Asp, dusky ide, nase, European chub, gold crucian, tench! Do these words mean anything to you? Obviously to the knowledgeable yes, but probably less so to the layman. However, they were the key players of a major project at the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences as these are cyprinids, what is more, they are native species and the institution’s researchers managed to carry out their intensive production and breeding. Hungarian fisheries management has...
A local family business, originally involved in growing paprika, decided to further develop the potential in thermal water. With the aim of exploiting the thermal water for an even longer period of time, an aquaculture farm was set up to breed African catfish. Now that’s an efficiency increase: thermal water from peppers to fish! Few would think that a small-town thermal spa and the food industry could be so closely linked. However, at GEOFISH Ltd....
Transport on the Szombathely-Zalaszentiván railway line has become more efficient, sustainable, environmentally friendly and comfortable thanks to the modernisation of the line funded by the European Union. The objective of the development, carried out by Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút Zrt. (GYSEV), was to improve the infrastructure and service quality of the railway line and to facilitate sustainable transport. Thanks to the development in an approximately 48-kilometre section a new overhead electric line system was installed and on...
In a unique initiative in Europe, the country’s first skill-lab network was implemented with EU funding, involving sixteen county teaching hospitals and three medical universities. Skill laboratories are units equipped with simulation tools that provide high level training opportunities in patient care in realistic conditions. In this training participants can learn important skills in nursing and medical practice, including diagnostic, therapeutic and life-saving interventions. Important aspects of practice, such as resuscitation, vascular cannulation, obstetric ultrasound...
In the framework of the EU-funded project a small forest plant and mushroom processing plant has been established in Dencsháza, Baranya County. This initiative created job opportunities for women with low school qualifications living in extreme poverty. Unskilled and disadvantaged workers have been enabled by the training to leave the public employment status and find a place on the primary labour market. During the project implementation a total of 10 people were successfully ensured work...
The main objective of the EU-funded project was to improve access to public services for children and adults with disabilities. The services provided by the project covered the whole country and clearly contributed to improving the quality of life and social inclusion of people with disabilities. The MONTAZS Project has placed particular emphasis on training professionals who provide assistance to people with disabilities. In total 57 training courses were set up fulfilling a need, providing...
The 50-year-old Kisköre Dam, also known as the soul of Lake Tisza, plays a key role in the social and economic life of the Great Plain, so it is of paramount importance to maintain its operational safety. The dam plays a key role in ensuring the water needs of the irrigation systems on the Great Plain, in flood and inland water hazard prevention and in maintaining the water level of Lake Tisza. This is why...
A few years ago, a project on the protection of small aquatic habitats in the area covered by the Bükk National Park Directorate was completed. The main objective was to improve the wetland and aquatic habitat network of the Mátra, the Eastern Cserhát and the Ipoly Valley. Due to climate change the role and protection of wetlands is more important. Small aquatic habitats are the most vulnerable so by improving habitat condition and creating new...
“We are building the future” – perhaps it is just a coincidence that this is the slogan favoured by solar panel installation companies, but it is also the slogan of VESZ-MONT’2000 Ltd. The company operating in Nemesvámos, Veszprém County, specialises in the manufacture of special-purpose machinery, industrial automation, assembly technology and trade, is now using solar energy to emit less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and save money. Consequently, the company also provides a predictable...
Driverless car, taxi or coach? Nowadays, self-driving technology is no longer found only in the world of science fiction movies. Hungary is also undertaking a major role in this field, and the ZalaZONE test track and Széchenyi István University are prominent players in this exciting development. ZalaZONE is a test track where autonomous cars can be tested in a simulated urban environment and on a motorway module, too. This track plays an extremely important role...
