Event
A regular participant in the Hungarian Academy of Sciences’ (MTA) Science Festival programme, the Hungarian Young Academy will hold its two half-day events on Wednesday 12 November this year, from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm, in the Grand Hall of the MTA Palace. The evening public lecture, organised as part of the Science Festival+, featuring electrical engineer and HYA alumnus Bálint Hartmann, will take place in the Ceremonial Hall from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm.
The morning session (9.30 am–12.00 pm) entitled “The Democratic Path of Science Policy” will comprise four presentations and a round-table discussion. Our guests will include, amongst others, Dr. Sándor Katz, State Secretary for Higher Education (Ministry for Education and Children’s Affairs) and Dr. Enikő Kubinyi, Deputy State Secretary (Ministry for Science and Technology).
Detailed programme in Hungarian
The event is open to all, but due to limited seating capacity, prior registration is highly recommended in MTA’s Events Calendar.
In the afternoon, the programme will continue in the Grand Hall (2:00 pm –4:30 pm) with presentations by next year’s HYA alumni, under the title “The Timeless Diversity of Science – Introducing our HYA Members”.
Detailed programme in Hungarian
Please register in MTA’s Events Calendar
From 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, Bálint Hartmann, electrical engineer and HYA alumnus, will give a popular science talk in the Ceremonial Hall, entitled “Should I Feel Guilty for Prompting? – The Energy Balance of AI, from Chatbots to the Electricity Grid” as part of the Science Festival+ series. You can register for the evening lecture here.
All are welcome!
Please note that the language of the events will be Hungarian.
The events will be recorded in video and audio. Your presence at the events constitutes your consent to their publication.