Diána Ürge-Vorsatz: “Do I have the right to consume more but they don’t have the right to live?”
The recent past has been an unusual time for us all. It came with losses, lessons, and – although these are perhaps less obvious...
Csaba Németh
Not an idea out of the air – Interview with Dr Rita Somogyi, winner of the Transport Innovation Award
A young Hungarian engineer, Dr. Rita Somogyi, and her team have now brought a new and precise solution to the field of GPS-based support...
Villő Nagy
“I never longed to live abroad” – in conversation with Dezső Ránki, Artist of the Nation
Pianist Dezső Ránki is an outstanding figure in the world of music, both for his modesty and his talent. Last year, he was among...
Csák-Nagy Kriszta
“I am blessed in that my soul remains youthful.” – Father Fülöp, missionary of Belgian origin
At first sight, one wouldn’t guess that he is a priest – only when he's in a church wearing the chasuble. Instead, he is...
Lenke Fehér
“The fact is, you should be exterminated! – the fates of priests after 1956
In the wake of the crushing of the 1956 Revolution until late 1957, that is, in just over one year, nearly 20,000 people were...
Kati Szám
Katinka Hosszú: "It's important that people can count on me in my private life, too"
I often encourage beginner colleagues preparing for a sports interview not to take it as a personal failure if they only receive short sentences...
Krisztián Szabó
Angela Gandra: "If we were to expect the same role from everyone, we would destroy society"
Angela Vidal Gandra da Silva Martins, Brazil’s Secretary of State for Family Affairs, was a guest at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium – Danube Institute’s...
Kati Szám
"Hello, Jesus, the Molnárs are here" – Kata Molnár-Bánffy and Gábor Molnár, a couple going on a pilgrimage
When I asked, “Whose idea was it for you to start it?” they looked at each other and smiled – they both remember it...
Melinda Hekler
Marina Gera: “I wanted to be a film actress since I was two years old”
It was a miracle that two months ago Hungary had its first ever Emmy nomination. But only the most daring would have dreamt that...
Zsuzsa Máthé
Operas and operations: the adventurous life of the Marton couple
Éva Marton is the greatest Hungarian soprano of the 20th century. However, her unique career has been a duet; beside her vocal-stage qualities, her...
Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
Gergely Kiss: “It never once crossed my mind that things could be better with another woman”
They met each other when they were 19, quite by chance, although both played water polo. Ancsa studied at college in Eger and she...
Lívia Kölnei
Conservative feminism during the Horthy era brought significant advancements in women’s emancipation
Barbara Papp is a remarkable historian: she toppled a taboo of several decades by coming not to an ideological nor biased, but rather a...
Zoltán Boldog
Will we forget Faludy, the poet, who makes fun of us even after death?
A curious legacy turned up in the literature department of Szeged’s faculty of humanities: a dedication by poet György Faludy, who died in 2006...