase will be followed by the first of two rest days before the tournament continues with the Round of 16 and Quarter-Finals the fight for the title heats up with the Semi-Finals on Friday and then the Final will conclude proceedings on Saturday Elsewhere, the FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket, Division B tournament began on Thursday with 20 teams competing in Konya Türkiye looking to earn one of the three available spots for promotion All games at the Youth EuroBasket this summer are streamed, live and for free, on FIBA's official YouTube channel. Researchers from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, the Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology in Finland, and the University of Miskolc explored further opportunities for collaboration within the CiRCLETECH project. The aim was to outline future project possibilities and foster the formation of research groups working on multidisciplinary topics. The main goal of the CiRCLETECH project is to significantly contribute to the professional development of researchers and research management professionals in the three partner institutions involved in the consortium, focusing on the circular economy. Additionally, the project aims to establish a knowledge and competence center, the CiRCLETECH HUB, at the University of Miskolc. In line with these objectives, a workshop was held in Miskolc at the end of the past year to explore further collaborative opportunities with partner institutions. “We sought areas during the workshop where we could continue the project with the involvement of additional international partners,” – said Prof. Dr. Gábor Mucsi, Dean of the Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering. The event was part of a series of initiatives organized by the university to promote sustainable development and natural resource management. “In November, we hosted numerous programs that allowed us to showcase the work being done at the University of Miskolc not only domestically but also on an international scale. This program was a continuation of those efforts,” In addition to identifying opportunities for collaboration, participants outlined future project prospects and established research groups to work jointly on the topics. 2024The FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket will be the last of the 16 youth events taking place across the summer of 2024 MISKOLC (Hungary) - The FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket will be the last of the 16 youth events taking place across the summer of 2024 A total of 16 teams will compete for European glory They have been split into four groups of four for the Group Phase as follows: The Group Phase will take place across the opening three days of the tournament with a rest day on August 19 as teams will be seeded for the Round of 16 stage based on their group position The competition will continue in the form of thetournament bracket until the Final on August 24 with Classification games also determining each of the 16 positions Check out the full schedule here In a repeat of the 2022 Final, France - like they did a year before - secured a narrow 67-63 victory over rivals Spain Les Bleues trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half but turned the tables around behind the duo of Lilyana Fontcha and Ainhoa Risacher in the second half Fontcha finished with a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds Sara Okeke was Spain's leading scorer with 13 points Portugal and Turkiye were the relegated nations Montenegro and Sweden replacing them from Division B Risacher was named tournament MVP after guiding France to the title last summer Spain are the only team to have reached double-digits in terms of titles and they are also the nation with the most podium finishes in competition history The Soviet Union still hold the record for the longest gold rush after winning the first six editions from 1976-1987 All the action will be available to watch live on the FIBA YouTube channel - and can also be accessed via the respective game pages on the website The best way to keep up to date for all of the action is via the official tournament website as well as following NextGenHoops across social media - on X Don't forget to check out the action from the FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket, Division B and Division C tournament a bakery and a number of vending machines selling coffee and soft drinks The central building complex of the University of Miskolc is undergoing a major transformation which includes the university food court and the RockWell student club which is almost 60 years old and was opened in 1966 will receive a new exterior and new technical building services technology following structural reinforcements the transformation will create a conference room and offices The building will continue to house the student club which will be directly linked to the 2 200 m2 community space in front of the building The services of the university canteen remain available during the renovation works: the food court has been temporarily relocated to the renovated extension of the E/2 dormitory where students and staff can continue to enjoy their meals and organise small community events there are two buffets offering hot meals on the campus Menta Bar & Gastro including some ballers new to the FIBA scene - here are some potential headline acts MISKOLC (Hungary) - The curtain will soon be raised on the FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket 2024 in the Hungarian city of Miskolc with plenty of ballers ready to bring the noise at the event You can vote below for which player you think will make the biggest impact in this year's competition Make sure to also check out who to watch in the Division B tournament strength and skills of Okafor means she could be on the early radar for potential MVP if Spain makes their usual deep run She has won a stack of accolades at youth level playing with the famous Sigle XXI club Okafor is also great in transition and can skip through traffic to the hoop from the wing which makes her difficult to guard for opposing defenders The forward was leading scorer for Germany at the FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket Division B last summer when she was a major factor in taking them to the top flight Her finishing at the hoop was superb and as one of only two players into double-digits for her team she shot almost 60 percent from the field and did the hard yards with six boards per game too Catching the eye at last year's edition athleticsm and ability to be impactful at both ends of the court was a difference-maker Kibdei posted a near tournament double-double of 13.7 points and 9.3 rebounds perhaps she can target an All-Star Five place this time around if the young Cats do well It's an exclusive club the Israeli star is joining as one of very few players who have stepped out at the event three times Zilbershlag will be the centerpiece of her team's challenge this time She has twice posted a double-digit points return and is very strong coming in off the wing to crash the boards her teammates will look to her for inspiration At first glance of her production last year when she represented Latvia there is barely anything registered of note the guard has made huge strides in the past year and put up good numbers on the domestic scene as well as posting a fantastic Baltic Cup display earlier this year This time around she has the chance to elevate herself into leader material Finland are on a roll after their fourth place finish in 2023 and subsequent historic first ever FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup appearance last month but it might be scoring machine Melnikova that helps them She averaged a massive 25 points per game in her domestic league last season so knows where the bucket it The forward will look to push the reset button after a stone cold first FIBA event last summer There were high hopes since she was WABA League U15 MVP she's played for Cinkarna Celje senior team and made improvements to her game she should make more of a splash at this edition Without making an impression at last year's edition Gazic played an important cameo for Croatia at this year's historic debut showing at the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024 The forward scored 7 points per game and will be looking to increase this output to double-digits in Miskolc She also has good hands a nice IQ which is helpful defensively An outstanding guard who is still only 15-years old but played at last year's edition and also at the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup Broliron is potential MVP material in Miskolc she will be a deal-breaker with her exquisite eye for a pass and her quick feet on defense Our 35-time champion men's football team continued their OTP Bank League campaign in Miskolc after the national team break head coach Robbie Keane voted for the starting line-up of Dibusz - Makreckis Our team in green and white stripes started the match but the attempt was blocked by the Diósgyőr defenders Civic received his first yellow card of the match after a foul the home team's Bárdos was shown a yellow card by referee Bogár after the DVTK player slipped on Barnabás Varga's foot Civic received his second yellow card for a foul and was sent off by the referee Even with ten men we tried to stay on the attack and after Alex Tóth's cross Barnabás Varga headed onto the goal The penalty was taken by Barnabás Varga who calmly shot into the right side of the goal (0-1) Vancas came empty in the middle and shot from 4 meters Five minutes later our goalkeeper could not save In the extra time Acolatse shot towards our goal The teams left for half time with a 1-1 draw Neither head coach made a substitution at the break replacing Raul Gustavo with Gábor Szalai Sanicanin shot from 7 metres but Makreckis was able to block Traoré's cross was met by Alex Tóth inside the penalty area but our 19-year-old midfielder could not find the net Makreckis raced down the right flank and his dangerous cross was saved by the Diósgyőr defenders Vancas' shot was blocked by Cissé and the ball avoided the goal replacing Keita with Júlio Romao and Barnabás Varga with Saldanha who had been playing with ten men since the middle of the first half Alex Tóth's pass was followed by Saldanha's strike Traoré tricked his way inside the opponent's box and shot with great power but the attempt missed the goal of Diósgyőr neither side created any major goal-scoring chances and our team drew 1-1 with DVTK 10 344 spectators Ref.: by Bogár.DVTK: Odincov - Lund Skribek - VancasHead coach: Valdas DambrauskasFTC: Dibusz - Makreckis 72.)Head coach: Robbie KeaneYellow cards: Bárdos (17th) Makreckis (62nd)Red card: Civic (24.)Goals: Vancas (40th) and Varga B Turned the semi-final against MTK to face Paks in the Hungarian Cup Final Saldanha and Barnabás Varga also scored in the 7-0 win against Szpari Thanks to the goals of Maiga and Pesic we are unbeaten in 30 games against Újpest Our athlete won European Championship gold medal and also came third in the relay at the World Championship Official website of Ferencvárosi Torna Club The Official Website of Ferencvárosi Torna ClubThe written and visual materials on this website can only be used with active reference to the source point (Fradi.hu) Download the PDF of the release the Joint Venture (JV) between LG Electronics (LG) and Magna (Magna) formed in 2021 announced at IAA Mobility 2023 that it is expanding its footprint with a new facility in Miskolc The facility will be in Miskolc’s industrial area which features well-developed infrastructure and is strategically located near OEM customers and other Magna facilities throughout the region The company has also received strong support from both the Hungarian government and local authorities the new facility will start production with e-motors and plans to offer a suite of electrified powertrain solutions in the future including inverters and on-board chargers for the growing EV market “Adding the new Hungary facility marks another milestone for the JV in executing its growth plan,” said Diba Ilunga “With this new capacity – the JV’s first in Europe - LG Magna e-Powertrain is well positioned to keep pace with customer de-mands and increases in global EV production.” "Our new facility is a testament to the remarkable growth of LG Magna e-Powertrain thanks to our strong partnership," said Eun Seok-hyun president of LG Vehicle compo-nent Solutions (VS) Company "The new facility aims to meet the demands of European automakers demonstrating our commitment to delivering innovative solutions to our customers." As the industry shifts toward vehicle electrification the JV offers automakers a scalable portfolio including complete component solutions that enable electrification and functionality “This new facility seeks to amplify the growth of LG Magna e-Powertrain in the Europe-an market,” said Cheong Won-suk chief executive officer of LG Magna e-Powertrain “Along with the facilities in Mexico the facility in Hungary will be critical as the company accelerates its position as a go-to mobility solutions partner in the fast-growing global EV market.” The joint venture combines Magna’s expertise in electric powertrain systems and opera-tional excellence with LG’s capabilities in component development for e-motors engineering and manufacturing happening within LG Magna e-Powertrain allows both companies to capitalize on market trends and address customer needs with innovative solutions LG Magna e-Powertrain Joint Venture adds new facility in Hungary to its global footprint ABOUT LG MAGNA E-POWERTRAINLG Magna e-Powertrain launched in July 2021 as a joint venture between LG Electronics and Magna We are driven by the strong synergy created by combining LG’s capability in EV component and Magna’s experience in traditional automo-tive business Based on the technologies and manufacturing competitiveness on key components of EV powertrain ─ mo-tors and more ─ we are growing into a top e-mobility solutions partner leading the rapidly changing EV component market More than 1,900 LG Magna employees in Korea and Asia are working organically throughout technology innovation please visit www.lgmagna.com and follow us on LinkedIn “LG Magna e-Powertrain” MEDIA CONTACTLéa Leelea.lee@lge.com MEDIA CONTACTTracy Fuersttracy.fuerst@magna.com This scene is looking downstream from Szinva Terrace Park towards a tunnel at Kazinczy Ferenc Street. The streetscape here represents the spectrum of the last century that includes from the Habsburg period, the interwar kingdom, and communism with the modernist apartment tower overshadowing the stream representing the democratic period that began in 1989 when Hungary and its neighbors abolished one-party rule we see the Szinva flowing west to east through the city which grew in a linear fashion along its banks It is reminiscent of the Huatanay stream in Cusco which I documented earlier the Szinva had tributary brooks which were hidden beneath the streets in the coming decades On this 1884 map the streams are highlighted and it is easy to see how the city can flood when its streams flow parallel to each other industries along its banks released pollution into the water Seeking to control flooding and hide the stench of the stream its course was transformed into a canal with tunnels in some places In this image from 1977, we see a tributary of the Szinva channeled into a sewer hiding a key element of the city’s natural history On a street map closer to the present day the tributaries are invisible and two segments of the Szinva are also hidden beneath the surface One is a 600 meter tunnel under Kalvin Janos Street and there is a shorter tunnel under Arany Janos Street The former is a wide boulevard where there is room to daylight the stream The latter is a narrow parking lot next to an apartment tower At the corner of Ferenc Rakoczi Street, this undated postcard shows the Avas Reformed Church in the background. It is the fourth church on this site, dating to 1489. It is a survivor of history having withstood Catholic-Protestant conflicts Ferenc Rakoczi was a prince who ruled Hungary from 1703 to 1711 an unsuccessful uprising that sought to prevent the Habsburg family from seizing the Hungarian throne The same scene today looking upstream shows the old church beaux arts on the left and modernism on the right Janos Kalvin is the Hungarian translation of Swiss theologian John Calvin His ideas were popular among Hungarians and having a Protestant faith gave them a sense of identity when Hungary was a battleground between Catholic Austria and the Muslim Ottoman Empire Continuing downstream, the architecture becomes more functional than historic, the apartment blocks identical to any city in the former Warsaw Pact green space along the stream allows for a bike path and benches to follow the water The Szinva leaves Miskolc and flows into the Sajo River Going upstream, the Szinva emerges on the surfaces at the eastern end of Kalvin Janos Street, at Bela Bartok Square. The course here runs as a concrete channel in straight segments past small homes and apartment blocks. This undated photo of the steam’s burial is near Bartok Square, named after a famous composer. Facing the square is the city’s music academy Power lines were removed from sight and replaced with trees making the prefabricated apartment complex more approachable in its appearance Further upstream in the densely wooded hills overlooking Miskolc is Hungary’s tallest waterfall, created in 1928 when the Palace Hotel was built above this scenic cascade. The period, clientele, and architecture remind me of the 2014 film Grand Budapest Hotel when these palaces for temporary residence hosted former nobility The designated source of the Szinva River is accessible to the public carved as a wall with spigots of the stream’s water flowing out of a mountainside This is where the story of the stream begins as it seemingly comes to life In neighboring Romania, there is a similar urban stream, Canalul Morii in the city of Cluj-Napoca SFGate reports on the master plan for the UC-Berkeley campus that includes daylighting a portion of Strawberry Creek Queens Daily Eagle reports on the collapse of a retaining wall at Newtown Creek in Long Island City most of the links take you to websites in Hungarian LikeLike Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Sergey Kadinsky is an analyst at the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and an adjunct professor of history at Touro College He is a licensed tour guide who paid his way through college atop the double-decker Gray Line buses Viktor Orbán has made migration the key issue in Miskolc a city far from the border he wants to seal A few residents think they might have seen one or two people back in 2015 but cannot be sure Others say their friends have seen migrants in the streets but admit they have not seen any themselves And yet, in this city of 160,000 inhabitants in north-east Hungary a fierce election campaign is under way in which there is one overriding issue being discussed ahead of the vote on 8 April It is not the recent series of corruption scandals involving government officials and vast sums of money Nor is it the depressing state of local healthcare or low wages Share your views and experiences using our encrypted form here One of our journalists may contact you to discuss further and we will feature some of your contributions in our reporting Thank you for your feedback.The tone for the election in Miskolc – as across the country – has been set by Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, who is seeking to win a third consecutive term on a far-right platform of sealing Hungary’s borders to migrants If Miskolc is not to be a place of “ghettos and no-go zones”, said Orbán on a campaign visit to the city earlier this month “There are two paths ahead for Hungary to choose from,” said Orbán. “We will either have a national government, in which case we will not become an immigrant country, or the people of George Soros form a government and Hungary will become an immigrant country.” Orbán has tried to portray opposition parties as puppets of Soros, the Hungarian-born American financier and philanthropist who has spent billions on developing civil society in post-communist countries Posters plastered across Hungary portray Soros as a grinning desperate to flood Hungary with refugees and destroy the country in cahoots with the opposition Each day brings new salvos in the government messaging on migration posted a video on Facebook earlier this month shot in Vienna in which he accused Muslim migrants of ruining the city and said if Hungary also allowed them in a Fidesz MEP and long-time associate of Orbán made a similar video in the Molenbeek district of Brussels “This is not a question about the next two or three years,” said Deutsch during an interview at an upmarket Budapest cafe. “It’s a question of the next half century. What will Europe be?” Read moreMany of Orbán’s critics say the endless migration rhetoric is merely a device to distract attention from the numerous corruption scandals in the prime minister’s circle have been running exposés about offshore accounts and criminal schemes linked to top officials the opposition is divided and much of the population apathetic about politics Opinion polls suggest that the migration rhetoric is probably working well enough among Orbán’s base to win him another term Changes that the government has made to electoral law over the past eight years are likely to help him win Recent polls in Miskolc suggest Fidesz and its candidates are polling at between 35% and 40% figures that are likely to be enough to win Orbán a parliamentary majority Miskolc in north-east Hungary: a few people think they might have seen a migrant or two back in 2015 but can’t be sure Photograph: Alamy Stock PhotoEven when there were hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees passing through Hungary in 2015 The city has struggled to integrate its large Roma population and tensions were inflamed when Orbán compared potential future migrants to the local Roma community But the only real migration crisis in the city is that locals are trying to leave either for Budapest or for other EU countries It is estimated that over 20,000 residents have left over the past decade locals complained of government corruption economic hardship and expressed frustration at the state of healthcare And yet migration kept coming up in conversations with local people as the decisive factor but people who come into the shop have,” said a 47-year-old shop assistant who did not give her name a far-right party that has recently moved its messaging further to the centre and is placed second in most polls is campaigning on corruption but is also attacking Orbán for being not harsh enough on migrants admitted that migration was not a huge issue in Miskolc the campaign pamphlets stacked in his office have the headline: “Orbán has already let in 2,300 migrants.” The leaflets incorrectly allege that these people were given Hungarian citizenship Orbán shows no signs of toning down the rhetoric prior to the election and has said he plans to take the fight to Brussels after the vote to prevent the EU from imposing redistribution quotas on member states Viktor Orbán has vowed to fight Brussels over the migration issue if he wins a third term as prime minister. Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images“Migration and the attitude towards migration is basically determining all other aspects of our lives,” said Zoltán Kovács, Orbán’s spokesman. In recent years, figures close to the government have taken control of much of the country’s media landscape, especially local newspapers and radio stations, and critics say this has helped Orbán to base the entire political agenda around migration. Read more“Hungarians are bombarded by fabricated news about migration and shameless xenophobic propaganda on a daily basis,” said Kornel Klopfstein who has helped set up the Nyomtassteis movement which prints its own newsletters containing information to counter the government propaganda volunteers from movement handed out bundles of leaflets to passengers at Budapest Keleti station hoping they in turn would distribute the materials more widely in the regions “Bringing objective news about migration to people can help them to make better decisions in the upcoming elections,” said Klopfstein Local government authorities in the town of Miskolc, Hungary, should halt issuing eviction orders to Roma residents of social housing, and should promote adequate, sustainable, non-discriminatory solutions to housing segregation, says a field assessment visit report published by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 1 September 2016 The report is based on a visit led by Michael Georg Link ODIHR Senior Adviser on Roma and Sinti Issues to Budapest and Miskolc between 29 June and 1 July 2015 The visit was triggered by allegations of discrimination in the provision of adequate social housing for Roma residents in the city of Miskolc Local social housing legislation had been amended leading to evictions of Roma tenants in the “Numbered Streets” area of the city The report notes Hungary’s promotion of Roma inclusion and the adoption of relevant policy documents The report also raises concerns about joint control activities (i.e. unauthorized snap inspections) conducted by local government agencies in predominantly Roma neighbourhoods “ODIHR welcomes the judgments of the Hungarian Supreme Court the report of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and the decision of the Equal Treatment Authority on the unlawful measures undertaken by the Miskolc authorities regarding the housing provided to Roma residents of Miskolc,” said Mirjam Karoly evictions orders were issued and implemented at which point the Roma population in Miskolc had significantly decreased from the original 900 to less than 400 people.” The report calls on the local and national authorities to address and fully implement these decisions sustainable and non-discriminatory solutions to housing segregation in close co-operation with Roma representatives and civil society ODIHR also urges the government to monitor the developments in Miskolc and maintain efforts towards housing desegregation In the 2003 Action Plan in Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area participating States committed to implement effective anti-discrimination legislation to combat racial and ethnic discrimination in all fields participating States pledged to “involve Roma and Sinti people in the design of housing policies rehabilitation and/or maintenance of public housing projects meant to benefit them” and “ensure that housing projects do not foster ethnic and/or racial segregation.” The company will spend EUR 12 million to expand the development and testing of electric drives in Miskolc and some EUR 36 million to expand its production capacity the projects are set to create 170 new jobs The investment in Bosch's plant for automotive components in Miskolc aims to strengthen the company's development activities at the site including its competencies Bosch will strengthen its activities in the development of a new generation of eBike powertrains and in the field of air conditioning motors circulating pumps and valves for the automotive industry the asset-based investment will see the expansion of the company's capacity of assembly lines for a new generation of several product types at the Miskolc plant your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond From the economy to the climate and the EU's role in world affairs this talk show sheds light on European affairs and the issues 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celebrating the newest global talent at the 19th CineFest International Festival this week The festival in Miskolc offers Hungarian premieres for films that have won awards at Cannes and this year there is a special Asian focus with features from Hong Kong and South Korea and six Hong Kong filmmakers are coming here CineFest shows short films and the work of young directors from Hungary Almost a hundred dramas and documentaries are being screened He worked in partnership with Michael Powell and won the Best Writing original story oscar for 49th Parallel in 1943 The Miskolc Zoo and Cultural Park in Hungary has welcomed two new residents and completed a series of renovations with ERDF funding The changes are intended to meet visitor needs and improve the zoo’s environmental footprint A lion and a lynx are the star attractions of the new ‘Sahel showroom’ a new 200 m2 enclosure that features animals from this northern African region The tiger house was renovated and a new visitors’ centre was built equipped with solar panels on the roof and a ramp for wheelchair access The renovations were completed in time for the zoo’s reopening on 1 May The zoo first opened its doors on 20 August 1983 At the time it was called the Miskolc City Game Park It is located in a 21-hectare hornbeam-oak forest connected to the Bükk National Park which presents the rich flora and fauna of the Bükk Mountains The zoo is home to around 700 specimens of nearly 130 species and varieties It also takes part in international breeding programmes that have made it possible for animals extinct in the wild to survive in zoos This project cost a total of EUR 1.17 million and was one of the most extensive the zoo has undertaken Programme/Project: Territorial and settlement development OP Source article on: https://www.blikk.hu/ on 07/05/2021 By Sean Logan / Cronkite Borderlands Project Hungary — Éva Molnár’s family got the eviction notice while she was in the hospital being treated for severe burns after her house burned down wasn’t the result of the fire’s destruction Molnár’s family is one of more than 120 that have been forced to leave the “Numbered Streets,” a poor Miskolc neighborhood consisting mostly of Roma an impoverished Roma neighborhood minutes away from their old one But they worry about what they will do next “It’s hard that no one is listening to us when we have so much to say,” said Molnár after the local government decided to redevelop the area eliminating a section of publicly subsidized The tenants who were forced to leave were evicted mainly because their rental contracts had expired or they were behind on rent Local government officials — who did not respond to requests for interviews — have said in published reports that the evictions are addressing urban blight in a crime-ridden neighborhood Part of the neighborhood is slated to be turned into a parking lot for a renovated soccer stadium But local activists contend the move is part of Hungary’s history of discrimination against the Roma and a continuation of efforts to drive them out of urban centers and to segregate them in substandard rural communities where Roma are pressured into either a Roma ghetto or emigrating to Canada,” said Aladár Horváth a non-governmental organization in Budapest that provides legal assistance and representation for Roma noting that some of the evicted have opted to leave the country What makes this case unusual is that local officials offered the residents cash — 2 million forints or about $7,300 — if they moved out of the city and agreed to not sell or remortgage purchased property for at least five years Nine municipal councils outside of Miskolc adopted decrees that would exclude anyone purchasing property in their municipalities from receiving government benefits according to a joint report from the Office of the Commissioner of Fundamental Rights But the low-income residents of the Numbered Streets won a key decision when Hungary’s Supreme Court ruled in May 2015 that the city’s action targeting the Roma was illegal The court said the city’s decree discriminated against those living in low-income public housing because people living in higher quality public housing were offered the possibility of relocating within the Miskolc city limits Hungary’s Equal Treatment Authority fined the municipality 500,000 forints and ordered the city to draw up a plan to accommodate the displaced low-income residents “Steps to eliminate the slums will continue,” Miskolc Mayor Akos Kriza was quoted as saying in a Daily News Hungary article from January Kriza said the elimination of the slums was one of the city’s most important goals supported in a petition reportedly signed by 35,000 local residents The evictions in Miskolc have displaced hundreds of Roma who have faced discrimination and problems with social integration in Hungary and around Europe for hundreds of years about 60 percent of Roma live in secluded rural areas For about 40 families evicted from their homes in Numbered Streets Those families who still live in the Numbered Streets neighborhood live in fear that they will be forced to leave with nowhere to go but I do mind that we have no opportunity to go to another place afterword,” said Istvane Nagy Her left arm is always at a 90-degree angle against her chest and her palm faces up with curled fingers as the result of a stroke the mayor who has vowed to continue the evictions Nagy voted for Kriza because she thought he would be good for the residents of the Numbered Streets neighborhood “He knows us very well… I have no clue what happened to him.” Nagy said the last time she talked to Kriza was some time in 2000 “He’s not willing to talk to us anymore,” she said The mayor and the deputy mayor did not respond to multiple e-mail requests for interviews Nagy said she didn’t take them seriously and wasn’t fearful because she wasn’t behind on her rent Nagy said her rent has been doubled for a house that has no running water and no toilet reported in April 2015 that the government increased monthly rent from 8,000 forints standards but difficult for the Roma population where unemployment is rampant executive director of the Legal Defense Bureau for National and Ethnic Minorities said after they began doing fieldwork in Miskolc it became clear that the city was trying to get rid of segregated areas without offering social policy solutions “It is a very grave violation of rights,” Muhi said “Miskolc has breached its domestic and international legal obligations… and in the 21st century it should be impossible for a municipal government to do such things.” Muhi went to the Numbered Streets in the summer of 2014 to talk to locals and record complaints the neighborhood was a perfectly livable place “I keep saying that Miskolc can be one of our greatest failures “The right to accommodation is a human right And Miskolc sets a counter-example — an example of how not to do an accommodation policy.” president of the Roma Minority Self-Government of Miskolc said that many of those who were evicted for being behind in rent could have been given chances to pay a little at a time “Although the government calls itself ‘Christian,’ there is no Christianity in their behavior,” he said “The only thing we want is that we all stay human and that the politicians should look at us as humans Hungarian government officials have little political incentive to address the plight of the Roma or other minorities noting that the government’s tough stance against Muslim refugees in 2015 increased its political support that as long that there is political use in it and a political advantage in it Hungary will simply not step forward in that problem-solving process,” Varadi said and it doesn’t have the will to solve itself because as long as xenophobia brings advantage Two villages in two countries reveal the difficulties Roma face in light of a lack of education, a history of discrimination and prejudice. Life is different for Hungarian Muslims after tens of thousands of migrants passed through the country. Families in a poor Miskolc neighborhood were evicted after an amendment to a decree on publicly subsidized low-income housing. After thousands of refugees passed through the region on their way to Europe, the popular route was closed to curb migration. Hungarian views on refugees, politics and identity are inescapably colored by the nation’s conflicted past. The number of migrants passing over the Hungarian border has dropped, but the impact of refugees within the country remains. Roma say that prejudice, ranging from derogatory slurs on the playground to deadly hate crimes, is a fact of daily life. The Syrian crisis forced the European Union to alter its 30-year-old 'Schengen' policy of passport-free, borderless travel. A fractured left-wing and struggling far-right Jobbik party pose little threat to Prime Minister Orban's administration. Migrants who crossed illegally into Hungary face an uncertain future after the deportation process in the country's courts. In Roma schools and villages, high drop-out rates and a lack of education lead to troubled futures for youth. Despite a lack of government support, activists in Budapest try to combat drug use and the spread of disease. A legislative package pending before the Hungarian Parliament would discourage refugees and asylum seekers from staying in Hungary. The few refugees granted asylum by the Hungarian government often struggle to assimilate and find acceptance in the country. Some Hungarians embraced incoming migrants, while others were dismayed by being on the frontlines of the movement. Hungarian Jews grapple with commemorating their heritage and overcoming anti-Semitism they still face in their country. Cronkite News is the news division of Arizona PBS. The daily news products are produced by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University Privacy statement Sign up for daily headlines This work is covered by a Creative Commons license Which language would you like to use this site in Tibor is wearing black and his eyes are watery He is one of the first residents of the “Numbered Streets” neighbourhood in the city of Miskolc in the north east of Hungary to have received a court order confirming the date he and his family will be evicted The local authorities are planning to build a football stadium in the area although some believe the real reason behind the evictions is to “clean” the city of Roma who make up 80 per cent of the population of the “Numbered Streets” area “We used to be part of the city but now they are turning us into ‘unwanted’ into scapegoats,” said one of the activists protesting against the way Miskolc municipality treats the Roma all the families from ‘Numbered Streets’ will be made homeless,” predicted another activist Tibor now has little more than a week to find somewhere else for him his daughter and her three children to live By 9am on 28 August 2014 they could be made homeless after 25 years living in the neighbourhood According to residents we have recently spoken to in the “Numbered Streets” who may soon face the same desperate situation the municipality initiated eviction proceedings against people who have either incurred housing debts or lacked a formal tenure in the neighbourhood They are not being given compensation or alternative accommodation most of those living in “Numbered Streets” have been severely affected by the closure of factories in the town many struggle to cover basic needs and have started accumulating debts “I worked in the nearby factory for 30 years The only type of work that I managed to get since was a temporary job for the municipality (varosgazda),” Tibor explained “I had to sell many things for her funeral and was left without money left for rent.” Unemployed and having to support his daughter and her children Tibor now has rent arrears of around 200,000 Forints (630 Euros) When he tried to negotiate a re-payment calendar with the municipality around 80 per cent of families living here either have rent arrears or are at risk of incurring them Their eviction seems to be only a matter of time The local authorities and the media refer to the neighbourhood as a “slum” “Numbered Streets” is made up of several rows of nice albeit poor conditioned brick built houses that used to home the workers of the factories that surround the area full of women of various ages keeping an eye on small children playing and riding their little bicycles The authorities began their attempts to erase the neighbourhood from the map on 8 May 2014 when they adopted an amendment decree to terminate rental agreements The decree states that those who don’t have housing debts and have a valid contract can receive compensation (approximately 1.5 to 2 million Forints between 4,800 and 6,300 Euros) if they move out from Miskolc The majority of residents from “Numbered Streets” are currently at risk of being rendered homeless by the evictions without receiving any compensation The municipality hasn’t involved the residents in a meaningful consultation Two weeks ago an elderly disabled women lost her home and on the same day a mother with her three small children were turfed onto the street She claimed that she paid back her debts and had a verbal agreement with the municipality that her contract would be renewed The other eviction case involved an elderly woman As we continued walking through the “Numbered Streets” Her eviction date was set for 25 September 2014 Mária is non-Roma and lives in a house with her daughter and two young grandchildren She finds the order unfair as she said she paid off her debtors Aren’t there enough homeless people already?” The municipality’s plans are a human rights violation No-one should be forcibly evicted unless there has been a meaningful consultation and suitable alternatives have been offered Amnesty International is calling on the mayor to halt all evictions and to start consultations immediately Hungary: Mayor of Miskolc must halt evictions of Roma (Public Statement Together we can fight for human rights everywhere Your donation can transform the lives of millions If you are talented and passionate about human rights then Amnesty International wants to hear from you Orsi Szecsi who finished her Duquesne career with 1,148 points has signed a professional contract with Aluinvent-DVTK Miskolc Miskolc is approximately 180 miles northeast of Budapest The team is coming off a successful season in which they were the league's regular season runner-ups and qualified for the 2014 Eurocup Playoffs "We are very excited that Orsi has started her career at a high level," said head coach Dan Burt who recruited Szecsi We expect Orsi to have a long and successful 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The authorities and local politicians have been big on mobilising anti-Roma hate for electoral gain. In the 2013 controversy over Roma seeking asylum, then Fidesz mayor Ákos Kriza told the Canadians that failed claimants could not return to Miskolc Not only would he do anything to prevent “these criminals from settling in the city” but would “drive out those criminals currently residing in Miskolc.” He further threatened returning Roma parents that the authorities would take their children away and place them in state institutions A year and a half later Kriza came up with a plan “for the liquidation of ghettos and slums”, which was Fidesz-speak for pushing the Roma out of town. The infamous decisions concerning the evictions and demolitions of the houses in the Numbered Streets neighbourhood on ‘enhancement of public order’ grounds and the need to build a parking lot and a football stadium attracted much negative international media attention criticism in 2015 from international human rights bodies and censure from the Hungarian Supreme Court and the Equal Treatment Authority.  And, of course in 2018, there was Viktor Orbán’s incendiary Miskolc hate speech on the campaign trail Taking his standard swipes at Soros stooges and Muslim migrants warning the good citizens of Miskolc about ghettos “There was a time when people from outside migrated en masse into this city The people of Miskolc experienced what happened then … Yet those people who moved to Miskolc came from the territory of Hungary Now you imagine what will happen when people who in their culture and views are completely different from us arrive from outside of the country.” Orbán knew his audience well and nobody was in doubt who ‘those people’ were After Fidesz: what prospects for access to clean water in the hole down in the valley-o Opposition triumphs in last Sunday’s municipal elections included Miskolc who defeated Fidesz vowed in his victory speech to work together with “everyone who represents the interests of the city ..  The opposition forces have promised a politics beyond hate and fear and there is a need for this city to deal with its history of anti-Roma racism if Veres is to realise his ambition “to build a new Even more urgent is the need to ensure that all residents have direct access to clean water and sanitation via public authority provision; and that this fundamental right no longer remains a matter left to the discretion of cranky horticultural metallurgical or gardeners’ associations.  The Roma Civil Monitoring Reports, ERRC field research and FRA surveys reveal shocking disparities and discrimination faced by Roma when it comes to clean water across the EU Even where safe water supply and sanitation services are available to almost every non-Roma household many Roma populations cannot access these basic and very essential services.  The UN Sustainable Development Goal Six (SDG 6) calls for universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water sanitation and hygiene facilities for all by 2030 It should be Europe’s shame that in this prosperous continent The absence of shame in Miskolc and elsewhere gives measure to the depth of anti-Roma racism that pisses all over so-called European values Site Map | Privacy | Permissions | Copyright © 2025 ERRC Jenő Rosenfeld wrote these words in his last postcard which he sent from a Hungarian Army forced labor camp to his family in Budapest His wife Rózsi and their daughter Agnes survived in Budapest Jenő-Moshe Rosenfeld and his wife Rózsi-Rachel née Roth lived in Miskolc Jenő worked in a shoe store and Agnes went to the local Jewish school following the enactment of anti-Jewish legislation by the Hungarian authorities Jenő and Rózsi moved to Budapest in an effort to find work Agnes stayed in Miskolc with her maternal grandmother Magda Roth and in 1942 they both moved to Budapest where they were reunited with Jeno and Rózsi Jenő found work in Budapest and Rózsi and Ethel earned money sewing dresses at home Agnes started studying at the local Jewish high school Jenő was drafted to the Hungarian Army labor battalions and kept in contact with his family by letter He also came home on leave from time to time vacillated about going back to the labor battalion and continued sending postcards from there Zoltán Rosenfeld and his 15-year-old son George were sent to forced labor Rózsi and Agnes were placed in one of the "Yellow Star Houses" designated for Jews in Budapest Arrow Cross men forced all the residents of their  house into the courtyard and led them on a march lasting several hours to a horse-racing stadium during which time they had to keep their arms raised and all their jewelry was stolen Rózsi and Ethel were caught and taken by Arrow Cross men Agnes and Vera stayed with Grandmother Magda Rózsi and Ethel returned the following day Ethel managed to obtain Swiss certificates of protection and the women entered one of the safe houses in Budapest Magda moved in with her non-Jewish daughter-in-law Hungarian policemen arrived at the house and took away everyone's certificates planning to transfer the residents to the ghetto One of the residents bribed the policemen with the result that they were all allowed to remain in the house the residents were all moved to the ghetto in Budapest Rózsi was notified that Jenő had fallen into Russian captivity and had succumbed to typhus while in the Bolcz camp in March 1945 The family members who remained in Miskolc were deported to Auschwitz and murdered Agnes joined the Maccabi Hatzair movement in Budapest In 1949 she immigrated to Eretz Israel (Mandatory Palestine) and married Emil Sperber In 1999, Aviva-Agnes Sperber submitted a Page of Testimony in memory of her father, Jenő Rosenfeld.  In 2014, she donated documents, letters and photographs as part of the national "Gathering the Fragments" project One of the letters is the last postcard from her father displayed in this exhibition Le sort des enfants juifs en France pendant la Shoah : un bref aperçu historique par Serge Klarsfeld Representatives from 400 universities across 40 countries arrived in Debrecen and Miskolc for the event The European Universities Games (EUG) is one of the greatest multisport events in the world in which athletes of European universities compete representing their higher education institutions The event is held in even-numbered years in university cities capable in terms of infrastructure and organisational background of hosting competitions for all 17 sports involved in the EUG the European University Sports Association (EUSA) chose Debrecen and Miskolc to be joint hosts of the 6th European Universities Games This year’s event is organized jointly by the Hungarian University Sports Federation (MEFS) the Hungarian government has allocated over HUF 50 billion for the construction and renovation of more than 500 administrative buildings as revealed by the State Secretary for Territorial Administration at the Prime Minister’s Office in Miskolc on Thursday During the inauguration of the renovated government service centre in the city centre István György highlighted that this substantial funding facilitated various energy efficiency programs and renovations implemented by county chief prefects across the country The state secretary praised the establishment of the government offices and government service centres as one of the most successful government initiatives in territorial administration He stated that the government has made significant progress in establishing the government service centre network and that the intensive development cycle may soon come to an end István György emphasized the importance of personal encounters between the government and citizens underscoring the significance of the newly inaugurated government service centre which marks the 314th such institution nationwide The effort to create more such centres testifies to the commitment of the government to make it easy for citizens to manage their affairs He noted that this primary meeting point between the state and citizens is crucial and it is gratifying to observe high levels of satisfaction among people for the services provided at government service centres the number of clients surpassed 12.3 million nationwide in 2023 with an average waiting time of only 17 minutes a figure they aim to further reduce in the future mentioned that the government service centre building on Csizmadia Street will assume additional functions in the future it will host the central administration of the County Government Office where twenty-four government service centres operate with three hundred employees plans are underway to establish the region’s new twenty-fifth government service centre in the Diósgyőr district The government office building underwent extensive renewal supported by over HUF 156 million in government funding and a redesigned ground-floor government service centre will open its fourth electric vehicle production facility in Miskolc a joint venture between LG Electronics and Magna has announced plans to open a new electric vehicle (EV) production facility in Miskolc The 26,400m² facility – LG Magna e-Powertrain’s first in Europe – will initially produce e-motors with LG and Magna planning to later expand into electrified powertrain solutions “Adding the new Hungary facility marks another milestone for the joint venture in executing its growth plan,” said Diba Ilunga “With this new capacity… LG Magna e-Powertrain is well positioned to keep pace with customer demands and increases in global EV production.” News about the LG Magna e-Powertrain facility highlights Hungary’s growing ambition to become a key stakeholder in the EV industry with the country lately attracting investment from both Western and Chinese companies In July 2023, Chinese cobalt supplier Huayou Cobalt said it planned to invest $1.4bn (Ft507.39bn) in a nickel-rich ternary lithium battery cathode material plant in the county of Komarom-Esztergom Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis LG Magna e-Powertrain says the facility will start production in 2026 commented: “This new facility seeks to amplify the growth of LG Magna e-Powertrain in the European market the facility in Hungary will be critical as the company accelerates its position as a go-to mobility solutions partner in the fast-growing global EV market.” Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network MISKOLC – Two days after the individual sprint races this third day of the World University Orienteering Championship was dedicated to the mixed team sprint relay Orienteering is often seen by the non-initiates as an obscure forest activity the street of the city of Miskolc turned into a giant playground for the 24 mixed teams registered in the title race Not only did the athletes have to deal with the urban landscape of the fourth city of Hungary but they also had the chance – and the challenge – to face the hundreds of locals and tourists attracted by the action who came and cheer for them the British team composed of Charlotte Ward and Megan Carter Davies respectively 7th and 8th of the individual competition winner of the individual sprint on Monday and Peter Hodkinson 9th of the same event few people could have expected such a large win for this race with almost a minute difference with their closest chasers Jan Petrzela and Denisa Kosova) confirmed its individual results taking silver while Norway (Sigrid Alexandersen Trond Einar Pedersli and Ingjerd Myhre) seized the bronze medal The day was continued with the awarding of the long distances medals and of the mixed team sprint relay and finally concluded by the head of delegation dinner hosted by the Mayor of the city of Miskolc in the celebration hall of the city hall The British team confirmed its domination on the sprint and will try to battle for medals in the middle distance with Switzerland Czech Republic and the impressive Nordic teams on Wednesday in Javorkut Mixed Team Sprint © International University Sports Federation The underground rapid transit lines have been under construction for almost two decades due to various project delays The cross pinnacle on the Tower of Jesus Christ will be ready to receive visitors in 2026 on the centennial of Gaudi’s death Now you can get your wine in Talence by paying directly in Bitcoin That’s because the state has to spend money on updating the railway infrastructure rather than subsidizing the cost of the popular pass Steffen Romstöck said that he would respect the residents’ choice and would take over the helm of the municipality which will come into force from 1 January 2025 Rethinking renewable energy sources for the urban landscape But operating them is still illegal under the country’s legislation can inform and inspire communities and entrepreneurs that still feel trepidation at the prospect of energy transition it has a unique modular design that allows it to be shortened and lengthened like a train that’s the promise made by the mayor of Paris the district has long been known as the hangout spot for the artsy crowds Hostal de Pinós is located in the geographical centre of the autonomous region the ranking considers several distinct but essential factors these quiet areas will now be available on all main routes in the country The academic institution shows a deeper understanding of the well-being of its students The north-eastern Hungarian city targets mainly domestic tourists The tourism development strategy of Miskolc until 2030 has been completed according to a local government press release the document will be submitted to the Municipal Assembly of this city in North-Eastern Hungary for a final brush-up after which it will serve as a guideline for local developers and players in the sector for the next 10 years.  The strategy’s goal is twofold: on the one hand the city centre with the historical Avas volcanic hill and Lillafüred (a town in the Bükk Mountains 12 km away from Miskolc but officially a part of it) must be brought to a similar level of development the four most important tourist attractions of Miskolc are to be showcased under a strong Miskolc brand name These include Miskolctapolca (a suburb of Miskolc Miskolc-Lillafüred environmental study trail and the city centre together with Avas and its wine cellars.  The specific tourism development projects are summarized in the Herman Ottó Tourism Development Program which is part of the strategy. Among the projects underway is one of the most exciting adventure baths in Central Europe taking shape in Miskolctapolca and the small railway development at Šiaurėserdő Zrt The professionals behind the strategy hope that tourism which is still a major force in this industrialised city will be given a further boost through a range of quality experiences Miskolc has a strong position in the domestic tourism market with 80 percent of its visitors coming from Hungary and the remaining 20 percent from neighbouring countries Responding to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and in line with the goals of the strategy Miskolc has recently launched an online tourism campaign to showcase the city’s diversity to domestic tourists The 10th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns (ESCT) sets the stage for stronger cooperation between the EU national and local level to fast track Europe's transition to climate neutrality Urban dwellers across the EU are having a say in making their 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Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience An international research group has designed a new photovoltaic-thermal module configuration that uses zirconium oxide as a cooling agent The system is reportedly more efficient than water-cooled counterparts in reducing its operating temperature A view of the experimental setup of the PVT system The aim of their work was to compare the performance of the system with that of non-cooled PV systems or systems cooled with water under hot climate conditions “Experiments were conducted in May 2022 on sunny days from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm with no significant variation in the ambient temperature and solar radiation during the experiment days,” the researchers said “The maximum ambient temperature was 42.7 C then gradually lowered until sunset.” The experimental setting was located in Basra city It consisted of a PVT module cooled by ZrO2 with all the modules having a nominal power of 50 W The PVT module uses an absorber copper plate with flow channels attached to the backside The group also applied a layer of thermal wool on the serpentine tubes to completely cover the PV module’s backside and reduce heat losses The ZrO2 nanofluid is circulated in the serpentine tubes by two pumps with a mass flow rate of 0.7 L/min set by flow sensors The scientists applied three different concentrations of ZrO2 of 0.015% which they said led to temperature reductions of 14% compared to the reference PV panel without cooling The operating temperature of the module cooled with water was reduced by 9.7% More articles from Emiliano Bellini Please be mindful of our community standards and website in this browser for the next time I comment By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers. 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TURKEY: The first of 60 trams for Konya left Škoda Transportation’s Plzen factory in the Czech Republic on October 29 almost seven months after the €104·7m contract was announced The 100% low-floor Type 28T vehicle is based on 31 trams ordered by Miskolc in Hungary SLOVAKIA: Bratislava transport authority DPB placed a €36·8m firm order for 15 Škoda Transportation Type 29T trams on July 31 This is an option on a €39m contract for an initial 15 Type 30T cars which was signed on July 18 The Type 29T will be a unidirectional version of .. Site powered by Webvision Cloud Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker By 2013-05-31T11:30:00 HUNGARY: The first of 31 trams ordered by Miskolc transport operator MVK is now on test in the Czech city of Plzen where the trams are being manufactured by Škoda Transportation An initial two 26T trams are scheduled to arrive in Miskolc in July with deliveries running until February 2015 Already have an account? LOG IN You’ve reached your limit of content for the month Register for free now Did you find any incorrect or incomplete information? Please, let us know DVTK Jegesmedvék Miskolc win Hungarian Cup MAC Budapest won the first trophy of its history by beating 3-2 MOL champion DVTK Miskolci in Hungarian Cup final, played at Miskolc Arena Sapa Fehervar beats 4-1 MOL-Liga champion and Cup holder DVTK Miskolc to win 2015-16 Hungarian Cup in the rematch of last year final. Debreceni takes the bronze after 4-3 OT victory over MAC Budapest Current MOL Liga champion DVTK Jegesmedvék Miskolc announces a change on the bench: coach Peter Mayer was fired despite the team is leading the table one point ahead MAC Budapest."There have been problems inside the team because we need new impulses" - said President of DVTK Miskolc Egri István What happened is part of a long process: I could not find a common language with the team" commented Mayer who will stay in the club coaching staff Mayer was replaced by Canadian Jason Morgan Victor Lindgren (Dunaújváros) as best defender Frank Banham (SAPA Fehervar) as best forward MOL Liga Monday Night Recap - Miskolc Locks in 2nd Seed All three teams with something to play for won tonight in MOL Liga action  Josh Bonar continued his strong season with a goal and three assists  Levente Zsok added two goals and an assist and Kevin Wehrs also scored one goal and added two assists  Brasov remains three points out of a playoff spot with three games to play Miskolc Jegesmedvek easily handled Ferencvaros 7-2 and locked up the second seed for the playoffs  This guaranttes them home-ice advantage in the first round  Vladimir Dubek and Szabolcs Fodor each had two goals and Martin Saluga added to his league leading scoring total with three assists Nove Zamky won a lopsided 6-1 victory over Dunaujvaros Acelbikak one of the few in DAB Docler's amazing run his season  Lubos Dobry had a goal and three assists on the evening and Miroslav Stefanka added two assists  Nove Zamky holds the final spot of the playoffs by three points and is only two points away from moving into the third seed over HSC Csikszereda but lost the most ground with Nove Zamky and Brasov both winning the two Romanian sides will play what is a must win game for both teams as Csikszereda Brasov and Nove Zamky are all looking to clinch the final two playoff spots with three games left to play Sensational season for Dab.Docler Dunaújváros continues: after been crowned MOL Liga champion, team keeps also Hungarian Cup, winning 5-0, in MOL Liga finals replay This is third consecutive success in National Cup for Dunaújváros club Miskolci ties the semi finals against Csíkszereda Miskolci JJSE won game four 1-0 to tie the MOL Liga semi finals against HSC Csíkszereda 2-2. Bence Svasznek scored the goal in the second period Regular season winner Csíkszereda won the first two games but then Miskolci won its two home games The winner of game five will play Dab.Docler in the finals Luleå wins their second title in Sweden, 29 years after the first one. Read more» The Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins will face off in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 14 and 16, 2025, as part of the NHL Global Series. These games at the renovated Avicii Arena mark the 47th and 48th NHL contests held in ... Read more»