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TABLE OF CONTENT

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Hungary has the 9th position on the 30th Summer Olympic Games’ medal table

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20. Winnings on Modern Pentathlon World Cup Series

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21. Medals in Pentathlon World Championship finals

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22. Winning with world record in sport shooting

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24. Hungarian double success in curling

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02. Hungarian bartender is among the best ones

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25. Rakonczay is the first man crossing

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Atlantic Ocean alone

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26. One of the world’s best freestyle soccer player is

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04. Hungarian excellence in honey production

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27. Teenage wakeboard champion

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05. Tokaj is one of the best wine regions in the world

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28. Hungarian wakeboard rider at Billabong

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06. Hungary is at the top in goose liver production

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29. Hungarian rodeo champion

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07. Hungarian bio wines among the bests

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30. József Mónus is breaking historical

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03. The best sour cherry liqueur of Europe is

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32. World record of slam dunk

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33. Hungarian senior team won the

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10. Superb Hungarian wine-vinegar

The Hungarian fresh fish is the best

12. The greatest Hungarian wine success to date

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13. Hungarian soya among the best ones

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14. Our restaurants in the elite group

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15. Tokaji wine in the top 100

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16. Medal rain for the Hungarian beers

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Hungarian girl is the culinary world champion!

archery records

31. Hungarian canine disk world champion

09. Hungarian success at the Culinary Olympics 11.

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World Bridge Games

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SPORTS

23. Junior sport shooting success in Moscow 01. Hungarians among the best chefs of the world

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II. 18. One of Europe’s leading nations in sport

38. Hungarian junior anglers are in the elite

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group of the world

39. Sucess at WTCC

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58. Historical Hungarian ski success in Sochi

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59. On the top of the water

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41. Gold medal at the World Fencing Championships

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42. Hungarian success in boxing

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60. Dániel Gyurta became member

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43. World Wrestling Championships, Budapest

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44. Wrestling Success in Baku

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61. Sailing success

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45. Success in Judo European Championship

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62. László Cseh is 12th times European Champion

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46. Table Tennis European Championship

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63. Two finswimming world record for Hungary

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47. Medal rain at the XIV. Martial Art World Cup

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64. The bests of 2013 for LEN

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48. Success at Ironman

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65. Medals at the Water Polo European Championship

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49. Hungarian runner in North-Pole

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66. Open water swimming success at the

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50. Winning in ultra-marathon

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67. Fascinating results in 2014 European

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51. New women’s record in the world’s hardest

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68. The best of the water world

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52. The third world championship gold in

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69. Sucsess in Onco-Olympics

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70. Hungarians, the firsts

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71. Hungary is on the top of the Canoeing

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72. The canoeing Olympic Hopefuls

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73. World record foot and hand hit in dance

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pommel horse

53. Gold medals at the 2014 Gymnastics

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54. Outstanding results at the Aerobic

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World Cup in Cottbus

Gymnastics European championship

34. Hungarian Chess European Champion

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35. World record in Rubik’s Cube

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55. Hungarian medal rain at Pole

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36. Great Hungarian results at the Universiade

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56. The 2013 Bodyfitness World Champion

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37. The second best in the world of cards

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World Championship

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European Championships

40. Success in ninepin bowling

running event

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57. Good result in Motocross

Sport European Championship

is Hungarian

- ten medals from the World Games of The European Olympic Committees

European Championship

Swimming Championships

in Dragon Boat World Championships

World Championships’ medal table

at the top of the medal table

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III. 74. Hungarian on top of the blues world

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75. The fastes-handed piano player of the world

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76. Hungarian success at the world’s most

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prestigious celo competition

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79. Green Room Award to the Hungarian singer

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80. Celist’s Success

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81. Hungarian short film on the UK Music

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Video Awards festival shortlist

82. The biggest nativity is in Hungary

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83. Hungarian astronomy photographer

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is the Best Newcomer

84. The best nature and bird photographer

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85. The best urban photographer 2014

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86. Hungarian photographer awarded

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87. The world’s 10 th most expensive photo is Hungarian

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88. Europe’s most beautiful stamp for years

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89. Hungarian ornamental plant is

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wby National Geographic

the most beautiful in the world

109. Hungarian baths among the best ones

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110. Hungarian bar among the best ones in the world

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111. The world’s best clubs are in Hungary

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112. New York Café in Budapest is the

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113. The hotel with the 5th most beautiful panoramic

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114. Margaret Island is the 5th best place

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115. The most beautiful dog in the world is Hungarian

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116. The most beautiful Hungarian type

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most beautiful in the world

view in the world is Hungarian for jogging in the world

moustache in Europe is Hungarian

117. The University of Szeged is the “greenest”

university of the region

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118. The famous Hungarian dentistry tourism

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119. The Hungarian Olympic outfit is one

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120. Palatinus Beach among the most beautiful

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of the most beautiful ones

open air pools in the world

121. The Great Market Hall is the best market of

Europe

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137. World recorder aerial ortho image

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166. Judit Polgár received “the Oscar in chess”

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138. The success of the Hungarian robotoy

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167. Hungarian success at the

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168. Hungarian winners at the

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169. Double victory at the International

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170. Medals at the Central European

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171. Success at the International Mathematics

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172. Hungarian is the winner of the

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the virtual reality

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of the world

140. A new logic toy to conquer the world: Smart Egg!

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141. Herendi is the world’s biggest china manufactory

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142. Award winning Hungarian project at the

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Global Impact Competition

143. Hungarians designed one of the

world’s least consumption vehicles

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173. International championship of professions

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147. Hungarians won the Moonbots

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174. Being in the top at graphene research

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175. Successful crossword puzzle world championship

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176. Dévény movement therapy method

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world championship

148. A cryptography, unique in the world

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149. Hungarian undertaking is among

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150. Award winner Hungarian tablet dispenser

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151. A hybrid car developed by Hungarians

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152. The fastest growing company

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153. Access control system developed by Hungarians

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154. A Hungarian mobile application on the top

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155. IND Group is on the list of FinTech100

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the 10 best ones in Europe

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92. Winning Hungarian video installation

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124. Floating Luxury Island

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125. The tram line 2 in Budapest is amongst

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126. The best tram drivers in Europe

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156. Award winning agricultural technology

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157. Hungarian poker robot

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158. Hungarian inventions are the best ones

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159. World Famous Hungarian innovation application

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160. World championship in robotics 2013-2014

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161. Hungarian boy in the winning project of NASA

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162. NNG won the European Business Awards

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163. The best startup company of the

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164. Prezi is not only awarded by its millions of users!

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94. Hungarian cartoon success

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95. Recognition of Symphony no. 42.

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96. Hungarian success at the Action On Film

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2014 International Film Festival

the most beautiful tram rides in the world

127. Budapest is the best winter destination 128. Budapest a világ második legromantikusabb

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97. Award winner Hungarian director

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98. Where a world unfolds

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99. Award winning Hungarian film in Cannes

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100. Worldwide success of On The Spot

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101. International radio festival special prize

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132. Award winning “BioSzentandrás” Programme

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102. Success at the Karlovy Vary International Film

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133. Tihany is the most beautiful

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103. The best children’s channel in Europe

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134. European Towns and Villages in Bloom

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104. Hungarian costume designer received the Emmy

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135. Grand Budapest Hotel

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105. Award winners of the European Tree of the Year

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106. International Real Estate Development Award

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Festival

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competition

129. Budapesten az egyik legjobb metróvonal

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130. Budapest is the 2nd most popular destination

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131. Hungarian model the on the cover

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of the American Vogue

renovated European village

Competition for University Students

146. Hungarians are the best in architectural mapping

123. The Hungarian Shadow Theater is the best

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Mathematics Olympiad

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93. Award rain for Dénes Nagy’s film

Physics Olympiad

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91. Hungarian student awarded for best short film

at the fine arts biennale

international chemistry competition

145. World famous Hungarian architectural mapping

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122. Fortuna among the best floating hotels of the world 080

International Chemistry Olympiad

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144. „Design Oscar” for the Hungarian Designer

90. Hungarian success at the “ASTRA Talent”

international children art competition

VI. 165. Hungarian woman among the smartest people of the world

136. A Hungarian girl’s photos conquer

of Europe is in Budapest

region is Hungarian

International Philosophy Olympiad

177. One of the best English language teaching webpages 117

of the world is Hungarian

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KNOWLEDGE

78. Hungarians on the international World Music Chart

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108. The image film of Hungary is the best

TOURISM AND COUNTRY BRAND

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77. The world’s oldest perfume is from Hungary

IV. 107. Award rain for Hungarian festivals

Dear Reader!

The extraordinary “geo-moment” we are living in calls for a vision of national strategy which leverages our specific local strengths to generate lasting economic growth and to foster the development of creative industries, as well as the quality of life.

Besides taking care of its basic duties, the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) contributes to the preservation and transmission of national values both directly and through the diverse work of its foundations. The Pallas Athena Geopolitical Foundation (PAGEO) brings the world’s brightest geo-strategic minds together, analyzes the latest trends, and inspires further value-creation – with a strong emphasis on young Hungarian talents and creative communities.

In our publication entitled “Hungarians in the Top 10”, we introduce outstanding Hungarian talents we are especially proud of, all of whom can serve both as role models and sources of

inspiration for today’s youth, because “Hungarians have all what it takes to be among the cream of the crop of Europe and the world!”

Our compilation showcases the Hungarian success stories of the last 3 years in a variety of fields including gastronomy, sports, culture, tourism, technology, and science; bringing lesser-known subfields into the spotlight, since Hungarians are often in search of new, unique ways unparalleled in the world.

Just like our inventors, Nobel laureates, world-famous athletes and artists born in the Carpathian Basin a hundred years ago, the young talents of the 21st century serve as proofs of what we are capable of together.

Follow our lead, and get to know the worldrenowned Hungarians who have, in recent years, added new colors to the Internet’s vast palette and lead us to brand new paths on our journey of understanding the 21st century.

We owe these outstanding talents all our gratitude and respect!

György Matolcsy

Norbert Csizmadia

Governor, Hungarian National Bank

Pallas Athéné Geopolitical Foundation

GASTRO足足NOMY

“It was the first time for us Hungarians to qualify into Bocuse d’Or and we finished among the first best 10 positions right away.”

TAMÁS SZÉLL, MNB KLUB

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HUNGARIANS AMONG THE BEST CHEFS OF THE WORLD In 2013 in the European final of the most prestigious gastronomy contest of the world, Bocuse d’Or, Hungary was represented by Tamás Széll. He was the first Hungarian to qualify into the final finishing in the 10th position.

Based on the audience’ votes the Hungarian team was also awarded by a special award for the best poster.

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In 2014 in the European round of Bocuse d’Or, in Stockholm, Gábor Molnár and his team qualified in the 9th position into the international final.

HUNGARIAN BARTENDER IS AMONG THE BEST ONES IN THE WORLD In 2012 in China Ákos Orosz finished in the second position at the World Cocktail Championship organized by the Inter­national Bartenders Association. The same year he was the Hungarian Coffee in good SPIRITS champion, as well as, the winner of the World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship in Korea. In 2013 the excellent bartender represented Hungary at the XV. International Finlandia Vodka Cup in Lapland, after winning the domestic pre-selection competition.

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THE BEST SOUR CHERRY LIQUEUR OF EUROPE IS HUNGARIAN!

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In 2013 at one of the most prestigious international spirit competitions, Destillata, the Glam sour cherry in fruit bed liqueur specialty, produced by Tokaj Spirit, was chosen as the best sour cherry liqueur. The company was founded in 2012 with its mission to introduce a brand new, so far unknown side of the Tokaj wine region, famous for its agelong beverage culture, through its spirit specialties. The essence of Glam sour cherry is the premium quality sour cherry spirit.

TOKAJ IS ONE OF THE BEST WINE REGIONS IN THE WORLD In 2012 in Wine Enthusiast, the renowned trade magazine of the United States, Tokaj appears among the 10 best wine tourism destinations of the world.

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HUNGARIAN EXCELLENCE IN HONEY PRODUCTION

HUNGARY IS AT THE TOP IN GOOSE LIVER PRODUCTION

80% of the world’s fat goose liver production is coming from Hungary.

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Hungary is at top position in honey production in Europe, since within the European Union the specific bee density is the highest here. The density of the bee population in Hungary exceeds 11 bee families per km2.

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HUNGARIAN BIO WINES AMONG THE BESTS In 2013 at the international bio wine competition, in Germany, seven Hungarian wine specialties reached even higher ranks than the silver or gold medal winner bottles. In the competition of more than thousands of bottles these bio wines were awarded by Grand Gold Medals.

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HUNGARY IS AT THE TOP OF MINERAL WATER PRODUCTION

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In 2012 at the Culinary Olympics organized in Erfurt, Germany, the team of the Hungarian National Army received silver medal in the cold platter, and bronze in the hot kitchen category.

Among the mineral waters acknowledged by the European Union 2009/54/EK directive, altogether 159 can be found in Hungary.

The national team finished in the second place with its hot kitchen, and third with its cold platter food.

From the EU countries only Germany (765) and Italy (346) possess more. This way Hungary precedes such “mineral water superpowers” as Spain or France. From the mineral water habitats Balf and Szikszó can be highlighted regarding the number of wells.

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“I did not make Hungary a “mineral water superpower”, but I told the world that she was one.”

LEVENTE BALOGH, MNB KLUB

HUNGARIAN SUCCESS AT THE CULINARY OLYMPICS

SUPERB HUNGARIAN WINE-VINEGAR The Brussels-based International Taste and Quality Institute, cooperating with 13 European culinary associations, organizes the Superior Taste Award. An independent jury of Europe’s 60 best Michelin starred Chefs and Sommeliers tests and evaluates the superior food and drink.

At the competition the Muscat Wine Vinegar produced by the Tokaji Wine Vinegar House won the 2012 Superior Taste Award.

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THE HUNGARIAN FRESH FISH IS THE BEST

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HUNGARIAN SOYA AMONG THE BEST ONES Fitorex Kft. (Ltd.) has spent hundreds of millions of Forints on the development of the Frost and Sullivan innovation award winner Yaso ® specially sprouted soybean. With an investment of half billion of Forints a factory was built in Sződ, a village situated in the Danube Bend. The raw material of the Hungarian patent is a new product, produced in a natural way from genetically not modified (GMO-free) soy beans without any additives.

In 2012 the SELFISH Trout produced and developed by PLP Seafood Hungary Kft. (Ltd.) received the first prize in frozen non dairy product category at the Montreal SIAL d’OR competition, a competition, which presents the world’s greatest innovations in food industry.

The tofu made from sprouted soya got into the best ones from more than 1200 products at the “Taste of 2013” competition of the Cologne Food Fair.

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OUR RESTAURANTS IN THE ELITE GROUP Costes restaurant finished in the 14th position at the Travellers’ Choice Award 2014, an award listing the best fine dining restaurants of Europe.

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THE GREATEST HUNGARIAN WINE SUCCESS TO DATE In 2013 at the Decanter World Wine Awards wine contest, the 2009 Cuvée 5 wine of the Villány Sauska Winery received the Red Bordeaux Varietals prize in the over 15£ category. The grape for the blend was harvested in the Siklós territory of the winery. The top premium wine of the Sauska Winery consists of 45% merlot, 35% cabernet sauvignon and 20% cabernet franc.

The result was based on the evaluation of thousands of travellers. Costes could also make it into the top 25 among the best restaurants of the world. It was the first Hungarian restaurant to win a Michelin star with Miguel Rocha Vieira as chef and Károly Gerendai as owner. Since then Onyx and Borkonyha restaurants also joined this elite group.

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TOKAJI WINE IN THE TOP 100 The Tokaji aszú 5 puttonyos 2007 of Chateau Dereszla gained position 20 in the 2013 Top 100 list of Wine Spectator. This list is complied by the editors of one of the leader wine magazines of the world based on the wines tasted the year before.

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MEDAL RAIN FOR THE HUNGARIAN BEERS The “Christmas Ale 2013” of zip’s Brewhouse and the “Olaszházi Bitumen Imperial Stout” of Legenda Brewhouse returned home with a gold medal, whereas the “Legenda Pony Amber Ale” of Legenda Brewhouse with a bronze one from the Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fest American competition. Moreover zip’s Brewhouse manufactory obtained the grand prize, since from the 6 gold medal winner beers it was chosen as the very best one.

In 2014 among several other recognitions in the KSE 2014 International Beer Competition, the Imperial Stout of zip’s Brewhouse received Diamond Diploma.

“This means that the jury found the Imperial Stout immaculate in its category.”

JÓZSEF TURÓCZI, A ZIP’S SÖRFŐZŐMESTERE

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HUNGARIAN GIRL IS THE CULINARY WORLD CHAMPION! In 2014 Krisztina Podmaniczky (Kricky) won the Expogast Culinary World Cup – organized every 4 yearsin the single exhibitor pastry artistry category. Kricky created from icing the cooking processes of Újházi chicken soup a typical dish of the Hungarian cuisine.

“I enjoy making extremely realistic dishes from icing, because it astonishes everyone.”

KRISZTINA PODMANICZKY

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ONE OF EUROPE’S LEADING NATIONS IN SPORT According to the survey of Eurobarometer – public opinion survey institute of European Union – 15 percent of the Hungarians practice sport regularly. At first, this may not sound impressive, but Ireland, the first country on the list has only 16% for regular sport. According to the survey, 42 percent of Europeans doesn’t practice any sport at all, with Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Malta (5 percent), Italy (3 percent) and Bulgaria (2 percent) at the bottom of the list.

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HUNGARY HAS THE 9TH POSITION ON THE 30 TH SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES’ MEDAL TABLE At the 2012 London Olympic Games Hungary’s 8 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze medals worth the 9th place on the medal table, behind nations like USA, China, Great Britain, Russia, South-Korea, Germany, France and Italy.

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WINNINGS ON MODERN PENTATHLON WORLD CUP SERIES

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The duo of Leila Gyenesei – Ádám Marosi won two of the four Modern Pentathlon World Cup events in 2013.

Péter Sidi won the 2013 Munich event with absolute world record of perfect 600 rounds. The multiple World and European Champion also received the best competitor of the tournament award.

They won the mixed relay gold medal in Palm Springs and Budapest, an event that appeared for the first time in the official program of the World Cup Series.

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MEDALS IN PENTATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS The Hungarian team of Róbert Kasza, Bence Demeter and Ádám Marosi won the gold medal in the traditional men’s event.

WINNING WITH WORLD RECORD IN SPORT SHOOTING

JUNIOR SPORT SHOOTING SUCCESS IN MOSCOW The 16 years old Veronika Major - right after the winning of 40 mixed event - became the champion of 20+20 shot event of the 2014 European Sport Shooting Championship, Moscow.

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HUNGARIAN DOUBLE SUCCESS IN CURLING In 2013 the duo of Dorottya Palancsa– Zsolt Kiss rewrote sport history at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Canada, by winning the event as the youngest of the contenders. They set the best result of Hungarian curling.

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ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST FREESTYLE SOCCER PLAYER IS HUNGARIAN Kitti Szász, one of the best freestyle soccer players amongst women already fascinated the world’s top players with her tricks.

In 2013 she defended her title in the Tokyo finals of Red Bull Street Style – the non-official world championships of the sport, while she won silver in 2014 Brazilian event.

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RAKONCZAY IS THE FIRST MAN CROSSING ATLANTIC OCEAN ALONE Gábor Rakonczay was the first man in the world, who paddled across the Atlantic Ocean alone in a canoe. The sportsman arrived 20 days prior the planned 80 days journey, used a special canoe (nicknamed Vitéz) designed by Hungarian yachtsman Nándor Fa.

TEENAGE WAKEBOARD CHAMPION

The at that time 15 years old Ákos Hegedűs became champion of his age group at the 2012 Wakeboard World Championship in the Philippines. It was his third WC title.

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HUNGARIAN WAKEBOARD RIDER AT BILLABONG

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Following Panka Gyarmati, Junior World Champion snowboarder, in 2012 another Hungarian sports person earned the trust of Billabong European Headquarters. The 1993born Szebasztián Szóláth became the first Hungarian wakeboarder to be the member of the prestigious European team.

József Mónus broke six category records at the US Archery National Target Championships

The double Junior Champion finished second best in 2013 IWWF Chinese World Cup pro men category.

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JÓZSEF MÓNUS IS BREAKING HISTORICAL ARCHERY RECORDS with a self-made bow and arrows and obtained the first place at the 2014 world rankings.

HUNGARIAN RODEO CHAMPION Dávid Lakatos became the 2012 Equiblues Bull Riding Champion at Europe’s biggest rodeo competition, the XVII. Saint-Agréve western festival.

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HUNGARIAN CANINEDISK WORLD CHAMPION József Zsíros and his dog, Seesco won gold medal of distance/accuracy event of the American Hyperflite Skyhoundz 2012 World Championship.

“I’m proud, because European contestant couldn’t win this category before.”

JÓZSEF ZSÍROS

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WORLD RECORD OF SLAM DUNK

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Borlay Csanád set the new world record of the farthest basketball slam dunk in 2012, as a member of the Lords of Gravity acrobatic basketball team. Borlay jumped from 7.55 meters distance to slam the ball. The act even reached the NBA official website.

HUNGARIAN CHESS EUROPEAN CHAMPION Hoang Thanh Trang, representing Hungary, won the 2013 Belgrade Women’s Chess European Championship.

Her success is outstanding, as there have been no Hungarians on the podium of Classic Chess European Championships before.

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HUNGARIAN SENIOR TEAM WON THE WORLD BRIDGE GAMES

The Hungarian senior team won gold medal at the 14th World Bridge Games in Lille, France. Péter Magyar, Géza Szappanos, Miklós Dumbovich, Mihály Kovács, György Bárány (captain) had confident victory against the US team in the final.

It was the best Hungarian bridge result of the past 70 years.

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WORLD RECORD IN RUBIK’S CUBE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Marcell Endrey won all categories of blindfolded event and also set new world record of 5x5 blindfolded act at the 2013 Rubik’s Cube World Championship in Las Vegas.

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GREAT HUNGARIAN RESULTS AT THE UNIVERSIADE The Hungarian university team gained 15 medals (4 gold, 2 silver and 9 bronze) at 2013 Universiade, the second biggest multisport event of the world. The university water polo team of Hungary won against the partly professional Russian selection.

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HUNGARIAN JUNIOR ANGLERS ARE IN THE ELITE GROUP OF THE WORLD Hungary’s fishing team won two gold and one silver medals at the 2013 Junior Fishing World Championship in France. Péter Bakó won individual gold, the team of Péter Bakó, Péter Szabácsik, Dominik Sziklai, Máté Szaniszló with head coach Gábor Martin became second, while the team of Róbert Hipszki, László Varga, Zoltán Kaló, Dániel Herceg, László Bagó with head coach Szabolcs Tímár was crowned as world champion.

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THE SECOND BEST IN THE WORLD OF CARDS At the 2013 Magic The Gathering team world championship in Amsterdam, our national team showed the best Hungarian result of game’s history. Tamás Nagy, Adorján Körbl, Ervin Hosszú, Gábor Kocsis became second and won the 6 500 USD prize money each. This card game needs great strategic and tactic skills, as each player collect his or her own deck selecting from thousands of cards.

Zengő Motorsport team’s pilot, Norbert Michelisz gained 4th position at the 2014 World Touring Car Championship in Macao, China.

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SUCCESS IN NINEPIN BOWLING The World Ninepin Bowling Association (WNBA) re-elected Veronika Dávid as general secretary and vice-president of the association. The decision was right after the 2013 Team World Ninepin Bowling Championship in Zalaegerszeg, where both the Hungarian men’s and women’s team won gold medal.

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GOLD MEDAL AT THE WORLD FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS

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HUNGARIAN SUCCESS IN BOXING At 2013 Women’s European Union Amateur Boxing Championships in Keszthely, Bianka Nagy won the 64 kg event, Mária Kovács became champion of 81 kg category.

Gábor Boczkó, Géza Imre, András Rédli and Péter Szényi became Team Épée World Champions at the 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest.

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WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUDAPEST Budapest hosted the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, where the Hungarian contestants won 1 goldand 5 bronze medals. Marianna Sastin won gold, Emese Barka, Péter Módos, Viktor Lőrinc, Balázs Kiss and István Veréb became bronze medallists.

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WRESTLING SUCCESS IN BAKU

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The Hungarian women table tennis team earned the 5th place in team event at the 2013 European Table Tennis Championships in Schwechat.

One gold and two bronze medals was the Hungarian participants’ collection after the Greco-Roman event day of the 2013 Baku Wrestling Golden Grand Prix Championships.

Balázs Kiss, the World Champion of 96 kg won 10 000 USD prize money, while his coach György Struhács gained 2 000 USD bonus.

Viktor Lőrincz, 84 kg and Mihály Deák-Bárdos, 120 kg became bronze medallists.

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SUCCESS IN JUDO EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP The 48 kg Éva Csernovszki repeated her winning run of 2013 at the 2014 Judo European Championships in France.

The former World and European bronze medallist, Hedvig Kakas (57 kg) of Honvéd ended in 7th place.

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MEDAL RAIN AT THE XIV. MARTIAL ART WORLD CUP The Hungarian fighters won 60 gold-, 75 silverand 37 bronze medals in kung-fu and other styles and nearly 40 medals in karate at the 2013 XIV. International Martial Art and Kung-fu World Cup.

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SUCCESS AT IRONMAN Erika Csomor was third at the 2013. Florida Ironman race.

Her time was inside 9 hours, which was enough for 33th combined result.

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WINNING IN ULTRA-MARATHON Ádám Zahorán won the 2013 invitational Mainz Ultra-Marathon.

He defended his title with 3:02:09, which is a new track record.

His father, János Zahorán finished fourth.

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NEW WOMEN’S RECORD IN THE WORLD’S HARDEST RUNNING EVENT Szilvia Lubics set new women’s record at the 2014 Spartathlon Ultra-Marathon. Szilvia finished the 245,3 km distance between Athens and Sparta in 26 hours 53 minutes 40 seconds. It was her third title.

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HUNGARIAN RUNNER IN NORTH-POLE János Kis became 5th at the 2013 “The North-Pole Marathon” event. The extreme race is about running the 42 195 meters in -30 degrees Celsius. There are armed guards defending the competitors from bear attacks.

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THE THIRD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD IN POMMEL HORSE Krisztián Berki won his third pommel horse World Championship Gold of his career in 2014.

He beat his opponents in Nanning, China event with perfect exercise.

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GOLD MEDALS AT THE 2014 GYMNASTICS WORLD CUP IN COTTBUS Noémi Makra had sensational results at the 2014 Cottbus World Cup: She became bronze medallist at uneven bar event and won the balance beam. The Olympic and World Champion Krisztián Berki won the pommel horse event

“Krisztián Berki and Noémi Makra did very well, the Olympic champion in addition beat the whole World Championships field.”

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OUTSTANDING RESULTS AT THE AEROBIC GYMNASTICS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

The Hungarian team – Dorina Nagy, Anett Bakó, Alexandra Hagymási, Dóra Hegyi, Orsolya Kun, Dóra Lendvay, Réka Lendvay, Ágota Szörényi earned secondspot, while Dóra Hegyi was third of individual event at the 2013 Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships. The aerostep group of J. Szabó, R. Kovács, B. Kovács, G. Szarvas, A. Táskai, S. Borlai, C. Ujvári and Zs. Etényi also obtained bronze medal. Among the juniors D. Bali received individual silver medal, whereas the sport­aerobics team earned a bronze one.

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that evening, we competed in front of 18 000 people.

I think, this feeling is unexplainable and beyond all praise, we felt like rock stars.”

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HUNGARIAN MEDAL RAIN AT POLE SPORT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP The Eszter Szlávy and Katalin Engel-Tänczer duo’s exercise earned gold medal at the2014 European Pole Sport andWorkout Championships in Prague. The duo of Nóra Berthold–Zsuzsa Toronyi became third. Ilka Bardóczy became the winner of the adult “category A” event.

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THE BODYFITNESS WORLD CHAMPION IS HUNGARIAN

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As an Absolute Body Fitness European Champion Gabriella Szabó became world champion first at the 2013 IFBB Bodyfitness World Women’s Championships field in Kiev. Later in 2014 in Canada she defended her title. As a dual Bodyfitness World champion she received the title of IFBB Absolute Bodyfitness World Champion. This way Gabriella Szabó has become the winner of the winners.

GOOD RESULT IN MOTOCROSS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Bence Szvoboda became overall fourth at the 2014 Motocross European Championships EMX300 category, which is the best Hungarian result of the modern history of the game.

The 19 years old Márk Szőke became fifth in the Sevlievo circuit.

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HISTORICAL HUNGARIAN SKI SUCCESS IN SOCHI Edit Miklós earned the best result of Hungarian ski history at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

Her seventh position time was 0,71 seconds away from the winning time of the gold medallist duo at the downhill event.

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Jonatán Vadnai defended his title at the 2014 Sailing World Championship in Lake Garda.

Ten medals from the World Games Hungary’s 58 member team entered 12 sports and collected 6 gold and 4 silver medals in Cali at the 2013 World Games. The gold medallists were Lilla Székely (finswimming), Renáta Csay (canoeing, women’s K-1), Máté Petrovics (canoeing, men’s K-1), Márton Kövér and Attila Györe (canoeing, men’s C-2), Bálint Noé and Milán Noé (canoeing, men’s K-2), Renáta Csay and Alexandra Bara (canoeing women’s K-2). The Hungarian women’s beach handball team and also István Kalmár (sumo), Tamás Kiss (canoeing, C-1), and Vanda Kiszli (canoeing, women’s K-1) came home with silver medals.

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DÁNIEL GYURTA BECAME MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEES Dániel Gyurta olympic-, world, and European champion was elected to the eight members European Olympic Athletes’ Commission for the 20132017 period. The result is a real success of sports diplomacy, as it was the first time a Hungarian sportsperson was elected as a member of any Olympic commission of athletes.

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Mária Érdi finished third of the field of 27 out of 18 nations.

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LÁSZLÓ CSEH IS 12 TH TIMES EUROPEAN CHAMPION Cseh László won the last event of the 2014 European Swimming Championships in Berlin by 2 tenth of a second, and earned his 12th long-pool European gold medal, while he defended his 200m medley title for the fifth time in a row. This outstanding result could be matched only by himself in the history of European Championships – In 400m medley event.

“That’s what I call luck! This was my closest European Championships victory.”

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TWO FINSWIMMING WORLD RECORD FOR HUNGARY At the 25th Finswimming European Championship in Lignano, 2014, Petra Senánszky and Gergő Kosina both won with new world record times. Petra Senánszky was the best of the women’s field with her 3 gold medals, while the Hungarian team finished second on the medal table with 4 gold and 1 silver medals.

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The women’s team won bronze, while the men finished with a silver at the 2014 European Water Polo Championships in Budapest.

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THE BESTS OF 2013 FOR LEN The European Swimming League (Ligue Européenne de Natation, LEN) voted for the 200m and 400 m World Champion, World Cup winner Katinka Hosszú and a leading member of the World Champion Hungarian water polo team, Dénes Varga as sportspersons of the year.

Viktor Nagy, who was elected as the goalkeeper of the World Championship and Dániel Gyurta, reigning double World Champion of 200m breaststroke finished second.

OPEN WATER SWIMMING SUCCESS AT THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP Éva Risztov, London’s Olympic Champion was silver medallist in the 10 km open water event of 2014 European Swimming Championships in Berlin. Anna Olasz, who was fifth in 2013, could repeat her result.

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The 2014 Onco-Olympics was the fifth of the events organised

At the 2014 European Swimming Championships in Berlin the Hungarian team finished with 17 medals (5 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze). Katinka Hosszú, who was elected swimmer of the year by the International Swimming Federation, collected 3 gold-, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.

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THE BEST OF THE WATER WORLD Katinka Hosszú earned the prestigious „Best Female Swimmer of the Year” christal trophy of the International Swimming Federation (FINA).

Katinka’s five world records, World Cup successes (51 gold medals), six European Championships medals (including 3 individual gold), and the achievement of becaming the leader of world cup winners list with 122 winnings was all part of the decision. FINA founded the award in 2010, in 2012 Éva Risztov won the trophy of open water swimmers, while Dénes Varga was the best water polo player of 2013.

SUCSESS IN ONCO-OLYMPICS for 6-18 years old children, who have recovered from oncological diseases. The Hungarian team was selected and trained by the Children Cancer Foundation for the Warsaw event.

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The 13 member team collected 20 medals, and could hear the national anthem 14 times.

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HUNGARIANS, THE FIRSTS IN DRAGON BOAT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The Hungarian team was the first of the medal table of the 2012 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships in Milan with 7 gold-, 12 silver- and 5 bronze medals.

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Hungary’s national team ended the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships at the top of the medal table.

The team earned 17 medals - 6 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze - in Moscow.

The results of the Olympic events were 3 first, one second and two third positions.

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THE CANOEING OLYMPIC HOPEFULS AT THE TOP OF THE MEDAL TABLE The Hungarian canoeing team ended the 2014 Olympic Hopes Competition in Piestany with an outstanding result of 73 medals, including 36 gold-, 24 silver- and 13 bronze ones..

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WORLD RECORD FOOT AND HAND HIT IN DANCE The Hungarian dance group „FRICSKA” of Ahmed Moussa, Gergely Bálint Papp and Máté Bence Papp performed Romanian, Hungarian and Gipsy dance folklore treasures in the form of unique rhythm productions. As a group, they hold the world record of performing the most foot and hand hit in 120 seconds. Their member, Ahmed Moussa also set a new record for 41 valid hits in 1 second.

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„My dream was to create a performance that meets the international standards based on the Hungarian cultural values and music education.”

BALÁZS HAVASI, MNB KLUB

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HUNGARIAN ON TOP OF THE BLUES WORLD In 2013 Gabor Szűcs, also known as Little G Weevil, won the first prize in both solo and duet categories at the world famous blues event, the Inter­national Blues Challenge in Memphis. He was also chosen as the best guitar player.

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HUNGARIAN PIANO PLAYER AT THE 2ND PLACE ON THE INTERNATIONAL BILLBOARD LIST Balázs Havasi’s performances are unique worldwide, since during his concerts the audience can meet a professional composer, a virtuoso piano player and an impressive showman in one person.

He had the possibility to give concerts to an audience of 46 000 people during a single weekend, with 4 sold out concerts in the Budapest Sportaréna. This way he gained second position on the weekly Boxscore list of Billboard that lists the greatest performances. This is an international sensation in the modern classic genre.

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HUNGARIAN SUCCESS AT THE WORLD’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS CELO COMPETITION In 2014 István Várdai won the first prize from 65 participants at the world’s most prestigious classical music competition, the ARD International Music Competition. His success is unique in the sense that three years ago he won the Geneva International Music Competition, this way being the first cellist in the world taking home the 1st prize of both grand competitions.

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Every month 24 experts of different nationalities at the World Music Charts Europe select the first ten albums from the newest world music releases. In 2013 the leading album was the Vojvodina Hungarian Félix Lajkó’s one called ”Mező”, which finished in the 5th place on the annual chart. In January 2014 the Buda Folk Band’s “Magyar Világi Népzene” album was second on the chart, while Söndörgő’s 5th album “Tamburocket – Hungarian Fireworks” released in July, 2014 finished in the 4th position.

THE WORLD’S OLDEST PERFUME IS FROM HUNGARY The world’s oldest perfume is the “The Hungarian Queen’s Water”, the “Eau de la Reine de Hongrie”.

In the Osmotheque Perfume Museum in Versailles you can even have a look at this treasured original scent, which was worn by Louis the Great’s wife in the 14th century.

According to the romantic legend about the origin of the perfume, Louis the Great loved the queen’s scent so much that finally this was the reason why he proposed her.

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GREEN ROOM AWARD TO THE HUNGARIAN SINGER In 2014 Csilla Boros, Hungarian Soprano received the Green Room Awards prize for her performance in Verdi’s opera “Un ballo in maschera”. This prize acknowledges the best ones of the Melbourne theatrical world in 58 categories.

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The 15 year-old Hungarian cellist Gergely Devich won the 3rd prize with Saint-Saëns Allegro appassionato at the Eurovision Young Musicians competition 2014 in Cologne, where young talents under 20 from 14 countries competed with each other.

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The special nativity of the Hungarian village Vörs is unique in the world. This biblical scene, which was built from natural materials sixty years ago, is the biggest in the world and in recent years has turned into a real pilgrimage site.

HUNGARIAN SHORT FILM ON THE UK MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS FESTIVAL SHORTLIST Balázs Simon’s animated short film “Re” was selected to the shortlist of Best Animation in a Video category in the UK Music Video Awards 2014 in London. Balázs Simon, animation designer-director, is a recent graduate of BKF University of Applied Sciences.

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HUNGARIAN ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER IS THE BEST NEWCOMER Lóránd Fényes’s till now most successful photo “The Heart of the Scorpion” is an acknowledged professional achievement both professionally and also regarding the modern picture quality. In 2014 among others, this photo is an awarded picture of the ASA Astrophotography Competition and became the deep space photo of National Geographic. Lóránd Fényes also received a special prize at the Nature Photographer of the Year Competition in 2014.

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THE BEST NATURE AND BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER Bence Máté finished best in “Birds” category with his photo “Herons in time and space” at the BBC Wildlife and Natural History Museum competition called “Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014” in London. He is the first Hungarian awarded by the first prize in this category.

His photos were awarded earlier four times at this prestigious contest, which in 2014 received 42 thousand entries from 90 categorie.

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THE WORLD’S 10TH MOST EX-PENSIVE PHOTO IS HUNGARIAN László Moholy-Nagy’s work Fotogram (1925) became the world’s 10th most expensive photo when it was sold for 1 482 500 USD (320 million forints) at the auction of Henry Buhl’s photo collection A show of Hands organized by Sotheby’s Auction house in New York.

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HUNGARIAN PHOTOGRAPHER AWARDED BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC In 2013, Gergely Lantai-Csont young photographer’s photo taken in Congo finished among the best 11 photos at the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. In the photo, the ladies of the Tata Honda enclosed sect are preparing for their religious ceremony covering themselves with ash so that water cannot touch their body during the ritual.

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THE BEST URBAN PHOTOGRAPHER 2014 University student Szabolcs Simó won the “Best Urban Photographer” prize at the CBRE Urban Photography of the Year 2013 international competition in 16-25 Youth category. The award-winning photo “Christmas Tram” depicts the tram nr. 19 in Christmas light decoration in Budapest in December 2013.

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HUNGARIAN SUCCESS AT THE “ASTRA TALENT” INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN ART COMPETITION Sára Nyúl (12-aged) finished 3rd and Evelin Tóth (13-aged) 9th on the “ASTRA Talent” international children art competition organized in nine countries by the satellite provider SES ASTRA in 2013. Children between 8 and 15 years of age had to visually demonstrate how satellites help people’s lives.

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EUROPE’S MOST BEAUTIFUL STAMP FOR YEARS Magyar Posta’s EUROPA-stamp, designed by Ágnes Rozmann graphic artist won the 1st prize at the PostEurop internet public voting in 2012. The aim of the contest was to find Europe’s most beautiful stamp.

In earlier years also the Hungarian stamps were voted the prettiest. In 2008 astronomy, in 2009 letter writing and in 2013 children’s books were the topics. This is a unique result in the history of the EUROPA-stamp contests.

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HUNGARIAN ORNAMENTAL PLANT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE WORLD The red-orange Celosia plumose Arrabona, bred by Hungarian hands was internationally awarded Gold Medal in 2013. The winner is a creation of Zoltán Kováts master breeder and was named after the city of Győr, called Arrabona in ancient Roman times.

HUNGARIAN STUDENT AWARDED FOR BEST SHORT FILM In two consecutive years Eszter Jánka (student of Thomas Mann Secondary School Budapest) won the first prize at the international short film competition supported by the United Nations. The 2012 winning piece focused on migration and immigrants in an animation short film, whereas the 2013 work was about human rights.

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Krisztián Kristóf’s video installation “Roadmovie” won the first prize at the 2013 Jeunne Création Européenne biennale in Montrouge, France. The Southern suburb of Paris has been hosting this exhibition presenting contemporary young European artists since 2000 every second year. This was the third time that a Hungarian work of art participated in the event.

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AWARD RAIN FOR DÉNES NAGY’S FILM In 2013 Dénes Nagy’s 28 second-long film called “Soft Rain” took part as the only Hungarian work in the program called Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, and later the same year won the Great Prize at the Festival Premier Plans d’Anger short film festival in Nice. Above this the film received the audience award at the “Friss Hús International Short Film Festival” in Budapest and also won the Great Prize in fiction category at the Curtas Vila do Conde Portuguese international short film festival.

HUNGARIAN CARTOON SUCCESS The young animation director, Péter Vácz’s film has won over 40 prestigious international awards and was awarded at national festivals as well. The “Rabbit and Deer” is a beautifully drawn and animated story, which is at the same time about friendship and acceptance and the parallel existence of 2D and 3D worlds.

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Réka Bucsi’s film Symphony no. 42 received the Hiroshima Prize at the International Animation Festival Hiroshima in 2014. With the 1 million yen prize every year the city of Hiroshima awards that work of art which expresses the ideal of love and peace the most.

“I was very surprised by this award. It is a significant support for an independent filmmaker since in case of short films it is still the festivals which determine, which work reaches the public and which does not.”

RÉKA BUCSI

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WHERE A WORLD UNFOLDS In Cannes at the Corporate Media & TV Awards the image film “Where a world unfolds” of the Hungarian State Opera was awarded in two categories.

Gábor Csépai’s and Szilárd Matusik’s film “Moleman 3” about underground musicians won the Best Editing award at the Los Angeles Action on Film 2014 Inter­ national Film Festival. The film finished in the second place in the Best Documentary category.

It received the Silver Dolphin award in the Corporate Image Film category, whereas its soundtrack – composed by Róbert Gulya – received the Black Dolphin prize.

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AWARD WINNER HUNGARIAN DIRECTOR Márk Bodzsár’s first motion picture “Heavenly Shift” won the Manoel de Oliveira award at the 34th Fantasporto International Film Festival in Porto, Portugal.

A Earlier, the film already won the Nipkow Scholarship in Berlin and was awarded by the international film industry in Tallinn in 2012 as well. In autumn 2013 it won the Special Prize of the Jury of the Luxembourg CinÉst Film Festival.

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AWARD WINNING HUNGARIAN FILM IN CANNES At the 67th Cannes Film Festival in 2014 Kornél Mundruczó’s film “White God” received the Grand Prize in the “Prize of Un Certain Regard” category.

This is the director’s 6th movie and at the same time the 5th one, which was selected into the official program of the most prestigious film festival of the world. The film was made in Hungarian-German-Swiss coproduction with Viktória Petrányi’s contribution as executive producer.

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WORLDWIDE SUCCESS OF ON THE SPOT Eszter Cseke’s and András Takács’s film on Gaza received the Golden Nymph award, the most prestigious European television recognition at the Monte Carlo Television Festival in 2013.

The MTVA program was created as part of the On The Spot: Fighters series. In 2014 the film won the Gold Plaque at the 50th Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards, as well as, the Best Foreign Short Documentary at the 2014 American Documentary Festival. The Financial times named the work “up close and visceral” that received the Press Freedom Award of the Council of Europe too.

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INTERNATIONAL RADIO FESTIVAL SPECIAL PRIZE Anita Bak, editor-reporter of the Hungarian Public Radio received the special prize at the URTI International Radio and Television Union Festival for her program “Réserve d’or - Avec Lucie pour Lucie” in 2013. Anita performed outstandingly and also won the “Jacques Matthey-Doret Award for Discovery” in “Frontiers” category in a contest of 42 countries and 135 program entries.

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SUCCESS AT THE KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL György Pálfi’s film “Free Fall” won the “Best Director Award” and also the “Special Jury Prize” of 15,000 dollars at the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

The film also won the European Cinemas label at the festival and its main character, Piroska Molnár won the Award for Outstanding Actress at the 24th Film Festival Cottbus.

The Grand Prix of the 49th Karlovy Vary Film Festival wentm to the movie “Corn Island” the DOP of which was Elemér Ragályi.

In the previous year the “Crystal Globe” was awarded to the movie “Le grand cahier”..

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Hungarian trees were awarded the main prize twice in a row at the European Tree of the Year competition: in 2013 the 400 year-old Old Lime Tree of Felsőmocsolád and in 2013 the 250-year-old Plane Tree of the Eger Thermal Bath was the winner. In 2014 “Vén Vackor”, the 280-year-old Giant Wild Pear tree standing in the botanic garden of the Gödöllő Szent István University, won the second place at the competition.

The thematic children’s and youth channel of the public media, the new Hungarian Television 2 won after hardly one year of broadcast the award for Europe’s best children’s channel at the Eutelsat TV Awards in 2014.

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HUNGARIAN COSTUME DESIGNER RECEIVED THE EMMY AWARD Gábor Homonnay received the “Outstanding Costumes for a Series” Emmy award for his contribution in the TV series “The Borgias” in 2013.

Apart from him there were also three other Hungarians nominated in other categories: Gábor Kiszelly for “Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role”, Judit Halász for “Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series” and Judit Varga Set Decorator for “Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series”.

The Gödöllő Royal Palace was the World Gold Winner in Heritage (Restoration/Conservation) category at the FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Awards 2014, the world’s most prestigious real estate development award. Skanska Property Hungary Kft’s (Hungary Ltd.) Green House was chosen to be the World Gold Winner in office category and in resort category the Hagymatikum Thermal Bath Makó was selected to be the World Silver Winner.

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“Dare to dream big, but also work for it,

At the 2012 Festival Awards Europe Balaton Sound Festival was proven to be the best Festival in Europe in the Best medium-sized European Festival category. After its victory in 2011 Sziget Festival qualified into the 10 best festivals in the Best major European Festival category in 2013, and became a winner again in 2014. In 2013 the B.my.Lake festival in Balatonvilágos received the award of Best New European Festival.

since great ideas can only come true by actions.”

KÁROLY GERENDAY, MNB KLUB

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“What our nation needs now is to smile at each other from the bottom of our hearts and say that it’ll be good!”

ISTI MADARÁSZ, MNB KLUB

THE IMAGE FILM OF HUNGARY IS THE BEST In 2011, the promotional movie by Isti Madarász, called Hungary: World of Potentials won the Grand Prix at the International Festival of Tourism Films.

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The German Spiegel online presents Hungarian baths in the first place in its compilation about the best baths of Europe in 2013.

THE WORLD’S BEST CLUBS ARE IN HUNGARY According to the readers’ votes of Deutsche Telecom’s Electronic Beats webpage, A38 ship became the best, and Millenáris Teátrum the 4th best club in the world in 2012.

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HUNGARIAN BAR AMONG THE BEST ONES IN THE WORLD Boutiq’Bar was the first to be nominated from Eastern Europe on the prestigious professional list of the World’s 50 Best Bars in 2012. Boutiq’Bar finally became the 21st best bar in Europe, and the 43rd in the world.

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NEW YORK CAFÉ IN BUDAPEST IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE WORLD In 2012 the experts of U City Guide found New York Café, the legendary artistic and literary memorial of the Hungarian capital, the most beautiful one among the cafés with the most elegant and luxury atmosphere.

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THE HOTEL WITH THE 5 TH MOST BEAUTIFUL PANORAMIC VIEW IN THE WORLD IS HUNGARIAN

According a 2012 TripAdvisor survey, the hotel room with the world’s 5th most beautiful panoramic view is in Hilton Budapest.

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MARGARET ISLAND IS THE 5 TH BEST PLACE FOR JOGGING IN THE WORLD In 2012 Margaret Island in Budapest was featured in The Irish Times as the 5th best place for jogging in the world.

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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DOG IN THE WORLD IS HUNGARIAN Jimmy, a Hungarian bobtail dog won the title of the most beautiful dog in the world at the World Dog Show in Budapest in 2013. 18 thousand dogs were entered for the competition from 70 countries. István Szetmár is the breeder, and its owner is József Koroknai.

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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HUNGARIAN TYPE MOUSTACHE IN EUROPE IS HUNGARIAN Zsolt Járomi, a teacher from Erdőkertes won the 2012 European Beard and Moustache Championships in France in the Hungarian moustache category. The criteria of the so called Hungarian moustache are the following: Big and bushy, beginning from the upper lip and pulled to side with its end curling upwards. The hairs are not allowed to grow beyond the end of the upper lip, and are not allowed to extend more than 1.5 cm past the corner of the mouth.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED IS THE “GREENEST” UNIVERSITY OF THE REGION In 2012 the University of Szeged finished in the 52nd place from 215 applying institutes of 49 countries at the ranking of the Green Metric Ranking of World Universities. It also received the “The Greenest University in Central Europe” title.

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THE FAMOUS HUNGARIAN DENTISTRY TOURISM In 2011 some 70 thousand foreigners arrived in Hungary to use dentistry service. This way we got into the top position not only in Europe, but also internationally preceding Mexico that is especially liked by Americans. At the moment every 5th patient travelling abroad because of dentistry treatment chooses Hungary

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THE HUNGARIAN OLYMPIC OUTFIT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ONES The Hungarian Olympic outfit that was presented in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London finished among the 9 best positions at the internet voting conducted by refinedguy.com.

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THE GREAT MARKET HALL IS THE BEST MARKET OF EUROPE In the toplist of CNN Travel in 2013 the Great Market Hall “Vásárcsarnok” in Fővám square was chosen as the best market in Europe. The building was built according to the plans of Samu Pecz architect and university teacher in 1897. At that time it was considered to be one of the most modern market halls of the world.

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PALATINUS BEACH AMONGTHE MOST BEAUTIFUL OPEN AIR POOLS IN THE WORLD In 2012 theguardian.com mentions “Palatinus Beach” of Budapest among the most beautiful open air pools of the world.

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THE HUNGARIAN SHADOW THEATER IS THE BEST In 2013 the Attraction Shadow Theater Group won the ”7th Britain’s Got Talent” British television talent search show. The group led by Zoltán Szűcs and with performers Norbert Fehér, Alexandra Tóth, Andrea Lakatos, Flóra Szabados, Zoltán Szűcs Katalin Torda, Janka Kántor and Csaba Szentinek, was the first foreign performance to win the show.

In 2012 the American Huffington Post website mentions the floating hotel “Hotel Fortuna”, anchoring on the Pest side of the Danube, among the best or most interesting floating hotels of the world.

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FLOATING LUXURY ISLAND A 41 year-old Hungarian businessman, Gábor Orsós from Győr, currently living in Austria, got the idea of the dream island. “Orsós Island”, which was designed by Mihály Csikós, can truly be as green as an island owing to the 1000m2 of green plants on its surface. Moreover, it can be considered 100% environmentally green because of the solar cells and wind generators. Although it would cost 3,6 million Euros and the more equipped ones 5,2 million, the plans raised great interest.

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The tram line 2 in Budapest was mentioned amongst the Top 10 Trolley Rides in National Geographic in 2012, as the 7th most beautiful one in the world owing to its superb panoramic view.

The tram line preceded the line 28 in Lisbon, line 2 in Amsterdam and line 68 in Berlin.

BUDAPEST IS THE BEST WINTER DESTINATION In 2012 according to the online compilation of Lonely Planet, one of the most prestigious companies in tourism, Budapest is the best winter destination, because of the wide range of winter leisure possibilities. Budapest offers the most among the cities of the region, which is – among others - due to the fabulous townscape, the legendary cafés, and the baths, which are famous for their excellent quality.

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BUDAPEST IS THE SECOND MOST ROMANTIC CITY IN THE WORLD Based on the worldwide survey of Foursquare and Spotistic in 2013,

Budapest is the 2nd most romantic city in the world.

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THE BEST TRAM DRIVERS IN EUROPE The European Tramdriver Championship was held on the occasion of the 140. anniversary of tram travel in 2012 in Dresden. The Hungarian drivers won the competition with the participation of Tamás Veperdi and Zsuzsanna Ledinczki, who were accredited by the Center for Budapest Transport (Budapest Közlekedési Központ) and Budapest Transport Company (BKV).

According to smartphone users’ votes, Prague gained the first and Rome the third place. They are followed by Copenhagen, Berlin, Athens and Brussels. The list of 10 ends with Florence, Vienna and Milan.

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ONE OF THE BEST METRO LINES IS IN BUDAPEST Apart from the London, Delhi and Stockholm underground lines the Milleneum Subway Line also appears on the list of The Telegraph about the best metro lines in the world. According to the newspaper, the metro line M1 that is considered to be one of the first underground lines of Europe, is one of the most charming vehicles of the continent.

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BUDAPEST IS THE 2ND MOST POPULAR DESTINATION In 2013 the Hungarian capital and Florence, Italy gained shared 2nd position in the touristic ranking of Condé Nast Traveler, one of the leading travel magazines of the world. In the ranking of the most popular cities Budapest precedes prestigious European destinations such as Vienna (7), Rome (8), Prague (15) and Paris (22).

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HUNGARIAN MODEL THE ON THE COVER OF THE AMERICAN VOGUE In 2014 after several Italian Vogue covers, Vanessa Axente Hungarian topmodel appeared also on the cover of the American issue of the famous fashion magazine. This way she already owns 10 Vogue covers at the age of 19.

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AWARD WINNING “BIOSZENTANDRÁS” PROGRAMME With its programme called „BioSzentandrás” the village of Hernádszentandrás won the 2013 European „Territoria” innovation award organized by the French TERRITORIA – Observatoire National de l’Innovation Publique. The award acknowledges municipal innovational initiatives, which are aimed at the improvement of local residents’ quality of life. This award-winning project is also the supplier of the restaurant „Anyukám Mondta” in the village of Encs, which won the „Best rural restaurant of Hungary” award.

“We can witness it now more significantly than ever before by having received a European award, that life always justifies sooner or later the right way, the invested energy, faith and quality work.”

GÁBOR ÜVEGES MAYOR OF HERNÁDSZENTANDRÁS, LEADER OF THE „BIOSZENTANDRÁS” PROJECT

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TIHANY IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RENOVATED EUROPEAN VILLAGE In 2014 the village of Tihany won the European Village Renewal Award, from 29 applying settlements from all over Europe.

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EUROPEAN TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN BLOOM 086 In 2014 at the European Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom, also known as Entente Florale Europe,the city of Gyula received gold medal in the town category, and the village of Zebegény silver among the villages. Hungary has been participating in the competition since 1990, and collected altogether 8 gold, 22 silver 10 bronze medals, as well as, 10 European trophies so far.

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GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson’s 2014 comedy “Grand Hotel Budapest” made Budapest the center of the world for a while. World stars like Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton or Harvey Keitel were featuring in the movie, in which the director managed to make an entertaining movie out of a complicated story, which also impressed the critics. The story taking place in a fictional world was inspired by the works of Stefan Zweig and places Grand Hotel Budapest in its center.

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A HUNGARIAN GIRL’S PHOTOS CONQUER THE VIRTUAL REALITY One of Flora Borsi’s photos appears while opening the latest version of Adobe Photoshop, the world’s most famous picture modifying application.

This international success in 2014 was not the 27-year old girl’s first one. Flora’s project “Time Travel” was published on the front-page of Yahoo! and other works were presented on the virtual pages of BBC, The Huffington Post and The Daily Mail.

“In the beginning I copied famous fashion photos, but I wanted more.

I was drawing a lot and I wanted to combine these too, to change colors and shapes and to contradict the laws of physics by the help of Photoshop.

Reality was not enough for me.”

FLÓRA BORSI (ORIGO.HU, 13 OCTOBER 2014)

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WORLD RECORDER AERIAL ORTHO IMAGE The Székesfehérvár organization of the Society for Military and Civil Cooperation, The Pákozd Military Memorial Park and the Interspect Research Team presented in 2013 the world’s highest-resolution aerial ortho image. The world recorder Hungarian map is 40 times more detailed than the pictures of spy satellites, and 300 times than the resolution of the best Earth observing satellites.

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THE SUCCESS OF THE HUNGARIAN ROBOTOY Cloudrobotix a robotoy developed by a Hungarian startup won the Best of Toy Fair award of the Popular Science magazine at the 2013 Toy Fair in New York.

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UNGARIAN YOUNGSTERS AMONG THE BESTPROGRAMMERS OF THE WORLD Hungary was represented by three teams in the final of the 12nd Challenge24, the 12nd International 24-hour Programming Contest, organized by the Electrical Engineering Students’ Hungarian Association. The grotzsch_men team – members: Balázs Engedy, László Nikházy and Ákos Ludányi - reached the 4th best position.

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A NEW LOGIC TOY TO CONQUER THE WORLD: SMART EGG! For the first time, a Hungarian designer won the Jury Grand Prize at the 32nd Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition in August 2012. Dániel Zagyvai (†) invented and designed a toy called Smart Egg, made of mazzard tree, which immediately was named as the next Rubik cube. Uniquely, Smart Egg has only one good way to solve the puzzle, however, all the ways have to be used in a certain sequence.

“Basically this is what our whole life is about: we live in a dynamically changing environment. We have to get used to these changes, make decisions – of course we try to do our best, but several times we end up in a dead end. However, these negative experiences also help us to survive, if we think positive” DÁNIEL ZAGYVAI (MTRO.HU, 25 AUGUST 2014)

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HERENDI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CHINA MANUFACTORY Since its foundation in 1826, Herendi porcelán became the world’s greatest china manufactory, where the excellent quality Herendi china is still handmade, focusing on both traditions and innovations.

The products of the manufactory are famous in almost 60 countries, from the United States to Japan.

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AWARD WINNING HUNGARIAN PROJECT AT THE GLOBAL IMPACT COMPETITION

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The global brainstorming platform project of Priszcilla Várnagy’s team “Be-novative” won the Global Impact 2012 Competition.

In the first Central-East and South-East European Global Impact Competition, organized by Silicon Valley’s Singularity University, the applicants from Budapest had to demonstrate that their project was able to make at least 1 million people’s lives better in the upcoming 3 years, by using any kind of exponentially developing technologies.

István Policsányi won the world’s most prestigious designer prize, the Red Dot Awards, with his design of a wheelchair accessible cruise ship. With this project he also won the Best of the Best Award of the Concept Design/Mobility Category.

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“The basic condition of wheelchair accessibility is that the disabled person could use the service by himself – just like anyone else” POLICSÁNYI ISTVÁN

HUNGARIANS DESIGNED ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEAST CONSUMPTION VEHICLES The students of the College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation in Kecskemét entered the world competition of developing fuel economical vehicles in 2010. The car called “Megameter” designed by them represented Hungary in several competitions. They achieved their best result in Finland in 2013, where their invention was able to travel 3082 kilometers with a single liter of petrol.

“DESIGN OSCAR” FOR THE HUNGARIAN DESIGNER

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WORLD FAMOUS HUNGARIAN ARCHITECTURAL MAPPING In the 2012 Geneva Mapping Festival, the most prestigious festival of architectural mapping, the Hungarian team performed a world premiere: The audience could watch László Zsolt Bordos and his team’s 3D animation through 3D stereo glasses, and were also able to influence the projected picture by their body movements. It was the very first time in the world that architectural mapping, stereo 3D and interactivity were combined.

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HUNGARIANS ARE THE BEST IN ARCHITECTURAL MAPPING The HungarianVideomapping Hungary team won the 2013 Art Vision Contest at the Circle of Light Moscow International Festival. 25 teams of 11 countries participated in the competition, which is considered to be one of the world’s greatest mapping events.

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HUNGARIANS WON THE MOONBOTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Hungaro Bots, the team of Széchenyi István Secondary School Sopron, won the Moonbots competition in 2013. The winner group of 16-17 year-old future engineers was lead by Márton Deák.

The aim of the initiative was to motivate youngsters to think over the challenges of Moon research.

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A CRYPTOGRAPHY, UNIQUE IN THE WORLD Péter Énekes and Gergő Köpencei, 19-year-old students of Petőfi Sándor Evangélikus Gimnázium in Bonyhád, discovered a number theory feature of the s(n) function in 2012 that can be used in cryptography.

The discovery is of pioneer significance, because the s(n) function has never been used for cryptography before.

HUNGARIAN UNDERTAKING IS AMONG THE 10 BEST ONES IN EUROPE György Deák, owner and CEO of Biofilter Környezetvédelmi Zrt., was ranked among the 10 best entrepreneurs of Europe in theEuropean Business Awards, Enterpreneur of the Year 2013 category.

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AWARD WINNER HUNGARIAN TABLET DISPENSER

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THE FASTEST GROWING COMPANY OF EUROPE IS IN BUDAPEST The Budapest-based navigation software developer NNG, producer of iGO navigation application, won the award in the category of “Fastest-Growing Company of the Year in Europe” at the International Business Awards. Previously, NNG won the European Business Award.

With its TABLET DISPENSER Karsai Alba Ltd. won the WorldStar for Packaging 2012 Award, founded by the World Packaging Organization.

It is unique, because it is easy to take the pills out hygi-enically pill by pill, by the help of a special cap and clip.

“It’s extremely inspiring to see that with the best programming team of Hungary we can form the future of the industry, as well as, the people’s relationship to navigation in the world.”

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A HYBRID CAR DEVELOPED

BY HUNGARIANS The vehicle designed by dr. Sándor Kulcsár won the 2011 Széchenyi Race, the competition of Alternative-driven vehicles.

The car, built by Hungarian developers, is powered by hydrogen, electricity and petrol as well.

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ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM DEVELOPED

BY HUNGARIANS In 2012 the Hungarian Houdini Engineering Group developed a biometric identification system based on the hardware technology of Fujitsu, which may also enable us to use our palms instead of passports.

“This access control system is unique in the world, because instead of the regular 10-50 points it identifies the entering person’s palm by 5 million points; and it is not more expensive than the traditional card based systems.”

PÉTER KOVÁCS CEO OF THE HOUDINI ENGINEERING GROUP

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IND GROUP IS ON THE LIST OF FINTECH100 Each year the American Banker, the Bank Technology News and the IDC Financial Insight market research company rank the greatest technological services of the financial sector in the FinTech100 list. From the region only IND Group managed to be on this list in 2013. The Hungarian company is a forgoer in the development of digital bank solutions.

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A HUNGARIAN MOBILE APPLICATION ON THE TOP Noémi Varga, one of the winners of the 2013 MediaArchitectural Award, developed a mobile application called ARYS, which made it into the best ones in the international Global Startup Battle 2013 after winning the Startup Weekend in Budapest. The application enables us to leave virtual messages with text, picture, video and music effortlessly wherever we go.

In 2007 IND Group received the “Company of the Year Award” from the Hungarian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, and in 2012 Balázs Vinnai received the award of the “The most successful IT Manager”.

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AWARD WINNING AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY Dániel Bakó’s project of paprika growing heated by geothermal energy finishedin the first place at the European Congress of Young Farmers in 2014 in Brussels. The project that won the Most Sustainable Award received a prize of 7500 Euros.

HUNGARIAN POKER ROBOT Sándor Hegyesi Donát’s poker robot finished in the 2nd place at the world’s greatest scientific competition for secondary school students in Los Angeles. The aim of the American Intel ISEF (International Science and Engineering Fair) is to motivate millions of secondary school students to develop inventions that have a positive impact on everyday life.

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The team of students and professors of Óbuda University Kandó Kálmán Faculty of Electrical Engineering, lead by József Papp, finished with its inventions in the first and second places at the competition organized by the International Federation of Inventors’ Association in 2014. This competition features the most modern technical works and computer implemented inventions. At the competition, which took place in Azad University in Shiraz, the team’s RFID Control Device for Railroad Transport received the CII (computer implemented invention) Oscar, and the silver medal went to its Biosphere Protection System.

WORLD FAMOUS HUNGARIAN INNOVATION APPLICATION The application developing group Tep, from Szeged, won the second place in Innovation Category at Microsoft’s global technology competition, Imagine Cup 2014. The lazy giraffe fitness mobile application is developed for Windows, Windows Phone or Windows Azure platforms, and motivates people to do real life sport with the help of virtual pets. It also won the special award of the finish AppCampus Competition that was held in Washington University, USA.

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Nóra Papcsák, Ágnes Jakab and Fanni Poór finished in the 4th position, with the help of their professor Csaba Albán, in the RoboCup 2014 World Championship in Robotics, in Robocup Junior Rescue Category.

The Kazinczy Ferenc Baptist Primary’s team from Nyírbogdány also finished in the 4th position in the junior championship in 2013.

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HUNGARIAN BOY IN THE WINNING PROJECT OF NASA Gergely Pais a second-year student at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) Faculty of Informatics is a member of an internati-onal student team that became the best in its category at the Space Apps Competition announced

by NASA in 2014.

The members of the winning team convin-ced the jury of NASA experts, with the idea of the E.C.A.S.A. Interactive Astronaut Helmet.

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NNG WON THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS AWARDS NNG Kft (Ltd.), a company offering navigational solutions won the European Business Awards 2014 in the category of “The BP Target Neutral Growth Strategy of the Year Award”. This award goes to companies, which international growth raises profit and market share.

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THE BEST STARTUP COMPANY OF THE REGION IS HUNGARIAN Aerenim Technologies, the Hungarian developer of CryptTalk, a solution against wire-tapping, became the best startup of 2014 at the Central European Startup Awards. Its co-founder Szabolcs Kun was awarded company founder of the year in the startup competition of companies from 8 Central European countries. The company that was founded by Szabolcs Kun and Attila Megyeri previously won the “Creating value in IT security” award of ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association).

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The founder of Prezi won the Europioneers Award

PREZI IS NOT ONLY AWARDED BY ITS MILLIONS OF USERS!

Péter Árvai, founder of Prezi, became the European Web Enterpreneur of 2014 from 1200 participants from 27 countries This way he won the Europioneers Award founded jointly by the European Committee, Deloitte Consulting Company and the Hub Institute. In June, 2014 Prezi won the most important European startup award, the The Europas Award in the Best Founders/Co-Founders category. Since its foundation in 2009, the software has been used by more than 40 million people in 190 countries in the world, and besides Hungarian it is also available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Korean. Péter Árvai, co-founder and CEO of the company, also met Barack Obama, president of the United States, in the White House, since Prezi is one of those 9 companies which take part in the American ConnectED school programme. Besides, Prezi is the only European company among the 9 chosen ones and in addition, it is also the youngest.

“I am very delighted with this award, which is not my sole merit, but also my two co-founder partners’ Péter Halácsy and Ádám Somlai Fischer, as well as, all my colleagues’ at Prezi who worked for it together. These awards are important for two reasons; on one hand we enhance the good reputation of Hungary. On the other, this way our message on the importance starting an undertaking and believing in ourselves can reach a great deal of people.” ÁRVAI PÉTER

Yes indeed it is possible to start a company in Hungary with international potential.”

SOMLAI FISCHER ÁDÁM

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HUNGARIAN WOMAN AMONG THE SMARTEST PEOPLE OF THE WORLD Judit Polgár chess player is also present on the list complied by SuperScholar.org in 2012, which introduces the 10 smartest people of the world. The at that time 36 year-old Hungarian woman has 170 IQ and was the only female on the list.

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JUDIT POLGÁR RECEIVED “THE OSCAR IN CHESS” In 2013 Judit Polgár, who has been leading the female world ranking for almost a quarter of a century received the Caissa award, which is informally also called “the chess Oscar”. The youngest Polgár sister became world famous, when she received 12.5 points out of 13 games in the Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki in 1988. She was and still is the one and only female chess player, who was able to get into the first 10 positions of the combined world ranking. This way in 2005 she could compete for the title of the male world championship in a tournament of 8.

“I would like to dedicate this award primarily to my parents and two sisters, from whom I received a great deal of support during my career, especially in the beginning!”

JUDIT POLGÁR

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HUNGARIAN SUCCESS AT THE INTERNATIONAL CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD

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HUNGARIAN WINNERS AT THE INTERNATIONAL CHEMISTRY COMPETITION Gergő Sályi and Eszter Székely received gold medal at the 45th International Chemistry Olympiad in Moscow.

At the same competition the other two members of the team Péter Bolgár és Bence Czipó received silver medal.

The Hungarian team finished in the 5th position in the nonofficial combined ranking.

DOUBLE VICTORY AT THE INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS OLYMPIAD After his victory in 2012, Attila Szabó finished in the absolute first position at the International Physics Olympiad (IPho) in 2013.

The at that time 12th class student is the first in the history of the competition, who managed to win twice. Attila Szabó, who also performs outstandingly at other subjects can study now at the University of Cambridge with the help of the László Sólyom Talent Scholarship.

It was the first time in 2012 that a Hungarian team participated in the Mendeleev Olympiad, where all 4 members of the team managed to receive a medal. Based on their average points it was only the Russians who came before them. In the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad Gergő Sályi received gold, Márton Zwillinger and Péter Bolgár silver and Dénes Berta bronze medal

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MEDALS AT THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD In 2013 at the 7th Central European Mathematics Olympiad Márk Di Giovanni, student at the Miklós Révai Secondary School Győr and the Pál Erdős Mathematics Talent School received gold medal. Bálint Homonnay and Balázs Maga students at the Mihály Fazekas Secondary School Budapest were also awarded by gold medals. Barnabás Janzer student at the Fazekas Mihály Secondary School Budapest, and Péter Simon from the Dániel Berzsenyi Secondary School Budapest finished in the 2nd position. In the group competition Hungary received silver medal.

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“The importance of the basic researches is clearly shown by this result: we cannot only explore fields, about which we could only have mere assumptions before, but this result represents huge significance for the industry and thus for the whole of Hungary.”

Attila Dankovics, member of the ELTE team finished in the 2nd position at the International Mathematics Competition for University Students in 2014. In the competition among universities the ELTE team lead by Péter Pál Pach gained the 2nd position after the Israeli national team.

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HUNGARIAN IS THE WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PHILOSOPHY OLYMPIAD In 2013 Róbert Palasik, who is a final-year student at Mihály Fazekas Secondary School Budapest won the International Philosophy Olympiad. In his award winning essay Róbert wrote about the importance of the learning of democratic traditions.

BEING IN THE TOP AT GRAPHENE RESEARCH

ISTVÁN BÁRSONY PHD DIRECTOR OF MTA TTK RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNICAL PHYSICS AND MATERIAL SCIENCE

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INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OF PROFESSIONS In Euroskills 2012, the international championship of professions, the Hungarian team “Enterprise ICT” with János Csőke, Kristóf Kreszán and Sándor Zeke team members won the gold medal.

Other Hungarian teams finished in the first place in woodcraft technology, joinery, cabinetmaking and mechatronics; second place in hairdressing, floristry, and third one in carpentry, maintenance cleaning, cook & serve and waiter categories as well. Hungary finished in the 6th place in the combined competition of the countries.

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Hungary is among the leading countries in graphene research and the exploration of the availability of this promising electronic material for technological purposes. Hungarian

researchers Levente Tapasztó and his colleagues were the first to regulate the structural waviness of graphene by an accuracy lower than nanometer (0,7mm).

“Generally success is not achieved, if this is the only thing we aim at, but if it evolves from a basic idea, a pure value by our curiosity and talent. A pessimistic person hardly reaches success and I amconvinced that this discovery can represent an excelling point for Hungary in theupcoming 10 years.”

LEVENTE TAPASZTÓ

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In 2012 Zoltán Horváth, and the Hungarian team finished in the 4th position in the 21st World Puzzle Championship

In 2014 the Hungarian online portal “5Perc Angol” won the most popular English language hubs online award, the Macmillan Dictionary Love English Award, in “Best Website” category.

In 2014 “5Perc Angol”, edited by Nóra Szalai, won with over 3000 votes. The website and its printed educational magazine (with the same name) were the runner up only by a few votes in 2013.

organized in Kraljevica, Croatia.

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DÉVÉNY MOVEMENT THERAPY METHOD Anna Dévény is a unique figure in movement therapy.

In the past decades she developed and continuously improved the Dévény Special Manual Technique & Gymnastics Method (DSGM). This original therapeutic method covers two main fields: healing and movement development. The DGSM method is radically different from the so far known motion rehabilitation methods by both its approach and practice .

“There’s only one way of correct moving. Nice movement means a consciously built movement system operating according to a strict order.”

ANNA DÉVÉNY

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