Ambassador: Hungary supports opening Azerbaijani center in Budapest

Hungary supports the idea of opening an Azerbaijani center at one of Budapest's prestigious universities as there is a great need for young professionals who speak both Azerbaijani and Hungarian languages and are familiar with the culture of the two countries, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to Azerbaijan, Tamas Torma said in an interview with Report.

According to him, education and the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Program is a very important segment of the bilateral relations:

“Last year the embassy, the Ministry of Science and Education and members of the Azerbaijani-Hungarian Alumni Union provided information about this program and university opportunities in Hungary in general to students at major universities outside Baku. I believe that the hospitality of the Hungarian people, the high quality of Hungarian education, the direct flights between Baku and Budapest and the affordable life in Hungary contribute to choosing our country as a destination of study for young Azerbaijanis.”

“I'm keeping an eye on where else we can work together in the area of university relations which fortunately works very well. I would highlight the ideas in the educational fields of sports and agriculture. I hope that dual training in one of these fields can be implemented in the near future. This would be a very first step towards establishing a joint university in the future.

We do operate a Hungarian Language and Culture Center at Azerbaijan University of Languages. We are grateful to the Rector and Vice-Rectors of the University for hosting our Center where a native Hungarian lecturer works. We support the idea of opening such an Azerbaijani center at one of Budapest's prestigious universities as there is a great need for young professionals who speak both Azerbaijani and Hungarian languages and are familiar with the culture of our countries,” the diplomat said.

You can read the interview here.