The 33rd annual Bálványos Summer Free University and Student Camp, better known by its colloquial name Tusványos, is getting underway on Tuesday, 23 July in Tusnádfürdő (Băile Tușnad), Transylvania, Romania. This year’s motto is ‘On a Better Track’. The event is organized by the Transylvanian Hungarian Youth Council (MIT) and the Budapest-based Pro Minoritate Foundation.

This year, the event will include more than 500 programmes and 1,000 speakers on the banks of the River Olt and in sports fields.

Topics for podium discussions include peacemaking, the election year in the United States, and the Hungarian EU presidency, among others.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary and László Tőkés, president of the Hungarian National Council of Transylvania (EMNT), will give speeches and do a Q&A on Saturday morning.

Tusványos also offers numerous cultural, traditional, educational and entertainment programmes, including literary and theatre events, folk music, and dance gatherings. The event’s official opening takes place on Wednesday morning.

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Sources: MTI/Hungarian Conservative