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The call for proposals for the Hungarian Innovation Agency's (NIÜ) programme to support the creation of national innovation events has been amended. The change has widened the range of people who can apply for support and also allows for the possibility to fill in gaps. As a result, the deadline for applications has also changed, with the deadline for applications being 30 October 2024.

The 34th National Science and Innovation Olympiad (OTIO) for young people aged 14-19 has been announced, with a total of more than five million forints in prizes and reimbursements for young people starting an independent project, and special support for the most successful preparatory teachers and secondary schools.

From September, the Hungarian Startup University Program (HSUP) will be available again in more than 30 higher education institutions. The two-semester course aims to broaden students' knowledge of innovation and to encourage them to create start-ups based on their own projects. From the 2024/25 academic year, the programme will be relaunched with a completely renewed curriculum and will be available in English, the international language of innovation, as successful start-up founders need to be able to pitch to foreign investors, customers and other partners.

A total of HUF 45 million has been awarded to the most promising university innovation projects under the Hungarian Startup University Program (HSUP). The two semester-long university courses run under the auspices of the Hungarian Innovation Agency (NIÜ) ended with Demo Day. At the event in Budapest, 15 teams presented their innovative projects to a jury of renowned experts, and the most promising of them were awarded professional prizes. The Demo Day also included a presentation of the changes to be introduced from next academic year, the modernised curriculum, the new image and the announcement of the launch of the HSUP Advanced programme for doctoral students and researchers in postdoctoral programmes in the autumn.

Fifty years ago, in 1974, he invented the invention of the. Ernő Rubik invented his logic game originally intended for educational purposes, which eventually conquered the world as the Rubik's Cube, and to this day is one of the main symbols of Hungarian creativity and innovation. It shows that a good innovation can sustain interest for decades. Would it be easier for inventors to make their inventions a success in the present? To this end, the Hungarian Innovation Agency (NIÜ) was created with the mission to help bring excellent innovative projects like the Rubik's Cube to market.

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The National Innovation Agency's (NIA) IMPULSE programme aims to promote the market exploitation of innovative products and services with high market potential from Hungarian companies. Applicants can win a package of innovation support services worth HUF 5 million gross or HUF 7.5 million gross, including group and personalised advice and mentoring on project development, innovation financing, business development, intellectual property protection and other topics.

Over 33 Institutions and 14,500 Students Engage in National Innovation Agency's University Startup Program" With an increasing momentum, the University Startup Program by the National Innovation Agency sees participation from over 33 institutions and attracts nearly 14,500 students during autumn semesters in recent years.