US grantees monthly trip to North-West Hungary
#Fulbright monthly meeting in October: The Commission organized a 2-day trip to North-West Hungary for US grantees at the Fulbright Program.
The group visited Széchenyi István University in Győr hosted by Célia Szénássy, International Secretary who gave a presentation to the participants about the institution, highlighting the high-quality education offered across 9 faculties, 11 academic fields, and 200 programmes, as well as the University’s research and development activities.
Florida Polytechnic University Prof. Rahul Razdan ’24 talked about his activities at Zala ZONE, one of Europe’s most advanced automotive proving ground and Purdue University Prof. Zhiwei Zhu ’24 on his research on the development of business analytics and data science education.
The day continued with sightseeing in Győr and a guided visit to the Esterházy Palace in Fertőd: the Hungarian Versailles, the country’s second largest and most decorative palace featuring Baroque splendour, Rococo luxury and a romantic French garden, where Joseph Haydn once composed his music.
On the next day the tour continued with sightseeing in Sopron and visit to the Memorial site of the 1989 Pan-European Picnic considered a significant event contributing to the lifting of the Iron Curtain and the reunification of Germany.
One of the organizers of the Picnic, László Nagy gave an eyewitness account of the events and presented Matthew Longo’s 2024 The Orwell Foundation Prize for Political Writing winner book: The Picnic – A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain
