Other people’s lives
The Capital with the Eye of an Expat
There is a growing discontent in the air in Budapest. Something that goes beyond the normal level of human complaint. What I’m hearing now is more systemic, more worrying. view[…]
The MBA: 5 reasons why you should take it personally
Top international business schools meet talents one-on-one in Budapest
The prestigious MBA degree has been an important contribution to career development over the last century. It has gained a sound reputation beyond the corporate world in almost every professional[…]
Keeping up standards
Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna
Tempus fugit, and all that. Suddenly, four years have flown by – where did they go? – since The Budapest Times spent a few days at the Palais Hansen Kempinski[…]
Beside the seaside
Return to Sri Lanka, Part two: down the coast
Slowly, deliberately, a Sri Lankan man is climbing the long thin trunk of a palm tree. Ropes have been tied around the trunk to give him hand-holds and foot-holds but[…]
Memories are made of this
Return to Sri Lanka, Part one: Colombo, the capital
Sri Lanka lays out its welcome mat as our big bird, flight QR 200 from Budapest, descends to Bandaranaike International Airport at Colombo. The mat is woven from the green[…]
The Brief History of the Month
The news that made headlines
Presenting in one concise package the month’s most important and fascinating national stories, whether they be economic, political, cultural, sporting or among the hundreds of other happenings that go on[…]
Collision course at CEU
‘Attack’ on uni new rift in Hungarian-US relations
The US embassy has expressed concern over a new bill to amend the law on higher education to clarify and tighten rules governing foreign higher education institutions operating in Hungary.[…]
More dialogue, please
Interview with Minister Zoltán Balog
Zoltán Balog has been heading the Ministry of Human Resources since 2012, he has been one of the main facilitators of German-Hungarian relations, he is a Protestant pastor and an[…]
“Political correctness is measured by how we treat people who think differently”
Interview with Prof. Dr. Reinhard Bettzuege, former Ambassador of Germany
Many US voters are hoping that the election of Donald Trump as President will finally see their opinion being represented in politics. The Hungarian government has also hailed this new[…]
Connection and disconnection
TEDx returns for conference of ideas
An eclectic array of speakers will gather for TEDxDanubia in the iconic Mupa building on May 4. The theme of this year’s event is “Alone or Together?”, a question with[…]
“These countries are way more attractive than their reputation”
Interview with West Balkan expert Attila Galambos
“The West Balkan is still an economically underestimated region.” This is Attila Galambos’ firm belief, and as such it is the foundation for his consulting company Communautrade-Europe Kft., which calls[…]
Fear not if you have nothing to hide
The government plans to pass legislation that would make it mandatory for NGOs receiving their funding from abroad to disclose where they are financed from. The law “is a disclosure[…]
Easy parking with help of 5G
Deutsche Telekom at the Mobile World Congress
The annually organised Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is the most important event for the branch. Two thousand three hundred exhibitors presented themselves at the trade fair this year for[…]
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