On 12 February 2020, at the Portuguese Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels, the leaders of 8 Higher Education Institutions from 6 countries solemnly signed the consortium of European regional universities RUN-EU ERASMUS+ project application.
Hungary was represented at the event by staff of the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU, Mr Balázs Gergely, Mertens, and Ms Ágota Dávid, Science and Technology Attaché. Also present for the launch was Ms Zsófia Villegas-Vitézy, Cultural Counsellor, Embassy of Hungary in Brussels and Director of the Balassi Institute, Brussels.
The Hungarian partner, Széchenyi István University, was represented by the Vice-Rector for Educational Affairs, Dr Eszter Lukács, who, during the RUN-EU Members’ Pitch, presented an overview of the University, highlighting the accomplishments of the institution’s internationalization strategy.
All member institutions, including Széchenyi István, the two Portuguese Universities, the two Irish, one Finnish, one Dutch and one Austrian, were accompanied by student delegations who had the opportunity during the pre-workshop to present their own expectations of the project.
