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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.

For one week, Hungary will be the focus of attention for those interested in innovation: the National Innovation Agency (NIA) will organise the first traditional Hungary Innovation Week (HIW) at the end of September, which will feature a series of events with key players from the domestic and international innovation ecosystems, discussing current trends, issues, good practices and how to increase innovation performance in Hungary and Europe, which is key to economic competitiveness.

The programme will help more students to found start-ups In a month's time, the Hungarian Startup University Program (HSUP), run by the Hungarian Innovation Agency (NIÜ), will close its academic year

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.

Under a joint project of the National Innovation Agency (NIA) and the Hungarian Student Labs Association, two new student labs and four student labs to be developed will receive non-reimbursable grants to modernise their equipment, provide top-quality equipment and human resources to make their careers attractive.