Hungarian Conservative

Revamped Higher Education Admission System Provides Flexibility to Universities

Most universities grant additional points to applicants for language exams, advanced level exams, sports achievements, and results in academic competitions. However, in the new system, institutions are now able to award extra points for other achievements like work experience, prior qualifications, volunteer work, or the completion of preparatory courses, based on their individual decisions.

Soldiers of the Bureviy Brigade on 1 November 2023 taking their lunch break during training at a boot camp near Kyiv before starting front line service.

Old World Geostrategy — Part I

The following is Part I of a three-part analysis that sets out to illustrate the three fault lines that are about to redraw the geostrategic map of the Old World.

President Novák Pays ‘Solidarity Visit’ to Israel

Katalin Novák met with her Israeli counterpart, President Isaac Herzog, to show her moral support to the recently attacked Israel, as well as for the Hungarian community living in Israel. She also called for the immediate release of hostages, some of whom are of Hungarian ancestry, taken by the Islamist terror group Hamas.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) with former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal in Moscow in 2007.

Israel Learns the Hard Way Not to Trust Russia

Moscow has failed to condemn the 7 October Hamas attack as terrorism, and Putin has likened the Gaza blockade by Israel to the siege of Leningrad by Nazi Germany, effectively poisoning the previously amicable Russia–Israel relations.

Hungary to Hold Joint NATO Exercise in November

In order to achieve the objectives set by the Chief of General Staff, including mental renewal and combat readiness, the Hungarian Defence Forces will hold a broader spectrum exercise, where the HDF will not only carry out military manoeuvres in eight locations across the country, but the cooperation between the Hungarian Defence Forces and the civil administration will also be assessed.